MrChickenz Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 Not nearly as nice as @theonlygood or @pboland but this is my attempt at it. You can’t mess this up as there are no M NETWORK labels anyway! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 (edited) Still working on it. Edited May 12 by MrChickenz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MittyOz Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) I bought a copy of Chopper Command on ebay but the label was in poor condition as you can see. Found the label image online though the image wasn't perfect, so spent time teaching myself GIMP and tidying up the image. Printed out a few tests on my bubble jet, then printed a final version on photo paper. Used double sided tape to stick it to the cart. I'm thrilled with the result. It probably took me way more effort than someone else who knows what they are doing but I was quite proud of it. I have a few other Activision carts though none are as bad as this was, but will slowly aim to do them over time. EDIT PS also did Enduro, see the result below. Label isn't quite the same as there seem to be two different versions of it around but it looks fantastic. Edited May 13 by MittyOz adding another pic 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 18 hours ago, MittyOz said: I bought a copy of Chopper Command on ebay but the label was in poor condition as you can see. Found the label image online though the image wasn't perfect, so spent time teaching myself GIMP and tidying up the image. Printed out a few tests on my bubble jet, then printed a final version on photo paper. Used double sided tape to stick it to the cart. I'm thrilled with the result. It probably took me way more effort than someone else who knows what they are doing but I was quite proud of it. I have a few other Activision carts though none are as bad as this was, but will slowly aim to do them over time. EDIT PS also did Enduro, see the result below. Label isn't quite the same as there seem to be two different versions of it around but it looks fantastic. What a difference, they look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiller Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 I had fun recreating these 40-year-old labels for my new collection. I bought a couple of carts with reproduced labels on Etsy. They were so badly done, that I had to build them myself in Photoshop. Then I continued. 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 (edited) 2 hours ago, swiller said: I had fun recreating these 40-year-old labels for my new collection. I bought a couple of carts with reproduced labels on Etsy. They were so badly done, that I had to build them myself in Photoshop. Then I continued. 😂 Wow! They look great! Like brand new! 👍 I like you setup. Edited May 14 by MrChickenz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 9 hours ago, swiller said: I had fun recreating these 40-year-old labels for my new collection. What paper did you use for your labels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiller Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 (edited) 6 hours ago, MrChickenz said: What paper did you use for your labels? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T83CSCG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1 These work great. Good stick and easy to peel. Look for a spray varnish to protect ink also. I did not like the result of my testing, so did without. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09M6Y3TYZ?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 for the corners. Slightly bigger round but close. I did get pretty good at using small scissors as well. Edited May 14 by swiller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 (edited) Update on my M Network labels tweaked these a bit and changed the two TRON end labels. I have 4 more to do then my M Network labels will be finished. (Picture looks a bit blurry) Edited May 14 by MrChickenz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiller Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 7 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: Update on my M Network labels tweaked these a bit and changed the two TRON end labels. I have 4 more to do then my M Network labels will be finished. (Picture looks a bit blurry) Nice job! These never had front labels? Where do the M network stickers go? I got 2 mystery M network carts for free. The end labels were gone and recreated them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 (edited) The small M Network stickers I put in between the label and end label. @theonlygood had the idea and @pboland did some tweaking on it and this is my attempt at it. Edited May 14 by MrChickenz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 ***Collector Trigger Warning*** 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiller Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 It seems like replacing the silver metallic labels of Imagic and later Atari carts would be challenging. Any good solutions out there? I did not find a metallic label you could print on. It doesn't look like the Sega label has it above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 1 minute ago, swiller said: It seems like replacing the silver metallic labels of Imagic and later Atari carts would be challenging. Any good solutions out there? I did not find a metallic label you could print on. It doesn't look like the Sega label has it above. Parker Brothers labels also. I just purchased Parker Brothers labels from a seller for mine instead of making them myself. I happy with the quality of the labels. As for Imagic I will probably purchase those as well. Mine need replacing. For some reason the ink wears off the metallic labels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiller Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 minute ago, MrChickenz said: Parker Brothers labels also. I just purchased Parker Brothers labels from a seller for mine instead of making them myself. I happy with the quality of the labels. As for Imagic I will probably purchase those as well. Mine need replacing. For some reason the ink wears off the metallic labels. I could create a subtle silver gradient or texture in Photoshop to get it close. I did it for projects in the past. I'll test it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 (edited) 5 minutes ago, swiller said: I could create a subtle silver gradient or texture in Photoshop to get it close. I did it for projects in the past. I'll test it out. The Parker Brothers labels I purchased had a slightly different background color. Instead of silver it almost looks like a metallic light blue. However it was done I liked it better than the original label. So your silver gradient might work well! Edited May 14 by MrChickenz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 (edited) 31 minutes ago, swiller said: It seems like replacing the silver metallic labels of Imagic and later Atari carts would be challenging. Any good solutions out there? I did not find a metallic label you could print on. It doesn't look like the Sega label has it above. The Sega label doesn't have any foil/metallic on it, even on the original. what you're seeing on the original label is severe pitting/Actiplaque Edited May 14 by John Stamos Mullet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent570 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 47 minutes ago, John Stamos Mullet said: ***Collector Trigger Warning*** Looks damn good to me, I should grab one of those labels myself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 2 hours ago, MrChickenz said: Parker Brothers labels also. I just purchased Parker Brothers labels from a seller for mine instead of making them myself. I happy with the quality of the labels. As for Imagic I will probably purchase those as well. Mine need replacing. For some reason the ink wears off the metallic labels. Guys, I offer metallic labels if you are interested. Here is the for sale topic. Here are some printed examples of metallic/foil labels. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, Agent570 said: Looks damn good to me, I should grab one of those labels myself. @vintagegaming on eBay. $7.50, shipped 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 50 minutes ago, John Stamos Mullet said: @vintagegaming on eBay. $7.50, shipped Cool. However, I offer this label for $2.50 (all my SEGA titles are $2.50 each) and it will be cut correctly (unlike the one you pictured above). Just an FYI, I do have a minimum order and a small shipping fee if inside the USA. If interested... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiller Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 33 minutes ago, pboland said: Guys, I offer metallic labels if you are interested. Here is the for sale topic. Here are some printed examples of metallic/foil labels. Wow, these look fantastic! Best I have seen. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent570 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 After going through my entire collection, almost every single one of my original Atari picture labels from Video Pinball on up has some degree of plaque. However, I think it's interesting that these later '87/'88 reissue cart labels haven't aged a day! All were stored in the same place, humidity-controlled environment blah blah blah - what a great time for them to switch to better ink. (love that screwup on the Pele' label, "Game Program Instructions" indeed) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 32 minutes ago, swiller said: Wow, these look fantastic! Best I have seen. Thanks! The best part is the printing is not going to come off if touched or scratched because all of my labels are laminated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 (edited) I replaced the end labels to better match the main labels, “TRON” I’m still having fun messing around with this! Edited May 15 by MrChickenz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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