The Playland Penny Arcade

The Playland Penny Arcade

Postby Ken Hamilton » Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:51 am

The 1/2"-scale "Playland Arcade" project has been lying dormant since I made some arcade games for it nearly
five years ago. Indecisiveness about what type of building to make put the project on hold, but it's
time to knuckle down and bring the project back to the bench. Here are a couple of the games:

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...and a shooting gallery game under construction:

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After drawing up some ideas and roughing in the buildings with Gatorboard, the Arcade is
coming back to life. The idea is an old arcade that's being emptied out, with the contents being
loaded onto the back of a stakebody truck:

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Just to get my feet wet, I'm concentrating on this little hallway in the building beside the
Arcade. It will only be seen through this open front door, but there will be a dim light in there
so it will need some detail:

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I wanted some peeling wallpaper to show, as well as a small piece of a damaged
plaster wall beside the doorway on the right, just inside the entrance.
First, the Gatorboard was cut and the foam scooped out:

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Next, two studs and some basswood slats were installed...

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....followed by a mix of Aluminum Oxide powder and white acrylic paint for the plaster:

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"Jim's Printable Mini" wallpaper was glued on with doll house wallpaper paste
and some of the paper was torn and bent:

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The doors, woodwork and flooring still need to be done, and the walls and ceiling need
more weathering and water streaks and a couple of radiator pipes, but the Arcade is officially back on the bench!
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Re: The Playland Penny Arcade

Postby DarkTerritory » Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:54 am

Very cool, Ken. Looking forward to seeing more.
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The Playland Penny Arcade

Postby NEMMRRC » Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:47 am

Fantastic Ken. I love the damaged wall and the shooting gallery game.

As an aside, my wife used to play Centipede so much when she was a teenager that she ended up buying a used Centipede arcade machine. That Centipede machine is now in our garage.

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Re: The Playland Penny Arcade

Postby slimjerkins » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:13 am

Those arcade games need lights Ken. Blinky flashy ones.

Just a thought.

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Re: The Playland Penny Arcade

Postby slimjerkins » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:15 am

Nevermind...I read more to find out that the stuff is being hauled away.

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Re: The Playland Penny Arcade

Postby ndwolf68 » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:19 am

Awesome! I remember Rockaways' Playland and the old arcades... that was in my early youth. Check out: http://www.farrockaway.com/carol/morpPlayland1.html for some ideas. I'm looking forward to seeing your build thread, Ken. You always knock 'em out of the park. :-bd

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Re: The Playland Penny Arcade

Postby postalkarl » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:19 am

Hi Ken:

Can't wait to see what you do with this one. Looks great so far.

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Re: The Playland Penny Arcade

Postby Ken Hamilton » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:33 am

slimjerkins wrote:Nevermind...I read more to find out that the stuff is being hauled away.
-slim

...but there WILL be a couple of lights here and there in the buildings - if I can figure out your LEDs Image

Thanks for the comments, guys. Stay tuned for more updates.
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Re: The Playland Penny Arcade

Postby slimjerkins » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:37 am

Ken Hamilton wrote:
slimjerkins wrote:Nevermind...I read more to find out that the stuff is being hauled away.
-slim

...but there WILL be a couple of lights here and there in the buildings - if I can figure out your LEDs Image

Thanks for the comments, guys. Stay tuned for more updates.


Oh c'mon now...they aren't that hard.

Tom figured it out without any problem...

sort of.

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Re: The Playland Penny Arcade

Postby Ken Hamilton » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:56 am

slimjerkins wrote:ps - check you mailbox Ken

(....you, too)
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