Need help-- custom joystick graffiti stickers?

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:44 am

I have a couple of arcade-style joysticks for PS2 (well, universal, but i have a PS2, so yeah..) which I'd like to make (or commission someone to make) a full-size graffiti sticker for. One would be for ESPGaluda, the other for Ibara. Any leads on where or who I could contact for such a service?

it290 · Post by **it290** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:19 am

If you have the artwork and specs (or a good photograph from above), I could produce a decal for you, with holes precut for the buttons and stick. Depending on the size of the stick, the decals would probably be about $20 a piece or so + shipping, printed with solvent ink and coated with high quality laminate.

Kiel · Post by **Kiel** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:01 am

Do you just need the text or also pictures?

If you just need text you need to go here:
http://www.graffiticreator.net/

Its an awesome ass program that will let you do more than you could imagine ever needing when making your own stuff...you just need a bit of creativity.

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:58 am

Kiel wrote:Do you just need the text or also pictures?

If you just need text you need to go here:
http://www.graffiticreator.net/

Its an awesome ass program that will let you do more than you could imagine ever needing when making your own stuff...you just need a bit of creativity.

Actually each would have a collage i'd put together from official art; i.e. Galuda joystick would have Ageha, Tateha, and their Kakusei counterparts; Ibara stick would have the 5 lovely ladies of Ibara... XD
thanks anyway tho. ^^

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:02 am

it290 wrote:If you have the artwork and specs (or a good photograph from above), I could produce a decal for you, with holes precut for the buttons and stick. Depending on the size of the stick, the decals would probably be about $20 a piece or so + shipping, printed with solvent ink and coated with high quality laminate.

high quality laminate? would this be simply a "gamer graffiti" sticker, or would it be something thicker, like the plastic-layer coated stickers you'd see on a lighter? (http://alienattraxtion.com/images/gifts ... ghter2.jpg example, minus the glow-in-the-dark. ^^; )

I'd pay $20 for the latter.. but for just a sticker with no thick-ass coating, i'd kinda draw the line at 15 + shipping.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:35 am

I can't really make out what's on that lighter, but the best laminate to use would probably be a thin gloss lam that's matched to the vinyl.... the stuff I'm referring to specifically is an outdoor lam for signage and stuff, it's very durable and can be cleaned off etc. You could always go with something thicker like a lexan laminate (like what's on top of the x-arcade for example).. it costs about the same, but I wouldn't really recommend it because thicker lam tends to delaminate a lot easier.

However, maybe I misunderstood what you were looking for. Are you looking to cover the entire top of the joystick, or just put a sticker on some part of it?

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:37 pm

it290 wrote:However, maybe I misunderstood what you were looking for. Are you looking to cover the entire top of the joystick, or just put a sticker on some part of it?

The entire top of the joystick. XD But perhaps you're right, I'll go with your recommendation on the thin laminate, since you apparently know what you're talking about. ^_^

[url]http://gunnm.studenti.eu.org/immagini/lighter2.jpg[/u] <i>this</i> is the kind of laminate i was talking about. ^^;; but perhaps not.. i don't see it maintaining well after excessive joystick use. ^^;

I'll Private message you to further this conversation. ^.^

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:00 am

I did this one a while back:

Never got around to printing it and putting it on. FYI -- you'll need some type of acetate or something to protect it, or it will get all messed up.

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:59 pm

Hey Gaijin, I recognise the size of that DC stick front cover, how would you actually put that in the stick? between 2 sheets of transparent acrylic? or glued to the underside of 1 thick one?

I'd love to do an ikaruga one myself.