"Audiovisual" reproduction for DiscoLite

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mmcodomino

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Actually it did not bother me that my DiscoLite was missing that little "Audiovisual" sign on front. The only thing that bothered me were the extra holes in the grills :thumbsdown: . The thing was The "Discolite" sign was still there and so I could not just put a laminated paper with a print-out over the holes because it would not fool anyone's eye. :-/
So I though a long time of the best possible way for an average boombox collector like me and came to the following idea:
I cut out a little piece of black plastic and fitted it according to pictures from the forum (thanks, guys!).
Then the hard part began. Cutting all those letters in the correct font from golden adhesive foil (correct me if there is a professinal term, I used DC Fix if you know that brand). After about 2 hours of work, I was done and attached it to my discolite with double-sided glue tape.
This is the result:

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To be honest, I am mroe than pleased. It clearly is not the original but it is pretty damn close. I was not able to emboss the letter, I ahd no idea how to work that out. But other than that it does a pretty good job there :yes: .
I wish I could reproduce these for all members in need of them but it was not a fun job to do :lol: . Sorry. :blush:
Well, you got the recipe and a piece of black plastic should be availible in any house hold :yes: .
Good luck!
 

redbenjoe

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thats a very marvelous cutting job , max :drool: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

only 2 hours ???
did you get it right on your first piece ??

to me --that would be 10 hours and several fk-ups :-O :'-( :lol:
 

Jboogie2384

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Max that looks f'n amazing!! :thumbsup: If you didn't say anything I don't think anybody would have noticed it. I'd sell that to other members if I where you! After a awhile it should be easy or give the idea to Bredego, he might be able to copy it as well if you still don't want to do it. He's good with the molding business.
 

mmcodomino

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I am going to try and do a beta-version soon maybe. I noticed I actually made it a few mm too short.
But first I will try and get proper plastic boards - I cut this one out of some packagaing :blush: .
As soon as I am more into it, I will let members who really need those order them for the cost of the material I need - not really interested in making winnings here :no: .
I am going to keep you posted in here. :yes:

P.S.: Who actually needs those tags? Please give me some info!

I know ViennaSound would need both at least and I have seen several discolites with signs missing but cannot exactly remember which ones. Ira probably needs 2 or 3 too :lol: .
 

redbenjoe

I Am Legend
max --i definitely need one of each side -- :thumbsup:
thanks

and i wont even show/post the ridiculous mess that i created-
in my attempts to make these :dunce: :-D
 

mmcodomino

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okay, I just got some back plastic 3mm thick which should be good for a basis plate :yes: .
Now i need some thinner stuff (~1mm) to make the letters look like embossed. :hmmm:

I am working on it people :super:

Oh, btw. I just realized I could do custom jobs too :lol:
And tags for a GF777/767 or others could be possible too :yes:

Ira, two have been noted down for you. That makes a total of
2 "Audiovisual" and 2 "Discolite" signs.
I think I am going to stick to 3 of each for now in case nobody else orders one :yes: .
 

redbenjoe

I Am Legend
thanks alot max -- :angelic: :breakdance: :angelic: :thumbsup:

so that our discolite fans can see your great offer -
try putting this thread in our 'for sale' section
 

mmcodomino

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redbenjoe said:
thanks alot max -- :angelic: :breakdance: :angelic: :thumbsup:

so that our discolite fans can see your great offer -
try putting this thread in our 'for sale' section

Thanks! Will do so! :yes:

I also just worked on my idea of custom plates and came to this:

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Tell me if you like it, Roman ;-)
 

mmcodomino

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redbenjoe said:
very funny, max --

--and if you get tired of your goofy brand --use this ;-)

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Hey, Hamisonic rocks the house :lol: .

And rumors say that Madonna used a Hamisonic model in her video and so did Lady Gaga :dunce: Not that I would care one damn bit :lol:
 

mmcodomino

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The new version is a huge success :thumbsup:
It is the same heck of a job but the result is much closer to the original once again :yes: .
I used bacl cardboard under the golden foil to make the letters look 3D and that turned out great! I also got a better balck plastic ground to work with :-D .

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redbenjoe

I Am Legend
truly an awesome job -- :yes: :yes: :yes:

max -- at this point --you have actually succeeded in making so close to the REAL
factory product :hmmm: :thumbsup:
 
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