DIY Retro Arcade Arcade1Up LED Marquee Install Video

[@PDubsArcadeLoft]

So...I love seeing another option available for us Arcade1up fans who love to mod our machines. Your competitors marquees are more drop in plug and play. Yours we are doing the brunt of the assembly. No assembly required through your competitors. If these are priced considering this I look forward to purchasing several from you. I like the look of this, well done fellas!

[@diyretroarcade]

Thanks! To install the others you need to loosen the sides and disassemble some of the cabinet, we were trying to make something that did not have that step. You drill 1 1/4 hole and 4 small 3/32. Anyone should be able to install this in less then 10 minutes. We have basically seen the failures of the other with light leak and this was the best solution we came up with. The video does not do it justice, there is little washout and absolutely zero light leak.

[@ZeeboTheDragon]

To those of you whining about the assembly, aren't you modding an arcade cabinet? That's the entire point. That's the fun part, taking things apart and putting them back together to make them better.

[@diyretroarcade]

My reply to most is "you know you are buying from DIY Retro Arcade" stress the DIY part :) And yep, to me the building and modifying to say you did it is by far the funnest part. Thanks for the input!

[@brandonhiggs88]

just ordered the lighted marquee for my modded street fighter cab along with your stereo speaker with w button and USB cut out j panel. I cant wait the light of the mods I needed. great video

[@glovedcop69]

I love these guys they make it easy as possible for anyone!

[@glovedcop69]

@@RandomHajile-j7z do you have a link?

[@MasterMayhem78]

My OCD freaked out over the foil placement. I could never do such a thing.

[@diyretroarcade]

Mine was a bit more ruff as the factory marquee was pealed off. The first time I did it, it was nice and smooth. Plus I was doing it bending over a camera hehe. Much smoother when you got 2 hands

[@PANWARE]

DIY: “It doesn’t matter if it’s perfectly flat...” Everyone: “It matters...” 🤭

[@levigutierrez7812]

You guys should maybe supply enough cap to put along the entire front border of the marquee to create a black-frame look

[@diyretroarcade]

the black frame honestly does not look bad. the video does not do it justice. Once we get some sold hopefully I can get some customer pics up. My photo taking skills are lacking at best

[@The1stDuhZeez]

What If you machined the piece that the LED's stick to to have a slight bevel that aims backwards? I would think that it should reduce the unevenness of the light transmission. Basically allowing the reflective surface to do it's job better and allow the light to spread evenly. Thoughts?

[@diyretroarcade]

Its cut from flat material, we have no way to arc it

[@mikefawc22]

This is really cool I wish it didn’t ruin the stock parts though

[@Chadman333]

Cut a piece of mdf same size as original marquee and install in it's place. Should be all covered up once you install everything.

[@RattPack_7]

I love this! I currently have the MORTAL KOMBAT 12 - 1 Legacy Edition Basic model that the light Marquee doesn’t light up! Please tell me you guys have the mortal kombat light up marquee ! I’ll order it! Please get back to me

[@mattgallo9805]

I bought the final fight kit but it didn’t come with plexiglass, please help

[@conman2k1]

Awesome Shane!

[@sndmnsix]

Is it possible to connect the LED strip it to my ipac ultimate IO board ?

[@diyretroarcade]

as long as it will provide 12v output, it will work fine

[@sndmnsix]

@@diyretroarcade ok, looks like that board will only produce 5V @ 1 amp max. Ill pull 12V and ground from a PC Molex connector. Thanks for the update.

[@Prozacslushy97]

Mine didn't include the plexi glass, what do I do?

[@diyretroarcade]

Open a support ticket: www.diyretroarcade.com/index.php/contact/ or log into your account and open a ticket there as well

[@Prozacslushy97]

@@diyretroarcade Okay, thank you!

[@Prozacslushy97]

that was fast!

[@andrewspencer8617]

I wired the leds directly to the machine so it comes on and off when the machine turns on or off

[@diyretroarcade]

Its 12volt so all good ;)

[@limitededition7200]

My street fighter control deck is splitting on the side and needs replacing. So I am wondering the ones you sell are they bigger than the A1U in length? As I find the A1U control deck is way to short and my hands don’t sit properly on it.

[@diyretroarcade]

identical size as the A1U, just made of birch vs mdf. Mdf falls apart over time as you can see ;)

[@limitededition7200]

DIY Retro Arcade I wish you would offer a large control cover, it only has to be about an 1 1/2” longer on both sides and it would be perfect. MDF is rubbish, now I am wondering how long before the cabinet itself starts splitting.

[@thebrian7channel474]

Do they make these for a pac man arcade1up partycade

[@diyretroarcade]

We do not at this time

[@richboutin4044]

Any problems using this with a 60 in 1 conversion, which as you know already uses a splice for the power.

[@diyretroarcade]

Just use a 3 way splitter vs the 2

[@danieldiehl3915]

I'm needing a Pacman Marquee, I already have installed the led buttons....my question is currently I have no toggle switch, will I be able to hook this up with your LED buttons already installed?

[@diyretroarcade]

Sure, just open a ticket after you purchase, you need a 3 way splitter vs the 2. We can sub that at no charge

[@kato771]

@@diyretroarcade is this the same lit marquee that is sold on your site? Or did you guys change it up?

[@diyretroarcade]

@@kato771 same as we have always sold

[@ArmstrongArcade]

Can I wire to 5V to dim the LED's or should I look for 5V specific LED's?

[@diyretroarcade]

best to use a "dimmer". I can send you the link to some if you send us a message threw the contact us on the website

[@jdfan0121]

Seems to wash out the graphics quite a bit ( Or is that the camera auto brightness) ?

[@diyretroarcade]

Its the camera. They look good

[@jdfan0121]

@@diyretroarcade - Figured it probably was - It's really hard to get the camera to give a good view of these lit marquees.

[@diyretroarcade]

@@jdfan0121 yep i have tried and tried to take a pic. its brutal lol. I can filter and clean it in photoshop but thats not right to do that. so its raw video and pics.

[@ogpunkricker8196]

Do you have to drill a hole through the OEM marquee to run those wires?

[@diyretroarcade]

yes everything goes over the oem marquee.

[@jdfan0121]

Since the hole is only for the thin wire for the led strip you might be able to just loosen the side panel and run the wire between the side panel and the marquee - then when tightened back up it should be a small enough area that it doesn't show. ( or alternatively just cut a piece of MDF to use instead of the OEM marquee if you want to keep the marquee stock - Since the reflective tape might be hard to remove if you ever want to go back to the original. )

JDFan01 or under

[@diyretroarcade]

@@jdfan0121 once these things sell and you guys all start doing the install you will find better ways then what i did :)

[@momentarydogma]

Eh, it just look okay... why not replace the original MDF?

[@diyretroarcade]

Less shipping weight and it takes 5 minutes to assemble. This can be installed faster then taking the top cabinet apart. You literately drill a 1/4 hole and 4 pilot holes, everything else is adhesive. It does not get much easier. The reviews have been extremely positive on the ones who have actually purchased vs going off the video to judge it. Its just so hard to video a led light without the camera going nuts and washing everything out :( Video does not do the product justice.

[@joeswansongaming1017]

Okkkkkk maybe I’m slow lol but where the white paper come from?

[@diyretroarcade]

what white paper?

[@albro8853]

Probably mentionningabout the sticky white paper, that comes withbthebkit apparently, but was installed already by you before putting the foil paper

[@vivileon]

My girlfriend bought me this for my birthday and it didn't come with the plexiglass and there was a piece of wood that wasn't shown in the video.

[@diyretroarcade]

ours has no wood what so ever :) Are you sure it is from us? Go to www.diyretroarcade.com and click the support button in bottom right and message us

[@vivileon]

@@diyretroarcade Yeah it was definitely from you, the wooden piece even has holes drilled in the same spot as everything else. I have everything but the plexiglass and the extra wood piece.

[@diyretroarcade]

​@@vivileon contact me threw the site.

[@ArcadeSchool]

I'm sure a lot of work went into engineering this, and it's good for what it is. The price isn't competitive though for what it is. I don't mean to be negative, but there are much higher quality lit marquees out there for the same price. I do like how you tried to think through the LED light bulbs shining through, but that's not a problem on your main competitor. In fact, I can see the bulbs on yours MORE than the competition. Also needs some kind of frame; I'm not a fan of the screws showing on the front. This also appears to be a lot more work to install. Again, I respect the thought and effort that went into making this, but I also like to provide constructive criticism. This would be a fantastic option priced at $20-25, but not $50. This isn't meant to be a diss -- I've got 2 builds on my channel using panels I got from you, and I love 'em. In fact, my latest video is about installing an audio system on your upper kick panel with speaker holes. I think your marquee is a big step up from the factory one. I just don't think it's worth $50. I'm sure the materials probably cost more than the price point I suggested, and that's why the price is $50; you'd have to look into sourcing bulk materials to cut the price down that low. I see people making these out of solid 1/2" polycarbonate though for $50, so I know it can be done.

[@diyretroarcade]

Yeah the cost come in using high grade thick translite material. We also use the same 10mil polocarbonate on the outside as we do on the CPOs we make. Honestly, I should have used a different marquee for the video and should have done it inside the office space where there is natural light. Its darker in the warehouse so the camera truly over intensified it all. You can see no single lights what so ever. Once we get all these 100% printed I will make a video of all them inside in the light. TBH you can install my marquee just as fast as a "plug n play" one. I can do one in 5 minutes if I do not have a camera in my hand. The quality is all in what is used, not the look of the install. I know many have complained about the marquee print quality of some and not being on actual translite. We are using genuine eco solvent Roland inks, premium film, cast acrylic and have played with the color profile for countless hours to get what I feel is a pretty great print that does not wash out. We do 100% appreciate the constructive criticism, its what makes our products better. We have one of the best, if not the best CPO out there and with feedback from users like yourself our marquee will get there too.

[@ArcadeSchool]

@@diyretroarcade I like that you're using the translight. Obviously the video doesn't do it justice. Would there be a way to add a clip-on metal frame to this (even just top & bottom), and move the screws much closer to the edges so they're covered by the frame? That would be the biggest improvement I can think of. I do like the marquee overall and I buy your products regularly, so I know you do good work. It's true that the camera and setting can do poorly in doing justice to a product. It's also almost impossible to judge material quality from looking at a video; sometimes things look much worse than they are, and sometimes they look much better than they are. I deal with that all the time when I make my own videos, so disregard everything I said about aesthetics except the screws/frame part.

[@ArmstrongArcade]

Price point is good for me, just ordered the SFII and Final Fight, once the TMNT is ready I'll pick that up as well.

[@spacecowboyfpv5511]

Please make Marvel Super Heroes and TMNT!

[@zero2000k]

Any promo codes?

[@diyretroarcade]

none at this time

[@mikemitchell2772]

Love your vids....I hate to harsh your mello. 60$? come on. plex outside the bezel and tape? Get a hold of me and I can fix this for you.

[@mikemitchell2772]

P.S. I'll take two for 45$ That or I'm going to Ace Hardware.

[@diyretroarcade]

Translite + polycarbonate is what runs it up, stuff is not cheap by any means. You can get them cheaper or make them cheaper by all means but we saw the trashing other vendors got for a low quality product, I guarantee you anyone who has actual bought the marquee from us will tell you the heart of the marquee, the print itself is top notch ;) At the end of the day you get what you pay for.

[@IronBuddha80]

Sorry but this way overpriced. $55 ($60 if you want to add a switch) plus shipping, you have to do all the work yourself, including messing up the cab if you decide later on if you change your mind and don't want to use it anymore. Your competitors offer a complete no assembly required, just remove the old marquee and drop in theres for a lower price. Sorry man I wouldn't pay more than $25-$30 shipped for this.

[@diyretroarcade]

Then its not for you. Appreciate the feedback! We sold a great bit and so far everyone has been thrilled with the print quality and light saturation. So there is diffently a market for them for a buyer who wants quality over cheap. Our actual marqee is printed to real translite then polycarbonate is installed on that. Thats a huge cost. We could cut the cost down 30 percent using clear vinyl like the rest of them but thats not what we want our name on. We will never be the lowest but we assure you the quality will be 1st rate. Ask anyone who has bought a cpo from us, not cheap by any means but its quality.

[@datn1zzl3]

DIY Retro Arcade can’t make everyone happy! Good job and even better taking the feedback without being offended.