RE: Colored Gels for B/W Vector Games

The blue is probably for Red Baron.
Bob

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> From: owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org [mailto:owner-
> vectorlist@vectorlist.org] On Behalf Of Kristopher Sandrick
> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:02 PM
> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> Subject: VECTOR: Colored Gels for B/W Vector Games
>
> Hey, all.
>
> Just about ten years ago, I restored an Omega Race upright and added
> it to my collection. It's been running great and has been enjoyed
> ever since. The original yellow-tinted gel screen overlay was still
> with the machine, albeit faded considerably. At the time, I contacted
> a local theatrical supply house, obtained a swatchbook and set to work
> matching up the colors (I was also working on a Battlezone and
> something that used a blue gel... Asteroids Deluxe maybe?). I bought
> the yellow gel, then shelved it, figuring I'd get around to it
> someday. This week, I opened up and disassembled the Omega Race to
> perform some overdue maintenance in the course of getting the gameroom
> ready for a Halloween party. While it was apart, I remembered the
> yellow gel and installed it when reassembling the machine. I had
> always figured it'd make the graphics yellow, which I guess would be
> nice but hadn't considered the fact that yellow cancels out blue. The
> screen always had a bit of a background glow to it, which I figured
> I'd have to "dial out" someday (wasn't thinking of the fact that
> vector monitors HAVE no "black level" to adjust and the fact that
> blacklights make screen phosphors glow). Holy cow! What a
> difference. The background phosphor glow is gone and the floating
> effect of the graphics over the blacklight-lit cabinet graphics is
> amazing. Really pops!
>
> Given this, just wanted to share the specifics (all gels are Roscolux):
>
> For Omega Race, I used 312 Canary
>
> So long as I've got the info handy, here are the others I've used with
> good results:
>
> Battlezone is 25 Orange Red and 90 Dark Yellow Green
>
> I have no idea what the 71 Sea Blue would've been for. Omega Race
> cabaret?
>
> Very respectfully,
> Kris Sandrick
> Player Two
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