20 Apr
2006
20 Apr
'06
1:59 p.m.
On Thu, 2006-04-20 at 16:12 -0400, William Donzelli wrote:
The actual construction is sufficiently different from the original that
it will be "obvious" that these are replicas and not originals (but from
the front it'll be pretty close). The original panels are a single
piece of plexi. The back side is painted to create the light mask. The
front side is painted in 3 colors and then a "clear coat" is applied for
protection (this is what ages on these things). The replica panels will
be 2 piece construction (you'll see it as one piece) where the thickness
of the panel is a clear plexi cut to shape (with all of the appropriate
cut outs). The legends/mask etc are applied to the back of a 10mil
piece of polycarbonate that has a very strong adhesive applied. The two
pieces are then pressed together. The wear characteristics will be much
better since the painted bits are behind 10mils of polycarbonate vs a
thin layer of clear paint. The polycarbonate has been selected to
produce a matte finish much like the original.
But seriously, I hadn't thought of that. Before they go for production
(ie when I get proofs back), I'll have a "tag" put in to make it *even*
more obvious.
--
TTFN - Guy
* 11/20
front panel plexis. These will be the original colors and
be an exact replica of the original 11/20 front panel plexi. It
be identical in every way to the original (except that it will
look *new*).
* H960 header panel inserts. Right now I'm getting quotes for the
blank magenta/red and the D|I|G|I|T|A|L PDP-11 inserts.
However, I also expect to be able to have produced the
yellow/brown and PDP-8E inserts as well. Note that these are
*not* the plasic header panels but are the inserts that go in
them.
And we know you are going to do the right and ethical thing and put a very
small, out of the way phrase somewhere on each one - "Replica Panel 2006"
will do. They can even be in a place where they are hidden when installed.
Right?