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post #1 of 21
2/12/07 at 8:10am
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Hello all,
I am in need of a little help! A short while back I remember seeing a picture of a home theater with a ticket booth that had an attendant there (the attendant seemed to be a vinyl graphic of a theater employee. I have been searching and searching but cannot remember which theater it was, or whos theater it was. Does anyone have a vinyl ticket agent in their ticket booth??
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post #2 of 21
2/12/07 at 9:32am
Is this it?

http://www.hollywoodmarquees.com/gallery6.htm
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post #3 of 21
2/12/07 at 10:56am
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Thank you very much!!
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post #4 of 21
2/12/07 at 12:27pm
That is pretty nice. How many people are actually getting one for their theater? I do like it but might freak out my wife when she comes down the stairs and sees him...
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post #5 of 21
2/17/07 at 6:07am
I just ordered one! That and the nice 48" sign!
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post #6 of 21
2/17/07 at 9:57am
Its nice looking but $500.00 after shipping is a little much... Does anyone know of a double sided poster of something simular. I would build my own lightbox.
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post #7 of 21
2/17/07 at 9:59am
The quality of their signs is top notch. I ordered a smaller custom sign from them 2 years ago and have been very happy with it...
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post #8 of 21
2/19/07 at 4:15am
Is it just me, isn't kinda freaky to have this guy smiling at you every time you walk into your HT.
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post #9 of 21
2/19/07 at 4:27am
Good point. Now we'll have to name him!
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post #10 of 21
2/19/07 at 6:37pm
No offense to Hollywood Marquee, they make great stuff, but the graphics are rather simple for the premium they charge. Made my own DIY of the marquee... This one was 9x20. Can print up to 13x45 with my Epson.

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post #11 of 21
2/19/07 at 7:37pm
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Originally Posted by volley View Post

No offense to Hollywood Marquee, they make great stuff, but the graphics are rather simple for the premium they charge. Made my own DIY of the marquee... This one was 9x20. Can print up to 13x45 with my Epson.


So volley, do you print a new one every time you update the marquee or did you figure out a way to manually add/change letters? Did you make it backlit?

Bud
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post #12 of 21
2/19/07 at 11:55pm
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Originally Posted by volley View Post

No offense to Hollywood Marquee, they make great stuff, but the graphics are rather simple for the premium they charge. Made my own DIY of the marquee... This one was 9x20. Can print up to 13x45 with my Epson.

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Originally Posted by chinadog View Post

So volley, do you print a new one every time you update the marquee or did you figure out a way to manually add/change letters? Did you make it backlit?

Bud

Same question as Chinadog!
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post #13 of 21
2/20/07 at 6:02am
Mounted on the outside of the plexiglass is a track to accept 1" lettering. So the Now Showing is always there and I add letters for the movie title and rating. Looking for a nicer track though, a bit bulky right now. And yes, it is backlit. It is an on-going project. Fluorescent is usually the best, but I am trying to get the frame thinner. LED is expensive though but runs cooler than Christmas lights, etc. Want to get to the point where it is very straigh forward with pre-made components. I can keep you guys up to speed on the latest revisions if you like. It is an active project right now for me.
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post #14 of 21
2/20/07 at 6:22am
I just received a 18" by 48" sign from Hollywood Marquees and I must say thouoght it was expensive it does look terrific. Wow!
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post #15 of 21
2/20/07 at 9:11am
Anyone try this product?

http://www.misterinkjet.com/inkjet_vinyl_cling.htm

Thinking you may be able to print out the letters on static cling film and just stick them to the marquee instead of having to use a track.

Edit:
Now that I read more on it, it does not appear to be a good long term solution. Back to finding a good small track.
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post #16 of 21
2/20/07 at 9:23am
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Originally Posted by volley View Post

Mounted on the outside of the plexiglass is a track to accept 1" lettering. So the Now Showing is always there and I add letters for the movie title and rating. Looking for a nicer track though, a bit bulky right now. And yes, it is backlit. It is an on-going project. Fluorescent is usually the best, but I am trying to get the frame thinner. LED is expensive though but runs cooler than Christmas lights, etc. Want to get to the point where it is very straigh forward with pre-made components. I can keep you guys up to speed on the latest revisions if you like. It is an active project right now for me.

Have you looked at rope light? I just built some backlit poster frames and it worked well. It's not much different, I would think.

Here's the thread on the poster boxes. We might want to start a new thread on a DIY Marquee.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=496487

Bud
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post #17 of 21
2/20/07 at 9:27am
Rope lighting is the coolest feature in a home theater. I have it all around my platform and steps. Gives it the look and feel of a real theater.
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post #18 of 21
2/20/07 at 9:33am
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Originally Posted by chinadog View Post

Have you looked at rope light? I just built some backlit poster frames and it worked well. It's not much different, I would think.

Here's the thread on the poster boxes. We might want to start a new thread on a DIY Marquee.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=496487

Bud

Yeah, I just picked up 12' of rope light and a slimline 20" fluorescent. Will see which one works better. I used to build home arcades and the fluorescent light with two layers of the print in front worked with for the arcade marquee. But maybe I can get away with a single layer print with the dimmer rope light.

For the track you can always just cut the letters from transparency film and leave them long at the bottom and push them in between the plexi and the frame. Will have to try a couple things.
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post #19 of 21
2/20/07 at 10:49am
Try searching for poster rails. I used some on a similar project and they worked out fine.

http://www.allposterframes.com/suctionrails.html
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pro...ookie%5Ftest=1
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post #20 of 21
2/21/07 at 6:48am
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Originally Posted by LathanM View Post

Try searching for poster rails. I used some on a similar project and they worked out fine.

http://www.allposterframes.com/suctionrails.html
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pro...ookie%5Ftest=1

That is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!!!!!! More to come!
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post #21 of 21
2/21/07 at 1:30pm
Tried the 12' light rope and it is perfect. Illuminates the photo paper perfectly. Now the frame is down to about 1.5 in thick. The only drawback was the really thick white cord coming out of the side.

On to the lettering...
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