I haven't gotten around to making my full presentation for Asteroids Deluxe yet, but here's a tip...

When I got my Asteroids Deluxe, the CRT overlay was in very bad shape. The black cardboard shroud that surrounds the CRT is flat so it is easily duplicated. I took the original shroud piece to a local picture framing store. Using the original piece as a template, the guy there made a new shroud from flat black picture matting material. It's about 3/64" thick and is stiffer than the original.

The light blue transparent filter sheet was covered with dirt, scratchs, smoke film, and a lot of adhesive left behind by old tape. The filter had to be replaced. I ordered free color filter media swatchbooks from http://www.mainstage.com.  I used these to match up the original overlay sheet with exactly the correct color media. I order this media online. One 20" x24" sheet is all you need. I cut it to size and attach it to the new cardboard shroud with mylar tape (it'll last forever) to make a completely new CRT overlay.

Filter Media:

• Roscolux:
  • #71 Sea Blue, trans = 30% (this is very light)
  • #369 Tahitian Blue, trans = 22% (this is slightly bluer than the above and I personally like it better)
• LEE Filters:
  • #172 Lagoon Blue, Y = 25.36% (looks very close to same #71 above)
  • #118 Light Blue, Y = 22.16% (looks the same as #369 above)

 

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