Quick response: yes, I'm that Luke. Glad you liked the comic! ^^ Autumn's haircut actually came from a litte trading figure I had on my desk - three years later, I find out that it was actually Sion!
Back on topic:
I sent Andy a note, no replies yet.
Arlieth -
I think I see what you mean by 'harness', that's cool, I might do that. You mean 'the brackets and whatnot used to proberly hold and connect the Naomi stuff on the inside, but plug into a standar cabinet on the outside', right? I really like the 'Naomi Universal Cabinet', but it is too expensive to get that shipped from coinop (1200$ for shipping alone? bleh.)
Can you please go into details by what you mean as 'fighter-standard' and 'the Cyberlead options'? I promise I'm not just pulling your chain, I'm actually looking into this, and have the money set aside, ready to go if need be. I want to make sure that if we do get this game, we get it right - good controls, correct layout, nice cabinet, etc etc.
HDP -
can you link me to the info on the Ecole upgrade? I'm pretty J-fluent, but not all the way: 4th-6th grade level. Also, if I can get CE direct from them, I'd do that in a heartbeat over coinop.
Alt - I've contacted manjiro, no reply yet - honestly their site looks kinda fly-by-night to throw money at. Sorta like how you can buy a ParaPara Paradise 2 machine from coinop, shipped, for 3750 - with no real warranty, other than you can send it back (1200 more $$!) for a refund. Yikes. Fillmore doesn't seem to do anything but bulk, am I missing something?
Master C -
Yeah, I'm not much of a fighter aficionado - I really like the character design on this one, though! (my fav fighters are Guilty Gear and Rival Schools, for the same reason!). We've got a 'waiting line' on our Initial D machine, and need something to pick up the slack. What better than a fighting game based on an up-and-coming (at least in the US) doujin world? We sell plenty of fate / Tsukihime stuffs in the store already, and even a Shiki Kara no Kyoukai figure, so it'll fit right in.
Futher overall questions - we want it to look sleek and professional, too - not some cobbled-up glorified casemod. Any tips on getting your machine to look right, and not obviously a hackjob?
(back to the comic, sorry it is off topic: Check out my new one, it's a continuation of the story. 'Stand Tall', at 'standtallcomic.com' - I honestly needed it to be just me, so I could use it in a pitch to Tokypop for a new comic. I can't talk about it more than that, though, for legal reasons ^^)