Space Firebird Mini

[paigeoliver]

I have this Space Firebird mini, and I just don't think I want to mess around with it. I don't really have a spare computer for it, and it would just be duplicating the 4-way vertical cabinet that I already have.

It is in very good condition. It is externally complete except for the joystick. It will take about a 14" monitor mounted vertically, and I will even throw in one of those with the deal.

It would be good to make a cabinet for old vertical shooters. The cabinet itself is VERY small. About the size of a Moppet video really.

It is located in St. Louis, MO, and if there is any interest, then I will take a few pictures and post them here.

[crsdawg]

paige,
  i might be interested in your cab. i've got a project brewing in the back of my head and a mini cab would be perfect. if you've got some pics i'd like to see them. thanks.
-chris-

[crsdawg]

oh, yeah. one more thing. what are the dimensions of the cab and it's monitor bezel. thanks.

[paigeoliver]

I will have to go visit the thing and photograph it and measure it. But the bezel is small, you won't be jamming a 19" in there, but you may be able to get a 14" in horizontally, but the bezel is vertical, so I would recommend staying with that.

Just making a guess though, I would say 52" tall, 18" wide, and maybe 2 feet deep.

Now, lets see how close my guesses are to reality. It could not be much taller than that, because I remember it fitting in the back seat of a Caprice laying down. It just BARELY fit, so it is as tall as the back seat of a Caprice is wide.

If you want a general idea of what it looks like, then look for pictures of a Sega Turbo mini. It is the same basic cabinet, just with different controls and a different marquee area.

[paigeoliver]

Whoo hoo. I found some pictures of one. Now I don't actually have to go photograph mine.

http://www.vicsdomain.com/gameroom/spacefirebird.htm

Mine looks just like that, except that it is in better condition, and isn't missing the back door or lower coin door like that one is.

[crsdawg]

thanks for the info and pics. my web search for the mini version of that game wasn't very successful.

i have to say i had a more traditional cab in mind. hmmmm, this one might work tho, but i'd put a smaller value on it since it's not exactly what i'm after. being in good condition does help.

i tell ya what, it'll be a few days before i make my trip to stl, if you still have it maybe we can talk some then. by the way what did you have in mind value wise or trade wise?

[paigeoliver]

Well, I am open to trades. Otherwise make an offer.

[paigeoliver]

Here are approximate measurements. I didn't have a tape measure handy, so I had to use an 8.5x11 piece of paper to measure.

54" Tall
23" Deep.

The bezel is about 18" wide and 16" tall.

I forgot to measure the actual width of the cabinet, but it is probably right at about "20, since the bezel is 18".

I will take $50 for it, including the monitor.

[crsdawg]

paige,
  what's the working condition of the monitor? and is this the original one, or a replacement. if replacement does it fit the factory brackets.
  i'm not sure i'd give $50 for the cab being it's not exactly what i'm after, but i'd be willing to trade for it. here's some parts i have:

amd k6-2 mobo, cpu, 32 mb ram should run classics on mame, pinmame etc. with no probs.

exidy gun base, swivel, stock, and trigger/grip section(no electronics) from a 440 shooter(cheyenne or combat from the looks of it)- i got these to hack a lightgun into a 440 shooteresque control, i've since decided to just buy a real game and swap out pcb's to play the different games. i actually have 2 complete guns ie. stock,swivel, trigger(1 nos stock!), 2 extra swivels, and 2 extra trigger/grips. i'm going to keep one complete set(with nos stock) just in case, but the rest i'll trade.

neo geo control panel (was originally a karate champ), populated with 2 8 ways and a bunch of micro switch buttons(including a player 1 start with the little guy on it, ply 2 is plain white).

centronics db35 extension cables. i bought a bunch of these for quick disconnects to an encoder. note there's not 35 wires inside, something like 26-27, still pretty useful.

pc flight stick, still in the box. i was going to hack a flight stick on to a happs joy.
(use this and get your tron panel correct, heh heh)

pc trackball

that just about covers all my current tradeables. i might turn up some more stuff a little later when i get into the shop. i'll post if i do.
  get back to me if there's anything your interested in.

[paigeoliver]

The monitor is a standard 14" VGA pc monitor that was decased. It isn't even installed in it. It is just the monitor I had set aside for the machine.

I'll take the motherboard and one of the Exidy gun assemblys. If the mobo isn't at least a 350 mhz then I also want the Neo Geo panel.

How does that sound. And any more details about the motherboard?

[crsdawg]

the mobo is an atrend atc-5000, cpu is 233mhz, ram 32 mb dimm.

i'd have to pass on all the mobo/gun/cp deal, but i could kick in any two of the following with the mobo/gun:

flight stick
pc trackball
10 x-arcade buttons(new)
isa sound card

or

we could trade gun parts/cp and any two of the above add-ons.

 

[paigeoliver]

Hmmm. Ok, Motherboard/gun and the ten buttons. Hopefully that motherboard has enough horsepower to run Battlezone.

When do you want to pick it up?

[crsdawg]

sounds good.

i'll be heading to stl in about a week and a half. probably sept. 1st. if there is a date in that time frame that is better for you, i'm flexible as long as it's a week day.

i went ahead an put up some pics of my parts. here's the link

http://billsyardcare.com/dawgspages/trade/gun.htm

 

[paigeoliver]

sounds good.

i'll be heading to stl in about a week and a half. probably sept. 1st. if there is a date in that time frame that is better for you, i'm flexible as long as it's a week day.

i went ahead an put up some pics of my parts. here's the link

http://billsyardcare.com/dawgspages/trade/gun.htm

 

Ok, the cabinet itself isn't in my house, but that won't be a problem as long as you can make an evening pickup. Otherwise I can go get it, and bring it to my house.

[crsdawg]

night pick-up is no problem.