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Pac-Man Cocktail, Midway-Style [Finished]
Gaaargh:
Project Update:
I received an email from ArcadeDepot today, stating that my shipment was expected to be delivered tomorrow. I ordered an unstained, unassembled kit, as well as leg levellers & clasps.
The staining should begin on Boxing day.
I ordered the sanwa sticks & buttons from Arcade Spare Parts, that shipped from Hong Kong on the 9th, if previous experience from Hong Kong deliveries is anything to rely on, these should arrive late next week, or just after Boxing day. Perfect.
I also ordered Midway 1p & 2p start buttons from Mike's Arcade, and hope they'll arrive in about the same time.
I have been messaging people with Midway coins doors for sale on MAACA, CGCC, & here, and I think I finally have a lead on a frame.
I have a midway coin door already, and upon closer inspection / more education, it's about the size of the Happ doors, and does indeed have mechs, counter, wiring etc, all in very nice order, though I requested 2 of the 'any coin' mechs from Arcade nut to use in it. The issue is that it is missing the frame, it's got a hinge, but not the frame the hinge attches to.
Would a coin door from a Killer Instinct be the same size?
In the meanwhile, I've been working on rehabbing my upright mame cab. I've got the plexi for the marquee, have the bezel art applied to plexi, and finished the build of the new control panel with printed alu-panel overlay. Next up is adding the bezel & marquee to the unit, and installing the happ-style coin door, most of which should happen this weekend.
Gaaargh:
- Rehab of the Daredevil upright is done. see signature for a before pic (click)
- Many pieces have come in
- Joysticks & 30mm pushbuttons are here
- Wood is here
- midway start buttons are here
- i-pac^2 is here
- keychain paid for
- wood is stained, and drying right now, pics of it tomorrow
Gaaargh:
1st
Buttons & Joysticks
Next, the wood, stained red walnut.
Gaaargh:
Here's the wood after a light sanding, & 2nd coat of polyurethane.
It's taken a few days, as I had them in my insulated, but unheated garage - averaging about 40°F, there weren't curing. I was finally able to convince the wife to allow me to relocate them to the basement living-room for varnishing. The sanding is still done in the garage, so that is helping to keep the dust down.
Gaaargh:
Polyurethane is done.
The hole is cut for the coin door, I was able to use the hole already in the Baby Pacman as a routing template.
Next is fitting the monitor to the top piece then painting it, and assembly of the main box.
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