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| I only have EYES for KICKMAN... (COMPLETE 7-25-2020) |
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| PL1:
--- Quote from: Mike A on June 29, 2020, 03:10:43 pm ---Come on out pbj. You can leave a burn and then autograph it. --- End quote --- So . . . "Inspected by PBJ" evolves to "Burned by PBJ"? jk :lol Scott |
| alfonzotan:
Gotta say, I am VERY happy with the before and after here. |
| pbj:
Paint those carriage bolts on your coin door tho... |
| alfonzotan:
--- Quote from: pbj on June 29, 2020, 06:25:37 pm ---Paint those carriage bolts on your coin door tho... --- End quote --- Because... rust? Accuracy? Aesthetics? (Not arguing, curious.) |
| alfonzotan:
Well, it took forever, but the Kickman control panel finally finished coating and painting yesterday. Turned out okay; the painter left off the copyright indica in the template, which sucked, but I was ready to be done with this project. Here's the populated panel before reinstallation: New start buttons and carriage bolts from Arcadeshop. Everything else is original. Underside: And.... Today was the first time Eyes and Kickman have both been operational at the same time since I spent that first $5 on them in 1996: Taking their place in my upright collection: Thanks to everybody who kept up with this ridiculously-delayed project, and for all the suggestions and encouragement along the way. Here's a rundown of the work on Kickman (at least as far as I can recall it): - Game boards repaired (2012) - Power supply replaced with switcher and Arcadeshop adapter (2012) - Lights replaced (2012) - Fuse block replaced (2012) - Monitor repaired (new caps and flyback, yoke board repaired after transport damage) (2020) - Control panel stripped, powder-coated and repainted from TOG stencil (2020) - Start buttons replaced with Arcadeshop replicas (2020) - General clean-up of art and interior (2020) - Marquee light fixture repaired (new ballast and starter) (2020) - T-molding replaced (2020) - Magnetic coin insert button added (2020) - Marquee hold-down rust removal and repainted (2020) - Coin door clean up and rust removal (2020) - New locks (2020) |
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