Done! I love it. Its got a certain classiness to it.
The before and after pic as of 3/29/13.
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Bought my house in 2008 and upon the usual meeting of new neighbors one of them had a bunch of poker machines in his garage and offered me one (I'm not one for passing up free stuff). He said he saw me moving in my cabs and figured I might want one. And it has sat in the garage taunting me to do something with it since I got it. No monitor but board and supply are in the bottom (whatever) but wiring and other stuff will get hacked and go to good use. With spring about to break I don't want to take on my Frankenstein (budget and timing logistics). I've also been casually looking for a defender cab for quite sometime. But meh, the more I think about it, I don't need another labor intensive money pit (ala my DK cab) at the moment. Plus I'm adding a second mainline to the garden railroad this spring. So for shits and giggles I figured I would have some fun with this poker cab and fire off a quick little neat project. Plus there are so many horizontal games that I miss and haven't played since franky died 4 years ago. I've always really wanted a semi correct defender panel for years as well. Setting up a capcom 2 player fighter layout with defender sorta works (set up player 2 buttons in pattern) but it's lame especially with a bat top. Got a majority of the ingredients on hand or en-route at the moment. I'm actually gonna pay attention to the total cost (probably a big mistake) of everything. I'm aiming to keep it under $550 and doing good so far.
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http://www.thisoldgame.com/45.00 Multiwilliams Defender version CPO
http://www.thisoldgame.com/products/mult-williams-defender-version65.00 Multiwillians side art. (completely not necessary but cool)
16.00 Shipping
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60.00 19" 4:3 acer 5ms LCD. Came from shady arab guy computer wholesale place near my work.
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http://www.ultimarc.com/index.html43.00 I-PAC
26.00 qty 13 Mixture of GoldLeaf and Happ buttons. (giving the goldleafs a whirl, what the hey)
70.00 qty 2 Mag-Stik plus joys. Top switching 4/8 way was my main desire.
28.00 qty 2 red ball top handle for mags. Wouldn't be Williams'ish without em.
16.00 qty 2 JoyStick mounting kits. Needed for applying CPO right on the wood. Didn't wanna use carriage bolts.
29.00 Shipping (also ordered items for next project not included above)
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15.00 CraftyMech MiniSLG
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http://www.t-molding.com/store/home.php14.40 40ft of 3/4 blk texture tmolding (20ft is for another project)
10.00 Shipping
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00.00 Cabinet
00.00 Computer (Originally free but retired from service within my ghetto GT cab)
00.00 Stargate plexi bezel. Free from OP friend (cracked, scratched, painted) but will serve my purpose.
00.00 16w 2.1 speaker system donated from friend.
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http://emdkay.net/catalog/index.php36.00 Custom size defender marquee mounted to plexi6.00 shipping-----
Menards
10.00 Adjustable glides meant for a refridgerator.
5.00 24x8x1/2 black mdf shelf for construction of marquee box bottom.
13.00 16" led bar.
4.69 small can of "leather brown" paint for touch up.
7.99 2 lock sets
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http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,130477.0.html25.00 Custom cut 2 color vinyl Defender front art.
00.00 Shipping was included in above price.
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Radio Shack
4.39 100K auidio taper stereo pot.
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Fed-Ex/Kinkos
1.80 Printing of coin button insert on transparency.
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http://www.gameongrafix.com/index.php41.95 Custom size defender marquee mounted to plexi
8.25 shipping.
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Lowes
3.79 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/16" aluminum angle for marquee retainer.
1.19 small black bevel head screws.\
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565.05 as of 03\29\13
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Over the last year of seeing the same $1000+ defender cabs throughout my area. A rough one popped up for $350 about 2 weeks ago and was gone in a tick. One week later this thing pops up from a local flipper priced at $1400 with a 60in1 in it. There is nothing proper about his flippage execution at all. /me shakes fist at this moron.
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I just knew he would post the parts from what was a complete defender (with art) 4 weeks ago. I've seen this scenario played out over and over from this asshat.
good day.