I'll be getting back to finishing the DK build this week. So this is somewhat off topic but still related to DK!
I've taken a small break and over the past couple of weeks, I've been converting a DK back to Radar Scope (TRS2 4-stack) for a fellow arcade collector.
For this, I fixed bad ECL ram @ 5N causing sprite issues (vertical lines), undid 12 trace cuts (new jumps), removed over 10 jumps, changed out 8 caps, reprogrammed the roms, etc. Most of reworks is the re-enabling the hardware that draws the grid (VID) and twinkling stars (SOU).
Before:
After:
After w/ correct proms.
Anyway, I'm excited to get back to finishing the DK cabinet. The inside is looking really good. I haven't taken pictures of it yet but will.