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| Galaxian Resto (finished) |
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| Ian:
Finished with my first Resto... When it came right down to it, it was mostly cosmetic... Got a new board and put less than $600 in it. So all in all I'm very happy with how it turned out! (original post) My first Restoration... I have a galaxian (one of my favorite looking cabs). It came with a newer monitor that wasn't working a couple of game boards that need some repair the original bezel and control panel. So things to do: new artwork (sides and front kick plate, bezel and controlpanel and marquee in good condition) Test monitor Test Game boards Fix broken joystick |
| Ian:
I cleaned up the control panel last night, It has some scuffs and some missing artwork pieces but I kind of dig it a bit original. The colors pop (pics probably don't show it) thanks to using a magic eraser. My first order of business is the joystick... It is really really really loose. Doing some research it looks like someone may have put an ill fitting joystick (the stick itself) in the mechanism. As far as I know they were always red... and white (in Japan). So I have to try and remove the stick (the thick part that holds the joy in place is stuck pretty good. I removed the c-clamp and it still didn't budge. And secondly does anyone know where to get replacements? I would like a white ball-top but a red would do as well. These would be the short stick ones if I am not mistaken. I did see that this was the early version so no grommets. I suppose it would be easier just to put a new leafpro in there from ggg but I really want to try to keep it original. |
| vwalbridge:
Cool! Another restore! I love the Galaxian style. White sides and cool side-art. I'll be watching. :cheers: |
| behrmr:
The ball top should be red so what you have there is probably wrong as you suspect. If it's loose that could be due to the diameter of the shaft being off. It sits in between two rubber stops and those look intact so that's probably not the issue. I don't think a leaf pro would work real well there particularly with the mounting pattern not matching the studs. I would think you could find a replacement from another collector. Good luck. |
| Cobolisdead:
You before pics looks better than my after pics on my Galaxian! |
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