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SirPeale:
The first one.

SirPeale:
Just an update (finally).  Finished stripping off the vinyl, and the staining process has begun.  I did the front first as a test, to see how it would all look.  I think it'll be pretty decent, once I get a second coat of stain on.

The water damage on the bottom I'm going to cover with some variety of kickplate.  What, at this point, I'm not sure. 

SuperGunGuru:

--- Quote from: GMZombie on January 05, 2005, 03:55:55 am ---heh i went to a local warehouse raid and picked up a galaxian machine for 30 dollars ...it didnt obviously have the game but i liked the artwork although it was a bit dirtied up since it sat for 10 to 15 years i suspect...anyways i got it home and put a mame machine in it for JUST Galaxian and galaga...but i want to touch up my artwork anybody know what the best way to get the exact colors for this game either made or bought ya know? i also at the same raid picked up a centipede cab with almost perfect sideart for 10 dollars since it had a small check out of it...lol im a sucker for good artwork...

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Just curious, where was that warehouse? Was it the one in Kalamazoo, MI by chance? I recall a guy in the basement of that warehouse that got a Galaxian and a Centipede that had a chunk of wood missing.

SirPeale:
Really, *really* close to being done with the construction part.  Heck, even the software part is mostly done.   Since this project will (at least at first) just be running games that use similar controls to Galaxian (Galaxian, Galaga, Space Invaders, etc) pretty much all I have to do is shut the other games off.  I've got a Pac-Man CP that was hacked to shreds.  Going to try and patch most of the holes and drag my 4 way down from the attic.

I wish I could have saved the CP artwork, but after much thought I had to tear it off.  The CP was just too rusty, and it was ugly.  If they made repro Galaxian CP overlays I might consider getting one, but for now the CP mostly matches the theme of the cabinet (black pica vinyl).

One thing I've learned from this project is that the makers of the cabinet stapled in the damn T-molding into the cabinet at the ends.  Some I was able to rip out, but a lot caused some damage to the cabinet when I tried to remove the old T-molding.  Nothing too bad, though.  I replaced the green molding with black leather grain.

I had wanted the staining to be darker, but I suppose overall it didn't turn out too badly.  I've certainly learned a lot from this project.

Pictures are forthcoming, the batteries on the camera died.  They're on the card, but not enough power to upload them.

SirPeale:
There we go...I love one hour rechargables.

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