Should I rescue these?

[Onji]

Hey everyone. My coworkers knows of my recent obsession with wanting to build a mame cabinet, and they told me of a place that had 5 or 6 cabinets out in the weather just sitting there. So i finally got out there today and took some pics. I couldnt believe where they were, they were sitting outside of a building that used to be called Food N Fun like 12 years ago, it was a fairly decent size game room (for our small town) Now the windows are all boarded up and its shut down.
They have no control panels and some are in bad shape, but there could be some potential in a few of them. There is NO telling how long they have been out there, so im sure it has rained on them several times. Will the wood still be ok from all that? Anyway here are the pics:

http://www.lamerc.com/users/onji/cabinets/

[paigeoliver]

The plywood cabinets should be fine (the Turbos, Galaxian, that SFII/Track and Field), the particle board ones will likely be ruined.

I would grab them all though. Strip the remaining parts on the particle board cabs and dumpster them, keep the plywood cabinets for your own projects.

[paigeoliver]

After more carefully looking at ALL the pictures.

Grab them all except the Moon Cresta (the one that is swollen up). All the others look fine, and you seem to have several Nanoa 20" monitors there (nice monitors, good tubes, don't tend to burn in, are in the Turbos). Pull the coin door off the moon cresta though, no need to let a nice door rust away.

[dirt]

i have three words for you:

GRAB THEM NOW!!!!!!!!!!




dirt

[pointdablame]

Seriously, grab them now!!!

Restore that Galaxian... o man, that would be so sweet.

That all black cab looks to have some MAME potential, as well as the SF cab.  And the Turbos are just too damn cool. I really like that cab design.

Take them. GO GO GO

PS - Give me a Turbo  

[Ken Layton]

I agree. Go get them ASAP.

[Magnet_Eye]

Yes...take them all, sort it out later!

Anyway, this makes me wanna cry... i hate when i see these types of situations..these poor cabs neglected so....      

[maraxle]

If you're in Richmond, VA, then no, don't grab them.  They're junk.  By the way, what's the address of that place?  Just out of curiosity, of course...  

[SirPeale]

That Galaxian has some sweet artwork.  Every time I try to take black off mine, I keep taking off the black that's supposed to be there.

That said, it appears the cabs are standing in water.

[Onji]

Hey thanks everyone! And yes they are standing in water, i was up to my ankles taking the pics,but i figured it was worth it lol. These are located in Monroe, LA. I havent seen anyone else on the board that is from around my area, so i figure its safe to post that lol
I'm going to make arrangements to grab these as soon as i can, thanks!.

[rchadd]

Anyway, this makes me wanna cry... i hate when i see these types of situations..these poor cabs neglected so....      

Did you see those grave stones in the background?  how appropriate - a cab graveyard

[Stingray]

There's no way I would have left without that Galaxian.

-S

[flampoo]

How come something like this can't happen to me? Consider yourself lucky!

[Jakobud]

How come something like this can't happen to me? Consider yourself lucky!

No kidding.  I never find stuff like this in San Diego.