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| RayB:
There's limited room, but I think the reason most people say it's no good is because it's the kind of cabinet where the sides come all the way to the front of the control panel, which means when 2 people are standing side by side, there's bound to be a scraped fore-arm on the side of the cab! Whereas cabs with the panel that sticks out a bit from the sides, is better suited to 2 people side by side. Mega: I'd buy that Pac but I live in Ontario Canada. |
| paigeoliver:
Hmm, I have had Top Gunner and Clutch Hitter in Pac cabs, and both got plenty of two player action. Only seems cramped if you are way too used to pedestal cabinets. |
| megashock5:
Arrrrrgggghhh!! I FINALLY found the 3M Safest Stripper stuff and followed the directions - but most of the black paint still isn't coming off, and where it is the PacMan art is coming off with it! I'm frustrated and depressed. I'm just making this thing worse. If anyone wants to rescue this thing, please come and get it. Like I said, I have the monitor too. I'd just like a few bucks to go buy some MDF. It's either build something or stick a frankenpanel on this thing, as I apparently lack the skill to save it. |
| spriggy:
Let's see if I can change your mind with my opinion. ~ Firstly, you have in your possession the orginal 'Game of the Century', as declared at a past, fairly recent 'Tokyo Game Show'. ~ Your not the monkey who painted over this classic in the first place. At least your trying to correct someones grave mistake, especially if the artwork was fine before it was painted over. Damn..experienced restorers have made comments about the difficulty of recovering Pacman sideart from being painted over, for the SAME REASONS AS YOU ARE EXPERIENCING. Don't be to hard on yourself. ~ You stated that you 'lack the skill to save it'. I will bet my left nut that almost all of the home arcade cabinet nutters/builders/restorers didn't learn their skills at 'Andy Fromms Arcade School' or similar classes/seminars. They learnt the same way you are. THE HARD WAY!. How about you use the cabinet as a resource to LEARN to restore an original cabinet. You have some parts. You will have no problems sourcing clapped out brackets, panels and other small items that pretty much just need a strip back and paint or simple rewire. Obviously, money becomes an issue for some people (no fault of their own) when you start buying pcbs/working or repaired monitors/artwork. Giving the cabinet a nice paint job and bringing her generally back to life is relatively cheap. Even without a spray gun, I've seen great finishes with a cheap foam roller (you only have to browse this forum to see that). Original marquees and bezels are relatively cheap and can be found in very usable condition. Keep this as an ongoing restoration and you'll learn everything you need to build cabinets from scratch. Now you just have to decide whether you really want to spend the money at a later date to finish her (pcb/sideart etc.). ~ At the end of it all, you can stand back and see the before and after restoration pictures and wonder why you ever thought of selling her!! That's my opinion anyway. Game On.. Not Over!! |
| RayB:
I'm tempted to flip-flop at this point and say that if the original art is now getting wrecked, then just sand it and mame the damn thing. :-D |
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