Author Topic: My find of the day! (Read 3143 times)

southpaw13 · « **on:** February 15, 2005, 11:29:09 am »

Sorry, I never get a chance to gloat.
I picked up this 10 Yard Fight for $25 and it turns out to be a Stargate! It's in really good shape, and I already got most of the parts for it. Now I just need to figure out how to redo the side art...

Stingray · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2005, 11:30:47 am »

Cool! So are you building a Stargate (or possibly multi-williams) or are you building a Stargate themed MAME cab?

-S

Witchboard · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2005, 11:33:01 am »

Maybe the artwork is still under the white paint?

GGKoul · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2005, 11:37:31 am »

Quote from: Witchboard on February 15, 2005, 11:33:01 am

Maybe the artwork is still under the white paint?

You are probably right!

brained · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2005, 11:39:33 am »

Charlie Murphy!!

Chapelle ROCKS!!GGKoul Still loving those avatars

GGKoul · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2005, 11:42:18 am »

Quote from: brained on February 15, 2005, 11:39:33 am

Charlie Murphy!!

Chapelle ROCKS!!GGKoul Still loving those avatars

I've had to change them to a "PG-13" rating.. So Rick James and Samel Jackson beer had to go...

southpaw13 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 15, 2005, 11:57:09 am »

The white is actually formica glued on. As a pull it off, the stargate paint is coming with it. I am going to try a heat gun next. I plan on fully restoring it to Stargate and still run mame on it. I did this with a Frogger and a Robotron already and you get so much more use out of it. I was thinking about painting the front kick panel red to match the sides because looking at it from the front, Stargate is pretty plain. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Southpaw

GGKoul · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2005, 12:00:52 pm »

Quote from: southpaw13 on February 15, 2005, 11:57:09 am

The white is actually formica glued on.

RayB · « **Reply #8 on:** February 15, 2005, 12:02:52 pm »

I remember back in the day (90's) at the Disneyland arcade, all their conversions had nice stuck-on siding instead of paint.

southpaw13 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 15, 2005, 12:33:49 pm »

Sorry, no multi for this one. It was one of my favorite games and it needs to be fully restored. Now, what I will probably do is use the existing control panel that it came with an set it up with 2 joys and 6 buttons. I will be able to swap out control panels and play much more than any multi can offer...

Thanks,
Southpaw

Chris · « **Reply #10 on:** February 15, 2005, 12:40:03 pm »

Quote from: RayB on February 15, 2005, 12:02:52 pm

I remember back in the day (90's) at the Disneyland arcade, all their conversions had nice stuck-on siding instead of paint.

I loved the Disneyland arcades, both the modern stuff at the Space Mountain arcade and ther old electromechanical stuff at the Penny Arcade.

Paradigm1969 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 15, 2005, 04:17:23 pm »

Nice find!
I just got one about a month ago. 75$
Good side art , glass bezel - no scrathches , cp was filled in for ? , clean coin door, no water damage ,and it was gutted.

I did'nt change anything and Mamed it.
Topped off with a custom marquee from emdkay [superb work btw!!!] this looks great!

I chose to Mame because it looked cool next to my original Stargate and Defender:)

mahuti · « **Reply #12 on:** February 15, 2005, 09:40:47 pm »

Tutankham.com has a good tutorial on stencilling and painting. I believe stargate is the machine he uses in the stencilling tutorial.

southpaw13 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 16, 2005, 01:16:23 am »

Oh yes, great tutorial. Unfortunately, I don't think that I will have a decent image left to work with when I pull off the formica...

Wade · « **Reply #14 on:** February 16, 2005, 08:57:18 am »

Sideart for startgate is on the vector library, so you can easily print it up and make stencils from that. That is what I'd do if I were restoring that game. Or, if you have a good connection, you could just print the entire sideart and glue it on, but that wouldn't be as good as painting it on.

Wade

colmore · « **Reply #15 on:** February 16, 2005, 10:45:52 am »

So just out of curiosity, where are you guys finding sub-$100 cabs?

southpaw13 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 16, 2005, 08:16:04 pm »

I always watch e-bay arcade cabinets and put in an advance search for items within 200 miles of my zip. Every once in a while, someone will post a local pickup only and not know exactly what they have. I have picked up a Frogger, Robotron, and now Stargate for under $100. You have to be patient...
There are other ways also, but this one works for me...

southpaw13 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 27, 2005, 08:43:04 pm »

Here's an update, maybe it will be done next weekend! Side art from Arcadeshop Amusements. (Yes I know the color is wrong in the front, but it looks a ton better

Southpaw

RetroJames · « **Reply #18 on:** February 27, 2005, 09:28:49 pm »

Efin SWEET man!

APFelon · « **Reply #19 on:** February 27, 2005, 11:58:52 pm »

Formica stinks. The cabs I have pulled formica off of usually have intentional deep gouges in the artwork to make the formica stick better. So not only do you have to repaint, but you have to sand the sides like crazy.

My Mini-Golf is a Pac conversion. Under the formica, it looked as though someone took a heavy screwdriver to the sides.

Good luck, and happy sanding!

APf

RetroJames · « **Reply #20 on:** February 28, 2005, 12:03:02 am »

Quote from: colmore on February 16, 2005, 10:45:52 am

So just out of curiosity, where are you guys finding sub-$100 cabs?

Get to know other local collectors as well as some local operators.

southpaw13 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 28, 2005, 12:07:18 am »

The formica peeled right off! I had to use a glue stripper which was much easier than sanding it. I then used Minwax heady duty wood filler on the problem spots. Mostly on the bottom. I also had to glue and screw the cabinet back together in a few spots. Now it is as solid as a tank!

APFelon · « **Reply #22 on:** February 28, 2005, 12:29:10 am »

Ha! Ha! Ha... Oh, man... could I be so lucky.

APf

paigeoliver · « **Reply #23 on:** February 28, 2005, 01:01:14 am »

I would have put the repro art over the formica myself. But it is looking good, really good. I would still go with a Multiwilliams board if I were you, at least if you don't already have a Stargate boardset. You could always just turn off everything other than Stargate and Defender.

Phatcat990 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 28, 2005, 09:26:04 am »

I know where I can get a fully functional Atari Championship Srint cab for $100. I am just wondering if I will be able to use the monitor. The control panel, pcb, pedals I dont plan on using. I will buy the cab if I can use the monitor.

dek · « **Reply #25 on:** February 28, 2005, 10:14:18 am »

Location? If you are close, buy it and I will give you a working monitor with a cab.

Phatcat990 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 28, 2005, 10:45:23 am »

Quote from: dek on February 28, 2005, 10:14:18 am

Location? If you are close, buy it and I will give you a working monitor with a cab.

I am located in Barberton Ohio.

dek · « **Reply #27 on:** February 28, 2005, 11:00:08 am »

Damn, too bad I am in CA

southpaw13 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 28, 2005, 08:00:56 pm »

Sorry no multi-williams. It is going to Mame and I am building a second control panel that I can swap out from time to time. It will have 2 joys and 6 buttons for each. I did this on my Robotron cab and it turned out great!

paigeoliver · « **Reply #29 on:** February 28, 2005, 11:45:56 pm »

Quote from: Phatcat990 on February 28, 2005, 09:26:04 am

I know where I can get a fully functional Atari Championship Srint cab for $100. I am just wondering if I will be able to use the monitor. The control panel, pcb, pedals I dont plan on using. I will buy the cab if I can use the monitor.

The monitor is medium res, which is the single most difficult monitor to use with mame (and EVERYTHING will be running the wrong resolution even if you do get it to work). You essentially couldn't pick a worse cabinet for Mame if you tried.


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