Scored a sweet deal on a Black Widow!

[jsw2068]

Well I didn't need another project as I'm working on my Time Pilot and Space Invaders refurb, But I just couldn't pass this up when I saw the auction with a BIN for $250

Link to Auction:
eBay Link

I finally got it home and plugged her in and she works excellent! The vector colors are excellent! It's a Gravitar conversion, it's missing the right side art and about 1/4th of the left side art. The original Gravitar artwork is in decent shape, the control panel has only normal wear on the front edge (missing small sections and a big chip on bottom left (as seen in eBay auction pic)), the marquee is in excellent shape no wear or burn marks at all, Two volcano buttons with only one light working.

I checked classicarcadegrafix and the sideart is $175 but I'm not sure what I plan on doing with the machine. To have a working color vector monitor screams vektor all the way. I might remove the side art and leave it as Gravitar sideart and keep the marquee as black widow, make a new control panel identical to the current one but change the controls to play other vector games. This way I can keep the unit original with all the wiring and hardware and convert it back to a black widow if need be. Only question is sound and the computer. I could make it external but that never looks good.

Anyway this project won't start until winter so for now I'm content with playing Black Widow!

-Jay

[ArcadeMaze]

Part of me wants to say you suck, BUT....

Excellent Score!

[arcadepcnut]

just wondering not to be mean or anything but you were the only bidder.

[johnvv]

If you want to make it Black Widow, Archer has a great restoration album of his amazing work:

http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/archuk/bw_restoration.html

He sells the best repro sideart for Black Widow.  I think he also has Gravitar art - I know he has Gravitar CP art.  Not cheap, but easy to apply and amazing quality.  At the same level of quality as the PhoenixArcade products.

As you probably already know, get a full Bob Roberts WG6100 cap kit installed on the monitor.  The monitor worth about $300 parted out.


John VV

[pointdablame]

just wondering not to be mean or anything but you were the only bidder.

What does that have to do with anything?  He used the Buy It Now option, of course he was the only bidder.

That doesn't negate the fact that he got a working color vector game for $250

 

[CheffoJeffo]

just wondering not to be mean or anything but you were the only bidder.

What does that have to do with anything?  He used the Buy It Now option, of course he was the only bidder.

That doesn't negate the fact that he got a working color vector game for $250

 

No kidding ... the monitor is worth more than that ... GREAT score ... strange that the BIN was so low, though.

Cheers

[Kevin Mullins]

Absolutely no doubt an awesome buy.
Already been said... but the monitor is worth that.
ANY working vector for that price is a steal.