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does anyone have dimensions for a space invaders cab?
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jsw2068:
OK no dimensions tonight but I did manage to take some pictures.

Yes this is a 1978 SI by midway - B&W monitor with film over the tube.

First pick shows the back of the mirror. It's more of a silver tone and you can't see thru it very well (At least not at 8:00 PM at night in my garage  :) )

Mirror with the light on:

Monitor looking down on it:

Mirror and monitor with game on:

Picture of monitor as seen in mirror with game off and flash on camera:

moon glass and background:

View of game play from front:


Hope this helps.

I'll take more detailed pictures and take dimensions over the weekend.
danny_galaga:

excellent, excellent! the b & w version is the one im after, with the coloured masks on the monitor. its good to get some glimpses of the insides. obviously the outside is important but i do need to know how it is set up internally for this project...
PileDriver:

--- Quote from: WareWolF on August 10, 2006, 08:48:20 pm ---That's a Taito SI machine, Taito machines had color monitors and didn't have the moon backdrop, the monitor is probably right behind the glass on a Taito machine.


--- End quote ---
Not true! It has a black and white monitor with the color strips across.
The monitor is horizontal and is reflected in the glass and it DOES have the moon backdrop.
JoyMonkey:
Funny, I was sure that the external dimensions of the cab are on Jakobuds site, maybe I was dreaming or smoking crack again.

The sideart over in the vector library should be to scale. Here's a quick PDF with some measurements thrown on. These dimensions could be WAY off if I got the scale of the sideart wrong, and I'm not sure if the guy that originally traced the artwork bothered to do the side profile to scale or not (knowing how anal we all are around here, I would guess that it is pretty darn close).

Also, this side-art is from the original Taito version, which has a single paneled side and has a slightly different shape to the Midway version.
USA 1979 Midway Flyer: http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=thumbs&id=1031
AUS 1978 Taito Flyer: http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=thumbs&id=4379
Later Taito versions also seem to use the Midway style.

Here's the 'Ready to trace' version of the Midway cab (actually the SI/Qix reunion cab):
http://localarcade.com/arcade_art/details.php?image_id=859&mode=search
Could be useful for figuring out radius' and stuff.
WareWolF:
Thats cool, Taito did make some with color monitors & no backdrop, I spent many hours/quarters on one back in the day...  however they were very rare around here (eastern PA), almost everyone had the midway SI's.
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