Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
I don't believe it, another classic added => Centipede ! FINISHED !!!!
Level42:
Haha, thanks Chad, that's a very nice compliment. Actually I don't work that hard on them. Projects take lots of time because, well I do have a regular 5 day a week job wit lots of travelling, family life, my marching band (hah ! http://web.mac.com/andre.huijts/Muziekvereniging_Harmonie_Slikkerveer/Drumband.html, see if you can spot me :D)) and going out and have fun with friends :D
I did quit being the treasurer of that marching band by the way, and it feels I have LOADS of free time now :D
Anyway, I work on them whenever I feel like. There's no rush. These things are 25 years or older so restoring them in a hurry doesn't make sense to me, and it stays a lot of fun this way. I'm trying to compromise as little as possible and that also takes time. I do learn about the process however. F.i. I've been spray painting the CP now, but I still have to do the other metal parts (marquee brackets, lower coin door and main coin door mounting ring). Would have been a lot more clever to do every step with all those parts at once.....
SithMaster:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 07, 2008, 02:47:33 pm ---
I think it's because the guy who works the hardest finds the most games. That's all there is to it.
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For some reason i dont think im going to find a centipede or a sw vector anywhere near me.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: SithMaster on February 07, 2008, 03:20:43 pm ---For some reason i dont think im going to find a centipede or a sw vector anywhere near me.
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Don't you live in New Jersey?
Level42:
Well, a Centipede shouldn't be that hard to find. The SW would be a bit harder.
I was just amazingly lucky to find those cabs here on our version of Craig's list.
The SW was a truly amazing story.
I had been reading about the SW game and since I'm very interested in the vector games I just did a text search on SW, thinking to only find the usual 2600 carts etc. To my surprise, I noticed that there was a SW cockpit for sale. The thing was that it was listed in the pinball section and there was NO picture. I think adding a picture is about the smartest thing to do when you want to try to sell something on these boards, so it wasn't very clever of the seller to not do it.
I mailed the guy and then heard nothing for weeks. The advert was old and got deleted and I feared I was too late. Then all of a sudden I got a reply.....it took several months and some mails to finally actually buy the machine.
Finding that one was like winning the lottery to me. :D
SithMaster:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 07, 2008, 03:22:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: SithMaster on February 07, 2008, 03:20:43 pm ---For some reason i dont think im going to find a centipede or a sw vector anywhere near me.
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Don't you live in New Jersey?
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...Yes.
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