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Project T43 - Taito 1943 Battle of Midway - My First MAME Project
cmoses:
--- Quote from: nullb0y on August 06, 2008, 04:28:12 pm ---If i was you, id re-do or fixup the origonal art
It looks pretty cool
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The art is pretty cool, but it is pretty messed up due to the laminating and glue. I am trying to removed the glue now and it is a slow process using laquor thinner. It is also messing up the original artwork a little. Smearing the artwork and getting a lot of green on te towel I am using to wipe it up. Once I get off all the glue and some of the green paint, I would still need to patch all the little bits of pressboard that came off with the laminate. I just don't think it will happen. I think that laminate has been on for a long time.
cmoses:
Well the project is coming along. I spent the weekend removing the old laminate glue. I found a recommendation in another post that laquor thinner would remove the glue. It does work and requires a little elbow grease. I found it best to pour it on let it stand for about 20 seconds and then with a cleaning scrub brush, work it around and it would get most of the glue up. It did smear the paint some so watch out if you are trying to preserve artwork. The cabinet was already in bad shape from the laminate and glue so it was not a concern for me. I wanted a cabinet with smooth sides and front. So I needed a way to eliminate the carriage bolts used to hold the cabinet together and support the monitor brackets. I decided to drill each hole with a counter sink bit and used counter sink bolts.
I will then cover over the holes with wood putty and sand them down. I also have some patching to do on both sides and the front where the glue did some damage to the face of the cabinet. I have also installed new casters and will be building a new base for support.
Once I get the cabinet all repaired I will need to decide to either paint it or laminate it. It will probably depend on how well the repairs go. If they come out good and smooth I might just paint it. I have a contractor friend trying to track down some laminate for me, so if I get a good price I might go that way.
shardian:
Congrats on the project! As to identification, there used to be a real good Taito ident website, but it is dead now.
It looks like you are doing some real good work. If you want to make your job real simple, pop a 48-1 board in there and reuse the existing jamma wiring. It is literally plug and play for your setup. Shoot, you'll even get the 1943 game still!
cmoses:
Just catching everyone up on my project. I have been working the last couple of weeks on the cabinet, mostly trying to get it back into some decent shape. Removing the laminate was necessary, but did a number on the sides. When it pealed off it left a pretty rough surface behind. Well I patched all the holes and started to patch up the sides. It took a lot of wood filler to fill in all those small surfaces. I would sand and clean it up and then there was still more. So needless to say I spent a good bit of time doing that.
Here is a picture after lots of work, filling sanding, smoothing and repeat.
As you can see, there isn't much cabinet that didn't see some wood filler. You can't even see the really small holes in that picture. It was like trying to fill in a textured surface.
This is a new base that I had to build. The original was in pretty bad shape. I don't think it was water damage, just deterioration over the years of being moved and shuffled about. The old base was also pressboard, so it didn't hold up well. This one is 2 x 4 's and should be much better.
I purchased my primer and paint this weekend. Home Depot had $5 rebate on all gallons of Behr paint. I got Behr Enamel Undercoater Primer and Sealer and had it tinted so it would be easier to cover. I then selected Behr paint code 770F-7 Beluga for the black. They said that this was the deepest black. I went with a satin finish as this best matched the black that is already on the cabinet. The area where the monitor and speakers are was in very good condition, this was never altered, so I was trying to match that as best as possible.
Here is the cabinet after applying the primer to the outside sides and the front.
Here it is after the first coat of the satin finish.
It will probably need two more coats as I am applying if very thinly. I am using the white foam rollers that have been recommended elsewhere on these forums. Prepping and painting the cabinet has been an adventure. Mostly because the cabinet surface was in such bad shape. Hopefully I will get the last two coats on this week and be able to move on to the electronics here pretty soon.
I want to thank Knievel once again as I have been referring to his Twin TT project over and over again for ideas and inspiration.
BUCKETHEAD:
You get the BUCKETHEAD seal of approval !
You are doing a AWESOME job here. :notworthy:
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