Ok... I've been able to free up some time for my own projects over the past few days... made some good progress on this fellow... About 3 weeks ago I received my first batch of artwork from ThisOldGame... Included in the package was the CPO (w/instruction card), Marqee, and coin labels.
Here is the overall look... as you can see I've used a 19" plastic bezel trimmed to fit, I will add a paper flap on the back to connect to the roof of the cab so to blacken the whole interior... (BTW: It looks like there is a purity issue with the monitor... there isn't that's just the way the pic came out)
I'm still waiting for the bezel and side art... but its playable and really really fun!
Back side:
I've not finished fixing the rear door panel... it has some crunchy edges... I will bondo it up and re-rabbet the end... the repaint it.
Control Panel:
This thing kicks but, I'm wicked pleased with the quality of the CPO... I rebuilt the panel using a MikesArcade repro stick and original nintendo (jump) button... the P1 and P2 are not Nintendo sized but look good just the same and do not detract from game play as they are not used!
Monitor:
I chose to use a new D7700 tube and chassis, fit to the Sanyo frame... (Not to worry no Sanyo monitor was harmed in the making of this
). It looks great! plus it has the remote control board which is handy for making adjustments in FRONT! I used Markvp's old technique for fitting the tube in the chassis... also it needed to be de-gaused to fix the purity issues as a result of flipping it on its side.
Power Supply:
I used the original power supply and wiring harness... notice I painted the inside of the whole thing purple gloss paint... It makes it nice for keeping it clean and this cab had a bit of water damage so I really wanted to clean, prime and seal with a new coat of paint. So I painted just about every piece of bare wood in it.
PCB:
Not much to say... your basic 2 board set w/Braze kit upgraded to DK2
Paint/Finish:
This paint was a total pain in the rear to work with... but in the end it really really looks solid. The pics make it look a lot brighter than it really is.
Whats left:
Side art
Front Bezel
Coin Door refinish (On the fence whether to powder coat or just paint it...)
Fix/Paint rear door
Install wheels.
I couldn't be happier with the way this has turned out...