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What is this cabinet?
« on: September 29, 2008, 10:26:48 pm »
Full Disclosure:  I am a newbie and have been reading/researching for months.  I picked up a cabinet that I was planning to MAME, but now I am trying to figure out what I have.  Picked this up for $50 as part of another buy (NFL Blitz 99 for $150).  I bought this as a working Silent Dragon.  Now that I am disassembling, I am wonder what I have.  It has an operational Williams coin door and what looks like a Defender power supply.  Pictures below.  Any thoughts on what this was or should be before I start converting to a multicab?












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Re: What is this cabinet?
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2008, 09:17:08 am »
I have determined that underneath the paint is the Defender side art.  This cabinet is solidly constructed but made of 3/4' plywood.  If this were an original Defender cabinet, would it have been made of MDF?  I am still trying to determine if I have something original worth restoring or if this was a kit that someone created and at one point housed Defender.
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Re: What is this cabinet?
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2008, 09:46:49 am »
Its a real Defender. Even as a Defender fan, I'd say its only worth converting back if you're really into Defender.
You're going to need a lot of parts, and you could probably find a decent original machine for the cost of the conversion which would make the de-conversion more of a labor of love than an investment. Personally, I'd just enjoy it as a JAMMA cab. Great Multi-Williams candidate.  :cheers:

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Re: What is this cabinet?
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2008, 11:15:25 am »
My buddy Jason Inman used to sell Defender stencils, if you would like to restore it and stencil it I could ask him if he still has those.

Defender cabinets are lovely :)

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Re: What is this cabinet?
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2008, 04:34:52 am »
the control panel art on this is cool. kind of graphite look to it.

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Re: What is this cabinet?
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2008, 05:57:26 am »
the control panel art on this is cool. kind of graphite look to it.

That is probably just stick on vinyl with a carbon fiber print on it. You can probably find it on ebay pretty cheap.
My truck has a black interior, but for some reason came with these putrid gold colored trim pieces in the door handle. I covered them with a carbon fiber print decal like that. It does look like it'd make a cool CP overlay, though the stuff I got was thin enough that you'd probably want plexi over it.


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Re: What is this cabinet?
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2008, 08:17:33 am »
oh right. the 'jump' 'attack' and 'special' stickers don't look official either do they.

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Re: What is this cabinet?
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2008, 08:34:23 am »
The CP is definitely someones homegrown kit (at least the CPO is).  It looks like someone took a defender cab, painted it red, added a JAMMA harness and then put in this very average fighting game.  What game would actually be designed where buttons cover up the Taito logo.  Still a good deal for $50.  Still trying to figure out if I restore a Defender (not for value but just because I love classics), or turn it into a multicab of some sort (Williams or other).  Below is a closeup of the CP.