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The Blue Lightning Project (Complete save artwork July 21, 2009)
Epyx:
Here is the same coin door after stripping. Rather than using a stripping liquid I chose to grind the paint off. I used a brass grinder and then a polish piece. The brass grinder made short work of the rust. Very smooth after the polish. Next step painting.
On closer inspection (and cleaning!) the holes in the coin reject button are actually holes for a clip on.
Epyx:
Here is the door after some TLC...just need to buy a camlock and figure out what to do with the coin reject buttons, but I have some ideas.
Epyx:
Well the cab got some monumental playtime last night...amazing how this hobby of ours can impact others. One of my buddies now wants a cab of his own...badly...couldn't get him off the cabinet last night. Raiden III on this thing is a sight to behold and the classics were just as engrossing as decades ago.
A thanks to Peale btw for his excellent write-up on coin door restoration. Many of the tips were invaluable, particularly the hammered spray!
Here is a picture of the cabinet with restored coin door mounted and a closeup. Next phase...continue on CP (almost have final design) and finalize reject coin button (overlay text and lighting) and finally wire it to insert coin button!
Epyx:
Tweaked the settings some more on my Component connection. Between the Sony service menu and Nvidia drivers I have what I feel is a darn good Component picture. The pictures don't completely do the screens justice but I can honestly say this is easily 80 to 90% arcade quality. While it isn't true RGB the component is a huge step up from the S-Video I was using previous.
Epyx:
I was thinking of a way to get the coin door look as authentic as possible but with parts no longer available (in particular the coin reject bezel and text) i had to come up with something different.
I downloaded the "Reject Coin" graphic from Mameroom and printed it out on transparency:
I then applied the tranparency with invisible 2 sided tape to the reject coin button:
I think the end result looks pretty good as it allows the red of the button to show through. I then mounted the Coin Reject buttons back on the coin door:
And finally lit them using red 12v LED on the coin mechanism:
From rusty and beaten to almost new! :)
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