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Arcade Collecting => Restorations & repair => Topic started by: m_mcgover on April 12, 2009, 04:21:42 pm
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Well, this is not that much of a restoration....
But I did rebuild the monitor boards...Hopefully that counts... ;)
I picked this up as part of the second leg of my February Warlords road trip...
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=80393
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=80751
...it is a pretty spiffy Star Wars Upright! Check it out:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3434783478_866086f15c.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3326/3434781810_da025e2186.jpg) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3439874411_bccda1072b.jpg)
This guy is running with full Amplifone goodness. I've been waiting to post these pics as I wanted to complete my Amplifone monitor boards rebuild first (thanks mspaeth, Level42 for answering some of my questions along the way!). The final hold up was waiting on a HV probe to be shipped from an ebay seller. The HV probe arrived yesterday and I finally got a chance to make the final monitor adjustments. Then it was time to fire it up last night to be greeted with this beautiful sight:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3433981891_9f598b2d50.jpg)
I still need to add my amplifone fans, but I couldn't wait to play a few games, so I left the back off.
This upright will have to hold me over until I can complete the cockpit restoration (visible in the background up above), which I hope to resume next week if the temperature holds up here in NJ. The condition of this upright is better than the one I sold to kjoel, which now resides with Nintendoh, whom I know will do a good job bringing it back to life. The only negative with this cabinet is that one of the previous owners repainted the sides, back, and top with a brush. :banghead:
So if you look closely, you can see the brush marks. I considered stripping the paint and spray painting it...but that seems like a lot of work. I'm not sure it will bother me that much.
As you can see, the control panel and the repro marquee are in real nice shape:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3434789782_7eccd2b18e.jpg) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3406/3434785372_d5188438b0.jpg)
The other blemishes include a hole in front for a now removed lock down bar (hole has been covered with a plastic car bumper cover cap). And, someone added a plastic kickplate to the front, which I think looks pretty good:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3336/3433983667_2f7ca07fab.jpg)
It was a real long wait since these monitor boards were last working...Oct 2007! I have been pretty lazy...but I also had a lot of other projects going on, too. Anyway, after 16 months, it was really nice to play this one again. Once the cockpit is ready, I will be transplanting the monitor boards and gameboards over...then I have something special planned for this upright. Stay tuned! 8)
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She looks really clean... nice edges and no real dings or dents...
Nice to have an amplifone... I hope to do that upgrade someday after I get the cosmetics of mine fixed up...
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Yes, there were some touch-ups to the artwork that are not noticeable at a distance, but become clear if you are standing next to it and looking closely. And, as I said, the brush strokes are irratating, but not quite enough for me to consider stripping them...at least, I don't think so, anyway....
The amplifone is really nice. I don't have a 6100 to compare against (so it just may be vector goodness), but it is nice and bright. :D
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You'll notice at once when you'll see a 6100 for the first time :)