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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: paigeoliver on August 20, 2003, 01:58:32 am
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I have this Space Firebird mini, and I just don't think I want to mess around with it. I don't really have a spare computer for it, and it would just be duplicating the 4-way vertical cabinet that I already have.
It is in very good condition. It is externally complete except for the joystick. It will take about a 14" monitor mounted vertically, and I will even throw in one of those with the deal.
It would be good to make a cabinet for old vertical shooters. The cabinet itself is VERY small. About the size of a Moppet video really.
It is located in St. Louis, MO, and if there is any interest, then I will take a few pictures and post them here.
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paige,
i might be interested in your cab. i've got a project brewing in the back of my head and a mini cab would be perfect. if you've got some pics i'd like to see them. thanks.
-chris-
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oh, yeah. one more thing. what are the dimensions of the cab and it's monitor bezel. thanks.
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I will have to go visit the thing and photograph it and measure it. But the bezel is small, you won't be jamming a 19" in there, but you may be able to get a 14" in horizontally, but the bezel is vertical, so I would recommend staying with that.
Just making a guess though, I would say 52" tall, 18" wide, and maybe 2 feet deep.
Now, lets see how close my guesses are to reality. It could not be much taller than that, because I remember it fitting in the back seat of a Caprice laying down. It just BARELY fit, so it is as tall as the back seat of a Caprice is wide.
If you want a general idea of what it looks like, then look for pictures of a Sega Turbo mini. It is the same basic cabinet, just with different controls and a different marquee area.
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Whoo hoo. I found some pictures of one. Now I don't actually have to go photograph mine.
http://www.vicsdomain.com/gameroom/spacefirebird.htm
Mine looks just like that, except that it is in better condition, and isn't missing the back door or lower coin door like that one is.
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thanks for the info and pics. my web search for the mini version of that game wasn't very successful.
i have to say i had a more traditional cab in mind. hmmmm, this one might work tho, but i'd put a smaller value on it since it's not exactly what i'm after. being in good condition does help.
i tell ya what, it'll be a few days before i make my trip to stl, if you still have it maybe we can talk some then. by the way what did you have in mind value wise or trade wise?
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Well, I am open to trades. Otherwise make an offer.
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Here are approximate measurements. I didn't have a tape measure handy, so I had to use an 8.5x11 piece of paper to measure.
54" Tall
23" Deep.
The bezel is about 18" wide and 16" tall.
I forgot to measure the actual width of the cabinet, but it is probably right at about "20, since the bezel is 18".
I will take $50 for it, including the monitor.
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paige,
what's the working condition of the monitor? and is this the original one, or a replacement. if replacement does it fit the factory brackets.
i'm not sure i'd give $50 for the cab being it's not exactly what i'm after, but i'd be willing to trade for it. here's some parts i have:
amd k6-2 mobo, cpu, 32 mb ram should run classics on mame, pinmame etc. with no probs.
exidy gun base, swivel, stock, and trigger/grip section(no electronics) from a 440 shooter(cheyenne or combat from the looks of it)- i got these to hack a lightgun into a 440 shooteresque control, i've since decided to just buy a real game and swap out pcb's to play the different games. i actually have 2 complete guns ie. stock,swivel, trigger(1 nos stock!), 2 extra swivels, and 2 extra trigger/grips. i'm going to keep one complete set(with nos stock) just in case, but the rest i'll trade.
neo geo control panel (was originally a karate champ), populated with 2 8 ways and a bunch of micro switch buttons(including a player 1 start with the little guy on it, ply 2 is plain white).
centronics db35 extension cables. i bought a bunch of these for quick disconnects to an encoder. note there's not 35 wires inside, something like 26-27, still pretty useful.
pc flight stick, still in the box. i was going to hack a flight stick on to a happs joy.
(use this and get your tron panel correct, heh heh)
pc trackball
that just about covers all my current tradeables. i might turn up some more stuff a little later when i get into the shop. i'll post if i do.
get back to me if there's anything your interested in.
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The monitor is a standard 14" VGA pc monitor that was decased. It isn't even installed in it. It is just the monitor I had set aside for the machine.
I'll take the motherboard and one of the Exidy gun assemblys. If the mobo isn't at least a 350 mhz then I also want the Neo Geo panel.
How does that sound. And any more details about the motherboard?
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the mobo is an atrend atc-5000, cpu is 233mhz, ram 32 mb dimm.
i'd have to pass on all the mobo/gun/cp deal, but i could kick in any two of the following with the mobo/gun:
flight stick
pc trackball
10 x-arcade buttons(new)
isa sound card
or
we could trade gun parts/cp and any two of the above add-ons.
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Hmmm. Ok, Motherboard/gun and the ten buttons. Hopefully that motherboard has enough horsepower to run Battlezone.
When do you want to pick it up?
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sounds good.
i'll be heading to stl in about a week and a half. probably sept. 1st. if there is a date in that time frame that is better for you, i'm flexible as long as it's a week day.
i went ahead an put up some pics of my parts. here's the link
http://billsyardcare.com/dawgspages/trade/gun.htm (http://billsyardcare.com/dawgspages/trade/gun.htm)
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sounds good.
i'll be heading to stl in about a week and a half. probably sept. 1st. if there is a date in that time frame that is better for you, i'm flexible as long as it's a week day.
i went ahead an put up some pics of my parts. here's the link
http://billsyardcare.com/dawgspages/trade/gun.htm (http://billsyardcare.com/dawgspages/trade/gun.htm)
Ok, the cabinet itself isn't in my house, but that won't be a problem as long as you can make an evening pickup. Otherwise I can go get it, and bring it to my house.
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night pick-up is no problem.