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Title: Finallly picked up a decent shooter cab
Post by: smalltownguy on June 01, 2012, 02:27:28 pm

I've been looking for a project cabinet to start my Mame 2.0 cab build for several years now. I've just never been able to lay my hands on the right cab. These were my requirements:

• Cab must be solid, not beat to hell
• Must fit through my 31" basement walk-out doorway
• 25" or bigger monitor
• Monitor angle must be near 90 degrees (to make calibrating Aimtraks easier)
• Under $100 for cab & working monitor

I had several other 'wants,' but those were my deal breakers. I was hoping to get into a decent Blitz or NBA Jam cab, but just couldn't seem to find one. The Golden Tee style cabs had the monitor angled too far back.

Last week, I stumbled across this beauty:

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/smalltownguy2/13.jpg)

(http://www.primetimeamusements.com/pics1/wing-shooting.jpg)

http://www.k-bid.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?klosteria263/13 (http://www.k-bid.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?klosteria263/13)

It's a Sammy Wing Shooting Championship cab. Snagged it for just over $45. From the pics, it appears the monitor is working, and the pcb has a rom error. Good for me, bad for the former owner  ;D

I'm pretty stoked about this cab - the shotguns alone are worth 3 times what I paid for the whole cab, EACH. And a working monitor to boot.

Alas, it won't stay a Wing Shooting for long - it's destined for 'other' things  >:D

Title: Re: Finallly picked up a decent shooter cab
Post by: yotsuya on June 01, 2012, 02:34:14 pm

Sweet! Keep us updated!