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Arcade Collecting => Restorations & repair => Topic started by: Cobolisdead on October 21, 2016, 12:27:05 pm

Title: New Haul!
Post by: Cobolisdead on October 21, 2016, 12:27:05 pm
So I went back out to the Auction Company on the other side of Atlanta yesterday and pick up my new lot of games!

(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/cobolisdead/ACAACE28-208F-44B8-8CA6-C336F59F02E5_zpswo7ahahx.jpg) (http://s32.photobucket.com/user/cobolisdead/media/ACAACE28-208F-44B8-8CA6-C336F59F02E5_zpswo7ahahx.jpg.html)


They all have some wear on them. The Pacman cabinet is the worst of them all, and I think that it may have been an outdoor unit at one point due to all of the humidity damage to the wood. The Ms Pacman has some water damage on the bottom but the rest of it is in pretty good shape. The Frogger cocktail is missing the glass, and the wood veneer and the black veneer both need to be replaced, but it is all intact and working. Overall, not a bad little haul.
Title: Re: New Haul!
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on October 21, 2016, 01:48:36 pm
Nice!

For the Ms. Pac, you can cut off the rotted wood and use a biscuit joiner to add new wood.
Jeff does it here on Arcade Bodyshop:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QceihZp1TyM#)

There are also full graphic kits for Ms. Pacs instead of stenciling which were available in the later Ms. Pac releases.  My buddy Joe makes these:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3LqnOf_KwQ#)

Good luck!

DeL
Title: Re: New Haul!
Post by: thomas_surles on October 21, 2016, 01:51:17 pm
Where was this? I live nearby
Title: Re: New Haul!
Post by: Cobolisdead on October 21, 2016, 02:55:49 pm
Where was this? I live nearby

Cleveland, GA. It is an all day event for me to go up and get them and back.
Title: Re: New Haul!
Post by: Cobolisdead on October 21, 2016, 02:56:56 pm
Nice!

For the Ms. Pac, you can cut off the rotted wood and use a biscuit joiner to add new wood.
Jeff does it here on Arcade Bodyshop:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QceihZp1TyM#)

There are also full graphic kits for Ms. Pacs instead of stenciling which were available in the later Ms. Pac releases.  My buddy Joe makes these:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3LqnOf_KwQ#)

Good luck!

DeL

Cool! Thanks!

Any idea on where I can find the Frogger Cocktail CPO artwork?
Title: Re: New Haul!
Post by: Cobolisdead on March 13, 2017, 03:20:32 pm
Rather than start a new topic, I thought that I would just reply to this one I made. I went to a Warehouse clearance sale of arcade machines just south of Chattanooga. It was awesome seeing so many machines in one place, but I only left with two of them. Both relatively empty, but in good shape cabinets. One was a Galaga with no water damage, and the other was a blue Nintendo cabinet that used to be a Donkey Kong.  The Galaga cabinet is going to become a Class of 81 machine, as I already have that board, and I always wanted that machine. The other will become a Fix It Felix Jr machine with every Nintendo game I can put on it with it. It should be a hoot to play! And  unlike most of my projects, I plan on keeping these two forever!
Title: Re: New Haul!
Post by: Ian on March 14, 2017, 09:02:10 am
Nice... I need a new project... I am jealous!  >:D
Title: Re: New Haul!
Post by: Cobolisdead on March 14, 2017, 03:36:13 pm
Thanks! I am stoked to finally get these two cabinets in such great condition. And to get to add these to my lineup will be awesome!