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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: fredster on March 22, 2005, 12:46:52 am

Title: I gotta Joust! I gotta Joust !
Post by: fredster on March 22, 2005, 12:46:52 am

I was at the Nashville Auction on Saturday and I picked up a joust.

It wasn't working right and the monitor was crap. The CP was torn up, but the cab was intact. I picked it up for $150.

I got it home and the monitor was a WG4900.  The thing started but kept rebooting. It showed Ram Error 23.  I happened to have an old defender board that was crap, but it had rams. I put it in and *bink* she says "Initial tests indicate all systems GO" and she did.  One $1.25 chip was the differnce between $150 and $400 bucks.

The monitor was badly adjusted.  I guess the former owner had a monkey that like to mess with knobs.  I got it to come out and look pretty good.

I put in an order for 8 ram chips and a power supply rebuild kit from Bob Roberts. I'm getting a cap kit for the monitor too.

I'm getting a new CP.  The Bezel is junk, anybody have a good source for new Bezels?  The art is okay, but the plywood is flaking.  It's been dragged around a little in it's life, so I'm thinking about touching it up and then coating it with a clear coat poly, semi gloss. 

Any tips on redoing the artwork?  Man I love Joust. 

Title: Re: I gotta Joust! I gotta Joust !
Post by: Daniel270 on March 22, 2005, 12:56:49 am

arcadeshop.com has a couple bezels for Joust... one at $49 and an underlay at $35

not really sure where else at the moment....

Title: Re: I gotta Joust! I gotta Joust !
Post by: missioncontrol on March 22, 2005, 01:23:51 pm

congrates on the Joust score  ;D

Title: Re: I gotta Joust! I gotta Joust !
Post by: fredster on March 23, 2005, 09:37:52 pm

Thanks all.

There was a listing somewhere on the forum or website that has a stargate somebody repainted.  I can't find it.

I don't remember who did it, but it was nice job.  I'd like to stab at that.

Thanks for the tip on arcadeshop.  I got an overlay from ebay from arcadeoverlays.com.  They didn't have the bezel.

Title: Re: I gotta Joust! I gotta Joust !
Post by: Stingray on March 28, 2005, 01:10:05 pm

Ooh, Joust, one of my very favorites. Nice find!

-S

Title: Re: I gotta Joust! I gotta Joust !
Post by: Flinkly on March 28, 2005, 10:01:55 pm

stencils are the way to do a joust.  i know some restoration companies actually have joust stencils, but they are like 150 bucks or more, when you could just make your own.  there was acool restoration site where someone did this to a stargate, like you mentioned, but i haven't been able to find it yet.  i'd also look into those stencils too, even though they are pretty expensive.  you only live once anyways.

Title: Re: I gotta Joust! I gotta Joust !
Post by: spriggy on March 28, 2005, 10:24:55 pm

Quote from: Flinkly on March 28, 2005, 10:01:55 pm

stencils are the way to do a joust.