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Main => Consoles => Topic started by: stellarola on March 01, 2006, 07:24:49 pm
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Hey everyone, I found my dream cab...a Sega Blast City. I also am getting a hell of a price on it too....$275!! It does however need some TLC. The marquee has cracked plexiglass, and the control panel has a crack in it. You must remember this cabinet was in an american arcade, which are the worst! So i'd like to do a full renovation on this cabinet. Here are some pictures...
(http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/8514/picture21004dr.jpg)
(http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/4861/picture21011fm.jpg)
(http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/1442/picture21029ey.jpg)
(http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9135/picture21031fg.jpg)
(http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/1723/picture21047vk.jpg)
I already have a 2-player 6-button blast city panel that is ready to be swapped. I'd like to make this a Dreamcast cabinet for vertical shooters. I'd love to see Ikaruga in Hi-Res at 29".
I plan on using bondo on the crack on the white cp area. For the plexiglass, I don't really know what I am going to do. I have a friend that lives in Japan, maybe he can get a replacement for me. I will be sure to document every aspect of this cabinet I change/fix. Also I will add this under the 'articles' section of my site, Candy Cabinet City. http://candycabinetcity.tz4.com/ (http://candycabinetcity.tz4.com/)
Thankyou all,
-Ben
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Here are a couple pics of the 'damage'.
(http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/2262/dscf03966ew.jpg)
(http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/4287/dscf04028wm.jpg)
(http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/171/dscf04051hg.jpg)
(http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2227/dscf04074zv.jpg)
There is a ton of dirt and grime all up on this cabinet. I'd like to take every piece apart, but I'll try to be realistic about this process. I believe some kid spilt some soda and also got some ashes from a cig under the panel. How does that happen? :P
The picture on the monitor looks great. I've only hooked it up vga so far, but plan on checking out 15khz. I did have it on 24khz for the Get Bass game, though. I will take more cp pictures soon. The cp was loud because it has the huge motor thing for the fishing reel controller. Took that ---smurfette--- off! I plan on selling the Get Bass model 3 game, lemme know if anyone is interested!
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Here are some pictures of the progress I've made with the cracked panel...
Here is a picture of when we put the epoxy putty on...
(http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4165/b43sr.jpg)
Here is a pic of using a piece of tape to hold it together while it dried...
(http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2800/tape5jv.jpg)
Picture of after sanding the epoxy a little...
(http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5346/sanded1gt.jpg)
Added the bondo to re-enforce the back side where the crack was...
(http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/446/fiberglass8mh.jpg)
Didn't take a picture of sanded the bondo, sorry :P
After this, we took the control panel to a car wash. Paid $1.50 for the power wash, sprayed this thing down. I couldn't ask for better results, just look!
(http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7521/clean4he.jpg)
I need to still fix the part near the coin insert. I also need to sand it down a bit more and then will come the priming and painting.
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Finally got the panel basically done.
I patched the hole where the coin slot was. It's been covered up completely and I will dremel out a slot for the coin very soon.
(http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/4702/patched1ff.jpg)
After the patching, I waited about an hour then sanded it down nice and smooth. Afterward I used a couple coatings of primer, then flowed up with semi-gloss white spray paint. It went on very well. Very even.
The Before picture...
(http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7521/clean4he.jpg)
The After picture...
(http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/4083/painted1du.jpg)
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Almost done with this project. Here are some updated pictures. Sorry for the mess in the garage, still moving in.
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9435/dscf04551gz.jpg)
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7662/dscf04576hm.jpg)
(http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/2466/dscf04419ka.jpg)
What's left...
-Wire up dreamcast controls
-Buy new marquee/replace cracked marquee plexi
-Clean the right side of the cabinet more
-Vaccum the spiderwebs inside the cabinet
-Replace buttons with NEW all pink and all green buttons and joysticks
-Play 8)
Just a second ago, I traced the sound plug so I can amplify the dc sound. Man I love the DC
Games to play on cabinet...
-Zombie Revenge
-MVC2
-CVS2
-Dynamite Cop
-Virtua Tennis
-Cosmic Smash
-DOA2 LE
-REZ
-SFA3 Upper
-HOTD2
-Virtua Fighter 3TB
-Ikaruga
-Border Down
-SNS2
-Trizeal
The list goes on....and on....
8) 8)
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Finally moved this beast back to my house, out of that garage. It's soooooooooooo nice to play these games in hi-res vga, man. It looks gorgeous. (http://img414.imageshack.us/img414/6513/dscf00400io.jpg)
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This post is new to BYOAC. I rotated my monitor for all the great shmups on dreamcast. Here are some pictures (http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/3029/dscf00448mq.jpg)
(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7628/dscf00377bt.jpg)
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lol, whoops! Can someone please move this to the Project Announcements. Sorry, forgot what forum I was in. ::) :P
-Ben
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Nice job Ben! I actually have an update on my Astro City 2 project as well. I like how yours control panel came out. I didn't have a good luck painting my cab.
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Nice job Ben! I actually have an update on my Astro City 2 project as well. I like how yours control panel came out. I didn't have a good luck painting my cab.
Thanks Dave.K, I'd really like to see the Astro 2 proress as well. ;)
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i saw the all process at killercabs :)
good job !!!!!!!!!!!