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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: rotheblog on August 18, 2007, 09:32:18 pm

Title: FS: Empty Tempest Cabinet - Indianapolis, IN - $50
Post by: rotheblog on August 18, 2007, 09:32:18 pm

Got this today, and I agree with the seller, that I don't think I am going to keep it and try to track down all of the parts.

Photos here of the cabinet.

http://picasaweb.google.com/rothecreations/TempestCabinet

I can provide more if needed. It is completely empty.

Email me at rothecreations at gmail dot com if interested.

Jeff

Title: Re: FS: Empty Tempest Cabinet - Indianapolis, IN - $50
Post by: heffe2001 on August 18, 2007, 11:17:40 pm

Too nice a cabinet not to restore it, wish I lived closer..

Title: Re: FS: Empty Tempest Cabinet - Indianapolis, IN - $50
Post by: leapinlew on August 19, 2007, 02:29:18 am

very nice cabinet. I'm glad you don't live closer.

Title: Re: FS: Empty Tempest Cabinet - Indianapolis, IN - $50
Post by: jfunk on August 19, 2007, 08:22:37 am

Geeze..  I _DO_ live closer, but have to many projects/wants to try my hand at this..  *sigh*

Have you thought about tastefully 'mame-ing' it..?  Put in a decent VGA monitor, make a 'spinner-only' control panel..  Make it easily restorable but keep away from the cost of the vector monitor and tempest board..?

Thanx.

Title: Re: FS: Empty Tempest Cabinet - Indianapolis, IN - $50
Post by: rotheblog on August 19, 2007, 10:30:10 am

Well, since you are located in Indianapolis....maybe we could work out a trade?  I know you said you have too many projects, but maybe we could switch projects.  You could tastefully mame this classic, and I could get some other cabinet you have around?

I have thought about Mameing it, but I already have one machine and for me I like projects that end.  A Mame project is one of those that can always be cooler!

Jeff

Title: Re: FS: Empty Tempest Cabinet - Indianapolis, IN - $50
Post by: jfunk on August 19, 2007, 11:01:11 am

Heh..  My list of projects:

1) Galaxian -> mutli-classics..  I've got the cabinet stripped..  Need to finish patching (lots) and prime/paint/etc...   I've got the controls, computer, monitor, etc, etc waiting to go...

2) Nintendo vs. Cocktail restore - Barely started.  Still having monitor issues

3) Nintend vs. cocktail -> 4 player mame conversion..  Not started at ALL.  Just have the extra cocktail  :)

4) Dreamcast cabinet..  JUST have the Dreamcast, monitor, controls..  Need to build (someday) a showcase cab for the 36" VGA monitor  :)

5) Jukebox.. Have a line on a $20 gutted jukebox to start it..  Still in 'planning'

6) FINISH MY BASEMENT!!  Have to have somewhere to put all this stuff!  :)

So, I have all these projects that I want to do, but unfortunately very little time to do them.   *sigh*

For a conversion, though, that cab looks great..  sideart is in pretty good condition...  But, as I said, I don't even have time for MY projects  :(   I'm in Fishers (NE side of Indy, in Hamilton county...)

:(