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Should I get this cab...?
knave:
I was going to pick up a working Carrier Air Wing Cab last saturday. The seller got held up and wasn't available. We've made tenitive plans for me to pick it up this Sat. Now I'm having second thoughts.
Most of what I know about the cab is what's on KLOV.
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=7287
The guy says the game works and that he is selling it because he needs the space.
He's asking $125 for it.
This seems like a pretty good deal but I'm still not convinced that this is the cab for me.
I love shooters but would get pretty bored with the same one once the novelty wore off and I beat it a few times. I could Mame it but then would be modifying a working game and I don't like that thought. The value of parts is well over the buck and a quarter.
It has a 25" monitor (dunno what kind) and two players each with a stick and two (possibly three buttons.) All of the coin mechanics are there and functional.
I saw a pic early on and the cab looks ok. Pretty normal for a unit that's been on location for a while.
Should I pick it up or wait for a more mame friendly deal. I'm not in a hurry and the guy already told me that he has another buyer...?
Please tell me what you think...
DrumAnBass:
That cab looks pretty generic (at least in the KLOV pic); I wouldn't feel too guilty about maming that game. $125 isn't bad if the monitor is in good shape... Depends on the shape of the wood - if there is no major structural or water damage, I would say go for it and mame it - turn it into something special...! My 2¢
Chris G:
Sounds like you haven't totally decided on what you want. Do you want a MAME cabinet or do you want a decidated arcade cab?
RayB:
Air Wing is a conversion game. Just get it and MAME using a JPAC.
Crowquill:
The biggest question is what the cab looks like. If it's in OK shape and the monitor works well, I'd definitely say to get it. Carrier AirWing was only available as a kit as far as I know so it could be in any cabinet. The fact that it has a 25" monitor leads me to believe it's in a generic cabinet such as a Dynamo and not some converted Centipede cab or something.
This is what the standard Dynamo "cut-corner" cab looks like: http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=thumbs&id=4830
The "Z-back" cabinet shown in the KLOV listing is also a generic cabinet that was made to put kits in.
--- Quote from: knave on February 28, 2007, 01:48:40 pm ---I love shooters but would get pretty bored with the same one once the novelty wore off and I beat it a few times. I could Mame it but then would be modifying a working game and I don't like that thought. The value of parts is well over the buck and a quarter.
It has a 25" monitor (dunno what kind) and two players each with a stick and two (possibly three buttons.) All of the coin mechanics are there and functional.
--- End quote ---
I always thought Carrier AirWing was a pretty good shooter anyway (although not quite as fun as UN Squadron/Area 88). And since it's JAMMA with a decent-sized horizontal monitor you could always put a different game PCB in it. JAMMA boards are VERY easy to swap out as long as they're not 4-player or have more than 3 buttons. Do a search for "JAMMA PCB" on ebay to find out how cheap some of these games go for. If you do decide to go the MAME route with it, then you could use a J-Pac for the connections to the cab and still have it reversible if you ever needed to.
The 25" monitor would definitely be nice for MAME or a swappable JAMMA setup. Either way I'd say it's worth the $125.
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