My first attempt at conversion..my RYGAR CAB

[ZEN]

As a kid I unavoidedly jammed quarter after quarter of my hard earned paper-route money into the local Rygar machine.  I have just bought a solid cabinet and am beginning the conversion.  I have removed the old laminate and am working on the monitor shelf, screen angle and control panels before I re-laminate the cab. 

I found some very cool 8x4 laminate sheets at the local HomeDepot, it is made by formica, and it is called "Microdot".  It is black solid, with small geometric pinhold texture and it looks great, best of all it was only about $40/sheet.  See link below.

http://formica.com/publish/site/na/us/en/index/laminate/collection/microdot.html#

I have recieved the original RYGAR marquee in great shape.  I will be buying a reproduction bezel that is slightly smaller than original to fit the 22 1/2" CAB.  Still working on getting the PCB, cant find one that is tested and working.  I have a feeling the control panel portion will be as difficult as anything, as the original cab is a Perfect Billards cab that had plexi mounted controls.  I will post pics soon, and then grovel for advice.........here's to the noob....

 

[IG-88]

Welcome to the best hobby and the greatest forum out there.....

[Games001]

Welcome to the greatest and worst thing you will ever do with your time.   Rygar.. one of my top 3 games ever.  I have to think I pumped an easy $500 into that bugger of a game over the many years.

[CheffoJeffo]

Welcome -- nice to see a Rygar fan. 

Original boardsets seem to be few and far between. I would post a WTB on KLOV and see if anybody has one floating around.

[Steve]

I think I have a spare Rygar board. I'll check, but I am located in Australia

[ZEN]

Well, I have been hard at work at this, trying to get this correct.  I need to thank Cheffo for sending me the link with the guy about a pcb rygar board, very cool.  Unfortunately, I bought a board prior to the conversion, for cheap, but it did not work and was damaged.  I have continued with my Rygar theme, and am now fairly close to completion.  See pics.  I have built control panel, got orig marquee, reppo bezel from ArcadeOverlays that is NIIIIICE.  I have laminated the CAB with the microdot I posted earlier, I will never paint a cab ever with that stuff.  New T-molding, new plexi.  I am currently having probs with my IPAC, Andy is helping me with that....

-I have not watched tv for 3 weeks, up till 1 every night.  This is addicting, damn.......

-Here are some pics, if anyone wants more or has questions let me know, and if Steve (AU) has that board, let me know what you want for it, my budget is close to being gone...ouch....

Anyhow, thanks guys in advance for answering the questions that I will have soon!!!

[CheffoJeffo]

No worries -- although it took me a while to figure out who asked most recently about a boardset.

What was the damage to the board that you bought ? I bought mine as non-working but it worked in may cab, although sporadically. Turns out that the problem was in the socket for the small daughterboard on the "top" of the boardset and, it has been rock-solid since I replaced that socket.

I see that you've gone down the MAME path, but someone might be interested in buying that boardset from you.