The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: romperwomb on May 16, 2005, 12:16:54 pm
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Here is my conversion of a Donkey Kong Bootleg cab (was a slightly water damaged Trivia Whiz when I picked it up) into the DKjr inspired Dreamsicle orange machine I'm dubbing Donkey Kong Senior. This one is dedicated to all the guys who had to compromise with a wood grain cab for the *whip sound here*. ;)
(http://portals.chilitech.net/photos/jesse_torok/images/145/281x375.aspx)
(http://portals.chilitech.net/photos/jesse_torok/images/144/281x375.aspx)
(http://portals.chilitech.net/photos/jesse_torok/images/110/281x375.aspx)
I've made the mistake of getting the P1 side playable and my progress has been hampered by playing. I'm planning on installing a 2 1/4 trackball between players 1&2. Doing a custom CP layover and some type of DK side art.
Pics of the progress can be found here. (http://portals.chilitech.net/photos/jesse_torok/category1000.aspx)
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Looks nice! where was the water damage and how did you go about hiding it?
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It appears that it was sitting in about 3 inches of water at some point. It was mostly swelling and very brittle at the bottom. A few chunks of MDF came off when moving it around.
(http://portals.chilitech.net/photos/jesse_torok/images/27/281x375.aspx)
With a little guidance from Randy Fromm (http://slot-tech-ftp.serveftp.com:8080/technical_department/videogame%20conversions/mondo%20bondo/mondo%20bondo.htm), I sanded down and cleaned up where the damage was. Then I used Body Bondo to fill in the chunks and all over the damaged area and sanded that down once it was dry. You can still tell there was swelling on the left bottom side but it came out quite nice.