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Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: ElGwako on September 19, 2006, 08:44:35 pm

Title: Gyruss project
Post by: ElGwako on September 19, 2006, 08:44:35 pm

I Picked up a Gyruss game sometime ago that was beat. It must have had a fish bowl of rocks and water thrown into and sat to rot.
I started out thinking i could fix the corners that were chewed up. It went pretty good at first but after the first panel i just decided to cut out new ones using 2/4 MDF. I'm pretty much just building a new cab now.
I got some stencils from Brian (Prok) and got a good match for the colors. She's almost ready for the paint so i hope to have the finished product soon!!!

I need a coin door, bezel and CPO if anyone has one.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/elgwako2/album?.dir=/404fre2

take a look at a few pics and let me know what you think so far.
Should i have stuck with the original side panels??

Title: Re: Gyruss project
Post by: spacies on September 20, 2006, 12:11:08 am

Quote from: ElGwako on September 19, 2006, 08:44:35 pm

Should i have stuck with the original side panels??

No, you did the right thing.
The sides could have cause grief I reckon. One good knock and all that filler would have cracked off. If you have the artworkk and have done a good job then who is gonna be able to tell?

Keep on truckin'

Title: Re: Gyruss project
Post by: rlemmon on September 21, 2006, 07:48:20 pm

Looks great keep the pic coming. Spacies is right replacing the sides was the way to go. If your going to do it you should do it right.  :)

Title: Re: Gyruss project
Post by: johnm160 on September 21, 2006, 09:06:53 pm

Fish tank rocks, are you sure this was not a "Swimmer" cabinet? ;D