Restoring the classics…
Archive for March, 2009
Centipede Pictures
Mar 31st
As promised, I finally have some pictures of my Centipede game acquired last week. Be sure to check out the previous post for pictures of the Golden Tee conversion cabinet. If the mouse pictures from last Friday weren’t enough to scare you off, the condition of this cabinet probably is. Truthfully, it’s not in terrible shape, but it needs a lot of work to make it presentable. I bought this one sight unseen and in hindsight, should have requested some pictures of the cabinet. Still, for the price I paid, I can probably get it working and restored for about the cost of a working machine in nice condition. More >
Golden Tee – The New Cabinet
Mar 31st
As promised, I have a bunch of new pictures today of my Golden Tee cabinet that I picked up over a month ago and of the Centipede cabinet that I picked up last week. First up, the Golden Tee cabinet. For anyone interested in the story behind this cabinet, check out my last post on this topic, A New Addition, A Project Revisited. Once you see the pictures, I think you’ll agree that for $20, with a working 25″ monitor, this was definitely a great deal. More >
The Joys Of Arcade Ownership
Mar 27th
Today is just a teaser post. I still don’t have any pictures of the new Golden Tee cabinet, but I do have three pictures of my newly acquired Centipede cabinet. I mentioned in my post yesterday that this one was in rough shape. Today, I decided to take the monitor bezel off for a good cleaning. That led to another discovery. More >
New Game Added, Another Coming
Mar 26th
Well, it’s been a hectic month. When I last posted, I promised pictures of my newly acquired Golden Tee cabinet with 25″ monitor. Those pictures haven’t been taken yet. I’ve started removing the parts from my All American Football cabinet to put in the new cabinet and am slowly returning the All American Football to it’s original state.
Yesterday, I picked up a non-working Centipede. This one is in very rough shape and needs a lot of cosmetic repair. It’s going to get a full restoration eventually, similar to Dig Dug. I’d like to get the game working first before committing a lot of time to the restoration. Pictures will be forthcoming.
I also made an offer last week on a non-working Operation Wolf. I just got a call that they accepted the offer. I will probably pick it up sometime this weekend. Again, pictures will be forthcoming. In summary, I owe you pictures of three new cabinets. Stay tuned.
