Restoring the classics…
Centipede
Centipede restoration
Centipede Control Panel
Dec 29th
I’ve got to admit, last night was the most nervous I’ve been in my brief stint as an arcade collector. I decided it was time to apply a brand new control panel overlay on Centipede. “Why the nerves?”, you might ask. Sure a new reproduction overlay isn’t terribly expensive but you only get one shot to do it right. Everything needs to line up properly and the overlay applied without air bubbles. One slip and it’s going to look terrible. Most people probably wouldn’t notice a slight misalignment or a minor air bubble. I would and it would drive me nuts! More >
Some Work! Finally!
Dec 22nd
The basement remodel is at a stand still until a friend can come help me wire up the recessed lights and switches. With a little free time last night, I decided it was time to pull Centipede out of it’s dark corner and do a little work. This cabinet needs a lot of cosmetic work. I need to replace a broken board on the bottom of the cabinet and probably need to countersink about 100 screws to stabilize the whole thing. Instead of hauling out the table saw in the 10 degree weather, I decided to start easy. More >
Centipede Lives
Apr 2nd
Just a short update today. I didn’t get around to taking pictures of the Operation Wolf cabinet but hopefully will tonight. While troubleshooting my newly acquired Centipede cabinet, I came to the conclusion that the power supply was bad as I was not getting the proper voltages to the monitor. I ordered a “refurbished” power supply from Quarter Arcade. I received the power supply, advertised as tested and working, via Fedex today. After removing the old supply and plugging in the new one, I powered on the game. Viola! Centipede lives! I had to tweak the monitor a bit as it was scrolling but I now have the image stabilized. Knowing that the game is fully working, I can slowly start restoring this cabinet, along with my on-going basement remodel.
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 >
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 >
