About 2 weeks ago, after trying for several months to work out a trade, I decided to sell my Omega Race game. It was a tough decision to make as it is the game that got me into the hobby. It was also without a doubt the game the required the most effort [...]

I managed to free some time last weekend to do a bit of work on the All American Football cabinet. Other than new t-molding, this project is about done. I spent about an hour cleaning then reattaching all of the joysticks, spring sticks and buttons. The buttons will eventually get replaced but [...]

I came to the realization that of the games I own, the Omega Race upright doesn’t get much play. I’m looking to trade it for a Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man or Galaga machine. You can find plenty of pictures of the game in the Omega Race photo gallery. Where two cabinets are pictured, [...]

The new control panel overlay arrived today from Mame Marquees.  I have had a marquee printed there before but never a control panel overlay.  I have to admit, I’m very impressed with the quality.  In anticipation of installing the control panel overlay, I wanted to make sure to have all of the cabinet components painted before [...]

I received an e-mail today notifying me that my All American Football control panel overlay was shipped.  It should be here in 2 or 3 days.  I’m busy painting those parts that I stripped and should have an update in a few days.

Anyone that has seen my schedule for the last two months knows it is difficult for me to find time to dedicate to my restoration projects. I did make some small progress on the All American Football cabinet last week. I removed the old control panel overlay using a heat gun and putty [...]

I received my Missile Command board in the mail Saturday morning. I mailed the board to Andre at Arcade Solution on Monday, May 5th, and as promised in his e-mails, it took him a little less than two weeks to get the board back to me.
Prior to shipping the board, I had already replaced [...]

I just received an e-mail from Andre at Arcade Solution, informing me that my Missile Command board has been repaired.  He’ll be shipping it back tomorrow.  The next big step will be to see if it works in my machine.  I’ll post an update as soon as the board arrives and I get a chance [...]

I receive a lot of visits to this blog from searchers looking for a specific control panel overlay. As a service to those who stumble across this site hoping to find a control panel overlay for their game, I’m going to list the major sites that specialize in reproduction control panel overlays and list [...]

Inquiring minds often wonder how much work goes into a complete restoration of an arcade cabinet. I maintain a “log” on each machine I restore and keep track of the total spent on new parts and how many hours have gone into the restoration. Since the Dig Dug restoration is essentially complete, with [...]