about 1 year ago - 1 comment
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…
about 1 year ago - No comments
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.…
about 1 year ago - No comments
I was able to snap quite a few pictures last night of my newly acquired Ms. Pac-Man game. As my basement is under construction, lighting is not the best right now. I have new recessed lights installed but not hooked up. These are the best pictures I could get under the conditions. I’ve only owned to…
about 1 year ago - No comments
It’s been a while since I’ve picked up a new game. As a matter of fact, as the year comes to an end, I believe this is my first pickup for 2010. Over the weekend, I struck up a deal and picked up a fully working Ms. Pac-Man. The cabinet is solid but like most…
about 2 years ago - No comments
Last May I picked up a second Donkey Kong cabinet from an old high school friend. The cabinet was complete with the exception of a monitor and if not picked up, was headed to the curb on garbage pick up day. I picked up the cabinet with the intention of making it a dedicated Donkey…
about 2 years ago - 5 comments
I had a bit of free time over the weekend so I decided to apply my custom made control panel overlay to the “new” Golden Tee control panel. As with all good plans, I quickly ran into a few problems. When I put the new trackball mounting plate on the control panel, I discovered that…
about 2 years ago - No comments
Earlier this week I finally moved the “new” Golden Tee cabinet that I picked up last spring into the basement for some work. After the Cardinals loss, er… gift, to the Dodgers last night, I needed something to do so I decided to finally start working on this cabinet. The first order of business was…
about 2 years ago - No comments
There is not a whole lot of news to report on the arcade restoration front. Summer is actually the best time to work on things but a never-ending schedule keeps me from dedicating any significant time to the seemingly endless list of projects. However, I just returned from a 7 day trip to Walt Disney…
about 2 years ago - 2 comments
2 weeks ago I picked up another Donkey Kong cabinet from a high school friend (thanks, Nick!). The cabinet is in good shape and complete with the exception of a monitor. I have a monitor I could use that would require an inverter board, but I’d prefer an original Sanyo 20EZ monitor. I have a…
about 2 years ago - No comments
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…
Jeff: On a second glance, it looks like they no longer sell the plans, just preassembled kits.
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