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o1s1n

Yeah it's good to keep an eye on all three, there's no real consistency as to where they're posted!

safetyboy

How much does he charge for the pony's or the astro citys?

o1s1n

Astros tend to be really really cheap. Probably the best deal you'll get. Some of them can even be sub €500

http://www.rklok.com/Shop/Arcade/item.php?item=16

Pony's...er...multiply that by 2.5! :pac:

safetyboy

I need a pony I can fall asleep on, they look comfy!

Optimus Prime

Finished the other side of my Tetris cab today, Artwork and TMolding. added back on the Coin eject parts on the bottom. Wired up joysticks and Buttons and stuck the game in. Just waiting on my bro to spray the speaker grill part black that goes over the cpo there, then i can stick the tetris bezel on the glass, put it in, and its all done.



Here is the "before" of that cab, to put it in perspective! You can see the speaker part on the before, i have that sanded down waiting to be sprayed black, im only waiting on that to be done to finish it off, i have artwork to go on the glass too.



Lineup..

The Last Bandit

Quality job, where did you get the artwork done ?

o1s1n

Fair play man, some transformation!

Optimus Prime

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Quality job, where did you get the artwork done ?

Cheers, fixed it up myself in photoshop and a friends brother works in a printing place, they do signs for google etc i think. he printed them off for me as a favour.

KeRbDoG

You have a very understanding partner keithgeo - While I have a man cave, I couldn't see my ever having cabs in the dining room

Cabs in the dining room/sitting room is the only way to go!

Andrew76

Lovely setup Keith and fair play to you for putting in all the hard graft to get it to that state. :cool:

KeRbDoG wrote: »

You have a very understanding partner keithgeo - While I have a man cave, I couldn't see my ever having cabs in the dining room

That reminds me, saw the below pic on ylyl the other day and thought it was apt for some of the chaps on here. :pac:

Myrddin

:D

@Keith, remember the twp Taito cabs I bought from you? Say I wanted to put blank vinyls on the sides of them, just plain black for example...do I need to know the exact measurements/dimensions of the cab? Or is the vinyl applied & then cut to shape?

Also, is the new tmoulding difficult to fit? How is it done?

Optimus Prime

I always get them printed bigger than the cab. Use a squirty bottle with water mixed with a drop of washing up liquid. spray on the sticky side, then line it up, i have a credit card type thing with material on one end and i "squeegee" the artwork on using that, sliding out the bubbles, because the back is wet you can lift it off easily enough and place it back on until you get it right. Then i cut the artwork around the edge of the cab, leaving a little bit overhanging so i can bend over the edge and under the tmolding when im applying it. that way it looks like the artwork is going right over the edge and under the TM.

Tmolding is best to get from tmolding.com they are by far the cheapest ive seen, and even though its in the states its really quick shipping. it works out cheaper than buying off ebay or gremlin solutions. you will need a glue gun too from b&q if you dont have one and a pack of glue tubes. not sure if those cabs actually have a router slot cut in them do they? they might have iron on edging on them? cant remember..

Myrddin

keithgeo wrote: »

Tmolding is best to get from tmolding.com they are by far the cheapest ive seen, and even though its in the states its really quick shipping. it works out cheaper than buying off ebay or gremlin solutions. you will need a glue gun too from b&q if you dont have one and a pack of glue tubes. not sure if those cabs actually have a router slot cut in them do they? they might have iron on edging on them? cant remember..

Cheers Keith, so the vinyl sounds handy enough to do then. Re the moulding, I'm not really sure I'll have to remove a bit & see. If there's no router slot, where does that leave me? Or is there flat moulding you can get thats just hot glued on in that case?

Optimus Prime

ive seen flat stuff before i think you iron it on. ive seen it used on normal furniture in the past as well not just arcades. if you have a router, routing the slot is easy aswell. you just line it up and slide the router around the edge. you have a couple of different options i guess. I would nearly route it if you are getting arwork for the sides, because it will be easier to finish off the edges of the artwork over the sides and under Tmolding, not sure how that would work out with iron on stuff.

Myrddin

Cheers Keith, no router atm but I'll concentrate on getting the cabs functional again before I worry too much about cosmetics. Cheers for the info

bigron2109

Wheres the best place to buy old retro sticks for a cab please folks.

Preferably online.

o1s1n

bigron2109 wrote: »

Wheres the best place to buy old retro sticks for a cab please folks.

Preferably online.

Depends on the quality. If you want the best, get Japanese Seimitsu sticks. Can order them through this ebay store.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SEIMITSU-LS-56-01-ARCADE-JOYSTICK-RED-BALL-TOP-/370497753751?pt=UK_Video_Games_Coin_Operated_MJ&hash=item5643631297

Andrew76

Unless you need sticks for a woodie cab, then Happ are the preferred choice I think. ebay or gremlinsolutions.co.uk should have what you need.

o1s1n

Andrew76 wrote: »

Unless you need sticks for a woodie cab, then Happ are the preferred choice I think. ebay or gremlinsolutions.co.uk should have what you need.

Heathen!!! Happ are only the preferred choice of those who don't know any better

In all seriousness though, ball tops look great on a wood cab too. Had a pair of red ones on a leisure 2000

Andrew76

o1s1n wrote: »

Heathen!!! Happ are only the preferred choice of those who don't know any better

In all seriousness though, ball tops look great on a wood cab too. Had a pair of red ones on a leisure 2000

Dunno man, if I had a woodie then I'd have to put Happs in there, look more authentic to me. Not saying ball tops never appeared on a woodie cab but I dont ever remember seeing them as a kid.

Not sure the default Seimitsu mounting would suit that type of cab either.

TechnoFreek

I'd be with Andrew on this. Bat tops on woodies (oh er missus) look better and more authentic than ball tops.

Myrddin

I'd have to agree too, bat tops on woodies was the way I remember playing them in the arcades. Ball tops do look ok on them, just not as authentic imo

Steve X2

Why not seimitsu's or sanwa's with bat tops on them? Best of both works as it looks authentic but you have decent sticks in there.
I've adapters for mine if I ever have a stroke and want bat tops on my candy

o1s1n

That's interesting as authentic to me was always ball top.

All the Neo Geo electrocoin cabs I played growing up had ball tops.



Then things like Smash TV



Classic cabs



Sega Naomi cabs all over the place in Irish arcades



All Konami cabs had ball tops









Bat tops seemed to be very popular on fighting cabs here. Midway ones like Mortal Kombat and the Street Fighter 2 iterations too. I was never a big fighting game head though so didn't really go near them.

Casey120

Joust, PacMan, Frogger, Space Invaders, Phoenix, Galaga, Galaxians ... al the old woodies used ball tops you Heathens !

o1s1n

Hey Urbanledge, here's the marquee with art in it like you were asking earlier. Looks spot on!

Los Lobos

Looking at that wallpaper never gets old

o1s1n

Best wallpaper ever! I'm tearing it off the walls and bringing it with me when I move out

managed to get both cabs on simultaneously for a blast earlier. Had to take a quick recording . Shame they're not side by side, but nothing I can do about that at the mo.

Listen to the whine of that CPS2 fan!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jRxsFjvuvs

Casey120

Very nice .

My OCD forces me to place the correct marquee whenever I put in a new game !