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Title: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on October 18, 2010, 03:30:42 PM
(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/8605/1005435y.jpg)
(http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/2420/1005436cq.jpg)

any ideas?  8)
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on October 18, 2010, 03:58:07 PM
euhh a cab  ???  ;D
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: Belike on October 18, 2010, 04:16:15 PM
It's something huge, a Star Wars Trilogy or House of the Dead?
A little clue would be helpful! ;D
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: atarimania on October 18, 2010, 04:24:41 PM
Paul's cabinet ?
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: Superully on October 18, 2010, 04:50:02 PM
woa, that is HUGE - looks as if it came from paul. but then it can't be a "ninja warriors", which is my guess. oh no, wait, it has to be atari, so i have no clue :P
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: Ronald Reagan on October 18, 2010, 05:00:57 PM
probably 2 cabs

looks a bit like a Cola vending machine though
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: scr33n on October 18, 2010, 05:12:46 PM
probably 2 cabs

looks a bit like a Cola vending machine though

+1
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: old school on October 18, 2010, 07:07:17 PM
A new fridge !!

OK  :arrow:
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: TimePilot on October 18, 2010, 07:44:47 PM
wow, so many ideas but not the real right one, only superully has go in the right "atari" direction... ;)

ok, next step to unpacking:

(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8441/1005438j.jpg)
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2686/1005437p.jpg)
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: Superully on October 18, 2010, 07:48:28 PM
woa, you got the millipede from paul - damn you :twisted:

joking aside, i would have loved to have that so much (probably one of the greatest pieces of art E-V-E-R, but i know that it's in great hands at your place - and if you ever decide to sell it later, you know where to find me ;)

what's the other one? CC?
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: Superully on October 18, 2010, 07:50:15 PM
oh, by the way: you seem to have a huge garden up there in northern germany - how about a huuuge gameroom for more atari action?
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: TimePilot on October 18, 2010, 07:57:55 PM
No no, not so huge. It looks bigger than it is really. we live here on 1000qm own land, not more. But wait, you're right, enough space for a huge gameroom for all the classic ataris... :lol:

by the way, the other cab is a battlezone.
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: Superully on October 18, 2010, 08:02:02 PM
by the way, the other cab is a battlezone.

wow, didn't know that paul had one as well! hope you got a good deal on those cabs ...
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: TimePilot on October 18, 2010, 08:37:23 PM
its time to bring it home:
(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8813/1005439g.jpg)
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: TimePilot on October 18, 2010, 08:40:38 PM
after a first cleaning & check, here at his new place:

(http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/6413/1005440.jpg)

a nice pair, or not...? :spaceace:

Title: Re: look what...
Post by: Superully on October 18, 2010, 08:42:36 PM
awesome :-* is the millipede working? it sounded like an easy fix from paul's description ...
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: atarimania on October 18, 2010, 09:00:30 PM
Two great cabinets  8) 8) 8)

Millipede is a very nice cabinet, what is the second one ??
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: scr33n on October 18, 2010, 09:15:09 PM
Millipede is a very nice cabinet, what is the second one ??

Battlezone  :wink:

by the way, the other cab is a battlezone.
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: atarimania on October 18, 2010, 09:56:18 PM

Battlezone  :wink:


Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   :o :o :o
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on October 18, 2010, 10:19:10 PM
Cool cabs !
congratiolations !
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: TimePilot on October 18, 2010, 10:28:20 PM
thanks for the compliments. I am very happy with the cabs... :D its nice to have a millipede here in europe.

awesome :-* is the millipede working? it sounded like an easy fix from paul's description ...
I do not know...
I had only time to unpack the cabs and clean to bring it in my game room. The first thing I did the metal brackets from the coindoor and the backdoor removed, next to the holes closed and then install new locks, etc..
I will test the function later. the cabs are indeed from the United States and have 110 volts. unfortunately I do not now exactly what the better way is, to either an external voltage converter like to get it here:http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380225328891&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT (http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380225328891&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT), or whether it is in the cab would allow them to convert the voltage switches.

EDIT: a quick look in the manual at klov let me see, that i can use a voltage plug for 220 or 240 volts on the power supply. which voltage plug was the right one, at 230 volts? I am grateful for tips...
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: gyruss on October 19, 2010, 10:51:52 AM
Congratulations, now make more pictures!  ;)

btw i love the xevious!
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Ronald Reagan on October 19, 2010, 11:29:46 AM
what a present for yourself. I saw the Millipede at Paul. Great piece of work
Title: Re: look what...
Post by: Alpha1 on October 19, 2010, 12:27:37 PM
EDIT: a quick look in the manual at klov let me see, that i can use a voltage plug for 220 or 240 volts on the power supply. which voltage plug was the right one, at 230 volts? I am grateful for tips...

You need the blue (220) or brown (240) lug in place of what you have. They should be in the bottom of the cab ready to switch over.
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on October 19, 2010, 01:16:42 PM
thanks Alpha1! :)

I have look at the power supply, but but it's only a yellow switch there. no additional switches. argghh, that is no good. >:(
here a picture from the (still dusty) power supply:
(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5906/1005442s.jpg)

Mhhh, what to do. Ahh! I take a look in the xevious cab, and i have found two switches on the power supply in there. the blue one was connected on the xevious power supply, the brown one was in addition. puh, what a luck, but can i take the brown switch from the xevious for the millipede? i am grateful for help!
Here the switches i take off from the xevious:
(http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6858/1005443w.jpg)

a closer view on the power supply shows me that on the plug the earth's cable is cut off. :o :o :o that was not normally, or is it?
here in detail:
(http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9436/1005445.jpg)

Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Laschek on October 19, 2010, 02:26:14 PM
I guess the brown one should be ok, in fact someone once recommended to me to use the 240 V ones if possible.
I would replace that power cord with a new one (always a good idea anyway) and connect ground/earth.
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on October 19, 2010, 03:46:25 PM
thanks Laschek!  :)

I hope it works with the brown switch and its compatible to all ataris.
I will replace the power cord before.
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: level42 on October 19, 2010, 05:34:23 PM
Simply check out the schematics and you know.

With moving one pin you can change a US (yellow) connector to a 240V one.

Be sure to mark it that it's for 240V now though....you never know where your machine will end up over 50 years ;)
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on October 19, 2010, 08:54:39 PM
yeah, or if you really want to be precise, use new brown wires in the yellow switch ;)
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Q*ris on October 19, 2010, 11:18:50 PM
From what I can see, the artworks seem to be in very good condition.
Millipede is too nice to be stuck in a row of cabinets, you should put it on a pedestal in the middle of your living room  ;D
Congratulations man!

Speaking of Paul's nice cabinets, I was (and am still) very interested in Paul's Crystal Castles (http://cgi.ebay.de/CRYSTAL-CASTLES-CLASSIC-VIDEO-ARCADE-GAME-ATARI-1983-/360308669762?pt=Automaten&hash=item53e411fd42) but the price is just... well... aouch...
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: mchay on October 19, 2010, 11:28:55 PM
Send him an offer - he is quite negotiable. At least last time I threw a lowish bid on a machine he had for sale.
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Q*ris on October 19, 2010, 11:37:42 PM
Send him an offer - he is quite negotiable. At least last time I threw a lowish bid on a machine he had for sale.
Mmmh thanks for the tip Mchay, that's very tempting... I'll try that without being insulting of course  ::)
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Superully on October 20, 2010, 07:06:46 AM
Send him an offer - he is quite negotiable. At least last time I threw a lowish bid on a machine he had for sale.

agreed! especially when you're making him an offer for two cabs or more ...
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Q*ris on October 20, 2010, 08:03:01 AM
Send him an offer - he is quite negotiable. At least last time I threw a lowish bid on a machine he had for sale.
agreed! especially when you're making him an offer for two cabs or more ...
Thanks Ully!
Group buy anybody?
If so: PM me, because we're going off topic for this post.
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on November 22, 2011, 05:39:06 PM
Today I got a new delivery...

(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7441/img0438ce.jpg)

what's in there?
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Superully on November 22, 2011, 06:17:09 PM
galaga!!!
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on November 22, 2011, 06:35:22 PM
nope... ;D

next please
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on November 22, 2011, 06:47:03 PM
ok, here's a little tip :arrow:




 :pac: :pac: :pac:

Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Superully on November 22, 2011, 06:49:37 PM
hmm, now it's getting difficult :P

paul has been selling a couple of his zillion cabs on ebay lately (starting bid one euro), guess you're one of the lucky winners!
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on November 22, 2011, 06:54:34 PM
i had buy this cab behind the scenes... paul agreed with my offer.

ok, now unpacking... :arrow:

(http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6642/img0440za.jpg)
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Superully on November 22, 2011, 07:01:29 PM
pac-man-IA :spaceace:
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: baritonomarchetto on November 22, 2011, 07:59:43 PM
Hey you "teasing-pilot"  :D, had you the time to check your PM?  :wink:

...what about posting some photos of your gameroom? Must be GREAT !
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on November 22, 2011, 08:37:27 PM
yeah ully, you are right. it is the converted pac man ia from usa...

@baritonomarchetto: sorry, forgot your pn... and pics from my "80s Lounge" gameroom later...


back to topic :arrow:

at the same time I got a package from hungary... :arrow:

(http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/732/img0420j.jpg)

ummmh, what is inside...? ???


Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on November 22, 2011, 08:52:15 PM
waka waka waka, a original pacmania marquee!!! :spaceace:  :spaceace:  :spaceace:

(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2935/img0423dj.jpg)

...and here the background story:
I could remember a thread where Bruno had his damaged marquee offered for sale. I knew it had bought bela for gameroom decoration only. When I asked him whether he would sell the marquee, he immediately said yes, because it´s for a dedicated machine and not only for decoration. We then arranged a nice swap.
many many thanks bela for helping me out!
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Superully on November 22, 2011, 08:55:55 PM
nice! interesting to see where this marquee has travelled. anyone care to make a map? ;)
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Belike on November 22, 2011, 09:04:53 PM
...And the hungarian side of the story:
Toralf was so kind and sent me a nice Dig Dug marquee in a nuclear safe package and a super cool surprise from 1984:
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-X6VpQMEL65Q/TsvYXzNly3I/AAAAAAAAFAY/cLtA92qGMtg/s912/Phoenix%252520ic%252520014.jpg)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-foF0CmJTgTQ/TsvYYMS3QKI/AAAAAAAAFAc/HHOcovmy4qE/s912/Phoenix%252520ic%252520021.jpg)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-U3HfAFaAtjU/TsvYZKLMJSI/AAAAAAAAFAo/20YEeMLjwO0/s912/Phoenix%252520ic%252520020.jpg)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LdwmQ9uAno0/TsvYYYLS04I/AAAAAAAAFAk/w7FleMYFjRI/s912/Phoenix%252520ic%252520018.jpg)

Thank you my friend. ;)
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: SeTTleR on November 22, 2011, 09:05:59 PM
Yeah nice catch! That Cab is brilliant. I also have one.. and my Marquee is broken, too. Need to find another one one day... when I'm grown up and have the money :D
What about the condition of the cab? Is it working?
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Belike on November 22, 2011, 09:09:14 PM
nice! interesting to see where this marquee has travelled. anyone care to make a map? ;)
I'm not too good in the map drawing business, but as I know it came from Luxenbourg to Ridderkerk to Budapest to Trollenhagen. ;D
Maybe Bruno can tell us more. :D
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on November 22, 2011, 09:40:32 PM
nice! interesting to see where this marquee has travelled. anyone care to make a map? ;)
I'm not too good in the map drawing business, but as I know it came from Luxenbourg to Ridderkerk to Budapest to Trollenhagen. ;D
Maybe Bruno can tell us more. :D
LOL  ;D ;D ;D

P.S. Nice to see that the package has arrived safely... :)
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on November 22, 2011, 09:46:52 PM
okay, and here the entire view with the well-traveled marquee from bela...  :-*

(http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/1189/img0443ph.jpg)
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Belike on November 22, 2011, 10:37:18 PM
The marquee is it's well deserved place by now, looking great! ;D
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: DarthNuno on November 22, 2011, 10:51:21 PM
nice! interesting to see where this marquee has travelled. anyone care to make a map? ;)
I'm not too good in the map drawing business, but as I know it came from Luxenbourg to Ridderkerk to Budapest to Trollenhagen. ;D
Maybe Bruno can tell us more. :D

You can add first ... Germany :D
My Pacmania with that marquee is coming initially from ... Germany (see the 'lazy' road trip right here (https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=615.0))  8)
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on November 23, 2011, 07:18:17 AM
nice! interesting to see where this marquee has travelled. anyone care to make a map? ;)
I'm not too good in the map drawing business, but as I know it came from Luxenbourg to Ridderkerk to Budapest to Trollenhagen. ;D
Maybe Bruno can tell us more. :D

You can add first ... Germany :D
My Pacmania with that marquee is coming initially from ... Germany (see the 'lazy' road trip right here (https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=615.0))  8)
So it's come back home ... ;D ;)
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on November 26, 2011, 02:26:40 PM
I have two questions about the pacmania cab...

since the original joystick has been replaced, I would like to include a original atari logo joystick. can i take the logo stick from gauntlet?

and, someone knows a source for the sidearts? mine are in poor cond...
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: DarthNuno on November 26, 2011, 03:55:33 PM
and, someone knows a source for the sidearts? mine are in poor cond...

Too lazy to read my lazy PacMania topic?  ::) ;)

See this segment (https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=615.msg5771#msg5771) for the answer  8)
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on November 26, 2011, 04:14:58 PM
and, someone knows a source for the sidearts? mine are in poor cond...

Too lazy to read my lazy PacMania topic?  ::) ;)

See this segment (https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=615.msg5771#msg5771) for the answer  8)
No Bruno, I know your thread and the resto thread from superully too! but yours & ullys source for sidearts is out of stock... :'( that was why i have questioned here... ;)
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Superully on November 26, 2011, 05:03:41 PM
since the original joystick has been replaced, I would like to include a original atari logo joystick. can i take the logo stick from gauntlet?

didn't it use an atari logo joystick originally? however, you have to make sure to have a 4-way actuator (is that what it's called?), not the 8-way one used on gauntlet!
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on November 27, 2011, 07:43:13 AM
pac-mania was built with the atari logo stick originally. the logo stick on my cab has been replaced, so i need a new one. Yesterday I won an auction incl. 2 sticks from ebay.com, i hope they fits...

it´s really sad that the gauntlet sticks are not fit in... i had 4 of them as spare

EDIT: any ideas with the sidearts? or has anybody a good digital repro of the graphic?
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: Superully on November 27, 2011, 08:39:14 AM
it´s really sad that the gauntlet sticks are not fit in... i had 4 of them as spare

i wonder where you got those from? :P

EDIT: any ideas with the sidearts? or has anybody a good digital repro of the graphic?

ask rich@thisoldgame! he printed a new set of sideart for an austrian friend of mine
Title: Re: look what i got today...
Post by: TimePilot on November 27, 2011, 08:51:43 AM
it´s really sad that the gauntlet sticks are not fit in... i had 4 of them as spare

i wonder where you got those from? :P
haha...  ;D :P

EDIT: any ideas with the sidearts? or has anybody a good digital repro of the graphic?

ask rich@thisoldgame! he printed a new set of sideart for an austrian friend of mine
ok thanks, i have send him an mail... lets see...