nice to see that i caused some controversy, but i'm afraid this isn't over yet ...
i've been struggling hard between using woodgrain or not, in fact i was almost ready to use it, but then - out of the blue - a picture popped up here that some dutch dude (can't remember his name,
stage38 or something similar) took while visiting funspot this year and it was this picture that convinced me
not to use woodgrain but to go with a different color (some people don't even call it a color). here's the famous picture i've been talking about
a fantastic sega / gremlin row with an odd man out (aka the black sheep of the family) in between. this picture almost made me cry - seriously
how could they put
f-ugly woodgrain on the frogger cabinet when they made the rest of them white? this just looks wrong! as i've said before, there is another reason (apart from the fact that i have two other white sega / gremlin cabs) why i decided against woodgrain (which is hopefully going to look as great as i'm expecting it to do), but this will be revealed later. for now, here's the color that i really picked
having done this a couple of times already, charlotte and i are experts by now when it comes to applying vinyl / sideart
roll over, beethoven
i'm using the same technique that i used on my
pac-mania restoration for the first time: overlapping the vinyl in order to push it down with the t-molding later on (imho the only reasonable way to do it)!
my study is a total mess: parts, tools and trash everywhere!
up next: the sideart! shocker: when i lay one of the graphics on the cabinet for alignment, i realize that there is a huuuge bend in the art. because i have had the art in my possession for quite a while now, i won't be able to exchange it for a new one (a replacement), so i'll have to do my very best to minimize the damage!
let's start applying the art with "the usual suspects"
here's a look at that bend from behind. i wonder whether i'll be able to remove it or not ...
i'm using a hi-quality 3m squeegee to push it down as hard / flat as possible
only time will tell (when i remove the protective layer) if / how the damage will be visible - for now it doesn't look too bad!
here's the sideart firmly applied to the cabinet's side
one final word regarding the white cabinet: it has been sitting like this in my study for almost a week now and i totally l-o-v-e
the way this turned out and the way it looks - imho so much better than woodgrain. i don't care about it not being original, it's a fantastic sight and that's what matters. i won't be showing you photos of the whole cabinet for now, i'll save those for the money shots when the restoration is done
your turn now, bash me!!!
