What was your greatest find in 2009?? (arcade wise)

[nicolas le jardinier]

Yes, there are lots of parts in this cab, that's why she is beautifull too 

I just want to buy :
CPO : 45$
side art : 169$
Iner art : 45$
Complete control pannel used : near 50/70$
Miway coin door : I've one
I've already bought the repro joystick handle (it was near 30 eur)

It's near 220 eur + shipping just for the cosmetic.

100$+shipping for the board. (not 250$)

[Muerto]

well, what do you know! - it´s good to be optimistic!  

[Maverick]

but it´s not every day you come across a Mint TRON in europe...

Muerto?

are you sure?!

do you check ebay.co.uk in the weekend's?

1 tron cab was right there for sale last week,

still 1 is available from the huge stock from chattanooga (posted on the forum last week)

Tron in Europe it is not so rare are as you might think..

Just ask for it , as bruno said about pong availabilty search through the collector's network

and you'll find one in Europe near to you

gameover can be a good start for you since you are in Denmark, right?


gameover are french so it would be easy for you to get one right there

Lot of collectors join their forum


Instead Pong or computer space seem to be really rare..


Anyway,


We are all fans but must be aware of what you are going to deal with

So here some people's experience who had fought with it (as I did)


http://www.tron-sector.com/forums/default.aspx?do=top&id=342097

http://www.downloadpipe.com/forums/games/TECH-Tron-Blank-Screen-ftopict216998.html

http://www.downloadpipe.com/forums/games/buy-wire-ftopict191822.html

http://www.solvalou.com/messages_view.php?mid=491

Just to mention few..


Soon you'll have restored one you'll see it with a different sight (jean with the missing package is starting.. my good luck mate it will be a tough work but in the end you'll succeed )


Mav

To answer your question a mint tron cab is this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/Restored-Midway-Tron-Classic-Arcade-Game-SUPER-NICE_W0QQitemZ260522528764QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ca85a4ffc

on practical things I get used in this sector (since I work in it if you don't know) to be for professional deformation extremely precise

This doesn't mean that I've lost passion, but


I would to help passionate people you to focalize first where the problem are when looking at beautiful machines like tron is



Mav

[Maverick]

100$+shipping for the board. (not 250$)

my friend be aware of your estimates

As long as I know a tested working Tron board (since I looked after it for 1 year) is around 150~200 from Anthony (quaterarcade.com) or arcadeparts.com

Maybe $100 on ebay.com but in this case the sellers (of course) don't give you any refund in case it doesn't work or don't arrive at all

as happend to you

-Control panel has additionals holes, a guy in the usa has send it one complete to me but it never arrive in france
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See here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/TRON-SET-ARCADE-PCB-BOARD-150_W0QQitemZ370310317984QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item56383707a0

 http://cgi.ebay.com/Tron-arcade-pcb-boards_W0QQitemZ140368897218QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item20aea364c2

You get what you give,

Anyway keep us informed with the restoration of the cab step by step so you can update your story

and if you need an help you know where is the bell to ring

Good luck

Mav

Little hint: to avoid missing packages use UPS

it will save you angry moments

[nicolas le jardinier]

Yes now, I will use USPS,

I purchaze the parts on klov forum and ebay, that's why my estimatation is lower.
But my tron working pcb prize was wrong, I've verified and it's 125/150$ + shipping on the forum klov.
Thanks for told us your experience and I think it's true that before restoring this machine we can't know how much it's long, difficult and expensive because of all the parts she has.

I think we have to return to the initial subject of the topic now 

[Maverick]

Yes

my tron working pcb prize was wrong, I've verified and it's 125/150$ + shipping on the forum klov.

I purchaze the parts on klov forum and ebay, that's why my estimatation is lower.


Thanks for told us your experience and I think it's true that before restoring this machine we can't know how much it's long, difficult and expensive because of all the parts she has.

Don't worry,

We are here to help you, guys

we did it first so we try wiht our hits to help you avoiding all the problems you're going to face on these adventures


Mav

.. otherwise why we got older?!

[DarthNuno]

Yes, back on track please  

Ok, for me 2009 was an incredible year in term of 'Arcade Life Style', for example :

- Meeting with Fred 'ArcadeFever' and ... Billy 'Pac Man' Mitchell in Miami + meeting with Barry 'Sonic 1992' inside the world famous private game room called 'Yesterdays' in Houston.
- Visiting the FunSpot in NH, simply the largest Arcade in the world !
- Vierzon 2009 exhibition in France was also awesome!

Got two games on the top of my 'must have' list : Q*Bert & BurgerTime  

What else? ... yes... Got laser disc "Project Dragoon" for my Galaxian Theater... chance for finding that are almost null... But I got it

And I'm still very happy to see all of you coming back on this website, for sharing a lot of things   Thanks you  

[Maverick]

And I'm still very happy to see all of you coming back on this website, for sharing a lot of things   Thanks you  

No bruno, thanks to you

Mav

[jcp]

My Buggy Boy is my greatest find of last year for sure  .

[Superully]

that cab looks GIGANTIC 

[petieken]

Wow, that's a cool cab!

Are there 3 monitors in there? Or what are those mirrors for?

[jcp]

Ully : it's just a 1/2 larger than Power Drift in fact : you can move it quite easily (about 160kg) !



petieken : thanks, there is 3 monitors inside (3 X 14inchs), no mirror.

[petieken]

Ah, I see now, the monitor setup is a bit like F355 challenge (DLX).

You're lucky it's weight is 'only' 160kg

Good luck with that cab, it appears to be in pretty good shape!

[Superully]

you can move it quite easily (about 160kg) !

are you the strongest man alive? 

[jcp]

Ully , wheels can help, you know .

That's exactly the same setup than F355 petieken, and I'm happy with that "little" 3 screens cab .