Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: cebulba on March 30, 2013, 06:32:31 PM
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Hi folks,
I know everybody is looking forward to container pics - but here is a short story about bencao74 and my 2-day trip to the netherlands:
After negotiating a few weeks with a dutch arcade warehouse we wanted to take a look and probably take a few machines with us.
By luck the same week we planned the trip there was a nice Pole Position Cab on marktplaats which luckily I won - so we worked out the route and Sunday morning drove off.
#Day1:
Short look into bencao74 gameroom - hmmh...seems we need to get some space once we come back.
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/2.jpg)
Ok - lets start. First place: The beautiful seaside od Lelystad, near the Ijsselmeer to pick up the Pole.
But lets get some food first:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/1.jpg)
The car setup - a van and a horse trailer:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/5.jpg)
and while we are at it - we decided to bring punkrockcaveman an Operation Wolf machine, hence he always wanted to practice aiming.
So into the trailer with it:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/4.jpg)
Fits perfectly.
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/3.jpg)
After a 2 hours drive we arrived at Oldenburg - where the Cave is situated. Unloading the Operation Wolf to the Street:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/Joerg-OPWolf.jpg)
That Taito beast is soo heavy - we decided to leave it in the garage instead of bringing it downstairs. But hey - whats inside the garage?
Looks like a Thunderblade Sit Down and other arcade stuff:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/Joerg-Thunderblade.jpg)
After some additional minutes and with the help of a sleepy Punkrockcaveman we were able to place it into the small garage:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/Joerg-3.jpg)
First step done - now off to the netherlands....
Watch out for the speed limits.
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/Nederland.jpg)
By lunch time we arrived at Lelystad - nice view btw:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/Lelystad-Isselmeer.jpg)
Although the Designer Outlet was open we rather decided to visit a small game room to pick up the Sit Down:
Nice gameroom:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/Isselmeer1.jpg)
Bencao74 couldn't resist and took a ride on Californa Speed by Midway. That cab is awesome and has good sound!
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/Isselmeer2.jpg)
and there was ii - the reason we came for.
A nice italien Pole Position Sit Down - Working but had minor issues with the steering.
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/Isselmeer-Pole.jpg)
and while we were there the guy offered us a nice small Rally X carbaret of his gameroom, too.
"OK, we take it" and onto the trailer:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/Isselmeer-Rallyx.jpg)
Part 2 of the roadtrip mission finished - now to the next station - a secret warehouse near the city of Eindhoven:
Holy shit - a warehouse full of arcade machines! Heaven just in front of us:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Arcade9.jpg)
Lots of Scud Race DLX machines.
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Arcade10.jpg)
Some skating machines from Namco and one of 2 Enduro Racers.
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Arcade8.jpg)
Another DLX Racer and a double Vapor TX.
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Arcade7.jpg)
NExt one - a double seater GTI Club.
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Arcade3.jpg)
Nice Wave Runner - but too big and heavy for us.
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Arcade1.jpg)
The Racer tunnel - there must be the machines we came for...
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Arcade2.jpg)
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Arcade4.jpg)
Somewhere in the corner...
...nearby...
there it is:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Roadblasters1.jpg)
An Atari Road Blasters Sit Down.
Looking good:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Roadblasters2.jpg)
and works.
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Roadblasters3.jpg)
Lets get it onto the trailer:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Roadblasters4.jpg)
- unfortunately it didn't fit! Aaaah. Too bad. We need to come back - with a larger car.
so we made another appointment and drove off to Germany.
#Day 2:
Another day - another car:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/transporter.jpg)
getting the route - again to Eindhoven:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/Transporter-1a.jpg)
We then arrived at MP Game company meeting Hans and his nice crew.
Going to the warehouse again.
Lets see if we can take something else in addition - what about these?:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Arcade6.jpg)
both were not working and while I already had a Hang On twice and a Racin' Force we left it.
Let's see what we've got over here:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-MadDogii.jpg)
A nice Mad Dog Mc Cree II - Lost Gold. American Laser Disc game. Game started and that cowboy sounds came up - but the monitor seemed to be broken down (=black)
Let's get on with the Racers instead:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Arcade5.jpg)
Nice twins....but there she was - the pink lady:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/MP-Daytona1.jpg)
and both sides powered up. Great find.
"OK - this one is going into the game room, too".
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/Daytona1.jpg)
and don't forget the Road Blasters:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/transporter1.jpg)
Thanks to Hans we went back to Germany - with a short stop at a horse courtyard:
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/Daytona3.jpg)
These tiny little horses are called Falabellas.
In the end we unloaded the RoadBlaster at my house (together with the Pole the day before) while the Daytona went into the Northern GameRoom of Bencao74.
(http://www.knagge.com/dragonslair/Roadrtrip/Daytona2.jpg)
That's it.
Now here are the details:
The Arcade company is a rental service in the city of Oirshot, near Eindhoven. As you can see the owner Hans, has lot of arcades left. Mostly racers but a few elder ones.
Unfortunately most of these are twin ones or the very large DLX versions - so you need space and a large doorway into the house :-)
He needs to sell everything within the next weeks so if you want to make an appointment visit his website:
http://www.mpgamecompany.nl/site/ (http://www.mpgamecompany.nl/site/) and say greetings from the RoadBlaster guys :)
He is very friendly and kind.
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wow i like that roadblaster
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Nice find, the roadblaster. yes, MP Game Company is known here in Holland, I believe they often advertise on marktplaats. How is his pricing policy nowadays?
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fabulous roadtrip report - loved every minute of it. nice catches, guys, although i still think the roadblasters cockpit is a kind of oddity.
@jochen: the arcadeforge must have reached its limit by now. any chance of an extension - or a second level? 8)
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Nice trip, although the games at that guy are a bit to "new" for my taste.
Looks like the roadblasters has another steering wheel decal then i made for Tyrem ?
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4287.0;attach=3282;image)
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Great roadtrip report, thanks for sharing ;)
I think it's the first time I see an horse trailer used to transport ...cabinets! :P
:spaceace:
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The trip was quite long. Sunday from 9 in the morning until 1 in the night. Tuesday again from 7- 21 o'clock. I'm using the trailer often for cab transport, ie was at the eucade 12 with the trailer. It has a ramp and a roof :)
The arcadeforge is now full. I'm thinking of getting rid of one quadro. Pics of the current setup will follow. For first I can free additonal room in my house. The second level has no insulation nor good electricity. I doubt about the weight of the cabs, too. Roughly I have now 2 tons of weigth in the gameroom.
This eastern weeks I got the daytona twin and from the container deal the tempest plus red baron.
Olli has now the rally x, pp cockit and roadblaster. The roadblaster was is very good condition. Perhaps olli has time to post some pics. The coin counter was on very low number. Almost no scratches. The cab has a chassis issue.
The prices was very very good. First I thought about a dlx. But no way, way to big.
Cheers :)
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Gents, I NEED to get this Konami WEC Le Mans! How can we make this happen? Someone living close by?
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I think it's the first time I see an horse trailer used to transport ...cabinets! :P
:spaceace:
....guess you missed it at Eurocade 2012 it was there already too ;D ;D ;D Nice if you can combine two hobbies this way ;D ;D
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Gents, I NEED to get this Konami WEC Le Mans! How can we make this happen? Someone living close by?
admit it, thomas, you don't want the machine, you want the cardboard standee lying on it, right? :P
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Nice if you can combine two hobbies this way ;D ;D
ouch, if charlotte heard that you indirectly called "HORSING" a hobby, she would go ballistic ... believe me :D
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nice pick up men :shock:
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Sure, horsing could be a 24/7 job. I'm one of the few men in my horsing hobby, the girls invest very much time. The arcade hobby takes almost no time comparing to horsing.
@thomas : get in touch with cebulba. He's the guy with the rally x and has the contact info for wec le mans.
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Sure, horsing could be a 24/7 job. I'm one of the few men in my horsing hobby, the girls invest very much time. The arcade hobby takes almost no time comparing to horsing.
@thomas : get in touch with cebulba. He's the guy with the rally x and has the contact info for wec le mans.
He already sent me a message. :) Good you mentoon the Rx too ;)
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Nice roadtrip!
I saw the DLX a few weeks ago on Marktplaats but they asked about 900 euro for it and considering that it has the horrible rear projection screen i passed. In the end I would replace it for a plasma screen anyway.
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one more question to the roadtrip guys: the cabs we see in the pictures - is that it or are there more games hidden in the warehouse?
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Nice trip, although the games at that guy are a bit to "new" for my taste.
Looks like the roadblasters has another steering wheel decal then i made for Tyrem ?
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4287.0;attach=3282;image)
the sticker you made for me is the one on top... nearly facing the screen. the other one facing the driver looks different. that one was in good condition on my cab. no need to replace it. ;)
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Awesome cab that Roadblasters. It can enter the 10 best looking ever list IMO.
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the sticker you made for me is the one on top... nearly facing the screen. the other one facing the driver looks different. that one was in good condition on my cab. no need to replace it. ;)
Ah!, now i get it :oops:
i never saw a roadblaster cockpit in detail :P
did you install the repro yet ?
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Awesome cab that Roadblasters. It can enter the 10 best looking ever list IMO.
interesting to see how tastes differ! to me the roadblasters cockpit is one of the ugliest cab creations out there!!!
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the sticker you made for me is the one on top... nearly facing the screen. the other one facing the driver looks different. that one was in good condition on my cab. no need to replace it. ;)
Ah!, now i get it :oops:
i never saw a roadblaster cockpit in detail :P
did you install the repro yet ?
yeah. posted a pic of Luigi driving it. I think you see the sticker there in the container thread.
it is on page 68 in the thread with big thanks to you. :)
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Ah yes, now i see it :
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o521/GameNatiX/IMG_1150_zps8f75a3e6.jpg)
No thanks, glad i could help
now i also see its on top of the steering wheel.
okay, i will now stop hi-jacking this thread :oops:
Sorry guys ;)
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I think he put all the cabs in that storage. We tried to get every cab on the pics, so I doubt that there are hidden treasures...
I didn't asked for the DLX prices, because these kind of cabs are monsters.
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Awesome cab that Roadblasters. It can enter the 10 best looking ever list IMO.
interesting to see how tastes differ! to me the roadblasters cockpit is one of the ugliest cab creations out there!!!
Others I love are Star Wars Cockpit, Computer Space, Tempest, Star Trek Captain seat, Galaxy Game, Cosmic Alien Cocktail, Discs of Tron. Not your taste either?
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Awesome cab that Roadblasters. It can enter the 10 best looking ever list IMO.
interesting to see how tastes differ! to me the roadblasters cockpit is one of the ugliest cab creations out there!!!
Others I love are Star Wars Cockpit, Computer Space, Tempest, Star Trek Captain seat, Galaxy Game, Cosmic Alien Cocktail, Discs of Tron. Not your taste either?
i am deeply in love with roadblasters cockpit and star wars cockpit. i think they are just amazing and it puts a smile on my face whenever I see them.
still want a star wars for my basement.
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HEy,
I LOVE the tempest design. btw, my tempest coming from the container deal works. :spaceace:
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I LOVE the tempest design. btw, my tempest coming from the container deal works.
PIC OR IT DIDNT HAPPEN!
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(http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/482800_10152398283380942_441366169_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/374433_10152412071880942_549661010_n.jpg)
:)
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WOW! Cool. The million dollard shot. ;) Congrats!! I wish I had time to drop by and play but the next two weekends are already booked. :(
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:spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
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Hey,
I made a the EU power conversion by adapting the mapping of the stock PSU voltage selector dongle. I should document this ;)))
The marquee light was only a minor issue. The fuse was moved out of the socket.
So oila, easy one :)
The green spikes are a little bit to thin for my taste. At the bottom of the screen the vectors curve.
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Hey,
I made a the EU power conversion by adapting the mapping of the stock PSU voltage selector dongle. I should document this ;)))
Yep that's what I "always" do too, anyone who can read a manual can do it..... I -do- always clearly mark it that it's for 230VAC.....you never know if it ever goes back to the US they may be tricked by the wire colors ;) ;)
Awesome addition to your collection ! About the vectors: do you have a video ?
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Oh, good idea, I´ll making a vid this week :)
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bad luck for cebulba,
the crt neck boke during the transport for the Pole Position cockpit. Does somebody have a spare crt for chassis mtc900?
Cheers
Jochen
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I have a spare mtc900 here, the chassis has a problem, and the frame i like to keep.
I want to test the tube first with Andre's Muter (who i will visit soon), after that we can maybe work something out.
I dont know the condition of the tube, so thats why i want to test that first, and not sell you guys crap :P
If i let it go, it will be the bare tube only (ofcourse with yoke ;) )
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HEy Etienne, Cebulba was able to source a tube. Thanks so much!
I`ve made a video of the tempest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KRJ5c6_5No&list=UUwc0RPjb7mC49y74U3RpsZg&index=2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ2RHxdqRNE&list=UUwc0RPjb7mC49y74U3RpsZg&index=1
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Is that an Amplifone in there ?