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Title: [Road Trip] Lunar Rescue from Genova
Post by: Frame on January 03, 2016, 03:23:34 PM
In this holyday I have found the time to "take my time"...
...so, once again, I'm embarassed to post this Road Trip... but my conclusion is: here it's the right place over all each other.. so..  :roll:

This Road Trip was one year old.. :oops:
..but was my very first "Road Trip" documented (I hope) in DLF style (after many wonderful one read here, I decide to try..)
..and.. for my first one " Original Cab "!!

..same week before the Road Trip I have answer to an advertisement...and the luck was by my side that time!!

LET'S START THE ROAD-TRIP!!  

Saturday, 20 Dicember 2014

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/1.jpg)

Always start with a good espresso for wake up me!

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/2.jpg)

The Cab-Mobile it's ready, and waiting to start...

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/Map.jpg)

This is the Trip...about 200 km far away

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/3.jpg)

Xmas is in the air...

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/4.jpg)

..around Milano the traffic was intense for a Saturday at 6.00 AM..but this wasn't the problem I was afraid...

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/5.jpg)

..this was my problem: the FOG outside the city!! ...I hope it don't follow me along the whole Road Trip!

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/6.jpg)

I was very lucky, and the worst part of famous "Serravalle" motorway the fog fade for the sun!

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/7.jpg)

..but, probably for the incoming Xmas week holydays, fraffic to Genova was annunced

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/8.jpg)

...but anyway, I'm happy the same for the good weather condition (It's could be a driving nightmare with the fog!)

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/9.jpg)

... like I said..

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/10.jpg)

..I'm just arrive to Genova..

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/11.jpg)

..the city!!

...from this moment I have a problem: I have forget at home the mobile phone charger  :roll:,

and for high battery absorption of GPS accross the Liguria's mountain and tunnel, I have only the charge to make one call to the seller for meet up us...

so the other photo are made just return at home ...anyway:

TA DA!!
 
(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/11A.jpg)

this is the wrapped beast just unloaded from the car!

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/12.jpg)

Model Racing (one of my favorite Italian brand):  Lunar Rescue

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/13.jpg)

..good side art!

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/14.jpg)

..bezel detail..

(http://digilander.libero.it/alexbred/Lunar%20Rescue/15.jpg)

...and this is the recap of that Road Trip.

..I hope you enjoy.


 

 
Title: Re: [Road Trip] Lunar Rescue from Genova
Post by: Q*ris on January 03, 2016, 03:49:44 PM
Another beauty rescued, good job!!!
I LOVE the art on that one very much  :-*
Title: Re: [Road Trip] Lunar Rescue from Genova
Post by: Andreas_AUT on January 03, 2016, 04:35:42 PM
Nice cab, looks really good.
But I see your coffee machine is very important for you :!:
And, I have never heared about that game.
Title: Re: [Road Trip] Lunar Rescue from Genova
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on January 03, 2016, 05:24:19 PM
Nice !, again thanks for sharing with us !

Like Chris, I love the Art too ! :spaceace: :spaceace:

Is it a clone of a well known game ? I have never heard of this title, but thats many time the case with bootlegs.

Its an oddball for sure, i like it !
Title: Re: [Road Trip] Lunar Rescue from Genova
Post by: anunaki on January 03, 2016, 06:59:09 PM
I absolutely  like all MR cabs I've seen so far. Even the generics are very cool.

Great catch 
Title: Re: [Road Trip] Lunar Rescue from Genova
Post by: Muerto on January 03, 2016, 07:01:15 PM
That´s actually a nice looking cabinet!
Looks like someone looked at the early TAITO/TAITRONICS cabs :)
Title: Re: [Road Trip] Lunar Rescue from Genova
Post by: level42 on January 03, 2016, 07:37:12 PM
Very cool cab !  :spaceace:
Title: Re: [Road Trip] Lunar Rescue from Genova
Post by: nilfisk on January 03, 2016, 07:53:44 PM
That´s actually a nice looking cabinet!
Looks like someone looked at the early TAITO/TAITRONICS cabs :)

Wasn't LUNAR RESCUE released by TAITO? I guess this explains the similarities.
Title: Re: [Road Trip] Lunar Rescue from Genova
Post by: DarthNuno on January 03, 2016, 10:23:09 PM
...and an other MR cab?! Impressive!!!
Artworks on it are gorgeous!  :P
Many thanks for sharing this story with us  :)

 :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
Title: Re: [Road Trip] Lunar Rescue from Genova
Post by: Frame on January 04, 2016, 02:17:07 PM
Thanks boys!


Is it a clone of a well known game ? I have never heard of this title, but thats many time the case with bootlegs.


No Etienne, like MR Space Invader, this have inside a genuine TAITO PCB.

...like I told, probably Model Racing obtained the offical licence from Japan... "2 hint make one evidence"  :)..
Title: Re: [Road Trip] Lunar Rescue from Genova
Post by: biasini on January 04, 2016, 04:45:57 PM
This game was part of my childhood...i'm love it!
It's the successor of Space Invaders from Taito and assembled in Italy by Model Racing.
Good luck with the restoration!  ;)
Title: Re: [Road Trip] Lunar Rescue from Genova
Post by: Q*ris on January 05, 2016, 10:22:58 AM
I remember now that Lunar Rescue is one of the games included in the "enhancement kit" you can add to a regular Space Invaders PCB.
So Space Invaders and Lunar Rescue share the same PCB (it's just a ROM swap).

Anyway this version of the cab is much nicer than the Taito versions, congrats again!