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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Dragon's Lair 2, the second one... WIP!
« on: May 14, 2025, 11:05:55 AM »
We continue with the marquee, or rather the absence of the glass window that protects the marquee. :ghost:

Not far from my place, a shop offers glass cutting services.
The dimensions I used are 405mm x 695mm, with a thickness of 4mm.
Nice! The employee is available and offers to do the cutting in front of me.  8)  :arrow:



I opted here for simple, inexpensive 'float glass' (this will not be the case for the pane protecting the monitor).

Below, the employee has finished the cutting and is now sanding the edges of the glass to ensure safe handling.



In less than 15 minutes, the job is done. It cost me 25 euro, including packaging to safely bring it home.  :)  :arrow:



Did I take my measurements correctly?  ::) :P We'll find out very soon...  yes  :-* :-* :-*



Cool, things are moving forward  8)
As you can see, I'm also missing the glass window that protects the monitor.  :arrow:



For this one, using 'float glass' is not an option. It needs to be tempered glass for strength and safety reasons.
Since tempered glass cannot be easily cut, I'll have to wait... one month  :shock: to receive my custom cut...

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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Dragon's Lair 2, the second one... WIP!
« on: May 14, 2025, 10:35:12 AM »
Quote from: Andreas_AUT on May 07, 2025, 09:45:57 AM
Well done, and yes, derusting takes a lot of time. But dont you have a company near you who do sand blasting?
Im really happy that I bought and sandblasting cabin and a big air compressor for derusting metal parts. But yeah, on the other side it takes some space and I dont need it many times in the year. :-)

Yes, I have used the services of a metalworker once or twice in the past to sandblast a few parts, but unfortunately, the price and waiting time weren?t great.  :-[

Wow, you're lucky to have a sandblaster at home?that's really cool. :spaceace:
I've thought about getting one before, but I kept putting it off? so after all these years, I?ve managed without one... :P

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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Dragon's Lair 2, the second one... WIP!
« on: May 04, 2025, 08:37:06 AM »
Now comes the most tedious part : removing the paint and rust from all the metal parts.  :ghost:
Fortunately, I now have a new young apprentice... Darth Nuno Jr.  :)  :arrow:





 8) :arrow:



Usual treatments to restore all these metal parts that have suffered greatly from years spent outdoors...





There you go, this is the best I could do. But as you can see, the rust has really taken hold in some spots.





That's strange, at first I thought the corner of this door was damaged  ???  :arrow:



But no, this cut is present on all four corners of this door. I've never seen such cuts on a coin door before :



Below is the piece that required the most time to work on (the grille that hides the speakers) :


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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Now I got an Atari Space Ace (Project)
« on: May 01, 2025, 09:34:54 PM »
Quote from: Digimon on May 01, 2025, 08:35:07 PM
https://arcadeartrepro.com/product/space-ace-cpo/

Wow, the EURO Space Ace marquee is also available, I didn't know...  :shock: :-* ... cool! I need one too (mine didn't have the ATARI logo)

Barry, add this to the bill  ;D  :spaceace:


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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: :: Fix It Felix Jr :: "I CAN BUILD IT!"
« on: May 01, 2025, 09:11:03 PM »
For the third time in 10 years, I'm having trouble with the computer running the game!  >:(
I'm sick of using PCs, especially since the game is now emulable on Raspberry.  :P
I've already completely replaced the computer once, then the graphics card, then the power supply, reinstalled Windows... In short, nothing but hassles that I no longer want in my game room.  :evil:

So I've made up my mind...I'm diving back into this arcade cabinet... It's May 1st, and Darth Nuno Jr is getting impatient.  ;D  :arrow:



Fortunately, in the game room, there's plenty to keep him busy!  :)



So I'm now using the Raspberry to jamma Jr / Arpicade to play the game.
Many thanks to Dylon from Arpicade to provided me all the stuff needed   :-* ...a ready easy and effective solution to play FFJr  :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:



Back in business  8)  :arrow:



 :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:

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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Now I got an Atari Space Ace (Project)
« on: May 01, 2025, 08:24:45 PM »
good start!  :spaceace:
For the control panel, there will be a bit of filling with metal putty, removing dust and repaint but it?ll do the trick.
The CPO isn't specific to the European version, so a repro will work just fine. However, you'll need a Wico joystick with a red ball, which is fairly easy to find. Same for buttons.

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Galaxian Theater / Re: Galaxian 3 Funworld Update
« on: May 01, 2025, 06:56:30 AM »
Thanks for your feedback. It's really great that Funworld has persevered in repairing this game and that, despite the difficulties, they continue to want to keep it running.  :spaceace:

You're absolutely right to make the most of it while you can, despite the technical issues.  :)

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Galaxian Theater / Re: Saving Galaxian Theater... in Japan !!!
« on: May 01, 2025, 06:52:10 AM »
Quote from: Framed_Niner on April 30, 2025, 04:34:06 AM
Hey DarthNuno, they seem to want your help on Twitter. Just letting you know.

Goodness, I'm having a bit of trouble finding my way around using X/Twitter  :-[ . Could you point out what kinds of requests there are?

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Artwork / Re: Brent Leisure / European Dragons Lair II CPO / Side-Art
« on: April 28, 2025, 10:20:58 PM »
Thanks for the link.

Well, I'm not sure which part(s) to replace at this stage. Your cabinet is a Brent Leisure or Elettronolo ? Do you have some pictures of your cabinet?

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Artwork / Re: Brent Leisure / European Dragons Lair II CPO / Side-Art
« on: April 28, 2025, 07:52:00 PM »
As I?m currently working on restoring my arcade cabinet, I will certainly need to find a set of side arts... 8)
What did you ultimately use to restore your cabinet?
Did you start from your own scan? Did you buy a reproduction? I know this topic is a bit dated, but if you come across this, let me know.  ;)

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Galaxian Theater / Re: Saving Galaxian Theater... in Japan !!!
« on: April 28, 2025, 07:27:49 PM »
Thanks for the picture  :) Yes, indeed, I had read several years ago on their Twitter feeds that they were using PCs to replace the video part (thus replacing the laser disc players).
You can actually see it quite clearly in the picture :arrow:



The ships, laser shots, as well as the score, are superimposed on the images produced by the PC(s).
Interesting to see that they used Windows XP as the operating system.  8)

I would have loved to have more information on this topic, but unfortunately, it is very difficult to get direct information  :-\.  One day, I hope I'll go to Japan to see their monster in action and ask all the questions I've since years! :spaceace:

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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Dragon's Lair 2, the second one... WIP!
« on: April 22, 2025, 10:45:03 PM »
Alright, I'm bringing the arcade cabinet back out for a closer inspection.
The artwork on this side has suffered, particularly at its base :



The other side is much more damaged :-[  :arrow:



...ouch...  :-\



Let's take a closer look at the two speakers



Looking at the state of the right speaker? it does make you wonder what could have caused such damage. It might have been insects, like termites or carpenter ants, which can chew through materials. Alternatively, it could have been caused by a rodent gnawing away at it... whatever, it is dead!  :arrow:



Under the back door, I can say that the cabinet is in good condition. I mean the structure is rather sturdy.  :arrow:



On the other hand, all the metal parts have suffered from rust.



With so many plays on the counter, I think the game has definitely been well-utilized. 8)



I?m removing the metal parts...10 pence arcade  coins  8) , evidence that it was indeed operated in England, where I went to retrieve it.  :pac: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost:



...Other coins here and there. For my English friends here, what was the price of a DL2 game back in the day? 



Here are the rusted parts that I will be working on  :arrow:



Since the arcade cabinet is outside, I'm taking the opportunity to give it a deeper clean. The colors are now much brighter and vibrant.  :)



You'd almost forget about the damaged artwork!  ::)



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'Business' Area : Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: [WTB] ZACCARIA curved marquee
« on: April 22, 2025, 10:02:23 PM »
Still looking for it.
Well, I didn't think it would be so difficult to find a Zaccaria marquee.  :-\

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Galaxian Theater / Re: Saving Galaxian Theater... in Japan !!!
« on: April 22, 2025, 09:43:24 PM »
First of all, welcome to DLF/ALS board 'saturnjaguar'  :)

Thank you for sharing this news.   :spaceace:
Well, unfortunately, I won't be able to arrange a trip to Japan on such short notice, but I would love to meet one day all those groups of Japanese enthusiasts who keep the Galaxian3 spirit alive for the public.  :)

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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: [Collector] : Brian from USA (near Atlantic City NJ)
« on: April 22, 2025, 05:37:32 PM »
Welcome back, Brian, it's great to hear from you after so many years! Like many of us here, life moves on, priorities change, but in the end... we can never completely forget our true passions.  ;)

I see you have a Dragon's Lair Arcade 1up.  8) Despite what people say about it, I'd still be curious to give it a try. Unfortunately, it's not available in Europe. :?

Oh, and I'd be keen to see more images of your collection, particularly the cels! :)

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