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Technical Area / Re: Zaccaria schematics redrawn
« on: September 01, 2023, 04:17:17 PM »
Nice, thanks!
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: New arrival: Zaccaria Scramble ^^
« on: August 29, 2023, 05:41:50 AM »
I have the same problem too, of making "blanks" for the curved marque for repro's.
Would need to make a new mold and then apply the same process as the semicircle marque:
http://www.zzzaccaria.com/zzz/SeaScareRestoration.htm
Would need to make a new mold and then apply the same process as the semicircle marque:
http://www.zzzaccaria.com/zzz/SeaScareRestoration.htm
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Technical Area / Re: Zaccaria Joystick... from 4 ways to 8 ways ?
« on: August 01, 2023, 10:50:01 PM »
Heh, if it works, ship it 
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Technical Area / Re: Zaccaria Joystick... from 4 ways to 8 ways ?
« on: July 31, 2023, 04:21:07 PM »
Yeah, I don't think the microswitch one is original. Maybe it was replaced, and they kept the original shaft? A Franken-stick ?
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Technical Area / Re: Zaccaria Joystick... from 4 ways to 8 ways ?
« on: July 27, 2023, 09:35:08 PM »
There are holes in the plastic base that may hint the base can be rotated +45 degrees and the switches moved -45 degrees to allow the hole to be in the 8-way position. Assuming the switch base is separatable from the mount base.
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: New arrival: Zaccaria Scramble ^^
« on: July 18, 2023, 05:19:13 PM »
That's quite a restoration - kudos for taking that on
Paul.
Paul.
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Technical Area / Re: Can this Zaccaria control panel plexi overlay be saved?
« on: July 17, 2023, 07:24:07 PM »
It takes time to heat through, more time than you would think, until it becomes soft to the touch, basically like a rubber sheet. I usually use my fingers to press on it to get to approximately flat and then load it up with books to full flat. Doesn't need a lot of pressure when it's soft.
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Technical Area / Re: Can this Zaccaria control panel plexi overlay be saved?
« on: July 16, 2023, 07:04:39 PM »
There were a lot of cigarettes rested in various places over several years
Never tried a hair dryer so I don't know if that's hot enough. On low, my heat gun is still a lot hotter than a hair dryer though.
Paul.
Never tried a hair dryer so I don't know if that's hot enough. On low, my heat gun is still a lot hotter than a hair dryer though.
Paul.
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Technical Area / Re: Can this Zaccaria control panel plexi overlay be saved?
« on: July 16, 2023, 06:11:17 PM »
Folks leaving their cigarettes resting there while they played back in the day
A heat gun on low can be used to soften the plastic and then use a weight to flatten it whilst it cools.
The burn damage, I 've only cleaned mine and not attempted anything more than that. Eventually I may go with a repro, but I'm OK leaving it as battle damage from a life well lived
Paul.
A heat gun on low can be used to soften the plastic and then use a weight to flatten it whilst it cools.
The burn damage, I 've only cleaned mine and not attempted anything more than that. Eventually I may go with a repro, but I'm OK leaving it as battle damage from a life well lived
Paul.
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: Zaccaria Vanguard finished
« on: February 23, 2023, 12:58:13 AM »
It's a great cabinet, nice restore!
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Arcade Lifestyle / The Zaccaria WWW Picture Archive 2022
« on: January 31, 2023, 05:20:27 AM »
Hi,
http://www.zzzaccaria.com/zzz/photos_www_2022.htm
A couple of highlights from last year:
- A complete Zaccaria Armada game PCB finally surfaced, a revised Sea Battle game to fit a standard cabinet.
- A collection of early 80's UK trade magazine 'Leisure Play' was scanned with a trove of industry inside information.
http://www.zzzaccaria.com/zzz/photos_www_2022.htm
A couple of highlights from last year:
- A complete Zaccaria Armada game PCB finally surfaced, a revised Sea Battle game to fit a standard cabinet.
- A collection of early 80's UK trade magazine 'Leisure Play' was scanned with a trove of industry inside information.
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Artwork / Re: Wanted: Zaccaria Crazy Kong restored bezel artwork or complete repro
« on: July 30, 2022, 07:06:30 PM »
Looks great to me, but I haven't received a reply from Joeks about using it for a repro yet. I'll PM him again to ask,
Thanks,
Paul.
Thanks,
Paul.
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Artwork / Re: Wanted: Zaccaria Crazy Kong restored bezel artwork or complete repro
« on: June 20, 2022, 03:59:48 PM »
No problem Dreamstates, go for it
Thanks,
Paul.
Thanks,
Paul.
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Artwork / Re: Wanted: Zaccaria Crazy Kong restored bezel artwork or complete repro
« on: June 19, 2022, 10:28:28 PM »
Hi,
Here's a scan of the taped up broken glass, 300DPI 24-bit raw uncompressed. Alas, I lost access to the Xerox so this is from an old Microtek A3 flat.
http://www.zzzaccaria.com/temp/CrazyKongBrokenMonitorGlass.zip
Is that any better as a starting point?
Thanks,
Paul.
Here's a scan of the taped up broken glass, 300DPI 24-bit raw uncompressed. Alas, I lost access to the Xerox so this is from an old Microtek A3 flat.
http://www.zzzaccaria.com/temp/CrazyKongBrokenMonitorGlass.zip
Is that any better as a starting point?
Thanks,
Paul.
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Artwork / Re: Wanted: Zaccaria Crazy Kong restored bezel artwork or complete repro
« on: June 17, 2022, 03:42:42 AM »
Hi,
Bela kindly sent me the raw files, http://www.zzzaccaria.com/temp/CrazyKongMonitorGlassFromBela.zip
Do you think it's usable Joeks? I'll still pull mine and scan as well as another reference.
Thanks,
Paul.
Bela kindly sent me the raw files, http://www.zzzaccaria.com/temp/CrazyKongMonitorGlassFromBela.zip
Do you think it's usable Joeks? I'll still pull mine and scan as well as another reference.
Thanks,
Paul.