slowly but surely my apartment is being turned into an arcade cabinet restoration assembly line. right now, here are the projects i'm working on and their currents status:
- wizard of wor: restoration almost done, waiting for andré to have a look at the monitor
90 %
- centipede: restoration almost done, still waiting for the enhanced / edited overlay from mamemarquees.com
90 %
- defender: still working on the sidearts, then reassembly
70 %
- paperboy: waiting for nyogel lube to arrive from the states, then reassembly of the control handlebars
80 %
as you can see, all of those restoration projects are close to being finished, that's why i "pulled out" the pac-man cab which i picked up on my
trip to france last summer. because the cabinet is in a rough shape, it's getting the full "superully treatment".
i took some pics of the entire cabinet to show its original condition, but i can't seem to find them anymore anywhere
. so here's a picture i took when picking up the game. at first glance, the cabinet seems to be ok, but i'll show you detailed photos of the damages right afterwards.
as with almost all the pac-man games, the sides are worn out from holding on to them while playing the game
furthermore, there are deep scratches in the wood and more paint loss
the frontart doesn't look good either
in detail
the coin door
the midway logo plate has also seen better days
and - as always - the damaged t-molding
inside - dirt and spider webs
as you should have realized by now, there's
NO WAY the cabinet can stay like that. it has to be gutted entirely and redone from the beginning.
i'm starting at the bottom: rusty legs levelers all the way
once removed, the vinyl's original colour can be seen underneath. what a difference!
after a lot of cleaning and scrubbing, the bottom is not perfect but much better
a rusty collection
the leg leveler mounting plates spend a cosy night in an anti-rust bath and are being treated with polish afterwards. on location
a new set of nylon casters to replace the rusted leg levelers - nice!
up next: wood works & sanding down the entire cabinetto be continued ...
