[Restoration] Frogger - why did the frog cross the road?

[Superully]

I think originally the chassis is also located there ?

sometimes, but most of the time (and i think this is how it was originally) it was on the metal frame, but the frame itself was titled so that it would fit inside. it was impossible to do this with my setup, but the result is very satisfying!

[Etienne MacGyver]

Absolutely, it looks like it was originally there !  

Looking back through your thread, i see that the previous monitor chassis was also not mounted on the frame:



But thats not the original monitor that supposed to be in there as well as i recall or was that an original that they used in Gremlins ?

EDIT:

i found this picture on klov and it also has that metal shielding thingy at the monitor..

also i see that the monitor support is different than yours, could it be that yours was selfmade ?
(concidering it was so weak constructed..)

[Superully]

also i see that the monitor support is different than yours, could it be that yours was selfmade ?
(concidering it was so weak constructed..)

definitely self-constructed. i simply improved it a little bit by adding the metal frame around it so that it can support the weight of the monitor.

[Superully]

my latest arcade package from rich@thisoldgame contained - amongst other stuff - two mystery items. time to reveal the first one! here's its back side again



let's turn it around



yes, etienne guessed correctly: a set of vinyl tire tracks! you've won a free round of frogger on my machine - congratulations, my friend .

unfortunately, the dimensions are not 100% as i provided them to rich, but i can totally live with the front panel's tire tracks being somewhat smaller than the ones on the control panel. this way, they won't "clash" with the coin door or look somewhat "squeezed in".



application time



looking good so far



careful removal of the protective layer



this is going to look great



the results are in!



one of the main reasons why i wanted to use white vinyl on the cabinet instead of the woodgrain stuff was the idea with the tire tracks. imho it wouldn't have looked as nicely as it does now if i had put those tracks on the dark brown woodgrain vinyl!

[level42]

Nice What I never noticed, but did now, is that that track pattern is completely nonsense. I don't think a real tyre would ever have a pattern like that.
But hey....it's only show........however, you could mount a big wheel with tire as a topper over this track

[Etienne MacGyver]

It looks cool  

[Anal mode on]
But not only is the track more narrow, its pattern is also different..
[/Anal mode off]

well lets just say that it was another car that run over the control panel  

[Superully]

i need a qucik advice, guys, regarding the coin door

would you paint the bolts which hold the frame in place black to blend in with the frame or would you leave the bolts in their original shiny chrome color as a nice match with the chrome coin mech parts on the center?

[Etienne MacGyver]

I would say leave them shiny,

The original looks unpainted too:



Although they are a bit rusty in this pic 


if you decide to make them black, also paint the rivets on the plates then  

[Belike]

Chrome!

[Robinholland]

original shiny chrome 

[SeTTleR]

Yes, go for the chrome! First: less work (I am not sure if thats a good or a bad thing for you ) second: It is original, third: Bling Bling!
Really nice work until now. Can't wait to see this unloved black sheep of cab that you found come to it's former glory!

[Superully]

continuing with interior finishing details (that's the stuff which uses up a lot of time) i turn to the "ground wires". sega / gremlin used something different here: instead of a normal ground wire, they uses some kind of copper band to ground the cab!



unfortunately, only parts of that copper band had survived the conversion from hell



i want to go with the original system, so after some searching i found what i was looking for: a roll of self-adhesive copper band (no need to staple it to the cabinet)



but where exactly does the copper band have to go and how does it run through the cabinet ? good thing that i have another sega / gremlin cab in storage (carnival), so let's head over and check it out!









found the info i needed: control panel, coin door, monitor and backdoor interlock switch (not pictured) - here we go ...







turned out great, don't you think?

[Etienne MacGyver]

Sure thing !
Looks like the original

I also have a roll of that stuff in my toolbox.
Very handy to have that stuff sometimes

[level42]

I just hope it actually conducts electricity well enough ? Did you measure Ully ?

[Superully]

I just hope it actually conducts electricity well enough ? Did you measure Ully ?

nope, how can i measure it? beep beep?