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« Reply #30 on: November 14, 2011, 12:49:10 PM »
Aaaaargh .. de holy grail for pinbals .. he has a Gorgar pin. Very hard to find in a good condition.
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« Reply #31 on: November 14, 2011, 01:46:08 PM »
As alway great report, pic's and of course cabinets! 

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« Reply #32 on: November 15, 2011, 08:11:13 PM »
Even if stored in a "generic" TAITO cab, the Elevator Action is a machine i would own  :pac:

What is that black "box" on the back of the cabinet (the box with the TAITO logo in it) used for?
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« Reply #33 on: November 15, 2011, 08:16:34 PM »
Great pictures and great report!!! (as always!!)

That HL2 is a beast, damn i want one!!! - and the Food Fight..... SWEEET!!!!!!

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« Reply #34 on: November 15, 2011, 08:20:13 PM »
Even if stored in a "generic" TAITO cab, the Elevator Action is a machine i would own  :pac:

i will most likely repaint the cabinet with the "elevator action color scheme"

What is that black "box" on the back of the cabinet (the box with the TAITO logo in it) used for?

that's the monitor "bubble" which protects the neck!
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« Reply #35 on: November 15, 2011, 08:32:51 PM »
Really? I would bet those cabinets where sufficiently deep to keep the monitor largely inside... interesting, thanks!
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« Reply #36 on: November 15, 2011, 08:39:57 PM »
Really? I would bet those cabinets where sufficiently deep to keep the monitor largely inside... interesting, thanks!

honestly i thought / think so too, because the monitor orientation is the same as in jungle king - and this one doesn't have the bubble. my idea is that someone "transplanted" the EA parts into this cabinet which originally had a vertical monitor orientation and therefore needed the bubble. make sense?

i will check though once i've re-arranged the storage over the next few days ...
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« Reply #37 on: November 15, 2011, 08:42:33 PM »
i will check though once i've re-arranged the storage over the next few days ...

... and don't forget to take some shot of the Paperboy for me  ;)
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« Reply #38 on: November 16, 2011, 09:02:11 AM »
Close the door carefully if you dont have that extention on your jungle king Ully

I am not in the mood to fix another neck  ;)

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« Reply #39 on: November 16, 2011, 07:16:55 PM »

DAY 2: ENGLAND - BELGIUM

upon leaving the unit, chris snaps this photo of black beauty - and with that it's starting to rain ...



... and it rains ...



... and rains ...



... and rains!



click on the following picture to see that we almost drowned on the road :shock: :arrow:



fortunately, we arrive safe and sound at the british eurotunnel check-in (thx for driving in the heavy rain, chris)



look at this, the train is empty :o



click on the following picture to see us entering the eurotunnel train :arrow:



a lonely passenger



... on an almost empty train



we have to make sure that our van doesn't roll around during transit



the following pictures perfectly summarize our roadtrip: it was extra-large, ...



it was big ...



... and it was long, tall & cool! thx for being such a great roadtrip companion, chris!!!



time to celebrate the successful "extraction" of arcade games from england ;D





one final round of gas



back in belgium at the base, there are two more things waiting to be loaded into the van (damn!)



so let's throws those babies into the mix





enough is enough - what a day!



good night, mr. godzilla :twisted:



to be continued ...
all i need is ... PONG - and a select few others: TOUCH ME, DRAGON'S LAIR, JOUST, ROBOTRON, MR DO, SAN FRANCISCO RUSH THE ROCK!!!

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« Reply #40 on: November 16, 2011, 07:51:24 PM »
Whos flyfishing???  ;D


Great trip so fare! :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace: - can i be in the next one please??!!!

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« Reply #41 on: November 16, 2011, 08:21:44 PM »
Excellent report, officer Ullrich!
Now let's go back to The Unit to pick up those 2 old EDOTs we forgot there  ;)

Seriously, it was great fun and I'm already ready for the next one.
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« Reply #42 on: November 16, 2011, 09:26:14 PM »
click on the following picture to see us entering the eurotunnel train :arrow:


It reminds me my very first VIDEO road trip I've done for bringing back a Battlezone from UK to Belgium  8) Video right here  :P

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« Reply #43 on: November 18, 2011, 09:12:01 PM »

DAY 3: BELGIUM - GERMANY

once again an early wake-up because i have to drop off the van before 1pm



everyone else is still asleep, so it's my time to take care of the cat



first: some food



then: some love :-*



let's jump into the van ...



... and head home!



enjoying a well-balanced breakfast on the road :D



slowly but surely, the sun's coming up





while taking a short break, i'm sending a text message to patrik telling him that i'll be at the storage at around noon so that he can come over to help me. he'd better be there ... :twisted:



12 o'clock at the storage, guess who's NOT here! this means i'll have to unload everything A-L-O-N-E, noone else around at this time of day! :evil:



suddenly his daughter ronja shows up telling me that patrik should be here shortly, but since i'm an a very tight schedule i can't afford to wait for his arrival, so i'll have to continue alone - for now. well, at least someone's here to take some pictures of "an old dude working his butt off" :P



i love making stressed exaggerated faces (although those machines really are heavy)



number two is out ...



... and parked at a temporary location. i'm already done, patrik where are you?



the story so far :arrow:



let's get out that taito cab



very dirty underneath



taito transport log







that was the prelude, now on with the main dish, the heavy beasts: release the titans!



xybots to the front please





if only HE could help me - would be a piece of cake then!



without him, it's much more difficult





only one cab left - and bentley bear is no little helper here



man, i'm so sweaty! why can't i collect stamps?



unloading completed!!!







only two things left to do: return the "autumn van" ...



... and show you the final statistics picture! YESSS, i did make it on time!!! :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:



one continent, one island, four countries, 2015 kilometers, 47 hours 50 minutes on the road - this roadtrip is OFFICIALLY OVER!

p.s.: patrik showed up when i had unloaded the crystal castles from the van ;)
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« Reply #44 on: November 18, 2011, 09:34:26 PM »
Crystal casteld is a very beautifull cabinet, i love the sidearts !