let's return to superully's roadtrip into the wild ...before we continue with the cabs, let's inspect the
staircase of doom a little bit closer. here are the photos from my first visit again!
you remember that the lower section of the stairs had already collapsed ...
... so in order to bridge the gap we installed a pallet! it can easily carry one person, but will it support the weight of three people carrying a 100+ kilogram arcade cabinet?
if it doesn't, we'll simply fall down into the cellar underneath!
there's only one way to find out:
TEST IT!!! the first game we're going to bring down from upstairs is a "secret fan favorite": space zap!
click on the following picture to watch us carry it down the
staircase of doom 
a piece of cake - or not! first game down, so let's get it out into the open
check out that mirrow on the top of the cab!
fits in nicely!!!
note the additional door that we "installed" to get the games into the van more easily!
after loading the space zap, we realize that we won't be able to get the remaining games into the van the way we had planned it, therefore we have to stand up the galaxy ranger!
click on the following picture to watch a 180 on a videogame (and me sweeping the van)
up next: midway's space encounters - a game with fantastic stroboscope effects! if you've never seen it in action, you should check it out
here!
sorry for the somewhat blurry pictures, but the lighting conditions were getting worse and charlotte decided against using a flash for this one, but i'm sure you get the picture of what's happening
man, that was quite difficult and exhausting!
out it goes
as if one injury wasn't enough
that game is in below-average condition, but it had to be saved!
my favorite picture of the day - fabulous shot, charlotte!
in goes number four
one final return to the
staircase of doom! we've saved the best (and the heaviest / bulkiest) for last - can you already guess the game?
fortunately, i'll never have to walk those stairs again, but i'll forever have "fond memories" of them because of those videos that charlotte shot!
click on the following picture to watch "the tank going down"
we're using the same technique we've used for the space encounters to get the cabinet out of the wild into the open!
nope, that's not a tear of joy in the corner of my eye, that's
PURE SWEAT!!! i've never been that sweaty and dirty in my whole life!!!
as you might know, i already have a battlezone in my collection, BUT it is in much worse condition than this one (bad sideart, broken corners, rusty control panel - the usual suspects). my idea is to keep the new one and convert the old cabinet into a red baron (if i manage to source the parts). repro artwork is going to be available soon, the problem will be to find a boardset AND an open face kit to complete the conversion. but i'm in no hurry - time is on my side!
speaking of which: time to load the final game into the van!
because of the condition the cabinet is in, it's getting some extra protection!
c'mon - push!!!
just a few more centimeters ...
and we're done - literally!!!
to celebrate the occasion, charlotte shot a short VERTICAL VIDEO for all those vertical video lovers out there!
click on the following picture to watch it!
well, i've said above "we're done" - i lied!!!
there's one final mission we have to complete - something else i need to get from that place!!! for that, we have to walk through the disco ...
... which you can still rent for private parties ...
... into another storage area which consists of two rooms: a small anteroom ...
... loaded with tons of musical equipment (and other crap) ...
... and a much larger second room also loaded with countless stuff ...
... where parts of the roof have already collapsed (see the giant beam in the background?)
can you already guess what i'm here for? i'm sure you can! there's one thing that totally stands out in those pictures - and that's those original totally 70s orange lamps hanging from the ceiling!
unfortunately, the ladder we have at our disposal is only long enough to get a few of them down ...
.. but isn't that a nice "bouquet of lamps" i've picked (i got six in total)? i'm so happy with them, it's the icing on the (roadtrip) cake for me! i might go back to get a few more - having them hang down in a future gameroom between the rows of games would certainly look amazing!!!
with this catch in hands, i walk off into the sunset!!!
