Head on resto

[vernimark]

Yep. Gyruss is not finished yet and I'm starting with a new resto. That's because Gyruss CPO is somewhere between US and Italy and in the meantime I'm using my last days of freedom...
nevertheless I sold my CRASH (bootleg) so I need to replace the empty place.

I have some questions for you.

1) Do you have any suggestion how to remove the instruction sticker from the cardboard?
2) Do you have any idea how to remove the marquee? no screws or parts to remove at all!!
3) do you know if any graphics exists? CPO, Side art... I couldn't find anything...

Here some pics...

[vernimark]

I'm preparing vector files for CPO and side arts with the help of some guys from ARCADEITALIA forum. I'll post here results asap.

But I need your help. I found this part of GREMLIN label. I can see the label is the same posted here
https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=3545.0

Do you have any idea where "Model No" can be found? Is there a list somewhere? Do you have a Head On and can you tell me which Model No. has?

thanks   

[Etienne MacGyver]

Maybe SuperUlly can help you on this, i remember i made the label for him in previous alurun





I made them based on the pic ully provided, and i did draw the "stamps"  also there.

I guess i can remove those ?  or do you want them on there once you order ?

[vernimark]

let me think a little bit

[vernimark]

Head On will be ready to be used to my party but probably without any art work.

I removed CPO and sidearts and a friend of mine has helping me to vectorize the files.

I removed the sticker from the cardboard...

[vernimark]

then some works on the coin door and related parts

[vernimark]

I had to use a big hammer and a lot of patience to repair this part

[vernimark]

in the end I had a good result

[vernimark]

THis was the CPO. some damages but I didn't decide to remove it until I cleaned it.

[vernimark]

Once I cleaned it I saw the CP had a lot of rust under the overlay so I decided to remove it

[Etienne MacGyver]

You did some nice work there marco 

[vernimark]

thank you.
I hope to have good artwork repro soon

[vernimark]

Head On died after my party on july. I repaired it but it is still without artwork and the joystick had some problems.

First of all I replaced the rubber inside the joystick thinking that in this way it could become more usable.

[ataritoobin]

Love it - very nice on the joystick there 

[vernimark]

...but I had no feeling with that joystick. little sensitivity, little precision... too bad.

so I decided to replace it with a modern joystick using the original stick. Obviously the original parts will be saved in the cabinet

So as result now I have a very performer joystick aesthetically identical to the original.

some of you could be skeptical about these kind of solutions, but in front of a good game with bad controls I prefer to improve the playability decreasing the orthodoxy