## The LAZY road trip' + WIP ## PACMANIA !!! PACMANIA !!! PACMANIA !!! ^^

[DarthNuno]

bruno, what kind of drill (size) are you using to drill open the lock? Do you drill a hole in the middle of the lock to open it?

I've used this one 



And... if you look very close, you'll see that the bit is broken 

When you drill, you must stay straight... and I've done circle moves, that's the reason why I've broken it Hopefully, it was at the end of the job 

[funkycochise]

Bruno, did you do a mark using before you drill ?

using this kind of tool, I don't know the english word for 'pointeau' :


It helps to stay in the axis, get a regular hole and avoid to break it.

[Dazza]

There a couple of names, depends on the type of surface you are drilling....

1. A centre punch, typically used for metal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_(engineering)
2. An awl or bradawl (beveled), typically used for wood. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awl

[Sonic 1992]

I've done this too, and there is no easy way to drill out a lock,  Just use a New metal bit, and if your drill is a variable speed, start off slowly and just hold it tight in the center, and you'll feel the lock "pop" unlocked when you drill all the way through.. 

Sometimes, you can drill all the way through, and it still won't open, just get a large flathead screwdriver, and put a wrench on the handle and give a turn, that'll get it!! 

[Spyridon]

Side art for sale

[DarthNuno]

Side art for sale

Hey, thanks for the notification 

I'll have to wait until coinopspace.com will be up again (see  Coinopspace.com temporarily down) 

Hope Jeff won't have too much trouble to bring it back online.

[DarthNuno]

Got a package from US   



It's coming from ...


SCREEN PRINTED REPRODUCTIONS AND FABRICATIONS OF COIN-OP PARTS

Very well packaged by the way   



YES  THIS IS IT ! I got the pair of 'side art' stickers   




Arghh... I can wait to see them ... 'on location' 

[petieken]

Arghh... I can wait to see them ... 'on location' 

I can't wait either to see them on there, PAC-MANIA has very cool side art!

[DarthNuno]

OK, before applying the new repro side art, let's check... the sides 



Well, this is not good 

For some reason, both side has been repainted in the past 



...and if you look closer... the job has been done very quickly ... and very baldy   



The guy who done this didn't sand the paint properly (before and/or after applying the paint)  See 



He didn't protect the T-molding, see the remain of the white paint here 



Hey... I would be able to find the 'guilty man', I presume it's one of his hairs in the paint   

[DarthNuno]

OK, let's work on the first side... ugly isn't it?  



First, I'm using Acetone in order to remove the deep these dirty marks :



...and in order to remove this (the remain of the ugly white paint putted by someone in the past I still don't know why!  ) :



...I'm sanding the side manually (sandpaper = 600) 



On this picture, you see the result of the work... almost done   



Ok... totally done   



Same job on the other side.

Before :



After :



 

[DarthNuno]

...lazy job today... only easy stuff... like fixing a new tube 



And... *at least* ... let's see how the marquee look now, after its "Pac Mania's Adventures "   



Very nice  Did you know Pac Man has a tongue by the way? See   



I love this marquee 

[Sonic 1992]

Looks Terriffic!!!   

I remember playing this game when it was new, in Seattle, Washington... When I was in the US Coast Guard!   The local arcade just uncrated it, and I played it... Awesome!   It was soo cool to play Pac Man in 3D (new concept)   

[DarthNuno]

Back on this 

Still not a PacMania board yet, but I want to test if the original monitor is working, so let's prepare an accurate PacMania setup 

PacMania is not a game that you can emulate with a low end / too old computer 
To be accurate, the scrolling must be 100% perfect, running @ 60 Hz / frames per second. Strange, but impossible to have a perfect one under dos advancemame, even with a 2.2 ghz computer + Arcade VGA  For some reasons, it looks that DOS cannot handle it (I presume DOS is not sending data to the graphic card fast enough like the accurate XP drivers do, in other other words the more recent gfx cards are not made to be used under DOS).
Fortunately for me, with absolutely perfect with that same computer under XP 

Ok, now let's test the original monitor...



...working   

The controls are not ready yet... so I can just watch for the moment   





Did I already say it? No? I Love RGB on CRT   







...and Yeah  The monitor is working fine   

 

[Sonic 1992]

Looking to be a successful project end coming up!!  Looking Terriffic!!!

[DarthNuno]

Ok, time to apply the side art stickers.

I'll use the original PacMania flyer as a reference for the correct stickers location...



...as usual, I'll maintain the upper part of the side art to the cab, and apply the lowest part first...



...once it's done, I'm coming back on the upper part...et voilà   



It's always the same question at this point : How many air bubbles? 



No stress, it fine   



...same job on the other side :



The quality of this reproduction is exceptional