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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: slowcade on September 18, 2013, 01:03:56 PM

Title: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: slowcade on September 18, 2013, 01:03:56 PM
I found this online, I am not the one who took the photo. But I wanted to share it with you. :)
The picture is taken on a street in Hong Kong. The abandoned Astro City looks very sad, but at the same time I think it's a beautiful picture. This is where its life ended.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SN4I1z2N8h8/UjmHzWU5PvI/AAAAAAAACfg/t4Eq_2Dcr_A/s1600/dead_candy.jpg)

Title: Re: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: Luigi on September 18, 2013, 01:40:33 PM
even a Candy doesn't deserve such a fate :(
Title: Re: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: PunkRockCaveman on September 18, 2013, 01:58:28 PM
It's not that bad. The Astro is 90% plastic. The substance looks not bad, I think this cab can be restored. Maybe the transport might get a little expensive ..
Title: Re: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: slowcade on September 18, 2013, 01:59:59 PM
I'll be there in a couple of months. I will go there and see if it's still there, even if I can just grab some parts.  :?
Title: Re: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: Vond on September 18, 2013, 02:03:48 PM
Slowcade: I know exactly what you mean! I get the same feeling when looking at that picture. The picture itself is almost a piece of art. Quite tragic, but beautiful at the same time.
Title: Re: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: ckong on September 18, 2013, 03:20:26 PM
Guys, please let her R.I.P.  She must have had a great life, but now it is over. That's life, the one moment you are here, the next moment everybody has forgotten about you.  :'(
Title: Re: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: Laszo on September 18, 2013, 03:39:21 PM
I'll be there in a couple of months. I will go there and see if it's still there, even if I can just grab some parts.  :?

When you are in the neigbourhood you could also stop here and here

 :?

Title: Re: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: slowcade on September 18, 2013, 05:39:55 PM
When you are in the neigbourhood you could also stop here and here

Hehe, too far away. But I'll pass by the street where this picture was taken anyway, so why not see if it's still there?  :)
Title: Re: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: Laszo on September 18, 2013, 11:34:56 PM
Keep us posted & pictured, this could be a nice adventure  ;)

Title: Re: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: DarthNuno on September 19, 2013, 05:30:24 PM
It's not that bad. The Astro is 90% plastic. The substance looks not bad, I think this cab can be restored.

Exact!

See what aganyte has done, from this  :arrow:

(http://www.pixhotel.fr/sites/default/files/styles/gamoovernet690px/public/gamoovernet/20101223132035-aganyte-P1012067.JPG)

(http://www.pixhotel.fr/sites/default/files/styles/gamoovernet690px/public/gamoovernet/20101223132215-aganyte-P1012069.JPG)

(http://www.pixhotel.fr/sites/default/files/styles/gamoovernet690px/public/gamoovernet/20101223132331-aganyte-P1012071.JPG)

to this  :arrow:

(http://www.pixhotel.fr/sites/default/files/styles/gamoovernet690px/public/gamoovernet/20110628073011-aganyte-P1013531.JPG)

An EPIC topic (in french) : [WIP] NACR : New Astro City Rebirth (http://www.gamoover.net/Forums/index.php?topic=22828.48)


 :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
Title: Re: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: level42 on September 19, 2013, 11:16:50 PM
I'll be there in a couple of months. I will go there and see if it's still there, even if I can just grab some parts.  :?

When you are in the neigbourhood you could also stop here and here

 :?


Those two pictures on the top are only cheap illegal Chinese machines, they deserve their fate. (Except the CRTs maybe....)
Title: Re: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: Wurstkopp on September 20, 2013, 11:16:09 AM
Even the CRTs are cheap chinese brands (Chungwa, Wei-Ya). I don't feel anything looking at these pics.
Title: Re: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: level42 on September 20, 2013, 10:17:13 PM
I've worked with Chunghwa CRTs (years ago) in VGA monitors and they were not bad quality.

Of course, they have various production runs and offer(ed?) CRTs for lower end markets too.

Title: Re: Photo: Abandoned candy cab
Post by: Tyrem on September 20, 2013, 11:25:31 PM
Even the CRTs are cheap chinese brands (Chungwa, Wei-Ya). I don't feel anything looking at these pics.


thank god those pics do not push any buttons for me either. :)