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General Chat => 'Business' Area : Buy/Sell/Trade => Topic started by: Superully on August 22, 2009, 06:25:55 PM

Title: [wanted] t-molding black leather-style (for joust 2)
Post by: Superully on August 22, 2009, 06:25:55 PM

although it's not completely unusable, i'd prefer to replace the black leather-style t-molding on my joust 2 cab, however the one that t-molding.com carries is only a poor imitation of the original  >:(

does anyone know where to get THE ORIGINAL???

Title: Re: [wanted] t-molding black leather-style (for joust 2)
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on August 22, 2009, 06:36:16 PM

The arcade boneyard maybe (http://thearcadeboneyard.com/T-Moulding.html) ?

the third one says

25 '   3/4 Leatherette
Black T-Moulding
$12.50

dont know if this is the kind you are looking for ?

Title: Re: [wanted] t-molding black leather-style (for joust 2)
Post by: Superully on August 22, 2009, 07:24:33 PM

thx etienne, but this looks like the one from t-molding.com. i'll post some pics soon for comparison!

Title: Re: [wanted] t-molding black leather-style (for joust 2)
Post by: Superully on August 24, 2009, 01:14:35 PM

alright, here we go.

first off, the almost brain-esque original joust 2 t-molding

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3514/3852221562_25f3a8761a_b.jpg)

next up, the pretty much flat t-molding.com leather-style type

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2441/3851426863_98a952b7cf_b.jpg)

and both of them in "head to head battle"  :twisted:

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2653/3852221370_40d3c1c81b_b.jpg)

anyone???

Title: Re: [wanted] t-molding black leather-style (for joust 2)
Post by: level42 on August 24, 2009, 02:21:36 PM

I had the same thing with my Galaxian, although the original leathered T-molding of that one looked much more like the "current" version and not as "rought" as your original.

Is that Joust-2 a US built machine or Euro (wonder if there ever were Euro Joust 2's, I don't really think so). My (Euro) Joust seems to have the same leathered T-molding as your original.

Maybe the molds have just worn out after 25 years ?

Try KLOV forum, probably more chance on a good answer there. I doubt there will be any alternatives.....

Sometimes, you have to compromize a bit....

Title: Re: [wanted] t-molding black leather-style (for joust 2)
Post by: polaris on August 25, 2009, 02:05:35 AM

its hard to imagine how you create that t mold by extruding alone, the 'brainesque' one looks almost as if it was heated and bubbled up, may be worth experimenting with plain black t mold and a heat gun ( take care of fumes )