Recent content by Sparkolicious

I need some repair and testing done on my crossbow. Any recommendations?

live and learn my brother... :)

damn man... I didn't realize the original had no border! This one came without side art and i didn't bother to research it.. I should have trimmed that off!!! :-/

https://quarterarcade.com/black-vinyl-morocco-style-4479 that's the vinyl I bought. It was a pita for sure, but rolling on contact cement was best solution. Laminate would have been cool and easy, but then the thickness would have been way off. As it is this cab is old and a little swollen so...

And here she is all ready for some bolt slinging action!!! Man I loved this game as a kid! Not sure why. I mean I sucked at it terrible lol! Still.. Having an Exidy cab in the crib is pretty freakin awesome! Thanks for looking!

As I mentioned above, I learned that so matter how much time you take cleaning the sides and getting them ready for adhesive, you are just wasting time if you don't seal the cab or add contact cement. I wasted $80 worth of side vinyl, and still had to end up using low heat gun and a ton of time...

Now to seal damaged bits, and bondo everything..

Particle Board just sucks. I don't even want to guess at what this thing weighs, but it is a biatch to move. So I decided to put wheels on it. I used 7ply birch for the replacement. It is super solid now!

Removing the scuffed up sides, and getting ready to do some repairs. CP was coming apart so I put some gorilla glue in the seam and clamped it.

After removing innards I laid this beast down to see what was going on underneath. Just from moving it around I knew it was sketchy at best. The feet were ripped off, and there was some patching done at some point. Better to just remove the whole thing and start over. 3" screws sicking through...

Here's the shipping damage. The delivery guy was all surprised, but clearly the wrapping was busted by something, and underneath that was a damaged cab.. Split the sides apart, took chunks out of both side, and knocked off intrusion switch.

So.. I picked up one of my Favorite games, Crossbow, from this forum actually. Somewhere en route the shipping company smashed it up a bit. I will say they were real good about it. I sent them a list of materials and a labor estimate for repairs, and they cut me a check faster than I would have...

he is indeed! Been wanting one for ever! Can't wait to get it home. Just about finished Robotron resto, and I will need another project.

I think I sent you a pm just now.. if not I'm interested