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got a pic on the asteroids?

Ok, I am almost done sanding down the cab. What is a good paint to use on it?

Nice set up, hoping this first arcade machine I have leads to many more.

brave or stupid? lol also is it better to have original side art/ marquee ect in ok condistion or new side art ect. Does it hurt the value of the arcade or help it?

Ok can some of your experienced collectors school a newb for a second on this subject. When restoring an arcade machine is it better to use the original marquee, side art, CPO, ect whenever possible, or buy new stuff for the cab? Basically what I want to know is does repros hurt or help the...

Its not in the way at all, I actually love having it. I will be moving out of my duplex soon i hope, to a four bedroom house. Then I can put it on the self in my soon to be game room.

Here are the pics for the person who asked. It still has the original seal on it unbroken. And even the proof of purchase paper on the back lol

nice work mhanlen, I hope mine turns out that good but since its my first arcade machine restore ever I wont be mad if it doesn't lol. Did you buy all new parts on the inside or are my wires and everything just that bad lol

Ya, its a little hard to read some of the metal stickers on the back, there are three i think. But the Serial number and model number are easy to read. Model 215XX (how many models were there? I thought there was just two versions) Serial 1239

well im going to start sanding down the cabinet. Just want to make sure im doing this right, I need to sand it down, bondo the missing chunks and paint it black(spray paint or roller, and what kind of paint is best cause I really want to make this a legit restore.) then buy the side art wich...

ok I took everything out of the cab so I can sand it down and repaint it. I have the monitor sitting in the spare bedroom, do I still need to discharge it? Or is it only if I plan on working on the monitor

haha, oh no i never assumed it was worth over $100 right now, but was wondering if its worth holding onto since its unopened. I got it for free through my work(long story short, had been sitting in a police dept locker since the year they were released, and two years ago given back to the...

I have a never been opened original gameboy, still with the factory seal on the box. Iv had it for about two years now, and have held on to it hoping its worth something some day. Anyone have any ideas as to its worth now, or how much it could be worth? I can only imagine how many people have...

Today was the first day I had a chance to work on the arcade for more than two seconds. I decided that I would gut the cabinet and and start sanding it down sometime this week. I have fully cleaned it out, carefully, and took tons of pictures so in case I forget how it goes back together I...

Ok so I would like to take everything out of my asteroids arcade machine so I can start sanding, bondoing, and repainting the cabinet. I need some quick tips on gutting it, should I leave everything plugged together and just start taking everything out? Someone told me to take TONS of pictures...

Ok so i fired the game up again, this time the monitor isn't working really. I can see a couple of lines and thats about it. While tinkering around I saw a black switch on the inside, to the left of the coin door. I flipped the switch and it beeped three times and then a long beep and...

Also thank you P1899M, Very informative and eactly the kind of help I was looking for. Thanks! I will likely stick around this forum, im very impressed with the amount of users with experience and knowledge.

Thank you Orion! Ya Iv already been warned by my dad about the monitor voltage. Not sure how to discharge it or what tools I would need, but I will do some research before I touch it lol. On the cab itself, what should I do? Im still thinking it over but I thought get everything...

Hello, New member here. The other day I thought to myself "wouldn't" it be fun to restore an old arcade machine. So I looked on craigslist, did some looking around and could not find a cheap arcade machine that still works (go figure right lol). Well anyway I come across an old Asteroids...