I've been restoring other machines but eagerly awaiting this one. Atari Canyon Bomber, 1977. This will be an ongoing thread during the restore process.
B&W, 23" CRT. No color filters but there's a custom-fitted plexi over the monitor (visible in one of the images below). Single button control per-player. You push the button once each round, that's it. I like these timing games that seem so simple.
This is from a warehouse buy earlier this year. The cab was filthy from dust and required cleaning in several stages. First the leaf blower, then vacuums and brushes, finally simple green.
After cleaning up the cab is in pretty good shape. No moisture. Some cracks in the front laminate. Typical scuffing on the sides, the right side art seems to have been preserved better than the left. There's a significant ding in the bottom-right -front.
Sides are ply with a very thin veneer on the top, front is ply with a 1/32 or 1/16 veneer. The side art was silk-screened at the factory with the typical slap-dash accuracy. I've look at images of multiple cabs, they're all different with regard to placement of colors & outlines.
The bezel glass and the interior are in very good shape, and I really like the original art on this cab. This will be getting a full cosmetic restore.
B&W, 23" CRT. No color filters but there's a custom-fitted plexi over the monitor (visible in one of the images below). Single button control per-player. You push the button once each round, that's it. I like these timing games that seem so simple.
This is from a warehouse buy earlier this year. The cab was filthy from dust and required cleaning in several stages. First the leaf blower, then vacuums and brushes, finally simple green.
After cleaning up the cab is in pretty good shape. No moisture. Some cracks in the front laminate. Typical scuffing on the sides, the right side art seems to have been preserved better than the left. There's a significant ding in the bottom-right -front.
Sides are ply with a very thin veneer on the top, front is ply with a 1/32 or 1/16 veneer. The side art was silk-screened at the factory with the typical slap-dash accuracy. I've look at images of multiple cabs, they're all different with regard to placement of colors & outlines.
The bezel glass and the interior are in very good shape, and I really like the original art on this cab. This will be getting a full cosmetic restore.
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. I may source a replacement door, may have this fixed, or may leave it.
