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Bionic Commando
Cabinet and Hardware:
Brand new freshly cut black melamine cabinet
Stripped and powder coated: brackets, coin door, speaker mesh
Internal metal parts - cleaned and painted as needed
Bolts - polished
New T-molding
New Locks
New Vinyl Levelers
New Speakers
Cosmetics:
Control Panel Overlay: This was a LOT of work. Scanned in my original faded, yellowish green control panel. Pieced it back together. Fixed all the distortions. Made color corrections to match the the bezel. Took 4 tries to get the colors right. Too red, too magenta, too yellow, not red enough…you get the idea. Printed by Todd at (www.arcadeoverlays.com)
See the process here:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=246885
Side Art: Another big task but not as bad. Scanned in, fixed the tears, dirt, fading etc. in photoshop, then created a plotter line in illustrator to contour cut the edges.
See the process here:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=245885
Bezel - beautiful original shape
Marquee - beautiful original shape
Joystick - restored and rebuilt Monroe 8-way leaf stick - works pretty good but might need to swap back to 8 way microswitch for more precise movement.
New Buttons
New Monitor Glass
Custom Capcom coin inserts
Electronics:
WG 19" monitor - zero burn
Restored power supply
Cleaned boards and wire harness
New Power Cord
New Marquee Light Fixture/Bulb
LED's behind marquee and coin bezels
Cabinet and Hardware:
Brand new freshly cut black melamine cabinet
Stripped and powder coated: brackets, coin door, speaker mesh
Internal metal parts - cleaned and painted as needed
Bolts - polished
New T-molding
New Locks
New Vinyl Levelers
New Speakers
Cosmetics:
Control Panel Overlay: This was a LOT of work. Scanned in my original faded, yellowish green control panel. Pieced it back together. Fixed all the distortions. Made color corrections to match the the bezel. Took 4 tries to get the colors right. Too red, too magenta, too yellow, not red enough…you get the idea. Printed by Todd at (www.arcadeoverlays.com)
See the process here:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=246885
Side Art: Another big task but not as bad. Scanned in, fixed the tears, dirt, fading etc. in photoshop, then created a plotter line in illustrator to contour cut the edges.
See the process here:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=245885
Bezel - beautiful original shape
Marquee - beautiful original shape
Joystick - restored and rebuilt Monroe 8-way leaf stick - works pretty good but might need to swap back to 8 way microswitch for more precise movement.
New Buttons
New Monitor Glass
Custom Capcom coin inserts
Electronics:
WG 19" monitor - zero burn
Restored power supply
Cleaned boards and wire harness
New Power Cord
New Marquee Light Fixture/Bulb
LED's behind marquee and coin bezels
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