Hyde
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Hello, some of you all may remember one of my previous posts I made about 2 months ago, regarding my first arcade purchase, Frogger. (Here's the thread if anyone wants to check it out: http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=89088)
Anyways, here is a quick overview: A while back I noticed an arcade cabinet at a garage sale. The game was a Frogger, kind of. Really the only Frogger thing about it was the boardset. (Which I suspect was actually a bootleg board!) The cabinet was non original, the controls were non original, the marquee and bezel were not original, etc.
But it was my first game and I could not be very picky. Plus how could I resist a working game for $20?
So here is my restoration post, and I have learned quite a bit in the process of fixing up the machine. Keep in mind though, I'm only 15 and had to work on a quite a budget to fix the game up. Basically, I did the best with what I had. So without further ado, here we go!
Some before pics. (These are after I scrubbed brown spray paint off the bezel and removed t-molding)
Love the control panel.
One side had woodgrain, the other was painted black
Here is the cab after wood filler is applied to the frayed bottom and holes in the sides
And here is a closeup of the bottom after sanding

Anyways, here is a quick overview: A while back I noticed an arcade cabinet at a garage sale. The game was a Frogger, kind of. Really the only Frogger thing about it was the boardset. (Which I suspect was actually a bootleg board!) The cabinet was non original, the controls were non original, the marquee and bezel were not original, etc.
But it was my first game and I could not be very picky. Plus how could I resist a working game for $20?
So here is my restoration post, and I have learned quite a bit in the process of fixing up the machine. Keep in mind though, I'm only 15 and had to work on a quite a budget to fix the game up. Basically, I did the best with what I had. So without further ado, here we go!
Some before pics. (These are after I scrubbed brown spray paint off the bezel and removed t-molding)
Love the control panel.
One side had woodgrain, the other was painted black
Here is the cab after wood filler is applied to the frayed bottom and holes in the sides
And here is a closeup of the bottom after sanding




