Ok folks - dilemma here...
I want to get started on my first cab re-do. I have a bootleg Qbert that is installed in a Qix (from what I can tell) cab. Consider:
1) Cab wood is in pretty good shape (save for at least two layers of paint over original art)
2) Taito wiring is hacked beyond repair
3) I have the original Taito power supply and audio amp
4) CP is from Qix but needs to be completely re worked (extra holes, etc.)
5) I have parts to fix the Coinco coin door
6) Qbert bezel and marquee are in pretty good shape
7) Game works in its present state...all I have done is rebuilt monitor chassis (G07) and installed switching PS.
So...options are (there may be others):
1) Restore it back to a Taito cab and find Qix electronics and completely restore it as a Qix
2) Build out "real" Qbert side panels and a CP from plywood and use the original Taito wood to "build" a Qbert cab that looks semi-original (electronics would be bootleg)
3) Rebuild the cab as is but maybe do a custom Qbert artwork on the side and keep it a bootleg Qbert
Thoughts?
Thanks as always -
-Scott
I want to get started on my first cab re-do. I have a bootleg Qbert that is installed in a Qix (from what I can tell) cab. Consider:
1) Cab wood is in pretty good shape (save for at least two layers of paint over original art)
2) Taito wiring is hacked beyond repair
3) I have the original Taito power supply and audio amp
4) CP is from Qix but needs to be completely re worked (extra holes, etc.)
5) I have parts to fix the Coinco coin door
6) Qbert bezel and marquee are in pretty good shape
7) Game works in its present state...all I have done is rebuilt monitor chassis (G07) and installed switching PS.
So...options are (there may be others):
1) Restore it back to a Taito cab and find Qix electronics and completely restore it as a Qix
2) Build out "real" Qbert side panels and a CP from plywood and use the original Taito wood to "build" a Qbert cab that looks semi-original (electronics would be bootleg)
3) Rebuild the cab as is but maybe do a custom Qbert artwork on the side and keep it a bootleg Qbert
Thoughts?
Thanks as always -
-Scott

