TK1072
Member
Hi Everyone,
This isn't a restore job (I'm not to that level of skill yet), more like a clean-up and repair.
Back in late November I saw this Dragon's Lair literally sitting outside a mom & pop convienence store just a few miles from my house. It was in pretty bad shape, exposed to the elements like it was. Never was a fan of DL but I thought it could be a good project to get working again & help me learn more/get experience about arcade machines in general. I spoke to the owner of the store & got it for pretty much a song and a dance. Guess they just wanted rid of it.
Here is what it looked like when I brought it home:
It was almost dead. After cleaning it I installed a new harness (the previous one had been cut, spliced, and had it's plugs smashed?!?! How did this happen?). Changed out the lights, etc. New buttons & cpo. The LDP it came with (LD-V1000) was dead so I got a Pioneer LD-V4400. Then I installed a LaserCon card and now it works!
The sides looked like they were altered before. One side had vinyl on it, the other was painted? So I painted the cabinet black. I know it's not how it came from the manufacture, but it was easier at the time. Later I may read up how to apply the vinyl to the sides, but I'm happy with it.
Still got to add side art and some other little things to address, but the last few attached pics show how it's looking now.
I think this will a project I'll never be quite happy or satisfied with (you guys ever get that feeling when you fix a game up?) but for now at least I'm done. Think I'll go practice playing it some
Take care!
-Dave
This isn't a restore job (I'm not to that level of skill yet), more like a clean-up and repair.
Back in late November I saw this Dragon's Lair literally sitting outside a mom & pop convienence store just a few miles from my house. It was in pretty bad shape, exposed to the elements like it was. Never was a fan of DL but I thought it could be a good project to get working again & help me learn more/get experience about arcade machines in general. I spoke to the owner of the store & got it for pretty much a song and a dance. Guess they just wanted rid of it.
Here is what it looked like when I brought it home:
It was almost dead. After cleaning it I installed a new harness (the previous one had been cut, spliced, and had it's plugs smashed?!?! How did this happen?). Changed out the lights, etc. New buttons & cpo. The LDP it came with (LD-V1000) was dead so I got a Pioneer LD-V4400. Then I installed a LaserCon card and now it works!
The sides looked like they were altered before. One side had vinyl on it, the other was painted? So I painted the cabinet black. I know it's not how it came from the manufacture, but it was easier at the time. Later I may read up how to apply the vinyl to the sides, but I'm happy with it.
Still got to add side art and some other little things to address, but the last few attached pics show how it's looking now.
I think this will a project I'll never be quite happy or satisfied with (you guys ever get that feeling when you fix a game up?) but for now at least I'm done. Think I'll go practice playing it some
Take care!
-Dave


