joeycuda
Well-known member
I've wanted a Frogger for years, but only one I briefly owned was in poor shape. I figured I'd find a very rough one someday and build a new cabinet, but I found a nice project game. The cabinet was described as "ok" and it definitely has/had issues, but the woodgrain sides are in pretty good shape, so I had something to start with.
The front panel had been replaced with a front from another Frogger cabinet, so the woodgrain laminate didn't match exactly. The panel had some hasp holes covered with carriage bolts and some complications fitting, so I planned to make a replacement panel.
The back doors were missing and the bottom panel in rough shape. The top of the cabinet wasn't swollen at all, but the particleboard was sort of dry rotted and flaking off.
The control panel has a repro overlay applied. The p/s had a switcher replacement, game was working (before I started taking stuff apart) and monitor looked good with a recent cap kit. Aside from adding a new power cord this will be all about the cabinet.
Here are some before pics:
The lowest panel was worse than it looks here. That short piece was screwed on there for some reason.
Notice the flaky particle board on the uppermost panel and top:
This piece of control panel area blocking was split and repaired. It later got replaced:
The front panel had been replaced with a front from another Frogger cabinet, so the woodgrain laminate didn't match exactly. The panel had some hasp holes covered with carriage bolts and some complications fitting, so I planned to make a replacement panel.
The back doors were missing and the bottom panel in rough shape. The top of the cabinet wasn't swollen at all, but the particleboard was sort of dry rotted and flaking off.
The control panel has a repro overlay applied. The p/s had a switcher replacement, game was working (before I started taking stuff apart) and monitor looked good with a recent cap kit. Aside from adding a new power cord this will be all about the cabinet.
Here are some before pics:
The lowest panel was worse than it looks here. That short piece was screwed on there for some reason.
Notice the flaky particle board on the uppermost panel and top:
This piece of control panel area blocking was split and repaired. It later got replaced:
