FS: Restored Tempest in a new cabinet ohio

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Finally have this one all finished. Restored Tempest, in a brand new cnc cut cabinet, made from a combination of White melamine, black melamine, and birch plywood. Here's what's new:

Cabinet
Sideart
CPO
Marquee Overlay
Wheels
T-molding
Powercord
Most of the fasteners
Leg levelers + plates
weatherstrip on CP

6100 has a great picture, with low burn, completely rebuilt by Jpopson on here. Coin door, control panel, marquee panel, and upper bezel retainer all stripped and refinished. Spinner was completely disassembled, cleaned, and rebuilt. Spins easy with no noise, works fantastic. White melamine with black vinyl on the insides was used for the game sides so it matched the original color scheme. the only things i can point out as not being perfect:

very small scuff in the vinyl on the left inside of the game, near the bezel.
Bezel is not perfect, but 95 % nice.
Test switch doesn't work, still toying with it.
Artwork had a few very small air bubbles on left side, about 1 foot off the ground, and a few inches from the back. Not noticable at all unless you lean down and look right at it.
Cardboard bezel behind plexi bezel was torn, used a sharpie to touch it up. cannot be seen at all through the plexi.

this game is located in northwest ohio, zip is 43457. not really looking for trades at this time, price is 1300.00 Pm me if your interested. Jpopson and rturbo on here have both seen this machine in person, and can vouch for how nice it is. Here's some pics, and a link to my photobucket account with about 60 + pictures of it! Thanks for looking, Brett

http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i24/dptwiz/Tempest/

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paint dust from john's shop when he owned the original! I hit it with the air hose, and couldn't get them much better. Afraid of the dishwasher thing everyone else does!
 
paint dust from john's shop when he owned the original! I hit it with the air hose, and couldn't get them much better. Afraid of the dishwasher thing everyone else does!


I am too.

I have, though, sprayed boards with degreaser, let them soak, and then washed them with a hose outside. Then I let them dry in the sun, or my truck, etc. for like a week to make sure they are dry.

oh, and beautiful game by the way. very nice.
 
if it was water damaged all around the bottom, i'd say it was. Haven't got any bites yet, i figured this wouldn't last long. It's definately the nicest tempest your gonna see for the price. The spinner bushings from arcadeshop make a massive difference, spins like new.
 
Bump.. any reasonable offers? will be listing it on ebay soon.
 
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Cardboard bezel behind plexi bezel was torn, used a sharpie to touch it up. cannot be seen at all through the plexi.
I would say its PLEXI since he says plexi twice in the description and it looks scratched and scuffed....
not bashing game, game looks freakin awesome..........
 
it is plexi.. the camera flash really shows the scratches. in normal light with the game on or off, not noticable. I was gonna go get a new one made for 30.00 but i have had a nasty stomach flu since sunday, then the storm hit, just no chance to go get one made.

I had a new one made for the DL i sold on here, was a really good match and for 30.00 you can't beat it.
 
If the weather was nicer I would probably jump on this one instead of getting a new cab made for mine. Can't do much until there is nicer weather. Machine does look sweet!
 
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