Tighe
Well-known member
I should have known myself better than to buy a cabinet to convert.
So if you have seen my recent threads:
You know that I recently got a Galaga '88 board, and I don't really care of the Atari cabinet, so I planned to get a Midway cabinet and put the Japanese flyer artwork on it as side art. I also have a Galaga and Gaplus and have been thinking about making a Galaxian/Galaga/Gaplus/Galaga '88/Namco Collection Vol 1. row.
So FF to this weekend doon and I go out to Timiskander's to pick up said cabinet. turns out it is a plywood Galaxian cabinet in really good shape, just with about 5 coats of paint on it!
Oh no! You know what that means! Yes today I am off to Wal★Mart to get some citristrip. If you look at the photos below you can see that at least where the paint has flaked and scrapped off (by me) the Galaxian vinyl looks to be in good shape.
So my plans are to get the paint off and assess the state of the side art. Anyone want to give me advice on stripping the paint without damaging the vinyl? I know that Streezking ran into a little difficulty when the citristip got under the vinyl. How long do I leave it on etc.?
If the the side art is in good shape then I will be restoring it and will be looking for a cabinet of the '88. Jeez what was I thinking?!?! I guess I hoped it was a painted up Ms. Pac. But even then would I have been able to convert it? I think I might have to get a Dynamo HS-1 (anything higher and I might want to put my Street Fighter II board in it.) That or make a replica Midway cabinet.
So I have what looks like a painted Ms Pac control panel, if anyone wants to trade it for a Galaxian control panel PM me.
The cabinet:

Here you can see the vinyl:
Ms Pac CP:

So if you have seen my recent threads:
You know that I recently got a Galaga '88 board, and I don't really care of the Atari cabinet, so I planned to get a Midway cabinet and put the Japanese flyer artwork on it as side art. I also have a Galaga and Gaplus and have been thinking about making a Galaxian/Galaga/Gaplus/Galaga '88/Namco Collection Vol 1. row.
So FF to this weekend doon and I go out to Timiskander's to pick up said cabinet. turns out it is a plywood Galaxian cabinet in really good shape, just with about 5 coats of paint on it!
Oh no! You know what that means! Yes today I am off to Wal★Mart to get some citristrip. If you look at the photos below you can see that at least where the paint has flaked and scrapped off (by me) the Galaxian vinyl looks to be in good shape.
So my plans are to get the paint off and assess the state of the side art. Anyone want to give me advice on stripping the paint without damaging the vinyl? I know that Streezking ran into a little difficulty when the citristip got under the vinyl. How long do I leave it on etc.?
If the the side art is in good shape then I will be restoring it and will be looking for a cabinet of the '88. Jeez what was I thinking?!?! I guess I hoped it was a painted up Ms. Pac. But even then would I have been able to convert it? I think I might have to get a Dynamo HS-1 (anything higher and I might want to put my Street Fighter II board in it.) That or make a replica Midway cabinet.
So I have what looks like a painted Ms Pac control panel, if anyone wants to trade it for a Galaxian control panel PM me.
The cabinet:

Here you can see the vinyl:
Ms Pac CP:

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