JP's Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Restore (scratch build) UMK3
Finally finished the UMK3 and it is actually the last build I had on my list. I set out a couple years back to restore a few of the favorites from my 90's arcade days so with this one complete I am finally "done" ... not sure what I will get into next but it's kind of weird not having multiple projects stacked up and waiting on me.
I didn't post any raw UMK3 cabinet pics this time but i built the cab at the same time and in same fashion as my MK/MKII cabs and there are some more detailed photos here:
https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=395427
https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=406227
As with my other builds I bump up the monitor to the 27" Makvision CRT and use a new corresponding bezel. I bought several of these three years ago for specific use on these project... glad I did because the price since then has doubled.
The Marquee and CPO overlay are NOS but the side art and control panel box are my own that I built and printed locally. I think it all blends together quite nicely.
I paint the entire cabinet inside and out in satin black and then I wrap the exterior front of the machine with 3M satin black vinyl.
All of the original metal brackets, coin doors, speaker grill etc. were sandblasted and re-powdercoated.
New locks, LEDs in Coindoor as well as LED Marquee fixture retrofitted to work with existing harness plugs. New Joystics (Eruo IL from paradise arcade) ... new buttons and freshly cut lexan CPO
probably other goodies that I am forgetting but let me know of any questions.







Finally finished the UMK3 and it is actually the last build I had on my list. I set out a couple years back to restore a few of the favorites from my 90's arcade days so with this one complete I am finally "done" ... not sure what I will get into next but it's kind of weird not having multiple projects stacked up and waiting on me.
I didn't post any raw UMK3 cabinet pics this time but i built the cab at the same time and in same fashion as my MK/MKII cabs and there are some more detailed photos here:
https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=395427
https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=406227
As with my other builds I bump up the monitor to the 27" Makvision CRT and use a new corresponding bezel. I bought several of these three years ago for specific use on these project... glad I did because the price since then has doubled.
The Marquee and CPO overlay are NOS but the side art and control panel box are my own that I built and printed locally. I think it all blends together quite nicely.
I paint the entire cabinet inside and out in satin black and then I wrap the exterior front of the machine with 3M satin black vinyl.
All of the original metal brackets, coin doors, speaker grill etc. were sandblasted and re-powdercoated.
New locks, LEDs in Coindoor as well as LED Marquee fixture retrofitted to work with existing harness plugs. New Joystics (Eruo IL from paradise arcade) ... new buttons and freshly cut lexan CPO
probably other goodies that I am forgetting but let me know of any questions.








