latest addition: Williams Robotron:2084 mini

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my latest pickup, got this last week...

i've wanted one ever since seeing one for the first time (as a collector, in the 2000s, never back in the day) for reasons besides its being my favorite game... i've had an upright for years, but as far as minis go its got full artwork, good lighting, good style/design... i'm loving it, and its so friggin cute...

from another klov'r, thanks again Tim... might do a little work on the black areas, but i'm not one to re-stencil just because of a few battle scars, so it will mostly remain as-is cosmetically (i have a supposedly NOS cpo for it so i may swap that on some day, but not anytime soon) except i'll probably paint in the black areas (inside walls/front/top) sometime

jrok board, but to be honest, nothing is really playable except robotron, bubbles, and 1p splat, though they tried... ultimately i'll probably piece together a robotron boardset from loose boards i have around here, and steal the metal plate from an extra boardset i got with sinistar, and put this back to original hardware... then either put the jrok in my bubbles (especially if i need that robotron boardset, currently running clay's MW (only bubbles)) or possibly put the jrok into defender and make it defender/stargate only (since i have most of the mainstream games on the MWs except stargate)

anyway... here's some pics
- gwarble
 

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more pics....
 

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thanks, not a bad idea and would play better than using joystick2 left like it is right now... but still not the same (especially when i have a joust upright a few feet away)

i have no desire to focus on making this play anything more than robotron to be honest...
 
Awesome addition!

BTW, most of these came with funky-looking paint and even funkier touch-ups right out of the factory.
 
Yeah i saw those on the NIB ones, but i think its in great shape... i only reserve the right to curse "H & D"'s relationship often
 

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Robotron cabaret

I just got a stargate cabaret. Was gonna go for this, to me worth the price you paid. I just dont have the time or patience to deconvert. I would rather pay more and get an untouched robotron cabaret to go with the stargate. I hope i can find someone to let one go someday! Congrats these are cool and nice to have.
 
Very cool score! Congrats..


Personally, "cute" as it might be, I'll take my $25 fully-restored Robotron UR over this any day... :D
 
Thanks guys... i'm stoked about it... Sure a $25 ur is also a thing of beauty, i'll be keeping my UR as well (i'm tall, this thing is short, robotron isnt much of a stool game for me)

I think the price was good, seen em go for more...

Deconversion should be easy, and i should be able to do it with parts from my stash, includingthe metal plate... Wiring isnt really hacked... luckily outside isnt hacked at all (cp)

Edit: perspex, naw i already got one :)
 
Me too :)

So i dug around and in various states of untested-in-a-long-time i've got 2 extra robotron/joust cpu boards, one robotron and one empty rom board, 3 widget boards from who knows what (probably robotron/jousts), one joust sound board, and two obviously fried power supplies...

my joust is also dead, but has its own set to throw into the mix (except it needs an original power supply someday), and bubbles is running a full robotron set (with clay's mw) and switcher... Also a sinistar set that i'll at least steal the metal plate from

so i'll start swapping these boards into my upright and hope for the best, but i have high hopes i can get this back running original hardware, with or without bubbles sacrifice (but if so it can have the jrok)
 
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