Built this Ms Pac Cocktail from the ground up so it's not really a "restoration" but I though you guys may appreciate it anyways. Not done yet though, still need artwork for the control panel, but I wanted to see what the cab would look like before designing the artwork (and button color combination). The blue and yellow buttons are just stand ins until I figure out what to use to match the control panel artwork. Here is the pics.
You can see the white maple is a lot brighter than the original walnut colored sides
and it is heavily contrasted with the black t-molding, speaker grills, coin door and control panel
Player 1 control panel with red bubble top awaiting artwork. I had to have the stock JLW shafts shortened by 3/4" since there are no short shaft options. Infact I could not find any short shaft joysticks that use the 2.6"x3" (66..x76mm) bolt pattern. Luckily I have access to a full machine shop.
The refurbished coin door I bought at the 11th hour. Gotta love original hardware. You can see how light the wood really is. The veneer even shows some chatoyance at the right angles.
Originally planned to use vesa mount to mount the monitor to the cab rather than the top but scrapped that idea because after decasing the monitor the LCD panel was not strong enough to support its own weight and would sag away from the table top... You can also see the flourscent lights used to illuminate the control panel. These also worka good to light the box when I need to work inside. Also the spring can be seen that can hold the lid open when needed.
Not having a CRT monitor leaves lots of space inside the box. That 1 6x9 speaker really thumps inside this empty box. A lot of bass for ~10 watts!
I slotted the holders for the frosted plexi. You can also see the molex connectors that I like and everyone hates. I like the fact that they are hard to take apart. Don't want nothing coming loose when I'm going for the kill screen!
My custom bezel cut into the 1" tabletop. I ended up sanding and painting it twice because I put a screw through it the first time when mounting the flourscent lights! live and learn...
You can see the white maple is a lot brighter than the original walnut colored sides
and it is heavily contrasted with the black t-molding, speaker grills, coin door and control panel
Player 1 control panel with red bubble top awaiting artwork. I had to have the stock JLW shafts shortened by 3/4" since there are no short shaft options. Infact I could not find any short shaft joysticks that use the 2.6"x3" (66..x76mm) bolt pattern. Luckily I have access to a full machine shop.
The refurbished coin door I bought at the 11th hour. Gotta love original hardware. You can see how light the wood really is. The veneer even shows some chatoyance at the right angles.
Originally planned to use vesa mount to mount the monitor to the cab rather than the top but scrapped that idea because after decasing the monitor the LCD panel was not strong enough to support its own weight and would sag away from the table top... You can also see the flourscent lights used to illuminate the control panel. These also worka good to light the box when I need to work inside. Also the spring can be seen that can hold the lid open when needed.
Not having a CRT monitor leaves lots of space inside the box. That 1 6x9 speaker really thumps inside this empty box. A lot of bass for ~10 watts!
I slotted the holders for the frosted plexi. You can also see the molex connectors that I like and everyone hates. I like the fact that they are hard to take apart. Don't want nothing coming loose when I'm going for the kill screen!
My custom bezel cut into the 1" tabletop. I ended up sanding and painting it twice because I put a screw through it the first time when mounting the flourscent lights! live and learn...
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