Kawydud
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Nice job, cool fathers day gift as well!
My first real "fix" - GORF lives again!
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Mike Doyle
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That looks great! Well done, and nice job on the repair and refinishing. If you ever decide to reapply laminate on that base, the upper top unbolts from the base.
There are 5 or 6 hex head screws that hold the top half of the cabinet to the base through the sides, it really makes it easy to work on.
There are 5 or 6 hex head screws that hold the top half of the cabinet to the base through the sides, it really makes it easy to work on.
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K3V
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Great! I'll keep that in mind. I'm going to try a coat of paint first and see how it goes. If I go for laminate I'll have to do the unbolting thing.
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K3V
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Tonight I took a crack at removing the paint from the Midway coin door plate. Here's the before and after:
It's pretty thrashed
Guess I'll have to look at getting a repro to slap on there. Also destroyed two drill bits getting those damn rivets out of there.
Previous owner had painted the coin eject buttons black too, I'll have to strip those clean soon.
It's pretty thrashed
Guess I'll have to look at getting a repro to slap on there. Also destroyed two drill bits getting those damn rivets out of there.Previous owner had painted the coin eject buttons black too, I'll have to strip those clean soon.
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Phetishboy
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Hey I know I'm a little late to this thread, and you may have forgotten about your Midway Plate by now, but I finally cleaned up, repainted and reattached my Gorf Midway plate with split rivets. It wasn't quite as thrashed as yours, but it was pretty scratched up and a lot of black was missing. I just made a stencil using masking Tape and sprayed it. I then clear-coated it. I think it turned out pretty sweet:
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K3V
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Looks good! I have my old one just taped on as a placeholder, I'll probably get a repro for mine.
What's up with the button on your coin door above the lock? Never noticed that before.
What's up with the button on your coin door above the lock? Never noticed that before.
mrbippers
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Maybe a pause button? I've got one of those setup with my Neo.
Phetishboy
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Here's the deal. GORF has no freeplay that I know of. Also, I only painted the original door as I didn't have enough parts for a powdercoater's run when I restored it. The other thing is that my kids wanna play the machine randomly, but usually the coin door is locked so they can't coin it up without a quarter in hand, which makes them walk away in frustration. Now I had a Midway Coin door from a converted Pacman cab that someone had drilled a hole in for a freeplay button. Since bondo won't hold up in the powdercoater's oven, I couldn't do anything about the hole if I wanted it powdercoated, which I did. I decided since the hole was there already, but the rest of the door was perfect, I'd have it powdercoated then move all of the coindoor parts from my GORF door to this one. That way I could also experiment with the split rivets to mount my GORF's original Midway plate to a blank Midway door, then move all the GORF parts over to that door and install them. Now my GORF has a powdercoated door that comes with a freeplay button. It all worked out perfectly.
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K3V
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Cool mod! There is a freeplay setting on Gorf, though, via a dip switch setting. I've got mine set with it on. Only down side is that it defaults to 6 ships, so if you want to do a score run with 3 you can't.
Coin/Free Play Switch
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Switch 7
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OFF: Coin Play
ON: Free Play
http://www.arcade-museum.com/dipswitch-settings/7983.html
Coin/Free Play Switch
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Switch 7
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OFF: Coin Play
ON: Free Play
http://www.arcade-museum.com/dipswitch-settings/7983.html
Phetishboy
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Tighe
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Hey I know I'm a little late to this thread, and you may have forgotten about your Midway Plate by now, but I finally cleaned up, repainted and reattached my Gorf Midway plate with split rivets. It wasn't quite as thrashed as yours, but it was pretty scratched up and a lot of black was missing. I just made a stencil using masking Tape and sprayed it. I then clear-coated it. I think it turned out pretty sweet:
And here I was going to finish the plates I was making for you this weekend! I have the clear vinyl printed too!
Phetishboy
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This is my best one of that style, I still need at least 3-5 more. The one I sent you was the best of the bunch after this one. You are the most helpful KLOVer on the planet.
Tighe
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[Blush] Thanks! I will get to work then! We also need to decide on the Custom Nintendo Serial Plates, The Donkey Kong will be easy because I have a cabaret myself. One thing I have noticed is that the plates layout changes depending on the game. You are doing a DK Jr and a Popeye too? It would be great if I can get a scan of those since I am not sure about the layout.
Phetishboy
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I can send you one of each if it would help.
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K3V
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I can confirm this. Without Tighe my Tron would be nowhere near the shape it is in now. You da man, Tighe!
Tighe
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Tighe
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Thanks Kevin! You would think I could get my own games running, which I have, but my Baby Pac never gets any love. I sits at the bottom of the list watching while I work on everything else. The sad part is it it in great shape, it is just a communication problem between the Vidiot and the MCU. Right now I am almost finished with the Simpsons cabinet and I need to cap my DK monitor. Then I need to decide if I am going to tackle the empty Galaxian cabinet or do the Baby Pac.
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K3V
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It sure would! Also looks like I will have to make a Midway plate for Kevin too!
Yes please
