My HS1 SF2~ Journey

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At the start of this New Year I found myself with two Dynamo HS1 cabs.
One was an original SF2 WW that was in dire need of a full restoration. The other was a better condition cab but a HS1 with a blown tube K7000 and a red modular HS1 Control Panel stuffed with Ultimates and set up with a Neo Geo Single Slot.

Eseyo1 was on a rabid search for a Dynamo HS1 SF2:WW so I sold him the first one because it would go to a good home. I was trying hard to make space. Seeing how his other restorations came out, I knew that this one would see a rebirth in his hands.

It started me all over for my own HS1 SF2 Quest but I was also considering changing up to a HS5 because I found the 19" a little cramped. Now I have both so am now doing a partial restoration of the HS1 so that I can put it out into service (don't flame me) I have a good safe place to put it out into service and need a Capcom Fighter machine in there.

This machine is in pretty good shape but still needs a patch and paint. It really needed a true 6 button HS1 setup but I finally figured out that none of the HS1 machines had the 6 buttons punched correctly like the HS5 machines. The joystick X-axis lines up with the punch buttons and although I can play with it, I prefer it to be equidistant to the punch and kick buttons… hope that makes sense.

I got this broken Neo Geo HS1 for cheap (after selling off the Neo Geo gear) so it was mainly about getting a working monitor and the right control panel on there. A local friend set me up with a great monitor Nanao MC2000S. I still don't have everything wired up and working. Eseyo1 got started on his CP, and I sourcing one from 60 miles away (8-bit.) I couldn't wait to get started on it…

Control Panel before pictures and the rest…
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Here's the treatment the control panel got.

1) Stripped down, Heat gun, brake cleaner/steel wool and wire wheel.
2) White metal primer, Black enamel glossy conter cuts painted.
3) NOS Capcom Speckle overlay (Championship timeline)
4) Acrylic 3/16" top w/ a flame beveled edge.
5) Bob's 3/16" x 1 1/4" Black Carriage Bolts
6) Happ Competition joysticks set on 1/2" plywood spacers shot w/ black paint.
7) Happ standard Horizontal mount pushbuttons.

TAPPS PLASTICS I AM NOT but the top plate came out just awesome. It's one of the very best I've ever cut. Eseyo1 turned me to some tips from Tapps website about how to bevel the edge after cutting. Acrylic does look just awesome when it's brand new.
 

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no love for this? I think it looks awesome. wish I had the room for one of these, I'm on fighting game overload as it is now though. :)

I know entirely what you're talking about with the joystick placement, my SFA3 cab was a converted Pit Fighter, and the CP underwent some massive modification, and the way the 6 button layout was cut, the joysticks were mounted parallel to the punch buttons. and yeah.... it's got Ultimates. kind of a bitch to play, but you get used to it.
 
Nice work and keepin' it real. I would love to own one of these Dynamo HS series cabinets in my gameroom but it is a pain to get down my basement stairs :( Maybe in my next house.

Where did you get the control panel artwork overlay from? mamemarquees.com?
 
Maybe just a CP restore is not "love" worthy, or SF2...
Yeah that is NOS cause it's not even a hint of yellow in it. I got a CE graphics NOS one but it was all yellow even.
 
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Looks good. So this is on an H-1 panel? I don't think I've ever seen a Champion Edition panel on an H-1 (19") cab before. I know what you mean about the button alignment. I'm a taller person with short arms, so the lower on the panel slope the harder it is for me to play on. At first, didn't Champion Edition only ship out in 3-Koam K-3 cabs with Super joysticks? I look forward to seeing the full finished project.
 
Common Machines for CE were HS5 cabs as dedicated actually. Hence the common printed button CPO for HS5 corner cuts.

KOAM cabs I think came after Capcom sued one company or another. They even sued KOAM at some point. Something about the Cab companies working with other companies to do 6 button fighters. Capcom being lame at that point.

Trimming CPO material. Sharp knife and steady hands...

Ofthen times the CE CPO were printed with no buttons and yo laid another sheet on top. Hence the button overlays they had later on also. But there are 1.5" and 1.625" grids used at different times. It's all odd why they changed it up.
 
updates to the machine

a couple months ago I got this working by throwing in a new K7000 monitor.

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With just some simple art and getting a new monitor in I was able to bring it to life.

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Little had been done with the machine other than dropping in SF2:HF and wiring up the CP.
It was just nice to have it playable.

I've been sanding the sides and trying to get some bondo into some deep scrapes and repair a torn corner. I didn't do the best job making sure everything was perfect cause honestly these Dynamos don't really need it.

I've gotten it on it's side and with a 1st coat of Rustoleum Semi Gloss Black latex paint. It's coming along nicely and I'm doing light sands between the two coats.
 

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I'm still getting some pictures.
I'm also working on a HS5 but will get that painted black also with a TBD board. Dunno what should go into that one.

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Ultimately I'm going to do up a 3rd Strike cab with this artwork for side art.
It's the Japanese CD cover art. I have to see if I can find a way to get high res artwork from the source. I'll get it printed up digitally on vinyl. There wasn't a bezel for 3rd Strike and I'll just use Diamond plate for the CPO.

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