alright, so finally here's some pics of my tron. it's been through a lot in the last month. i originally got it from fred (vespertillio) due to his divorce, and the fact that he needed money.
when i got it home, it was a bit rough, had soda or something spilled all over the front, the cpo was torn (he had a new one he gave me), the joystick was nasty and discolored greenish, and it had pretty good water damage on the left side and the front, both at the bottoms.
first, i attacked the water damage. used the elmer's glue wood stabilizer which worked well. i soaked the hell out of that side in it, and sanded it and painted it. initially did the same to the front base but a week ago i noticed a chip coming off, and ended up cutting off the bottom 4" and replacing it with a piece of mdf due to the rot.
aside from that, it took a lot of goof off to get all the sticky stuff off the front. i then cleaned (the same stuff from the front) all the sticky shit off the coin door, and repainted that. put in a new lock, and put that back in.
also, i replaced the mcr interconnect cables, and capped the monitor and amp board, and rebuilt the power supply.
replaced the cpo and spinner decal, and put on a new joystick handle from groovy game gear. really looks nice on there compared to the old one. and finally, the inner art. so, i painted the edges on the inside as they were worn paintwise, and had trouble with the inner art due to gouging it when putting the shroud back in. i ended up cutting out a chunk on the right side (just the black/orange part) and put in a piece exactly the same size i used from the trimmings i had left.
it still eventually needs side art and a good painting of the sides, but i'm not too concerned, as i more or less want it to look decent and don't care too much about a full restoration. so here's a few pics.
when i got it home, it was a bit rough, had soda or something spilled all over the front, the cpo was torn (he had a new one he gave me), the joystick was nasty and discolored greenish, and it had pretty good water damage on the left side and the front, both at the bottoms.
first, i attacked the water damage. used the elmer's glue wood stabilizer which worked well. i soaked the hell out of that side in it, and sanded it and painted it. initially did the same to the front base but a week ago i noticed a chip coming off, and ended up cutting off the bottom 4" and replacing it with a piece of mdf due to the rot.
aside from that, it took a lot of goof off to get all the sticky stuff off the front. i then cleaned (the same stuff from the front) all the sticky shit off the coin door, and repainted that. put in a new lock, and put that back in.
also, i replaced the mcr interconnect cables, and capped the monitor and amp board, and rebuilt the power supply.
replaced the cpo and spinner decal, and put on a new joystick handle from groovy game gear. really looks nice on there compared to the old one. and finally, the inner art. so, i painted the edges on the inside as they were worn paintwise, and had trouble with the inner art due to gouging it when putting the shroud back in. i ended up cutting out a chunk on the right side (just the black/orange part) and put in a piece exactly the same size i used from the trimmings i had left.
it still eventually needs side art and a good painting of the sides, but i'm not too concerned, as i more or less want it to look decent and don't care too much about a full restoration. so here's a few pics.

