Brick Top
Well-known member
This is not a top notch show worthy Phet-type resto, but more of a story. I don't really think it belongs in a "showcase" but this seems the most appropriate sub-forum after reading the descriptions.
Just about a year ago, I picked up my first full-sized cabinet. Of course I had no idea what I was getting into. I had read about 60-1 JAMMA boards and I was sure that if I had a vertical JAMMA cab and one of those I would be in heaven.
I bought the first JAMMA cab with a vertical monitor I could find on the local CL. At the time, it housed SNK Bermuda Triangle. Sorry I took no pics back then, but you can imagine it, sides painted black, paper bezel, laminated paper marquee, red t-molding, generic Technos CPO.
I 60-1'd it and was happy for about a week or two. I made another cab into the multigame and used this one to switch out different JAMMA boards, the drawer in the bottom makes it a pretty good cab for that. I had Rastan, Double Dragon, NBA JAM, Klax, and a few others.
Here it was masquerading as NBA JAM..
Time went by and I decided I wanted to cosmetically bring it back closer to what it originally was. Thanks to KLOV and it's members, I found a Marquee, a CPO, and finally a bezel. Got rid of the whorish red t-molding and voilla..
I will probably swap the comp sticks with some original ball tops, and if you ask about all the buttons, well sorry, but its doing duty as my modded XBOX rig. Runs MAME and a crapload of other emus. Wiring is still all JAMMA, and can be swapped back to dedicated DD in a second.
Now do I dare try to remove the black paint on the sides to see what is underneath? I have seen the original Taito art when the light hits it just right.
one more pic for fun..
Just about a year ago, I picked up my first full-sized cabinet. Of course I had no idea what I was getting into. I had read about 60-1 JAMMA boards and I was sure that if I had a vertical JAMMA cab and one of those I would be in heaven.
I bought the first JAMMA cab with a vertical monitor I could find on the local CL. At the time, it housed SNK Bermuda Triangle. Sorry I took no pics back then, but you can imagine it, sides painted black, paper bezel, laminated paper marquee, red t-molding, generic Technos CPO.
I 60-1'd it and was happy for about a week or two. I made another cab into the multigame and used this one to switch out different JAMMA boards, the drawer in the bottom makes it a pretty good cab for that. I had Rastan, Double Dragon, NBA JAM, Klax, and a few others.
Here it was masquerading as NBA JAM..
Time went by and I decided I wanted to cosmetically bring it back closer to what it originally was. Thanks to KLOV and it's members, I found a Marquee, a CPO, and finally a bezel. Got rid of the whorish red t-molding and voilla..
I will probably swap the comp sticks with some original ball tops, and if you ask about all the buttons, well sorry, but its doing duty as my modded XBOX rig. Runs MAME and a crapload of other emus. Wiring is still all JAMMA, and can be swapped back to dedicated DD in a second.
Now do I dare try to remove the black paint on the sides to see what is underneath? I have seen the original Taito art when the light hits it just right.
one more pic for fun..
