Omg!!!! DK TRILOGY COMPLETE!!!! Yeeha!!!!!!!!!!

[blkdog7]

I put a video if you care to see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM2qbL5xTVE

 

[Wundercade]

I've seen a DK3 in a red cab for sale, from a route operator, waay too expensive for my blood. But I can assure you he did not go to the trouble of painting the cabinet red, it was a converted red DK or a red Radar. This was back in 2007.

The "contrast" concept is yours alone. Had Nintendo have put out DK3 as a dedicated cab, it could've been yellow just as well as blue or orange.

The operator's decided the cab they would convert, not Nintendo. And you can bet they didn't care about color coordination.

As far as Spaeth's Radarscope. Tell him you were being charitable in receiving it, that you have it stored away amongst similar items, and that you will someday get to it, but you make no promises.....since you're doing him a favor.


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[MaximRecoil]

Since I have been on KLOV, nearly everyone who brings up seeing DK3's BITD remembers seeing them in red cabs. Of those that don't remember seeing them in red cabs, the majority think the kit looks better in a red cab. At this point, you are merely rationalizing and trying to justify keeping the cab blue, as it means less work for you. Sometimes I feel the same way. Clean it up, convert it and shove it into the line up. Restoring the cabs is always the tough part.

Leaving it blue is not only less work, but it is also the more authentic approach. Replacing a factory finish with a homespun solution is no different than replacing any other factory-original part with a reproduction. It is fine if a reproduction is the only feasible option, but if the original is in good condition, why mess with it?

Without considering resale value, which would you rather have, an HUO Donkey Kong in excellent or near-mint condition, or a brand new scratch-built Donkey Kong using new plywood and new reproduction parts?

 

[Phetishboy]

Leaving it blue is not only less work, but it is also the more authentic approach. Replacing a factory finish with a homespun solution is no different than replacing any other factory-original part with a reproduction. It is fine if a reproduction is the only feasible option, but if the original is in good condition, why mess with it?

Without considering resale value, which would you rather have, an HUO Donkey Kong in excellent or near-mint condition, or a brand new scratch-built Donkey Kong using new plywood and new reproduction parts?

Yeah. with all the repro parts, scratch built cabs and vinyl kits, 'restoring' is becoming a subjective term. I want whatever I want, and whatever looks best. I really couldn't care less if it was original or repro. In my experience, the repro parts in many cases are better made and created with longevity in mind. When you start scratch-building cabs though, unless the original cabs are non-existent or all disintegrating as we speak, I think you miss the point of restoring. Although adding red vinyl/paint/laminate to a blue, plentiful, humdrum cab is not scratch-building.

BTB, In the end, I couldn't care less what any of you guys do. I do what I do because I can and in many cases I simply need to. If I have a great original cab that needs nearly nothing, I don't touch it. Currently, I have a nice, all original Satan's Hollow and I may just leave my new Burgertime alone, even though it is faded and has plywood splintering at the bottom. Midway's have been good to me so far. Ninty cabs are a dime a dozen.

 

[Wundercade]

I think repro parts are fine as long as the look exactly like the original or an NOS sample. CPO's are a good example.

It's my understanding, and maybe Phet can verify - that Rich tried to get the vinyl in a semi-glossy finish similar to the factory paint.


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[jimkirk]

The red vinyl I got from Rich is glossy.
That is why I decided to paint my DK semi-gloss blue.