phrenzy
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Hey Gang,
I haven't been around here in quite a while. Sold my Namco 20 Year Reunion Cocktail (for a tidy profit) and have been busy with other stuff.
On a whim today, I was browsing around Craigslist and saw a Blue Donkey Kong for sale about 40 minutes away. Went to look at it, ended up bringing it home. It's farm fresh. From what the seller told me, it was in the wild for about 10 years, and then he bought it around 1991 for his kids. His kids are now long grown up and married, and he and his wife we're in the process of cleaning out their rather large steel building that he called a garage.
This was one of the items they wanted to unload. Got it for a reasonable price. It definitely needs some work, but there wasn't any water damage and it still plays.
I've never done a restoration before, and this is my first actual vintage 80s machine. But I think this might be a good candidate for restoration. I have a few questions:
1. The CRT seems pretty toasty, it works, but the picture is pretty rough. I'm not sure if it just needs recapped or what. Any thoughts on what the issue is? (See pictures below)
2. My first thought is to strip this thing down to just the bare cabinet, repair and repaint. New t-molding, sandblast and repaint the coin mech, etc. Am I headed in the right direction or do I want to leave it more original?
3. The joystick and buttons could stand to be replaced, any thoughts on that?
Thanks for any help you can give.
I haven't been around here in quite a while. Sold my Namco 20 Year Reunion Cocktail (for a tidy profit) and have been busy with other stuff.
On a whim today, I was browsing around Craigslist and saw a Blue Donkey Kong for sale about 40 minutes away. Went to look at it, ended up bringing it home. It's farm fresh. From what the seller told me, it was in the wild for about 10 years, and then he bought it around 1991 for his kids. His kids are now long grown up and married, and he and his wife we're in the process of cleaning out their rather large steel building that he called a garage.
This was one of the items they wanted to unload. Got it for a reasonable price. It definitely needs some work, but there wasn't any water damage and it still plays.
I've never done a restoration before, and this is my first actual vintage 80s machine. But I think this might be a good candidate for restoration. I have a few questions:
1. The CRT seems pretty toasty, it works, but the picture is pretty rough. I'm not sure if it just needs recapped or what. Any thoughts on what the issue is? (See pictures below)
2. My first thought is to strip this thing down to just the bare cabinet, repair and repaint. New t-molding, sandblast and repaint the coin mech, etc. Am I headed in the right direction or do I want to leave it more original?
3. The joystick and buttons could stand to be replaced, any thoughts on that?
Thanks for any help you can give.
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