Grabbed a Gyruss on a whim today. It seems to be in relatively decent shape, but does need a bit of work. I don't know much about the cabinet itself, only that I love the game
I do know it doesn't have the original Monroe stick in it, which I need to track down, and there's some other obvious things that you'll all be able to pick out in the pic below (painted sides, upside down bezel, that strip holding the marquee in place, burn in, etc).
It's still in the back of the truck so I haven't had a chance to check out the inside too much yet, other than a quick look when we loaded it. The inside looked complete and original based on the few pictures I looked up before I headed over to pick it up, but I'll need to get in there again to be sure. Well, except for the CFL I noticed up top before putting the door back on.
Anyway, those of you who have restored these (or who haven't
), any gotchas to keep my eyes open for when I start digging into this thing would be appreciated. This will be the first time I've tried to strip the black paint off the side - here's hoping the original paint is still under there in decent shape. I can see some red and orange in places where the black has peeled off, so it might not be too bad in the end. I'm hoping it'll be good enough for just some touching up. There is some cabinet damage at the bottom, though.
I'll post more pics once I get it off the truck (probably tomorrow, just need some help).
It's still in the back of the truck so I haven't had a chance to check out the inside too much yet, other than a quick look when we loaded it. The inside looked complete and original based on the few pictures I looked up before I headed over to pick it up, but I'll need to get in there again to be sure. Well, except for the CFL I noticed up top before putting the door back on.
Anyway, those of you who have restored these (or who haven't
I'll post more pics once I get it off the truck (probably tomorrow, just need some help).




