Price Check: Star Wars Trilogy board set

Well turns out I will be in the market for one. The price I paid for this cab....free.

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I'm not too familiar with Sega Model 3, but aren't some or most of the boards just a rom swap?
 
One thing interesting of note is that this cabinet appears to be a weird combination of 2 different cabinet styles. Looking at Sega's website the Deluxe cabinet is the model with the chair and pink florescent light, which this one has. The Deluxe sit down model is the one with a bench to sit at as opposed to a seat. Mine has the control panel and monitor box from that one. It's like it's a weird combination of those 2 cabinets. Hard to tell but I guess someone could have went through the trouble of changing the bench to a seat, but with the speaker and lights there had to be more wiring involved. Now I know Sega also had a game called Ocean Hunter and from what I've read some were converted to Star Wars, but I would expect mine to have the bench that Ocean Hunter had. Interesting for sure. IIRC the tags on this say it call it a Stars Wars/Ocean Hunter cabinet.
 
You need a Model 3 Step 2.0/2.1 board to run SWT. Sadly, they aren't cheap. You can use SWT ROMs on any 2.X stack to run Trilogy.

That is a cool pick-up for free, but it is missing quite a bit, it seems. Do you have the flight stick and panel by any chance? If not, look for that to cost almost as much as the boardset.

SWT is an awesome game, though and worth the effort. Good luck with the project!
 
You need a Model 3 Step 2.0/2.1 board to run SWT. Sadly, they aren't cheap. You can use SWT ROMs on any 2.X stack to run Trilogy.

That is a cool pick-up for free, but it is missing quite a bit, it seems. Do you have the flight stick and panel by any chance? If not, look for that to cost almost as much as the boardset.

SWT is an awesome game, though and worth the effort. Good luck with the project!
Luckily yes I should have a lead on a control panel already. Basically the only thing I really need is that Model 3 Step 2.x board. I had a feeling the board would be pricey, but can anyone give me some kind of idea on what to expect to pay? I was thinking something like $200-$300 but hopefully I'm not way low on that.
 
Bump! Anyone know what a model 3 step 2.0 or 2.1 would cost? Would a Star Wars board be more pricey or are all model 3 boards of the same step about the same value due to the ability to swap roms? Obviously I'll need one but I'd just like to know what a fair price range is.

Edit: A little digging and I see one retailer in Japan where I could get a Virtua Striker 2 board for $373 which I could then theoretically convert to SWT. Looks like the games vary depending on the title so searching out a less popular title may help.
 
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I would say 200-300 should get you one.

Be careful with Virtua Striker boards as there was a version released on Step 1.5. Make sure you are buying a Step 2.x. Also, don't forget you will need a SWT security board if you go for a conversion.
 
I would say 200-300 should get you one.

Be careful with Virtua Striker boards as there was a version released on Step 1.5. Make sure you are buying a Step 2.x. Also, don't forget you will need a SWT security board if you go for a conversion.
Thanks again for your reply. I will probably just look for a SWT board and if I don't have any luck I'll look for something model 3 step 2.x. I should be able to burn the eproms if I have to convert it, but as you said there's a security board involved. Obviously that wouldn't be as costly as the whole board, but I'd rather avoid the hassle and just find a working SWT. Thanks again!
 
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