Phetishboy
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So, I've been debating on what to do with some of my remaining projects, as I am growing weary of restoring game after game only to see them sit there and collect dust, especially if I have already restored the title before. Currently, I have a beat up and empty DKjr cab sitting here.
It's been here for 5 years doing nothing. I had accumulated 2 different DKjr kits to install into it, but sold off the first one, and the second one sits here, minus the board that Retrohacker told me he'd fix six-nine months ago. He still has it and is very tough to get a hold of now, so I have no idea if I'll ever see it again. I restored and sold my first DKjr over 4 years ago and always vowed I'd own another. I then went and built a sweet DKjr cabaret, so now have no need for a(nother) full sized DK jr.
Now onto the dilemma. I have this nice SEGA ESWAT kit that I just can't seem to sell. The artwork is predominantly Blue/Grey and bright orange:
so it's perfect for a DKjr cab that's been restored. The side art is also large and rectangular, which would look best on a Nintendo style cab, as it would fit better on a cab with no cut out for the monitor area.
So, what would you do? Restore another DKjr, only to see it sit and not sell for more than $5-600 after having to find a working DKjr board for $125+, or get creative and convert it to a 'dedicated' ESWAT, a kit game that never gets any love? I'd be using a jamma harness (with Sega 16 adapter) and the Sanyo monitor with an inverter board. That way I could also run other jamma games and other Sega 16 games in this cab. I also have a nice, blank and powder coated Vs. CP sitting here that would be the perfect 2 player control panel for ESWAT.
It's been here for 5 years doing nothing. I had accumulated 2 different DKjr kits to install into it, but sold off the first one, and the second one sits here, minus the board that Retrohacker told me he'd fix six-nine months ago. He still has it and is very tough to get a hold of now, so I have no idea if I'll ever see it again. I restored and sold my first DKjr over 4 years ago and always vowed I'd own another. I then went and built a sweet DKjr cabaret, so now have no need for a(nother) full sized DK jr.
Now onto the dilemma. I have this nice SEGA ESWAT kit that I just can't seem to sell. The artwork is predominantly Blue/Grey and bright orange:
so it's perfect for a DKjr cab that's been restored. The side art is also large and rectangular, which would look best on a Nintendo style cab, as it would fit better on a cab with no cut out for the monitor area.
So, what would you do? Restore another DKjr, only to see it sit and not sell for more than $5-600 after having to find a working DKjr board for $125+, or get creative and convert it to a 'dedicated' ESWAT, a kit game that never gets any love? I'd be using a jamma harness (with Sega 16 adapter) and the Sanyo monitor with an inverter board. That way I could also run other jamma games and other Sega 16 games in this cab. I also have a nice, blank and powder coated Vs. CP sitting here that would be the perfect 2 player control panel for ESWAT.


