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Got a lead on a nice original marquee!!
Rock-Ola Cabinet pickup (now a Restore) - Jump Bug!
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Dude, I saw that haha. Did you beat the fish? I feel like it's the third level of fish that's the run breaker.Nice score, man. Now beat mine: 269K
Caveat is that it's on a bitkit. I need to get my original PCB up and running so I can put up a real score
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Got in touch with @flynn54321 and now have a big box of Rock-Ola parts on their way!
I got parts for this Jump Bug restore as well as the Nibbler scratch build I've been planning to build for years. Now with a cabinet to make a direct copy off of that will be a lot easier.
I got parts for this Jump Bug restore as well as the Nibbler scratch build I've been planning to build for years. Now with a cabinet to make a direct copy off of that will be a lot easier.
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Next up is Laminate. Two sheets vertical grade for Jump Bug is a no brainer but for the Nibbler build should I just get white melamine particle board or should I match what Rock-Ola did a get a sheet of MDF and Laminate that at the same time...
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Yes, do the last thing you said. I'm building a Warp Warp like that. The reason being, MDF takes paint better than all the other substrates. And you're gonna have to paint the interior if you want it to look authentic. So buy the bare MDF, build the cabinet, paint the front, top and back and interior edges whatever color you're choosing, then laminate the outside. Easier to laminate once the cabinet's together anyway because then your cabinet basically becomes your workbench. Plus painting first and laminating second ensures the laminate doesn't get overspray on it.
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That's the way I was leaning.
Did Rock-Ola use glue when assembling their cabinets? You can see the 4 screws on the top of the side of the first pic in post #1 where the top of the cabinet had come loose at some point. The cleats that hold the top on are sitting about 1/8" away from the side because whoever screwed it in from the outside didn't back out the hex head screws so it was sit back flush. From looking in that gap I don't see any obvious signs of glue.
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Yeah my 3 were glued. Whether it was done at the factory (most likely) or later (doubtful). Either way, MDF isn't a very structurally sound material so screws alone won't hold it very well for very long.
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TOG Art order and my Flynn54321 parts order arrive today!
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Got the PCB!
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Nice acquisition! I wish the schematics for this game were available to study the analog drums; the current service manual doesn't have anything other than a simple board diagram and pinouts. I believe there is a custom protection chip which also would need a decap from a spare...
Wish you the best of luck with your restoration.
Wish you the best of luck with your restoration.
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Starting to strip the rest of the stuff from the cabinet.
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Lucky! Yours came with the coin box shelf. I had to fab mine:
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Getting ready to strip some paint.
This side of the cabinet is in pretty good shape as far as mositure exposure goes, just the back corner is the only swollen section.
This side of the cabinet is in pretty good shape as far as mositure exposure goes, just the back corner is the only swollen section.
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Go team go! You can get it back!
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Blue has to go, original was black leather.
I typically leave the old t-molding while doing the body work, it helps with supporting the sander on the edges so they don't get tapered.
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Three layers of paint on this.
The original white thermofoil is the yellowish white. Then it was painted white, then blue, then the dark graphite/gun metal color.
The original white thermofoil is the yellowish white. Then it was painted white, then blue, then the dark graphite/gun metal color.
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Posted how the Final Fight ended up:
I made a point to finish that first before starting on this cab.
What cab is this?
Let’s play another round of What Cabinet Was This?! It’s kinda got a Konami vibe. The back vents remind me of a Konami GT cab I used to have.
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I made a point to finish that first before starting on this cab.
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The original marquee arrived today!!
