pseeds
Active member
Storing games at a friends place - ready to get them back
So I needed to store some machines over at a friends place. I have about 12 or so in the garage. They have been there not quite a year. He had recently been asking me when I was going to move them since he could use the space. I now have room for all of them and told him I would pick them up and asked if he would help. He said he would (I work with this guy).
Anyway, now he is wanting me to leave some of the machines since he and his kids play them. I do have some projects he has been keeping. I said fine, I will get the project games out and the duplicate games (2 Heavy Barrels (both work - could use cap kits and one has a joystick issue) and 2 Vindicators (one works and one doesn't) - well, it does but not in the current configuration and doesn't look as nice as the other that I worked on).
I explained that I will need to bring machines back to my place so I can do monitor work on them, etc., but would only do that one at a time so he could still play them. I also offered to get the one in a non-Data East cab (has the rounded marquee like Robocop/Bad Dudes) re-capped and would let him have it since I know he likes HB and I really only need one. That HB is a conversion in a Sega/Gremlin cab - looks like a Frogger or Astro Blaster cab - wood grain front with painted black sides.
He wants to hang on to the working Vindicators, a Heavy Barrel (fully working but needs cap kit - not the Data East cab one that has rotary JS problem). 2-player Super Off-Road, Mechanized Attack, Final Fight. I think that is it. Have to look at my list.
I am cool with all that (and he said I could take them all if I wanted). Just seemed weird that he wanted them out and now wants to hang onto them. He is a good friend so no big deal.
Any recommendations?
So I needed to store some machines over at a friends place. I have about 12 or so in the garage. They have been there not quite a year. He had recently been asking me when I was going to move them since he could use the space. I now have room for all of them and told him I would pick them up and asked if he would help. He said he would (I work with this guy).
Anyway, now he is wanting me to leave some of the machines since he and his kids play them. I do have some projects he has been keeping. I said fine, I will get the project games out and the duplicate games (2 Heavy Barrels (both work - could use cap kits and one has a joystick issue) and 2 Vindicators (one works and one doesn't) - well, it does but not in the current configuration and doesn't look as nice as the other that I worked on).
I explained that I will need to bring machines back to my place so I can do monitor work on them, etc., but would only do that one at a time so he could still play them. I also offered to get the one in a non-Data East cab (has the rounded marquee like Robocop/Bad Dudes) re-capped and would let him have it since I know he likes HB and I really only need one. That HB is a conversion in a Sega/Gremlin cab - looks like a Frogger or Astro Blaster cab - wood grain front with painted black sides.
He wants to hang on to the working Vindicators, a Heavy Barrel (fully working but needs cap kit - not the Data East cab one that has rotary JS problem). 2-player Super Off-Road, Mechanized Attack, Final Fight. I think that is it. Have to look at my list.
I am cool with all that (and he said I could take them all if I wanted). Just seemed weird that he wanted them out and now wants to hang onto them. He is a good friend so no big deal.
Any recommendations?
Last edited:
