coleco1981
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Has anyone purchased the flat t-molding for Nintendo cabs on mikes? How close is it to the original or how well does it stack against choppingquarters?
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Has anyone purchased the flat t-molding for Nintendo cabs on mikes? How close is it to the original or how well does it stack against choppingquarters?
Has anyone purchased the flat t-molding for Nintendo cabs on mikes? How close is it to the original or how well does it stack against choppingquarters?
I have, it's just "ok" ,,, but Chompping Quarters is dead on.
To be fair, the reproduction "true-flat" t-molding is considerably softer than the original and can be permanently dented with a fingernail.
There is no acceptable replacement currently made IMO.
That is because the 30 year old stuff is hardened plastic now. That stuff will give you some nice cuts when you are removing it. Show me any new molding you can't put a dent in.![]()
Other things I'll be looking to do is replace nintendo joystick and buttons from Mikes, is it true he sells the best reproductions on those?
I suppose the alternative would be the find a original and clean it up...suggestions? thoughts?
I want to put this machine as close to its glory from 1982 as possible!
wow thanks for the advice, looks like I'll have to go with choppingquarters instead - but it also sounds like I'll have to be super careful from denting it. Its too bad reproductions can't be right on.
IMO the "dentability" of CQ's t-molding is really overblown here (might not have been the intention but I think that's the end result when you read this thread). I've got the offset variety which IIRC is the same material and I have to say that you certainly don't need to worry about the durability. In a normal collector's environment it is going to hold up perfectly well. So don't give it a second thought unless you have reason to think it's going to take a beating for some reason. But even then, it's not like "standard" t molding is bullet proof either.
Buy Bill's t molding. It is a great product and he's done a big favor to the community by getting this made. After all, he's not some big online retailer or something - he's just one of us.

I have the Mikes stuff and I like it more than the flat stuff, the flat stuff looks well..flat, the Mikes stuff has a slightly rounded edge which I think looks and feels fantastic.
And I've said before... Mike's molding is nice IMO... blkdog7 has Mike's on all of his Nintendo's and he's not going to swap it all out!
Choices are good in this situation.