nerdygrrl
Well-known member
As I have mentioned a gazillion times or so, I bought a nice Koam Big Blue from a local OP. Unfortunately it had been converted to a Tekken 3 and upon the first glimpse I knew it was my job, no, it was my duty to restore it to its former Street Fighting glory. The taint of Tekken would no longer brand this exceptional beast. When I get done with it, this machine can once again hold its head high with pride knowing it houses one of the greatest fighting games of all time. It would no longer be forced to wear the sideart of shame.
I can't tell you how many restoration threads I've read where someone starting removing black spray paint only to find a Red Baron prototype hidden underneath several layers of Krylon's finest or the countless tales of a collector a Neo Geo CPO only to discover a near mint Robotron CP instead.
As I set forth this Turkey Day, I had but one goal and few expectations. I would remove the hideous Barbed wire CPO from by beloved machine and maybe, just maybe if I was lucky, I would have a decent enough surface to install a repro SF II CE CPO.
Do not get me wrong, I have nothing against barbed wire tattoos, I just feel they are better left on Pamela Anderson than on an arcade machine, especially my arcade machine.
So, there I was, T Day 2011, quietly removing sticks and buttons from my CP. Trying not to wake anyone in the house. I got it stripped in no time, removed the plexi overlay on the overlay and set forth on my mission to de barb.
I gently started to pull up the right hand corner of the overlay and what's that peeking up from underneath? Why it was some sort of black and gray marble/granite pattern. Could it be? Could this CP still have the original overlay underneath the Tekken filth?
My mind starts racing "OMG, I just save like $20! What will I do with my new found wealth? A new pair of Louis Vuitton pumps? A trip to Europe? The Start Wars chair?!" I dance with absolute joy, praising the arcade gods for this most wondrous gift.
"oh wait, is that pink in the pattern? Is that god damn pink?!" My dreams of new shoes, Europe and a chair with the phone were all dashed as I peeled away more of the Tekken. Alas, it was not the original SF II CE CPO. It was a pink granite laminate used for counter tops.
My mood quickly changes, I start cursing the arcade gods, I vow revenge on an OP who would not only convert this machine to a Tekken 3, but would also use pink granite laminate on his SF II CP's
The End
Sideart of Shame
CP with ze Barbs
Wait, Could it Be?
Curses!
I can't tell you how many restoration threads I've read where someone starting removing black spray paint only to find a Red Baron prototype hidden underneath several layers of Krylon's finest or the countless tales of a collector a Neo Geo CPO only to discover a near mint Robotron CP instead.
As I set forth this Turkey Day, I had but one goal and few expectations. I would remove the hideous Barbed wire CPO from by beloved machine and maybe, just maybe if I was lucky, I would have a decent enough surface to install a repro SF II CE CPO.
Do not get me wrong, I have nothing against barbed wire tattoos, I just feel they are better left on Pamela Anderson than on an arcade machine, especially my arcade machine.
So, there I was, T Day 2011, quietly removing sticks and buttons from my CP. Trying not to wake anyone in the house. I got it stripped in no time, removed the plexi overlay on the overlay and set forth on my mission to de barb.
I gently started to pull up the right hand corner of the overlay and what's that peeking up from underneath? Why it was some sort of black and gray marble/granite pattern. Could it be? Could this CP still have the original overlay underneath the Tekken filth?
My mind starts racing "OMG, I just save like $20! What will I do with my new found wealth? A new pair of Louis Vuitton pumps? A trip to Europe? The Start Wars chair?!" I dance with absolute joy, praising the arcade gods for this most wondrous gift.
"oh wait, is that pink in the pattern? Is that god damn pink?!" My dreams of new shoes, Europe and a chair with the phone were all dashed as I peeled away more of the Tekken. Alas, it was not the original SF II CE CPO. It was a pink granite laminate used for counter tops.
My mood quickly changes, I start cursing the arcade gods, I vow revenge on an OP who would not only convert this machine to a Tekken 3, but would also use pink granite laminate on his SF II CP's
The End
Sideart of Shame
CP with ze Barbs
Wait, Could it Be?
Curses!
Last edited:

