CyberDude
Member
I thought when first getting into this hobby when I purchased games I would have to restore them back to perfection if there were any scars at all. However...Electronically I make no exceptions and do make sure the marquees light along with the coin lights. What Im talking about is cosmetic scars... some scrapes on the side art , a couple cigarette burns on the CPO and other SMALL defects dont bother me as much as I thought they would. I feel some scars give the games a bit of character and an authenticity of where they came from. I would rather keep things as original as possible with a few exceptions. One of which are CPOs that are cracking and separating from the control panel will eventually get replaced with a nice reproduction. These so called scars actually mean something to me now. How do you guys feel?
Ciggy burn scars on DEFENDER CPO:

Side art torn off on ZAXXON:

Ciggy burn scars on DEFENDER CPO:

Side art torn off on ZAXXON:

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