TMNT / Konami 4 player cabs by Dynamo?

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Spinning off a discussion in the Dynamo ID thread; we've discovered a TMNT/Konami labeled cab with a Dynamo ID tag. I'm curious if this is a case where all TMNT and possibly all Konami 4 player cabs were produced by Dynamo or some combination of Konami/Dynamo.


In this thread we have a bunch of pictures of my Dynamo produced TMNT cab; unfortunately the model number is lost on the tag, so at the very least we're hoping that someone else with a Dynamo tagged TMNT can fill in the blanks on the model number. We'd also be curious if those without a Dynamo tag could comment on the general construction of their cab vs these pics.

Unfortunately the damage to the tag makes it impossible to read. I see 0208xx400. Maybe some others with TMNT cabs can help.

The rear batons are recessed like a HS-5 and run from the top of the rear plate to top of the bottom rear plate. In my cab, there was a gap at the bottom which I closed up with new material as the orignal was destroyed along with the rear plate:
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Ignore the mending plate on the side; that is to reinforce the new material.

The bottom plate has dowels for the side walls and the kick plate. Batons are also recessed. I had to replace the kick plate due to water/mildew

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monitor is the standard shelf mount k7000.
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Hey @DonPanetta.

I've been going through a TMNT project and I found that it bears a dynamo tag, which I don't see listed here:

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It also has the standard Konami tag, but the label clearly says

PROD. FOR KONAMI NINJA TR

Model number is unfortunately hard to make out.

It also has the standard Konami tag:


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Here ya go:
Unfortunately there was a ton of damage to the bottom, so I had to replace 10" off the sides, the kickplate and the rear plate. The rear plate was odd in the it was MDF, not particle board like other examples.

Not sure about other ones, but the sides and kickplate used dowel construction like HS-5/9s.

Was also missing the door so I made a new one. Other than that it's the same as others I've seen. Note the CP was chopped off by someone; this was converted to a MK and then a Golden Tee at some point. Side art wasn't salvageable, but was TMNT under the paint:View attachment 749281View attachment 749282View attachment 749280




@DonPanetta
 
Yes if anyone has a Turtles or any Konami cabinet of the era and can take a few minutes out of their day to double check to see if it has a Dynamo tag on the back (some cabs also have a small sticker inside near the monitor.) I would really appreciate it. 🙏
 
I just checked and my TMNT does not have a Dynamo sticker on the back. Just a smaller Konami sticker in the middle above the coin door and then a larger Konami sticker on the right side of the back, above the coin door.
 
Doing some research on WWF WrestleFest i came across one of the strangest second generation Konami cabinet's ever. This is clearly a Second Generation Konami cabinet (Simpsons, X-Men) manufactured by Dynamo that someone converted to wrestlefest. Anyone that recognizes the build quality of the original Konami would have no problems spotting this one out of a lineup.

A few obvious differences
  • Speaker cutout is different (its the same as the HS-10)
  • Dogbone pockets through the laminate for all of the attaching batons
  • Obvious Dynamo inspection sticker on the top-rear
  • Wire harness is held on with staples and not wire straps
  • Dynamo wire harness
  • Top-rear panel just above the service door is attached with screws from the outside
  • service button is significantly smaller than the original

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Right under our nose the whole time. This is why the trade magazines have become a gold-mine for lost knowledge and its so important to preserve them. With the info from this article i was also able to confirm that Electronic Sound Corp out of Chicago manufactured the original Konami cabinets and i found an article with photos of their production facility.

From Replay Magazine January 1990:

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Games like Boot Camp, Blades of Steel and Dark Adventure... Konami did the cabs themselves?

Up until recently i thought Konami built these in house at their Illinois facility but it turns out they were built by a company called Electronic Sound Corp.

I just created a new media album where I'm trying to collect photos of old manufacturer facilities and pics of cabinets being built. There's a handful of pics showing Electronic Sound Corp building out a 4-Player Main Event cabinet.

 
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