jimbodeanny
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I can happily say that I have finally finished my two restorations I began simultaneously back in April.
I'll try to sum up each one.
The first restoration was of a Frogger that had no woodgrain vinyl remains and had been painted black. The monitor in it was not original (and had MAJOR issues) and the board was a bootleg. Long story short, I threw a G07 in there with an original board, and all new artwork, including a NOS wico stick and so forth. Instead of going with new woodgrain vinyl, I decided it'd be cool (and fun) to go slightly off course and do the cabinet in a "frog" green. In the end, I'm REALLY happy I did because I love it!
The second restoration was of a Centipede cabaret. There really wasn't anything wrong with this one. The game worked and everything was original. I rebuilt the G07 that was in there and rebuilt the trackball. I decided to go with the illuminated mini ball and button and think they look really cool. I also added a light behind the marquee to add to everything. The woodgrain sides were intact, but were pretty dinged up so I decided to do something similar to the upright. I painted the sides white and slapped on the sideart (which I got from mamemarquees and am REALLY happy with.) Then I threw on some green t-molding to compliment the colors. Again, I'm really happy I did because I love it!
I'll first start with before/after photos of the Frogger...
I'll try to sum up each one.
The first restoration was of a Frogger that had no woodgrain vinyl remains and had been painted black. The monitor in it was not original (and had MAJOR issues) and the board was a bootleg. Long story short, I threw a G07 in there with an original board, and all new artwork, including a NOS wico stick and so forth. Instead of going with new woodgrain vinyl, I decided it'd be cool (and fun) to go slightly off course and do the cabinet in a "frog" green. In the end, I'm REALLY happy I did because I love it!
The second restoration was of a Centipede cabaret. There really wasn't anything wrong with this one. The game worked and everything was original. I rebuilt the G07 that was in there and rebuilt the trackball. I decided to go with the illuminated mini ball and button and think they look really cool. I also added a light behind the marquee to add to everything. The woodgrain sides were intact, but were pretty dinged up so I decided to do something similar to the upright. I painted the sides white and slapped on the sideart (which I got from mamemarquees and am REALLY happy with.) Then I threw on some green t-molding to compliment the colors. Again, I'm really happy I did because I love it!
I'll first start with before/after photos of the Frogger...






