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YellowDog

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Well the last week or so has been a flurry of trades and buys and other stuff. And the swap meet hasn't even happened yet :D

Last week I got a text at work from KatanaJoe asking me to look at a CL ad. It was for a nice looking non-working Robotron.

The next text was:
He said it is yours!!! Sunday will be good to pick it up!!!

So, I guess I bought a Robotron. Here it is after we got it home.
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It is in really good shape, with 2 minor issues. The +5V is out on the power supply and it has the wrong joysticks (microswitch Happ bat joys). Both of which are pretty easy to fix. The artwork is in great shape, side art, marquee and bezel are all very good. Once I have a chance to pop a new power supply in, I'll see what kind of shape the monitor is in.

The next deal consumated on Sunday was to get together with BottleJunkie to pick up the Assault he was selling.

Here we are after it has been loaded and ready roll. From left to right, Ken, Roy and Joe.
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The third deal was with the brother-in-law of one of Joe's coworkers. He was looking to sell a FishTales. Joe & I got in touch while driving around and headed over after we left Roy's. We stopped by and after looking at it and talking price, Joe and the owner agreed on a price and he put down half to hold it. I don't have any pictures (I forgot to take the camera in with me).

The fourth deal came about after Joe saw the Assault. He had one in the past and sold it. While driving around, we started talking smack about machines and before we knew it, I had traded him the Assault and my Robocop for one of his Q*Berts. So far we haven't finished that deal, but once Joe gets some space freed up we'll swap the Q*Bert for the Robocop.

The last deal happened today. Steve (Modissett) was dropping some items off in Galveston and stopped by to pick up a Centuri Cabinet. I've had it for a couple of years and still haven't done anything with it. In exchange, he is going to do a cap kit on a WG4900 chassis for my spare Sinistar monitor.

Whew! Busy week. Now for the swap meet!

ken
 

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Nice CL pickup. The ones that I typically see are usually beat up pretty good.

I'd love to find a nice (cabinet wise at least) robotoron around here.
 
Too funny,that assault is making the rounds it was great to meet you guys and finally meet the elusive joe. Cant wait to BS more on saturday.

Roy
 
You were right about how nice that Robotron looks, and I'm almost positive this Centuri cab was an Eagle originally. My kit is about 2" wider than the cab, so I either need to trim the marquee and bezel, or put a different kit in it.

Oh, and good trade for Q*bert. I'm getting an Assault soon myself...
 
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