Coin Door Progress

Some pics of the newly painted coin door.

Final Touches

For the winter as I start my man cave my projects have been parked.
Pushed to the back of the garage like bad children to the back of the classroom.
I'm doing what I can which is honestly small cosmetic work, the wiring will be done this summer (perhaps sooner) as I prepare to move the cabinets in.

The last of my parts should arrive this week. I went out and purchased my molex connectors. For Popeye I plan on having two "EZ-CHANGE" control panels, a stock 1 player and a VS layout 2 player panel. I think this will help with selling the cabinet in the future, should I decide I want to do so. The molex connector makes swapping panels out a breeze. I've never done this before, but I've seen many MAME projects use this.

Unplug the connector and plug in the alternate panel. I'm soooo stoked on this, I think it's so awesome. As much as I love Nintendo cabinets having one button does limit the game play. The cost to make a second panel isn't really that much, so it really was an easy decision.

My upper and lower brackets arrived late last week. I've sanded them and given them three coats of paint. They came out good, I'm happy I was able to salvage them, they were priced great.

I also got my coin door sanded and painted, it has a few flaws but all in all I can't complain. The fresh coat of paint brought some new life to it. I'll clean up the mechs this weekend.

I expect the rest of my parts to arrive this week. One they come I'll inspect them, likely take the wire wheel to the bolts to polish them up, and I'll polish the buttons with Nuvos.

THAT'S IT ! That would be the last of the work. Well attach the Popeye CPO to the second panel, but that's it, DONE !

Get It On!

Locally a fellow coin-op enthusiast asked me for some help on locating the various online arcade art resources. He had asked me about certain sites, forums, and anything really that would help him to establish his file library. In exchange for my help he provided me with a few sets of side art he had printed prior that were slightly flawed.
It was a great alternative as the artwork I had ordered from the US seemed to have been lost in the mail. Desperate to get the art and with it being FREE I could nothttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif say no. I thought when I installed it I would be able to work out the damaged areas, however I was wrong. I'm still torn on the install, as great as free is I love these machines. Should I have spent the http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifmoney and had flawless art ? When in a row the only art you will see is the left side of the DK cabinet. I by no means think these cabinets should be flawless, they are 30 years old. The parts you find will always have some wear and tear. I can't say I'll never remove this art and try again, but for now I'll go with it. In a dim basement you might not even notice the flaws.

I've posted the link to the full gallery, but included a few samples in the blog.

http://s286.photobucket.com/albums/ll85/vibefxdesign/DK%20and%20Popeye%20Art%20Installed

Coin Door

So this weekend I was able to pick up my DK coin door. It's one of the last things I need to complete my DK project. I also have my upper and lower brackets coming from the US, I should have them this week. I was also fortunate enough to have a fellow KLOV'r send me some Nintendo buttons, coin door bolts, and a few other random parts I was missing. It was a really sweet hook up, and I thank "micksimmonds" for his awesome contribution.

Once the parts come in I can get them all sanded and painted, then cosmetically I'll be done ! All that will remain is doing the Jamma wiring this spring. (It's too cold to do it now..........the twins are living outside !)