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Hasuki-san
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Oh, I understand what you mean. What a beauty !
SniperElite
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WOW! So very clean! Nice get brother!
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julencin2000
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Neither I wouldn't say no, my wife on the contrary would.
It looks amazing. PCB included?
It was looking pretty dingy when I first got it, but after a box of magic erasers and a few bottles of simple green, I think it's looking alright. For some reason all around the outer glass and bezel was this thick black grease that took forever to cut through. Also, I didn't have keys for the control panel. I finally managed to push the tangs open with a knife and get it open. The whole cab was just filled with grime.
Goo-Gone, Windex and Magic Erasers are must-haves IMO. Goo-Gone gets rid of the grimy shit pretty easily. I have no idea what that stuff is but it seems to be pretty common to find the inside of candy cabs coated in it.
Thanks! And yes, the PCB was included. The seller wasn't sure if it was original, but yeah, it's a super clean, 2 board Donkey Kong JR. The cab also came with a giant metal base to raise the height. The stand is in nice condition, but it's super heavy and makes the machine look kind of absurd.
The cab is wired for Donkey Kong, but the seller threw in a Jamma harness and a bunch of JLFs. Once (or maybe if) I find an original CP/upper, I'll convert it back to its original glory.
I had never run into that black grease before, it was like someone was trying to seal the outer glass to the body. I used Ronsonol for some of the nastier spots. And yeah, I always assumed magic markers were bogus, but I was amazed at the results. Seemed like some kind of witch craft.
Yes, I definitely am looking. If anyone has any leads, I would appreciate it. I'll definitely keep my eyes on YAJ.
Lemony Vengeance
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yaj has them occasionally. Where'd you pick it up if you don't mind me asking. Ken? If so, how much is he charging for them?
I actually found it on KSL while looking for some console stuff. The seller was north of Ogden.
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I am taking my Deathsmiles to the Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown & GameRoom Expo in June so I wanted to dress up the cab a little so that it was more than just a plain Jane Dynamo HS-1 with the board installed. I had a guy that I know make up some artwork for me and it arrived today from the printers.
I still need to pull the control panel off, strip it, and paint it black, but here is the new art installed...
I still need to pull the control panel off, strip it, and paint it black, but here is the new art installed...
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That would be pretty cool, but I use this cab for other games too. I am planning to get artwork for Radiant SilverGun and Purikura Daisakusen to use on this same cab so the control panel needs to be something that will go with other art sets as well.
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Should of made the marquee Deadsmilez to go along with the theme.
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You may not have time before the show - but I would definitely finish the job. Some loli's on the sides and def that red panel has to go - if you cant paint or source some other artwork, even painting it purple or black would help a ton. Kudos on what you've done so far.
aoiddr
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I concur. This definitely needs some gothlolis!
And if you change out the buttons to match the color scheme, I'd recommend getting something other than those Suzo Happ-style concave ones, if you can help it, as they're not that shmup-friendly on the fingers. Not sure how thick your panel is, but maybe look at some screw in Seimitsu ones that are flat or some slightly rounded Sanwa ones.
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Thanks for the input guys. I want to swap out the buttons, but first I'll need to get some step drill bits. The holes in the control panel are exactly for the Suzo-Happ/IL buttons. I'll need to widen the holes very slightly in order for the Sanwa/Seimitsu buttons to fit. I already changed out the crappy generic balltop joysticks that were on it with Seimitsu LS-56 joysticks with octogates. I'm definitely hoping to get the control panel painted before the show.
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Cost me $250 including shipping
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Right on dude, enjoy! Some great games on there.