Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: Superully on May 19, 2011, 04:52:45 PM
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the last weekend was a blast! :)
in fact, it was so nice that i want to share with you in full detail what happened - so brace yourself for three days of summer, sun and (arcade) fun! 8)
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DAY 1 - FRIDAY
it all started on friday in the afternoon when i got a call from patrick that the harvest is going to start soon and in order to drive the huge harvester out of the barn, we have to re-arrange the storage. why? well, over the last couple of months, i had been dropping a couple of cabs off in front of the harvester because i was too lazy to drag them to their final storage position. payback time! :twisted:
there's still a lot of space in the storage and this is where most of the "unsorted" cabs have to go :arrow:
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starting off with the out run - a machine which is incredibly heavy!
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just in case someone is interested in it - shoot me an offer, i might sell it ...
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up next was the gorf! patrick pushed so hard while i was behind the machine that i almost got smashed between two cabs :o (not the worst kind of death though i have to say :P)
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i was really stuck between the cabs and could hardly get out
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next to and behind the two machines, hidden underneath the tarps, are a system 1 cab, zookeeper and mad planets
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up next was the dig dug cabaret and a pretty ugly-looking gigantonormous cabinet - who wants to make a guess what game that is?
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slowly but surely, we started building a nintendo row (the mario bros on the right is going to become either a donkey kong or a popeye - i haven't decided yet)
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one more nintendo added
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and the last one - one year ago, i never thought i would ever own an original dedicated nintendo cabinet, let alone four! :shock:
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already looking nice, although it's still far from where i want those cabs to be. but wait until i've moved, then it's going to be a completely different story!
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DAY 2 - SATURDAY MORNING
the next days started early (at least for a saturday)
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the sun was already up in a beautiful sky
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first destination of the day: the biggest flea market in the area
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apart from board games (which i'm also collecting), i'm always on the lookout for cool 70s / 80s games and gadgets. eventually, i want to place some of those in a display cabinet in my gameroom. this time, i was extremely successful, here are the nicest things i found, for example a tipp kick soccer game! although i already have two (or three?) of these, it can't hurt to have additional players, goalies and soccer fields. i can't tell you how much i l-o-v-e tipp kick and whoever wants to challenge me you're more than welcome to try ;D
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even better, i found a guy who was selling off a nice collection of ernő rubik puzzle games (the second famous hungarian i know ;)) along with the corresponding solution / hint books and while i already had most of those games (except for the last one), i was more than thrilled to find those - for a nice price! 8) (note that i took the following pictures at home in my apartment)
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i was already one happy camper because of those great finds, but believe me, the day was about to get even better ... stay tuned and watch this space!
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Cool finds Ully !
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I used to have this as a kid, untill the wires broke.... as many of them did... :'(
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I used to have this as a kid, untill the wires broke.... as many of them did... :'(
i know what you're talking about, luckily i have two now. however, i'm not very good at that puzzle. especially when compared to a friend of mine who can do it blind :o
that flea market find last saturday has rekindled my interest in 80s puzzle games (and those solution books), i'll have to browse ebay for more stuff ;D. if you have any suggestions which ones are worth getting, please let me know. btw, i'm not looking for cheap modern china remakes, i'm only interested in 80s stuff - especially rubik!
currently on my most-wanted list: rubik's snake! there are some of them available in hungary ... :)
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WOW! I had completely forgotten that :o :arrow:
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Super memories :-*
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Thanks for the report Ully!
and...
.... Muerto Likes:
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You really should focus on getting a new house, all those beautiful cab's deserve to be together in one room. ;D ;)
Btw, I see on vaps that you also own a Ikari Warriors? Is that the one from Belgium?
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You really should focus on getting a new house, all those beautiful cab's deserve to be together in one room. ;D ;)
i totally agree and this is my top priority at the moment, believe me! hopefully they will be one day.
Btw, I see on vaps that you also own a Ikari Warriors? Is that the one from Belgium?
nope, it's the one from the abandoned hungarian warehouse!
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I'm sure you'll find one eventually, that's going to be one hell of a game room. :D Forgot about the Ikari Warriors from Belike, great game!
Always wondered why games like that aren't very popular amongst collectors? Same goes for 1942/3.
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I love 1942. THE problem with it is that there never were any original cabs around here.So that's why it's not much "searched" by collectors..
The last time I visited Homerson at Scheveningen they still had a 1942 up and running in an ugly cab with a monitor that was SCREAMING for a cap-kit, but it was still there ;)
Great find for you Ully. Personally, I never liked the Rubrik's stuff. I hate puzzling in general, and this was the ultimate puzzle in the 80's !
It's a nice 80's item though ! :)
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But they were in the states, and i don't see lot's of people on klov owning one either.
I also had a rubik's magic, and hated it so much i destroyed it. ;D ;) But thanks for the pic's, i totally forgot.
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i've just ordered this book (http://www.amazon.com/Totally-Tubular-Toys-Mark-Bellomo/dp/1440212821) on amazon germany (nice price) - i'm sure it will bring back some great memories of long-forgotten 80s toys (and there's even an arcade section inside)!
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But they were in the states, and i don't see lot's of people on klov owning one either.
True !
I also had a rubik's magic, and hated it so much i destroyed it. ;D ;) But thanks for the pic's, i totally forgot.
Hah, the technical side of me popped up again and I pretty soon disassembled my cousin's cube and put it back "finished".....he was amazed that I solved it ! :P
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Nice finds Ully and you are right Rubik was also a famous hungarian. ;D ;D ;D
He also made Babylone Tower, which was very popular in Hungary:
http://jatek.vatera.hu/oktato_es_logikai_jatek/logikai_jatek/rubik_fele_babel_torony_logikai_jatek_82_bol_retro_1457944282.html
And the snake is available for 9 eur:
http://antik.vatera.hu/jatek/rubik_kigyo_retro_eredeti_nagy_meretu_61x3_5x2_5_1454787087.html
And there is also a digital version of rubik's cube:
http://jatek.vatera.hu/oktato_es_logikai_jatek/logikai_jatek/digitalis_rubik_kocka_rubik_s_touchcube_1457630857.html
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Love that report :spaceace:
Thanks for the pics of your Ali Baba cavern too, I always enjoy arcade storage pictures.
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DAY 2 – EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
after the flea market i set the navsat for my next destination
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one last turn before hitting base
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and here i am! not for the first time though, because a couple of weeks ago i had been here on a mission for bela to pick up some zaccaria glass bezels and a super breakout machine for an austrian arcade friend of mine. this time however, it was (mostly) about me :P
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the seller's location: really nice, isn't it? his father had an arcade business back in the days and now that his dad is old, he's selling off all the stuff still left - mostly glass bezels and arcade flyers. however, he also has a place (a warehouse?) where he's picking up arcade machines and pinballs regularly to sell them off on ebay ...
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first look inside his storage - one of many
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a cool-looking jukebox ...
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... and a universal cocktail table - ready to be sent off to some unknown location!
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on the other side, three (out of four) arcade machines - wanna make a guess which one's going to be mine soon?
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i'll give you some seconds to think about it, in the meantime let's focus on the fourth game in the row: a d-day! this one is going to the danish arcade museum
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have a look at that fabulous sideart - just incredible!
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alright, time to reveal: of course you've already figured out that i'm not here for a generic cab or for the magic worm (more on that later though), i'm here for KLAX
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this one was listed on ebay.de and i think i got it for a pretty nice price, especially when considering the almost immaculate condition the cabinet is in. from all the past experiences i have, this is definitely the nicest-looking cabinet (condition-wise) i have picked up so far!
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the only thing worth mentioning (apart from some wood damage in the lower left back corner) are two dings on the control panel (and some dust)
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the only thing? nope, there's something else: the cabinet comes with the wrong game, asterix, but since is already from the jamma-era, it can be swapped out easily!
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let's check out the other stuff, for example sidam's magic worm
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i like that coin door - very unique!
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not many plays on the 5 marks counter
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thorsten, the seller, wanted to show me the working condition of the game
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and of course i had to play a round (or two ;)) myself
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i have to admit: a very nice centipede-clone indeed
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but i was not only here to pick up my klax, i had also agreed to bring some stuff for fellow forum members. here's throsten (with his head "merged" into the white of the wall :D) going through his collection of NOS glass bezels
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out of those two zaccaria scamble bezels, ...
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... i've chosen this one for erik aka ckong
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in other storage rooms of the complex there's a space firebird cocktail table (which is going to be picked up by my austrian friend alex soon)
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also present: some pinballs and dart machines
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for bela, i'm taking this sound board (no idea what it is for though)
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the klax loaded inside my car - as you can see i used some plastic wrap to protect the sideart
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every single time i'm amazed again how easily those giant cabs fit into my car
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the "elektro-mobile" amidst a beautiful scenery - take me home!
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mr. cool 8)
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of course, no roadtrip is complete without a "healthy meal"
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yummy!!!
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at home, the necessary statistics: one country, three counties, 494 kilometers, 8 hours 9 minutes on the road - this roadtrip is OFFICIALLY OVER!
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the proud new owner (man, i need some popcorn ;))
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if you thought this was the end of it you're wrong - more surprises are just around the corner ...
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Congrats, Klax is so underrated, I really like it !
That Magic Worm looks very nice indeed !! Must be strange to play "Centi" on a monitor that is laying flat though, I think the very vertical position of the monitor on the original Centipede cab is essential for the game...
The more I look at Sidam cabs, the more I like the lines.... ;)
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Congrats Ully, that Klax looks mint and I'm sending my huge thanks for picking up that Zaccaria CAT'N MOUSE soundboard. :D
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I'm sending my huge thanks for picking up that Zaccaria CAT'N MOUSE soundboard. :D
no problem at all, there was still some space in my car ;) and now i know what that soundboard is for, i had thought it would be for your space pirate! have you been able to fix the sound problems on that one?
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Congrats, Klax is so underrated, I really like it !
thx, exactly what i'm thinking. i'm seriously considering bringing klax to cax eh eurocade because i like the duel character of the game (tetris-esque)
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Congrats on the find! - your collection expands very fast atm!!! - how many cabs are there???
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have you been able to fix the sound problems on that one?
Unfortunately not, maybe I will ask Marco (Vernimark) to take a look at the pcbs. ;)
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Congrats Ully ;).
Congrats on the find! - your collection expands very fast atm!!! - how many cabs are there???
Too many in my opinion :spaceace:.
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That Game looks mint !
Congrats, its something different for you not to have a complete restore ;)
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Congrats on the find! - your collection expands very fast atm!!! - how many cabs are there???
too many probably ;) but i can always thin down my collection easily, so no harm done here! if i'm not able to find a place big enough, i will have to sell of some cabs - and if that's the case i have at least the chance to pick the cherries ;D but to be honest, as of now, i'd have a really difficult time to let go of some of my cabs ...
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Hahahaha, you're unstoppable! I really enjoyed klax on my atari lynx, great game, not a fan of the artwork though.
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Ully, can't you start a German Arcade Museum ? Maybe you can get a nice subsidy to buy or rent a building for the games.....
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Congrats, Klax is so underrated, I really like it !
I agree, the first game i got with my c64 was klax, loved that game! many hours of good gaming in it :)
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Ully, can't you start a German Arcade Museum ? Maybe you can get a nice subsidy to buy or rent a building for the games.....
i'm seriously considering renting (our buying) a separate gameroom, but i won't be turning it into a museum of some kind because i don't want my games to get damaged / abused by people who don't really care about the old stuff!
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Ully, can't you start a German Arcade Museum ? Maybe you can get a nice subsidy to buy or rent a building for the games.....
i'm seriously considering renting (our buying) a separate gameroom, but i won't be turning it into a museum of some kind because i don't want my games to get damaged / abused by people who don't really care about the old stuff!
That is exactly how i feel, though, i like my arcades to look used, that's why i don't restore them like you do... - but friends, no problem :)
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DAY 2 – LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON & EVENING
at home, a box of washing powder was waiting inside my bathtub ;)
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but this was not the only package waiting for me
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a couple of days earlier, i had put up a posting on the german arcade forums where i was looking for an original klax pcb. i was offered a couple of bootlegs, but eventually two offers turned out to be genuine: one came from the guy who had "donated" me a taito qix cabinet (https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=804.0) and just a little while later had sold me five classic cabinets in a bulk buy (https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=819.0). his asking price for the pcb was 25 euros shipped and i could choose from different language versions (english, german, japanese) - this offer was too good to turn down! only a few hours after sealing that deal, i was contacted by another guy who i had sold the berlin out run mini cabinet (https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=2222.0) to. i had helped him quite a bit afterwards on his restoration (powdercoating etc.) and for that he offered me an original klax pcb for free - it was a no brainer. within a couple of hours, i had scored two original circuit boards for 25 euros! :)
here's the one from berlin - german language version
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the two pcbs side by side (and in case you're wondering: the other one is the english language version :))
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before he sent the package of, "the out run guy" had told me he would throw another present into the box along with the klax pcb which might come in handy in the future. i was very curious what this present was going to be, but i had never thought it would be what it eventually turned out to be :arrow:
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an original (fully-working) donkey kong junior pcb :o
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the only thing that needs to be done is unsolder that connector, but that's going to be easy. what a great surprise indeed!!! thx so much :-*
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after that arcade-filled day, i decided to spend the evening with a couple of friends watching and celebrating the eurovision song contest - while enjoying a chocolate fondue. here's my good friend verena cutting the fruit - "don't come any closer, i'm armed" ;)
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we really had a lot of stuff to dip in :shock:
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watching our lovely lena perform
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perhaps some jinxing is going to help her win again
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let's vote for our favorites
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fingers crossed for lena! unfortunately, she wasn't able to shatter the competition this time, but we had a great evening and a looot of chocolate! :P
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DAY 3 – SUNDAY
the next day, i had to head over to the storage with some tools in my "arcade basket"
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unfortunately, the klax cabinet came without any keys at all, so i was forced to drill open the backdoor lock
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instruction sheet attached to the backdoor
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a first peak inside - very clean (as i had expected)
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the asterix pcb
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a look at the bottom of the cabinet - can you guess what it is?
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monitor manual and the parts and wiring diagrams (two copies)
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i exchanged asterix for the klax pcb ...
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... and flicked the switch!
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:) crisp clear colourful picture :)
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i also tested the english version - both pcbs are working perfectly!
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the money shot!!! :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
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that concludes my arcadian weekend - i hope you enjoyed it as much as i did! It was a blast!!! :-*
superully signing off ...
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One word; Beautiful! wow! - the condition of that cap is near MINT! :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
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One word; Beautiful! wow! - the condition of that cab is near MINT! :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
+1, no different words needed. ;D
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Cool. Is the speech in German too on the German version ?
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thats one of the more fast "renovations" you have done.
already original PCB in and the cab is ready
nice one Ully !
Also the chocolate looks great ! :P
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Also the chocolate looks great ! :P
you should have tasted it :-*
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... i've chosen this one for erik aka ckong
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:spaceace: :spaceace:
Thanks again Ully, this one is looking very nice.
And I love your ninty lineup, one of a very few in Europe I suppose.
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... i've chosen this one for erik aka ckong
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Come to me baby ...
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Come to me baby ...
soon, very soon ...
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The shape of this cabinet is exactly that of my Atari Badlands. Also the monitor is the same:a Zenith WG K7000 with Zenith flyback (spares have never been produced for that Fly unfortunately).
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Hey Ully, what happened to this Magic Worm cab?
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3392/5736427247_416fd59123_b_d.jpg)
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AFAIR someone bought it...
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yeah, this one's gone - sorry thomas!!!