DAY 2 – EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOONafter the flea market i set the navsat for my next destination
one last turn before hitting base
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
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 ...
first look inside his storage - one of many
a cool-looking jukebox ...
... and a universal cocktail table - ready to be sent off to some unknown location!
on the other side, three (out of four) arcade machines - wanna make a guess which one's going to be mine soon?
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
have a look at that fabulous sideart - just incredible!
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
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!
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)
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!
let's check out the other stuff, for example sidam's magic worm
i like that coin door - very unique!
not many plays on the 5 marks counter
thorsten, the seller, wanted to show me the working condition of the game
and of course i had to play a round (or two
) myself
i have to admit: a very nice centipede-clone indeed
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
) going through his collection of NOS glass bezels
out of those two zaccaria scamble bezels, ...
... i've chosen this one for erik aka ckong
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)
also present: some pinballs and dart machines
for bela, i'm taking this sound board (no idea what it is for though)
the klax loaded inside my car - as you can see i used some plastic wrap to protect the sideart
every single time i'm amazed again how easily those giant cabs fit into my car
the "elektro-mobile" amidst a beautiful scenery - take me home!
mr. cool
of course, no roadtrip is complete without a "healthy meal"
yummy!!!
at home, the necessary statistics:
one country, three counties, 494 kilometers, 8 hours 9 minutes on the road - this roadtrip is OFFICIALLY OVER! 
the proud new owner (man, i need some popcorn
)
if you thought this was the end of it you're wrong - more surprises are just around the corner ...
