OK, figured it out....PITA to do compared to drag & drop that I could do with MobileMe but I have no choice....
When I arrive at the seller I already see the Western Gun in the garage, RUNNING !!!
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The seller had the cab open for inspection....to my surprise, there's a real TV in there
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It really is in very nice condition considering it being 37 years old...
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Just a bit of cleaning and it's good to go !
As always, the type-plate shot. Do I really have to believe they made about 50000 of these....nahhhhh..
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The side-art......love it, love it, love it !!!!
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The PCB. "Look ma, no processor !"
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CP. Everything works ! Promise me one thing Oll, keep the Dutch guilder signs !
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Coin door. GREAT condition still. Regretfully a hacked in credit button, but it does work and I tried the game. Looks like a lot of fun but it's always a 2 player game of course !
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After some very nice chatting and having a short look at what the seller collected (all kinds of old machines and other stuff, very nice older guy by the way) it was time to load 'r up. I had checked the dimensions on the flyer and had some doubt if it would fit in my car. The only cab I've had trouble with was SI, but even that one JUST fitted through the back opening. This time......we were out of luck !
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We tried it on the back and sideways, but since the bottom part is almost square it didn't matter anything. So there was only one option left:
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Put a strap around the cab (good thing the Skoda has eyes to tie these to) Tied the backdoor as close as possible and drove off, luckily it wasn't far from Gyruss' place.
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The whole issue was the couple of centimeters that the back-seat forms on the floor. Had it been completely flat, the cab would have gone in without a problem. Also, that entry should be completely flat too on the next model Skoda !!!
On the road:
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It safely arrived at Gyruss. He was in a real hurry as all systems had crashed at his work and as you know he works in telly business so he had to go back ASAP. So no pics. The bottom did get wet very little we could prevent that. We dried it as good as possible and pray that the Japanese pine-like wood will be forgiving....
When i drove off I noticed this banner very close to Gyruss' home:
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Hilversum's museum having some sort of exhibition about art in games.....mmmm.
More info here:
http://www.museumhilversum.nl/tentoonstellingen/its_art_in_the_gameWell that was it !
So very unexpectedly this was already the first cab haul for the new Skoda after barely a week or two
