Dragon's Lair 2, the second one... WIP!

[DarthNuno]

Following this road trip 



What an epic one, huh? 

So why "Dragon's Lair 2, the second one" in the title?
As I explained in the road trip report, I once owned a Dragon's Lair 2 arcade cabinet 20 years ago. I sold it a few years ago...I thought I wouldn't regret it, but that wasn't the case.  Fortunately, I've found another cabinet, still in England, but this time it requires a lot of work!" 

So, let's continue this story. Unloading the cabinet 



First examination ...









It's the same versoin than my first one: an Italian version made by Elettronolo :



Serial is -as far as I can read- 000655 or 000656? The last two digits are hardly visible.  I will need to take more photos with different lighting conditions to confirm these two digits.
Anyway, we're not far from my first DL2 cabinet, which had the serial number 000683

Alright, we'll take a look at everything after an initial rough cleaning   

[Digimon]

Congrats, nice find.

A question to the cabinet, can the top be removed/disassambled?

[DarthNuno]

A question to the cabinet, can the top be removed/disassambled?

Yes, quite easily Pictures to come.
Do you also own a DL2 cab?

[DarthNuno]

Let's continue examining the beauty. No more PCBs or the laser video disc player. However, years of dust...and rust 



Not only did I bring back this arcade machine from England, but I also smuggled in some eight-legged roommates and a few other creepy-crawly companions! 



Arghhh, this is not the original DL2 joystick



The monitor bezel has also taken a hit. What on earth could have happened to damage the bezel? 



Alright, I'll remove the screen. The chassis has definitely taken a beating from the rust as well. 



Located above the screen, there's a sheet of metal...



Once the metal plate is removed, I can access quite a few things, including the two large screws that hold the two parts of the arcade cabinet together...



...and thanks to the relentless grip of rust, one of these two large screws has met its inevitable demise   



With plenty of rust on the speakers grille as well... this arcade cabinet could easily have been part of the legendary haul from the 'Duke of Lancaster' raid...