Post by: ddstoys on April 04, 2014, 12:23:37 AM
This is going to be a huge project but a game I never thought I would own and the best part is its an original Aussie machine and it found me ;)
This is what it will hopefully look like once I'm done.
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I'm only getting the games internals the machines cabinet had been lost over 10 years ago by a previous owner don't ask me how but I'm glad it was it id never have had this chance to own a classic penny arcade machine
This is what I'm actually getting (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/03/yme9adaq.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/03/8agu9eha.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/03/a5abatyd.jpg)
As usual the wife doesn't understand but as usual I didn't listen to her lol
Post by: ralph67 on April 04, 2014, 03:19:44 AM
Post by: Pop Bumper Pete on April 04, 2014, 04:06:37 AM
Post by: Strangeways on April 04, 2014, 09:15:12 AM
Interesting restoration thread coming up !
Post by: ddstoys on April 04, 2014, 09:25:19 AM
Post by: clickaus on April 04, 2014, 12:50:30 PM
Post by: pinnies4me on April 04, 2014, 01:48:40 PM
Wow, that is absolutely gorgeous mate! Can't wait to see it done.
Post by: MartyJ on April 04, 2014, 03:15:25 PM
Lucky for you, you have a couple of very talented high end cabinet makers down your way whom I am sure would love the challenge!
Post by: ddstoys on April 05, 2014, 12:45:34 PM
Post by: Retropin on April 05, 2014, 01:45:08 PM
One thing leads to another and if you have one Chester Pollard, then you need to collect the series!
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Post by: ktm450 on April 06, 2014, 10:07:18 AM
Post by: ddstoys on April 06, 2014, 10:56:47 AM
Wow that is awesome, I played the one in Echuca with the kids last time it was up that way bit over a year ago. Good fun, amazing the engineering and quality of things back in those days *%*
I loved the one in echuca and though how good would it be to find one but even better it found me.
Now how am I going to find the golf version ?????
Post by: ktm450 on April 06, 2014, 08:02:07 PM
I vaguely remember playing the golf one, it had a spring loaded lever to control the power of the stroke didn't it? And another that you twisted to aim the golfer in the correct direction?
Post by: ddstoys on April 06, 2014, 08:26:40 PM
Post by: guyricho on April 07, 2014, 01:00:19 AM
Post by: ddstoys on July 09, 2018, 05:53:09 PM
Heath mentioned that he has been waiting for me to do this one so thought I’d make a start while he is showing an interest.
It literally took us an hour plus to unpack it this thing could have been dropped from a building and been fine.
Found the measurements etc for the cabinet but it looks like they are for a lower glass top version. It looks kinda cool and more practical but I’ve also already purchased the artwork for the marquee and the back wall from the USA. Tough call which do you guys like?
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Here’s all my bits still a few to source or make and tons of stripping and rust removal on the working
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Post by: Strangeways on July 10, 2018, 04:41:19 PM
Post by: ddstoys on April 12, 2020, 12:20:44 AM
The cabinet plans that came with the game were from multiple people in multiple measurement systems. We literally spent a whole night converting imperial to metric only to find that both cabinets where completely different hahaha, Then to find that none of the timber sizes are available off the shelf so we just got what was closest and went from there.
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Post by: pinnies4me on April 12, 2020, 09:01:01 AM
Post by: ddstoys on April 12, 2020, 08:00:03 PM
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Post by: ddstoys on April 21, 2020, 02:48:13 AM
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Probably start on the mechanism now as the local doesn’t have the ply we need for the door
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Post by: ddstoys on August 16, 2022, 10:35:01 AM
3 days later and we have a door
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Post by: oldskool1969 on August 16, 2022, 02:38:31 PM
Shame about the beer virus, how do you feel?
Post by: ddstoys on August 16, 2022, 03:44:06 PM
It’s been over 2 weeks since I tested negative and I still have a bit of a niggly throat and a sinus burn when I breath.
It’s effected me mentally more than anything I think had a close call with a best friend during it and it set my head right off
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Post by: Strangeways on August 27, 2022, 09:17:23 PM