I’m going to be using an original Moon Patrol panel on this cabinet. The plan was to have a wider CP, with different controls. The original CP had a lot of holes, so I thought I’d either make a new one or try to fix the old one. I brought […]
Moon Patrol Conversion
I don’t remember if I posted the coin door I refinished, but… I only wish I’d gotten pictures of it before I refinished it. It wasn’t hard to do. I got a bunch of surplus doors from Art Mallet in Mechanicsville, NY. I had a door that came with the […]
Even though there hasn’t been any activity on the site, I’ve been working on the cabinet. I actually had everything assembled so I could play some games, but I had to take it apart to paint it. Before Priming First Coat First a lovely coat of primer, then I have […]
The control panel is nearing completion! Over the last weekend we’ve been staying with Sarah’s parents in New York. Sarah’s father, Allen, is a master craftsman. He took what I told him verbally, and made the control panel come to life. I’ve taken many pictures of it, and will update […]
I’ve started work on a new control panel. The old one was just too small for two people to comfortably play at. I made it from an old entertainment center I no longer use. It’s still got some work ahead of it. I’m not quite sure how I’m going to […]
Did some work on filling the holes in today. There were some numbers lightly stamped into the wood on the right hand side of the cabinet. I think it was the cabinet serial number, but the serial (AFAIK) was 879. The number stamped was 859, so I don’t know.
Bought a monitor over the weekend. A Hitachi 19″ from a computer show in Hartford, CT. It’s got a great picture. It was from a used monitor dealer, and was only $89.00. The only thing I don’t like about it is when it changes video modes, it prints the mode […]
I got sick of looking at the cabinet, and not working on it, so I splurged a bit. I ordered new T-Molding from t-molding.com, and it looks really sharp. I couldn’t believe how chewed up the old molding looked next to the new stuff. I’m also giving up on the […]
An actual update! Wow! Just a few pics to update what I’ve done. You can see in this picture where I’ve been filling the holes with Bondo. It’s coming along nicely, so far anyway. It’s a bunch, that’s for sure! And some pics of my ‘new’ project (which I have’t […]
Well, the coin door I have WILL work after all! The cabinet used to be a Moon Patrol. I found it inscribed inside the cabinet. Moon Patrol is a Williams cabinet, and the Jungle King uses a Williams coin door, so it’s actually a perfect fit! Yay! The only problem […]