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Wow, what a neat unusual machine.

Galaxian high score. 12,290 points. Finally for this thing working and mostly out back together. More later.

Moppet Leprechaun button cleanup

I picked up a mostly complete disassembled Leprechaun cabinet a few weeks ago, and I’ve started working on a few things to get it reassembled.

The previous owner pulled it out of an op warehouse, where it had been modified to play NES games with a timer setup. His kids decided it needed to be decorated, and covered the control panel, buttons, and parts of the side art with marker. I’m not bothering with the CP, since it’s not the original one, but I thought I’d see what I could do with the buttons.

First, I rubbed them down with isopropyl alcohol, which took off a fair amount of the ink. Next, I used a buffing wheel chucked into an electric drill and Novus 3.

They ended up looking okay, but not great. I think they can come back all the way, but I’ll need to disassemble them and wet sand to take the discolored yellow layer off.

#arcade #repair #moppet #leprechaun

I noticed these PC CRTs sitting on the curb on my way home, so I turned around and loaded them up. Two Dells, one M992 19″, one D1028L 17″, both flat CRT.

They both work fine with 31khz input, but neither support 15khz at all. The newer M992 gives you a nice message saying so, while the older D1028L just displays a black screen. A pity, as I think one of these might fit in my Mini Cute, which is running a crappy Wei-Ya universal chassis. I might look into a scanline doubler if one fits and I get desperate to replace the Wei-Ya.

#pc #crt

Rule #1, Tank II (1975)

Been too busy/sick to post much, but I grabbed this game a few weeks back, Tank II. This predates Cabaret cabinets, but clearly is a precursor to what Atari would call Cabarets a few years later.

This game didn’t have a power switch from the factory. Someone “helpfully” wired one up, drilling a hole in the 25¢ plex in the coin door in the process. The wire was old and the insulation crumbling — and it was patched in before the line fuse! I removed it all before powering up, as it could present a serious danger of fire or damage to the game.

The monitor really needs recapping, and I think there’s a game board issue — it immediately starts a game when turned on, which shouldn’t be happening — but it’s in overall awesome shape for a game this old.

#arcade #atari #kee games #tank ii

Secret Service high score — 2,924,910. All-time best is around 5m.

Spent a little pre-game time swapping out some insert lamps with LEDs. I know some folks aren’t that into LEDs, but I think they look great on everything except EMs. I plan to do the rest of them, but it’s a start for now.

#high score #pinball #data east #secret service

Wedding Dress - May Queen Couture (Everett)

May Queen Couture Wedding Dress, size 10, white & clear beads and lace. It was worn in June of 2010. My wife passed away and there is no one to pass it on to. New it was over $200, I'd like to get $125 for it or best offer. I have other clothes for sale that were my late wifes, she was 5'4", about 110lbs., and most sizes are small to medium. Some clothing still have the tags on them, some were never worn and most are in new condition. The ads I have so far are - bras; 34-36 (B&C), jeans, dress pants/slacks, hooded tops, sweaters-sweatshirt-t-shirt material tops, wedding dress, tank tops-long sleeve & fancy tops, dress jackets, shoes & boots, dresses, coats, jackets and a black cowboy hat. I'll be adding to this list after I take more pictures and place ads. I also have other items I must sell, such as a Contico 48" Pro Work Bin (plastic), Slip n' Slide, punch bowl, small TV, 2' &3' fiber optic trees, motorcycle bump helmet, cat bed, football, basketball, wreath for door, Tiki torches -- 3 tall with metal poles- 1 tall bamboo & 8 short ones, 10 Nintendo Gamecube games, Davey Crockett doll (by E.M. Knowles), TriPak backpack, kerosene heater w/5gals kerosene, folding chairs, childrens antique school desk, desk for a computer/hobbies, pinball machine, Playboy magazine collection, stuffed dog (medium sized), Conair Ultimate fabric steamer, folding wood basket, Happy Holiday Orchestra Ornaments, Aladdin's Stanley Thermos with leather like carring case, die-cast cars-construction vehicles-Harleys, 8 sets of tire chains, light strings-Christmas type, tree stands, AB-Circle Pro, copper kitchen ware, Corvette posters, wooden riding horse with wheels by Gong Bell Mfg., Disney school bus lunch box by Aladan, GemFlex miniature camera, childs vintage wooden rocking chair and a vintage wooden highchair. The landlord is selling this place and I have to be out by the end of this month (October). I'm trying to limit the amount of things to pack and move so just about everything is for sale. If you're looking for something in particular e-mail and ask, I just might have what you're looking for. CASH ONLY, No Checks. Thanks for taking the time to read this, I hope you have a good day.

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