I received today...

[sparksterz]

Got my millipede machine. Has a multi-pede kit in it which allows it to run both millipede and centipede on the original hardware and remembers the full high score tables for both! Just got a spare millipede board as well as the prices on them are starting to inflate quite a bit.

It came with a really rough trackball in it. I put it in a metal tumbler to see what that would do to it. The result was very good. I figured it'd be one of those things where it works or it doesn't but it's crazy. The thing almost looked new after it came out. I wish I would have had before and after pictures, but I wasn't expecting as much success.

 

[Chempop]

Congrats! Very cool cabinet, love that art, and fantastic condition.

 

[sparksterz]

Congrats! Very cool cabinet, love that art, and fantastic condition.

Thanks, I felt like the green t-molding looks much better on it than the standard black.

 

[codecrank]

Thanks, I felt like the green t-molding looks much better on it than the standard black.

such a fun game, with a real 3" trackball too, not those shitty 2" retrocade trackballs Enjoy !

 

[ReplicaX]

I do miss my Millipede, not gonna lie. I wish Atari and other companies did more full cab artwork like this. Nice grab.

 

[CaseyTappy]

I can't remember the last time I played centipede with an original trackball the way it was supposed to and I loved that game .
Dead jealous here !

 

[BeaglePuss]

Replacement plastics for my Tales From the Crypt pinball finally arrived. Plan on finishing the facelift tomorrow: New plastics, new rings/rubbers, scoop cliffy, and adding the rest of the GI LEDs.

 

[ReplicaX]

Replacement plastics for my Tales From the Crypt pinball finally arrived. Plan on finishing the facelift tomorrow: New plastics, new rings/rubbers, scoop cliffy, and adding the rest of the GI LEDs.

Sweet, take a before and after for yourself just to see the difference side by side.

 

[BeaglePuss]

Sweet, take a before and after for yourself just to see the difference side by side.

I started the refurb just over a week ago and didn't think to take before and after photos. It might be too far removed to make it worth it. The BIGGEST difference came from using Novus on the playfield. I had no idea just how dirty it was until I started cleaning. Yuck!

I will take before and after pics for the next shop, but I will post after pics of TFTC at the very least.

 

[bradtemple87]

From the trade box, thanks again Opethian!

 

[kuze]

From the trade box, thanks again Opethian!

Sweet get! Nice looking blast city there too

 

[Chempop]

NICE Brad! I’m well jelly, but first I have to beat the first Raiden

 

[bradtemple87]

NICE Brad! I’m well jelly, but first I have to beat the first Raiden

Yea this one seems pretty tough!

 

[theMot]

Nanao 29T ooohhh yeah



Cya Wei Ya wouldn't wanna be ya.

 

[Kid Panda]

Nanao 29T ooohhh yeah

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Cya Wei Ya wouldn't wanna be ya.

I'd keep it just to be safe.

 

[theMot]

I'd keep it just to be safe.

I'll keep the Wei Ya for sure. As I have said before it gets an overly bad rap I feel. Perhaps it is due to failures more than the output quality.

 

[chinitosoccer]

Perhaps it is due to failures more than the output quality.

Absolutely, IMHO in terms of picture quality Nanao monitors are a bit overrated, but they are very reliable "dog meat" as we say here.

 

[Lemony Vengeance]

I'll keep the Wei Ya for sure. As I have said before it gets an overly bad rap I feel. Perhaps it is due to failures more than the output quality.

it's a well known fact that Wei-Ya 15KHz output is garbage when compared to other trisync monitors.

 

[chinitosoccer]

I believe that Wei-ya has made some adjustments to their original design for their tri-sync chassis since those old AO "chassis swap" threads, I see people often complaining about its 15khz output, side compression, sync and convergence issues, etc etc. but from my own experience I can tell you that none of those issues happened to me, 15khz is the same or even better than on my PFX Sanwas, no side compression or blurry 15khz output, the only problem I have found is that they are not very reliable, the flyback in one of them crapped out this last week and it had less than 20 hours of use.

 

[lalalanasty]

These just came in about a week ago. I've been busy to post them. I'm just ready to leave Kuwait and get home to play.

 

[mjmjr25]

Brad, your monitor is brilliant - I always love seeing pics on your Blast - nice!

 

[bradtemple87]

Brad, your monitor is brilliant - I always love seeing pics on your Blast - nice!

I can thank ECZangief for helping me pick it out! Rich and I tested a bunch of machines when we picked them up to find the best one.

 

[poodude]

New 1L6B panel courtesy of Jasen's Customs.


I can't decide whether I like the Jolly Rancher look anymore with the ball top and buttons. Maybe a solid violet or blue would look better? I only use the first 4 buttons; for the unused ones.. should I plug em or leave em?

 

[EllertMichael]

Side by side comparison:

Personally I prefer the solid buttons/balltops on cabs.

Bubbletops and clear buttons are more suited towards sticks, IMO

 

[Chempop]

All violet sanwa or all white if you prefer seimitsu, no quesiton for me. But do what ever you like. A little individuality never hurts in this hobby