Originally posted on another Arcade collectors forum. Amazing what you can stumble across.
Ok, now the weekend is finally over and we have rescued what we could, its post time.
It all started from a couple of cabs in Wishaw that had been posted on ebay.
http://www.jammaplus.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36282&KW=firefox&PN=1&title=firefox-midi-goliath-pole-position .
The Bouncer expressed an interest in going through to see them, so I said I would tag along for a nosey. Unfortunately he never made it and in the end I went along with John Bud, on the strength that there were a couple of PCBs to be had. We met up with the seller to go and have a look at the merch.
Cue one old workshop / barn area with in the region of 20 cabs, 8 old bandits and a lot of associated arcade items (CPO's, sticks, buttons, Bezels, tubes and boards. Deal was done and we had until the end of the weekend to clear the lot out. The sickening thing was that there were about 15 tubes of various sizes necked due to someone stealing the deflection coils for scrap.
All in, I think the haul amounted to some 20 odd Electrocoin cabs and 3 boots (1 Goliath shooter, ~10 Goliaths, 3-4 centis, 8 midis and 2-3 boot cabs). Unfortunately I did not have time to catalogue the lot, so that will have to be done before such time as they all move off to better homes and I can have my garage back. Presently I have about 18 cabs in my garage, Bouncer has 5 and JB has a garage full of tubes.
The bouncer, JB and my mate Stu after moving some cabs out.
Bomjac showing some Firefox love.
My mate Stu again, with 2 electrocoin midis in the background.
Highlight of the weekend for me, and old wooden Buckfast crate.
Couple of shots of my garage, with 4 goliaths and 4 midis installed.
Van loaded with PCBS, CPO's and assorted parts.
One of the many necked tubes
Electrocoin Shooter, PPII complete with (slightly) acid damaged PCB and Goliath.
Jamma cabs and a couple of bootleg cabarets.
Assorted cabs prior to loading.
Pole Position II - going on ebay I believe.
Random shots of Goliaths and Centis prior to load up
Some of the tubes that we rescued. Nice little haul, mixture of 14" tabletops, 19 & 20" tubes & chassis.
And finally some shots of my garage after loading the last of the cabs in. The place is literally full to bursting with boxes on top of cabs, and no space left at all.
Assorted cabs prior to loading.
Pole Position II - going on ebay I believe.
Random shots of Goliaths and Centis prior to load up
Some of the tubes that we rescued. Nice little haul, mixture of 14" tabletops, 19 & 20" tubes & chassis.
And finally some shots of my garage after loading the last of the cabs in. The place is literally full to bursting with boxes on top of cabs, and no space left at all.
Ok, now the weekend is finally over and we have rescued what we could, its post time.
It all started from a couple of cabs in Wishaw that had been posted on ebay.
http://www.jammaplus.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36282&KW=firefox&PN=1&title=firefox-midi-goliath-pole-position .
The Bouncer expressed an interest in going through to see them, so I said I would tag along for a nosey. Unfortunately he never made it and in the end I went along with John Bud, on the strength that there were a couple of PCBs to be had. We met up with the seller to go and have a look at the merch.
Cue one old workshop / barn area with in the region of 20 cabs, 8 old bandits and a lot of associated arcade items (CPO's, sticks, buttons, Bezels, tubes and boards. Deal was done and we had until the end of the weekend to clear the lot out. The sickening thing was that there were about 15 tubes of various sizes necked due to someone stealing the deflection coils for scrap.
All in, I think the haul amounted to some 20 odd Electrocoin cabs and 3 boots (1 Goliath shooter, ~10 Goliaths, 3-4 centis, 8 midis and 2-3 boot cabs). Unfortunately I did not have time to catalogue the lot, so that will have to be done before such time as they all move off to better homes and I can have my garage back. Presently I have about 18 cabs in my garage, Bouncer has 5 and JB has a garage full of tubes.
The bouncer, JB and my mate Stu after moving some cabs out.
Bomjac showing some Firefox love.
My mate Stu again, with 2 electrocoin midis in the background.
Highlight of the weekend for me, and old wooden Buckfast crate.
Couple of shots of my garage, with 4 goliaths and 4 midis installed.
Van loaded with PCBS, CPO's and assorted parts.
One of the many necked tubes
Electrocoin Shooter, PPII complete with (slightly) acid damaged PCB and Goliath.
Jamma cabs and a couple of bootleg cabarets.
Assorted cabs prior to loading.
Pole Position II - going on ebay I believe.
Random shots of Goliaths and Centis prior to load up
Some of the tubes that we rescued. Nice little haul, mixture of 14" tabletops, 19 & 20" tubes & chassis.
And finally some shots of my garage after loading the last of the cabs in. The place is literally full to bursting with boxes on top of cabs, and no space left at all.
Assorted cabs prior to loading.
Pole Position II - going on ebay I believe.
Random shots of Goliaths and Centis prior to load up
Some of the tubes that we rescued. Nice little haul, mixture of 14" tabletops, 19 & 20" tubes & chassis.
And finally some shots of my garage after loading the last of the cabs in. The place is literally full to bursting with boxes on top of cabs, and no space left at all.
