An open road, blue
skies and sandy beaches. Although in
this case it was more stony than sandy.
It was a lovely day for a Raid in sunny Weymouth.
Weymouth is a fair old trek from home and so it
became part Raid and part caravan holiday.
It all started a couple of months ago when I saw an advert for some
Electrocoin Duet cabinets.
This piqued my
interest and I enquired whether they had any more PCB’s or arcade gear for sale. It turns out the seller was an Arcade Operator
working for Bristol Coin Equipment. The
company had operated arcades since 1972, and at one point they had fourteen
arcades. They even had a custom built
Jamma test rig and a full electronics workshop for repairing boards. Unfortunately loads of parts had been binned
a couple of years ago. Last year the
decision was made to close their last site in Weymouth, Harry’s Amusements.
The Op mentioned
that they had twenty BAS Jamma cabs in the basement, and had sold them all to a
collector. I wonder there they’ve ended
up? He also had three Ridge Racer sit
down cabinets which were sold to collectors.
Here are some pics of the arcade from 2016, when I was working in Portland.
After clearing out
the old office in Bristol,
the Op got back to me saying he had found some PCB’s. During our holiday, I visited the Op. Everything was sold as untested and
supposedly working until it was pulled from service. It amazes me what’s still out there in
storage, lock-ups and old buildings after all these years.
jase382018-09-04 22:05:32
skies and sandy beaches. Although in
this case it was more stony than sandy.
It was a lovely day for a Raid in sunny Weymouth.
Weymouth is a fair old trek from home and so it
became part Raid and part caravan holiday.
It all started a couple of months ago when I saw an advert for some
Electrocoin Duet cabinets.
This piqued my
interest and I enquired whether they had any more PCB’s or arcade gear for sale. It turns out the seller was an Arcade Operator
working for Bristol Coin Equipment. The
company had operated arcades since 1972, and at one point they had fourteen
arcades. They even had a custom built
Jamma test rig and a full electronics workshop for repairing boards. Unfortunately loads of parts had been binned
a couple of years ago. Last year the
decision was made to close their last site in Weymouth, Harry’s Amusements.
The Op mentioned
that they had twenty BAS Jamma cabs in the basement, and had sold them all to a
collector. I wonder there they’ve ended
up? He also had three Ridge Racer sit
down cabinets which were sold to collectors.
Here are some pics of the arcade from 2016, when I was working in Portland.
After clearing out
the old office in Bristol,
the Op got back to me saying he had found some PCB’s. During our holiday, I visited the Op. Everything was sold as untested and
supposedly working until it was pulled from service. It amazes me what’s still out there in
storage, lock-ups and old buildings after all these years.
jase382018-09-04 22:05:32
