Asteroids restored to full glory... for a bit!

[cparsonsuk]

I finally got around to putting the legs (that I got off a guy on here a couple of years ago) on my Asteroids having painted them and bought new end caps from the US.

Previous work included:

Full cap kit on the monitor by a guy on here years back... he picked it up from Winnersh Triangle...
Fitted new glass (still got the original scratched up stuff (maybe it would make a good mirror?!)
Bought repro underlay and monitor bezel from the US
Fitted a high score kit and latest roms
Painted the glass clips
Replaced T-Moulding
Wood filled some damaged T-moulding insert bit and performed an 'interim' fix that looks tidy enough (good advice on here again)
Switched around a few of the button mechanisms to have the most responsive ones on Player 1

It came out for my 40th Birthday and went down really well (along with some other games)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cnp/10250119016
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cnp/10250117906
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cnp/10250125645

The only down side to all this is I was playing it yesterday and the picture went... I get the sound and it plays but no image... boooooo... back to restoration then!

I was going to put some pics in the Restoration Showcase but I don't have permissions to do so ... guess it's a 'special area!

cNp

cNp2013-10-21 21:18:54

 

[Alpha1]

Nice work.

Restoration showcase has resto threads moved to it to stop anyone posting in it

 

[forcefulfil]

Nice cab dude
u can still post all ur pics etc

check the fuses on the deflection pcb,ive had these pop sometimes

hopefully its a easy fault

forcefulfil2013-10-21 22:21:21

 

[guddler]

They your vectrex's (vectrii ??)

 

[Alpha1]

If you can post more pix of the Resto I'll move it over to RS for sure! Looks lovely.Alpha12013-10-21 22:27:13

 

[cparsonsuk]

I'll get some more pics taken when it's working again and then write it up a bit more so it can be added to the restoration thread.

Aye, my two Vectrexes (??)... thought they would go well with the Asteroids as all vector machines. The VecWraps on one make it look like a cab as well. Had load of people over and was surprised how everyone really got into playing the games... they don't make 'em like that anymore!

Cheers for the tip forcefulfil... am hoping it's summats easy as I've no real clue about fixing the internals. Might be something come loose as 3 of us brought it down from the 2nd floor to the ground floor and so it got moved around more than it had in years.