Sinistar Cockpit restoration September 2022

[kiels20]

Thats a nice tomb you have built yourself there. Thinking ahead I like it kiels202017-01-24 20:40:11

 

[philmurr]

It was the game that got me into arcade collecting, we all used to drink in a bar in Sunderland called the Ivy House that always had a pin table, my favourite was The Addams family, spent many a Sunday bashing those buttons trying to light the '?'. We used to spend more playing pinball than what we did buying beer, happy days

Ah the Ivy House, I remember it well!

Another amazing cab Les, really love your OCD on the position of the backup batteries...

 

[lespotts]

Reading your thread is like stepping into a time machine...

Another stunner...

Thank you

 

[lespotts]

Cheers

 

[lespotts]

.lespotts2017-01-28 08:05:53

 

[lespotts]

Man that is a bladdy lovely TAF. Give you £50 for it.

Cheers Olly

 

[lespotts]

I picked up
this rather nice Qbert yesterday, hope you enjoy the photo’s





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lespotts2017-08-01 17:24:15

 

[big10p]

Another fantastic acquisition there, Les. She's gorgeous!

 

[karlcdoe]

hmm. I take it the (PC?) switch mode power supply isn't supplying all the voltages and one lives on through the old linear psu...

 

[lespotts]

hmm. I take it the (PC?) switch mode power supply isn't supplying all the voltages and one lives on through the old linear psu...

It seems to be supplying all the voltages, the sound and knocker appear to be working correctly what is normally a problem with switchers on Qbert due to the original power supplies 30V output, it even supplies the 110V for the monitor. It does have a slight speaker hum that sounds as if its interference from the switched PSU internal fan. I will get the original refurbished and reinstated when I get a minute.

lespotts2017-02-03 07:44:18

 

[Mr20to5]

Les, just caught up on the QBert and TAF acquisitions and again I'm left speechless. Truly an outstanding collection in both condition and location.

Award winning.

 

[GamesRoomMaker]

where do you find these machines? I've never seen a qbert on sale on here or across the road. Looks amazing mate, well done

 

[iamjimmi]

That looks suspiciously like one posted on KLOV not so long ago..?

 

[big10p]

There was a really nice one on ebay a couple of months back, not sure if this is the one? Les did say he'd bought from the seller before.

 

[lespotts]

There was a really nice one on ebay a couple of months back, not sure if this is the one? Les did say he'd bought from the seller before.

Its the one that was for sale on UK Ebay. I bought it from a collector in London who I had also bought a NIB Robotron from in 2014. He had imported the Qbert from the USA, as it was not 100% original it was not for him.

lespotts2017-02-03 13:33:38

 

[iamjimmi]

Where ever its from it looks very smart...

So what's next? Or have you finally run of room?

 

[lespotts]

Where ever its from it looks very smart...

So what's next? Or have you finally run of room?

I've been out of space for a long time now

 

[Sciddleybop]

Les, what are you photographing with (phone or proper camera) your images always look cool.

 

[lespotts]

Les, what are you photographing with (phone or proper camera) your images always look cool.

Its a Nikon D700 the 3 lenses I use are AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4D, AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm 1:2.8g ED and AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm 1:3.5-5.5G. All the photos were taken without flash with tripod on automatic setting.

 

[Sciddleybop]

Thanks for the info. Looks ace. I have a Nikon D500 but all my lenses are zoom, like really zoom. I need to get a wider angle lens an photograph my games.