Currently the only thing I have that works is a Space Invaders (the Japanese upright version). I have about a dozen project games in storage and a Disney-made Fix-it Felix Jr. machine, but that's not technically a real arcade game.

Forgot to post this. Space Invaders was rebuilt since the photo was taken and is finally functional. I ended up rebuilding the power supply twice during the process. I'm still looking for a coin door that hasn't been yanked apart with a crowbar.

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I mainly only got it because of the Tron Legacy movie... and yes, it plays Separate Ways.

If you get through it. Dragon's Lair isn't exactly the easiest game to make it all the way to the end. It's in the top five games I like that also frustrate the hell out of me.

I admit defeat.

I always start with the KLOV arcade forums before I try using Craigslist.

Why do I not have one of these yet?!

I love those rare moments when games you want just show up on cue. Remember to post pictures when the sideart is installed.

Sounds good. I wish getting a widebody Mario Bros. happened like this. I'm on my sixth month of searching...

One of the things I love about PACMAN's games are that they'll probably be around until the sun blows up. He did a great job with them.

I remember seeing that back in the day. It was right next to Space Paranoids.

I've been looking for a widebody Mario Bros. cabinet for what seems like an eternity. I'm glad someone ran into one. Wish it was me though...

Is that new T-molding?!

...Even my Fix-it Felix has cigarette burns. That just goes to show you how common that stuff is if prop builders decided to incorporate it for authenticity.

I want a Slither. It's probably the hardest to find game on my list along with M-4.

I really hope more surface. I wake up every morning searching online for games on my list and always start with Slither.

Do you powdercoat your own stuff PACMAN? What's your setup like?

I would love to get my hands on all of the cabs from that auction. I'm surprised it slipped past me as I'm usually on top of prop auctions in that area for my other hobby.

You stenciled and painted that Slither, PACMAN? I'm still curious what paint you use. Those stencil jobs always come out perfect.

Almost 2K? I have more than that put away for one.

I was going to ask the same question. I expect it would be easier to find a complete game rather than a working boardset. If that's the case, I would be interested in the artwork.

You really need to share some of this Photoshop voodoo of yours. What I'm doing is simple compared to this and it's driving me nuts.

I'm trading my Felix machine for a few gems I've been looking for. One of the games is a mint Missile Command with only 300 plays on the counter. The trade also involves games like Q-bert, so I'm more than happy. I'll post pictures once we start moving things.

I've never seen a Missile Command with a cleaner original control panel.

This is the only picture I have of it (wish I had a picture showing the sides). I still need to pick it up along with the other games being traded.

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Just picked up an $80 Pole Position that actually works. I'm going your route PACMAN and doing a full restore with a new cabinet and monitor. I already completely rewired the game to use a switching power supply. I won't need the large transformer block either. The monitor I have doesn't need an isolation transformer. I'll post pictures of my progress later on when I clean things up some.

I could use a NOS shifter... The shifter on my game looks like someone was carving it with a knife. I thought about powdercoating things too, but I'm starting to prefer epoxy primer for anything black.

That came out fantastic. You really need to share some of your color correction secrets with us.

A dedicated Major Havoc and Quantum within two feet of one another... NICE!!!

This is what I'm currently working on at the moment out of about a dozen other projects. This version of Space Invaders is pretty rare in the States. I'm still trying to find a working replacement boardset. I know some had Midway boards with a custom finger board attached, but I'm trying to stay original to the Taito boardset this cab came with.

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Just put money down on a Midway M4. It should be here sometime next week if things go well.
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I also just snagged a $50 Breakout from a friend's coworker.

Brought a Midway M-4 in two days ago. Still trying to get it to work, but I narrowed it down to 3 faulty diodes on the power supply board. I'll probably just swap in a working Space Invaders power supply as they use the same model.

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I picked this up a while ago. It's the same model Seeburg used in Tron Legacy. I've been trying to collect a lot of the titles used in that movie and have been making good progress. Still can't source a EDOT and Slither though...

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I did find one, but the owner wants to repair some issues with it first when he gets around to it. I offered a good price for it, but when I actually bring it in is up in the air at the moment.

I didn't know you were involved with Scouts. I'm a proud Eagle Scout myself. I've been meaning to get back into it to help out my local troop.

I might finally be getting a Slither as part of a trade. The thing needs work, but I'm no stranger to bringing something back to life.

I've been finalizing trade details to finally bring a Slither into the collection. It's complete and solid, but the sides need to be repainted badly. I worked an Elevator Action (brown Taito cab conversion) into the mix as well. It's going to be a good Christmas this year.

I most certainly will. It's beat to hell and the boards might need to be serviced, but it's complete. A good candidate for my winter restore project.

Trade is finalized and should be taking place sometime next week if our schedules are clear. I also wanted to mention that Rich from This Old Game satisfied my request to bring Slither stencils to the market. They're missing the GDI logo because that was sticker applied over the artwork. Other than the sticker, which is being worked on at the moment, you can find the stencils here:

http://www.thisoldgame.com/products/slither-stencil-set

Slither worked it's way into the house, but the sides need to be refinished. It should be a fun winter project.

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How many games do you work on at a time? You seem to be pumping them out at a pretty steady pace.

Did you laminate the front of the cabinet by any chance? I've been debating laminating the front of mine for durability reasons.

Still waiting on warmer weather to get the two end games finished with...

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Not too sure, but a beat to hell one just sold on eBay in my area for $1,500. If it's a package deal, you should expect it to be more reasonable than that one was.

I managed to track down most of the titles I need for a specific setup I'm doing. I still need to locate a decent Thief that isn't completely trashed.

Has anyone ever played a Haunted/Panic Museum or even seen one? I've been trying to find one forever.

I had one for sale with the proper coin door, an extra boardset, and a spare monitor for $600. Every email I received had offers well below $400. Asteroids, although a classic, is just one of those oddballs that is basically worthless. I agree they are quite abundant, but I thought even the spare parts would of slightly elevated the price...

Everything worked and I even demonstrated so to one potential buyer who than proceeded to hand me $200 and call the deal done. Some people in this hobby are really something else...

The current setup of things that work. I'll be putting an Elevator Action and Zookeeper back together within the next month or two. That should make a small dent in the number of other projects I've had in storage for well over a year now.

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I'm currently looking for an over under Wico coin door frame with the bottom door still attached. This is for the Slither cabinet I'm trying to finish. I already have the top Wico door with the GDI logo. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

As for the piece of plexi, it's the lower right corner of a Qbert bezel.

When you get your website up and running, I would seriously give some thought on getting web courses set up on how you do some of this stuff.

Maybe I'll find a Defender for sale near Philly this year...

More than I could ever dream of fitting in mine...

The number of games you've completed this year adds up to more than the number of weeks I've been procrastinating with mine.

Wow... I remember following the posts documenting the Nibbler project. I hope it goes for good money after all that hard work. It's the worst time of the year for me to lay that kind of cash down, but I would if I could.

I think Magic Sword was sold as a kit. Your game looks like a Taito cabinet conversion.