http://melchman.net/arcade/index.htmlCentipedeenjim@melchman.netCopyright 2006 Jim2007-02-23T22:29:56-07:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:34:15 -0500jim@melchman.netPac-Man2007-02-23T22:29:56-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/16c53da5aa77f03879343df47e8ba45a-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/16c53da5aa77f03879343df47e8ba45a-4.html#unique-entry-id-4ItemCostCommentDr. Mario Conversion in Galaxian Cabinet$100 Donkey King Jr. in Galaxian Cabinet$150 Pac-Man PCBs$350 Power supplies, wiring kits, leg levelers, brackets$300 Control Panel Art$150 PCB Repair$80 Recap Monitors$80 Paint, sprayer, stencils$200 Rick's talent and patiencePriceless Parts sold on eBay (PCBs, Control Panels)($200) PacOne Price($800) PacTwo Price(Pending) ]]>jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-06-04T10:08:25-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/f2481225dfaa84768585aebe0e0094f7-26.html#unique-entry-id-26http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/f2481225dfaa84768585aebe0e0094f7-26.html#unique-entry-id-26jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-05-24T10:07:38-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/f4c30049c10e70bc10ca7736489e21f6-25.html#unique-entry-id-25http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/f4c30049c10e70bc10ca7736489e21f6-25.html#unique-entry-id-25
Go figure.]]>jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-04-24T16:06:20-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/bde8d9ab15cb8a3c5354bf36e16bd223-24.html#unique-entry-id-24http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/bde8d9ab15cb8a3c5354bf36e16bd223-24.html#unique-entry-id-24jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-04-11T22:05:08-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/dab78d81773b5167ac933509036a63e6-23.html#unique-entry-id-23http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/dab78d81773b5167ac933509036a63e6-23.html#unique-entry-id-23jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-04-04T18:08:26-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/1e2cb54eae16d16355077241690aab4c-22.html#unique-entry-id-22http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/1e2cb54eae16d16355077241690aab4c-22.html#unique-entry-id-22
Photo: Painting]]>jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-03-30T19:01:53-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/394f7157b26ac091b8b7f8326f42c1ed-21.html#unique-entry-id-21http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/394f7157b26ac091b8b7f8326f42c1ed-21.html#unique-entry-id-21
Photo: Masking and Patience]]>jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-03-23T16:00:34-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/4ab4cd4922105fc7b1b7d6a397d09bc1-20.html#unique-entry-id-20http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/4ab4cd4922105fc7b1b7d6a397d09bc1-20.html#unique-entry-id-20jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-03-16T12:27:54-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/6644e7749a2068cf0fc101cff554bc7b-19.html#unique-entry-id-19http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/6644e7749a2068cf0fc101cff554bc7b-19.html#unique-entry-id-19
Bill fixes your board, he doesn't rotate stock like El Dorado. Rates are based on your needs, not a pure flat rate, though.]]>jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-03-12T15:23:55-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/855cf98ef3f711ad2b0d87cd51d5f5f8-18.html#unique-entry-id-18http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/855cf98ef3f711ad2b0d87cd51d5f5f8-18.html#unique-entry-id-18jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-03-05T19:07:01-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/1aaa203b08493f79749dd772257f9db7-17.html#unique-entry-id-17http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/1aaa203b08493f79749dd772257f9db7-17.html#unique-entry-id-17jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-02-26T18:46:09-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/744864f721d77fe3f247894524a040e4-16.html#unique-entry-id-16http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/744864f721d77fe3f247894524a040e4-16.html#unique-entry-id-16jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-02-19T21:55:35-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/ced0294b975c89aa7922679ccbb22e35-15.html#unique-entry-id-15http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/ced0294b975c89aa7922679ccbb22e35-15.html#unique-entry-id-15jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-02-12T18:54:36-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/95d638347717277e390df0b1994d78f2-14.html#unique-entry-id-14http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/95d638347717277e390df0b1994d78f2-14.html#unique-entry-id-14jim@melchman.netPac-Man2005-02-05T10:45:40-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/c00657687d4e04403cfbb77504927acc-13.html#unique-entry-id-13http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/c00657687d4e04403cfbb77504927acc-13.html#unique-entry-id-13
Photo: Power Build]]>jim@melchman.netPac-Man2004-09-23T12:54:06-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/0465341e0ac91f32c8ca106d69e1596a-12.html#unique-entry-id-12http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/0465341e0ac91f32c8ca106d69e1596a-12.html#unique-entry-id-12
Photo: Molded]]>jim@melchman.netPac-Man2004-09-22T18:03:45-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/393f7b84be92475404d749b9bd6d85de-11.html#unique-entry-id-11http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/393f7b84be92475404d749b9bd6d85de-11.html#unique-entry-id-11
Photo: Maze Takes Shape]]>jim@melchman.netPac-Man2004-09-15T14:23:21-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/9c4592492e6524b35a5129e1d9539071-10.html#unique-entry-id-10http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/9c4592492e6524b35a5129e1d9539071-10.html#unique-entry-id-10
Photo: Nice Finish]]>jim@melchman.netPac-Man2004-08-25T16:44:22-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/1c626657a76028e22904d8c39266273f-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/1c626657a76028e22904d8c39266273f-9.html#unique-entry-id-9jim@melchman.netPac-Man2004-08-24T09:42:56-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/ef1b62942c4e59cb21cbf817b938dc7e-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/ef1b62942c4e59cb21cbf817b938dc7e-8.html#unique-entry-id-8
The Dr. Mario seems to be a licenced product. The Nintendo tags are on the back and a sticker is on the marquee. The sticker is for Duck Hunt, though. This must have had several Vs. games in it.

Donkey King Jr. is definitely NOT licensed. The marquee looks OK, but the board is different than Donkey Kong Jr. and the Nintendo name is not etched on the board. The game plays just fine. The opening screen does proudly bear the Donkey King Jr. name. Ah, conversions.]]>jim@melchman.netPac-Man2004-08-23T16:40:57-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/4591d24a23693111a826693ea907d997-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/4591d24a23693111a826693ea907d997-7.html#unique-entry-id-7jim@melchman.netPac-Man2004-08-04T11:50:18-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/380a402afb4ee814ec9e74549b4567d9-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/380a402afb4ee814ec9e74549b4567d9-6.html#unique-entry-id-6
I can discern the art is there. In fact the blue is coming right off with the yellow latex. The white laminate is coming clean. Some of the black and green are sticking to the laminate, but mostly I am losing the art.

Reproduction side art for Galaxian is about $250. When I add the reproduction marquee and monitor glass this project becomes very expensive. I still don’t have a working game PCB.

Time to seriously consider this reclamation project. I have the working Pac Man PCB, Joystick, Buttons and harness. I can get artwork for Pac Man at TwoBits.com for $350. Pac Man does have a broader appeal.

I called my fellow hobbyists and asked their advice on paint removal without art removal. It was suggested I try the aerosol Goof-Off. So I went to the Home Depot and bought a can of Goof Off (with Xylene!) and tried it.

It very effectively removed the remaining artwork and left the overcoats of yellow completely intact. AAARGHHHH!!!

The Xylene gave me a headache, too. It rolled the game out to the garage. I opened both doors. I even put on the safety glasses! That is some powerful stuff. ]]>jim@melchman.netPac-Man2004-08-03T08:39:00-07:00http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/41cc6fdfe6f8c33b19f1769b864488e6-0.html#unique-entry-id-0http://melchman.net/arcade/History/pacman/log/files/41cc6fdfe6f8c33b19f1769b864488e6-0.html#unique-entry-id-0
This is one of the project games. It has a bootleg Donkey Kong Jr. installed now. But the cabinet shape and remaining green T Molding and Control Panel Overlay are evidence it was a Galaxian.]]>