Welcome back great people. Thank you for taking the time to once again return to read through the next update in this restoration. This will be the second in a number of updates surrounding the innards of any arcade cabinet, the electronics, where, today, we will look at the brain of the arcade cabinet – […]
Read more "POLE POSITION – A RESTORATION – PART 8"` Welcome back great people. Thank you for taking the time to once again return, to read through the next update in this restoration. This will be the first in a number of updates surrounding the innards of any arcade cabinet, the electronics. Some of which I’m reasonably familiar with, the power supply unit, and […]
Read more "POLE POSITION – A RESTORATION – PART 7"Welcome back great people. Thank you for taking the time to once again return to read through the next update in this restoration. With potent levels of impetus still eagerly coursing through my restoration veins, after finishing the control panel area, it was with no time wasted that I set about tackling the next area […]
Read more "POLE POSITION – A RESTORATION – PART 6"Welcome back great people. Thank you for taking the time to once again return to read through the next update in this restoration. As is too often the way, life again got busy, the weather got cold (that’ll be Winter for you) and things got put to one side. However, Spring has sprung, daffs have […]
Read more "POLE POSITION – A RESTORATION – PART 5"Greetings Great People and thank you for dropping by. This post is going to be a break away from the normal restoration showcases that usually populate these pages, so if this is not your bag, then for this week, I apologise, but I can assure you that normal service will resume with the next update. […]
Read more "To own, or to be owned…"Welcome back great people and thank you for taking the time to return and read through my latest update in this restoration. Last time, we had finished cleaning up the two control assembly parts, gears and steering, ready for them to go back onto the panel. If you missed these, or have found my blog […]
Read more "POLE POSITION – A RESTORATION – PART 4"Welcome back great people and thank you for taking the time out, to return, to read through the next update in this restoration. Last time, we had made a start on the various components that make up the control panel assembly, stripping it down and working on the gear stick. If you missed it, you […]
Read more "POLE POSITION – A RESTORATION – PART 3"Welcome back great people. Thank you for taking the time out to return to read through the next update in this restoration. Last time, we stripped, restored and rebuilt the accelerator assembly, which you can find HERE. Today we are going to move further up the cabinet to the control panel, and in particular for […]
Read more "POLE POSITION – A RESTORATION – PART 2"OK everyone. This really is the FINAL part. It’s going to be short, as we were so close to finishing last time, just waiting on the final part to arrive, and it’s going to be sweet. Oh so sweet.. Get comfy, close the blinds, rub your thighs in anticipation, the wait is over, only the […]
Read more "DINO KING CONVERSION – FINAL PART."Welcome back great people. As discussed last time, it’s time to make a start on this restoration of Atari’s seminal arcade racer, Pole Position. I have already stripped the cab down into it’s component sections and we will tackle the remodelling and rebuilding of each of these parts in turn. This week, I thought it […]
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