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Blast City – we found a leak!

Posted on 11/01/202219/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Blast City – we found a leak!

For those that remember this post.. Blast City – Zap! I got a nasty little shock the first time I powered on this cab. I thought it was due to the switch, but I’ve since received another shock or two when I tried adjusting values through the remote board and Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Blast City, Worklog

Blast City – We found a donor!

Posted on 06/01/202219/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Blast City – We found a donor!

mR_CaESaR said:Β  Shortly after posting this, I was sent a message by a friend to try a Panasonic TC-68GS71A for a consumer tube swap. Whilst not 100% perfect, he previously used it on a tube swap for the blast city and yielded acceptable results. I was able to purchase the Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Blast City, Worklog

Custom CPS3 case by TR Fight Stick

Posted on 10/12/202110/12/2021 by mR_CaESaR
Custom CPS3 case by TR Fight Stick

Today I received a package which was part of a trade I did where I made some custom harnesses for a custom CPS3 case by TR Fight Stick. Those that know me, know I love my red and fortunately for me, the trade ended up with the red CPS3 case! Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade

Astro City Marquee Restore

Posted on 01/12/202101/12/2021 by mR_CaESaR
Astro City Marquee Restore

For those that have a Sega Astro City, knows how dull and lifeless the marquee can look. I came across possibly one of the best Sega Astro City restoration thread on Arcade Projects by FluxChiller who had restored his marquee to a quality that made it look brand new! I Continue Reading

Posted In ArcadeTagged In Astro City, candy cab, restore, Vinyl

Refurbishing Candy Cab Stools

Posted on 01/12/202101/12/2021 by mR_CaESaR
Refurbishing Candy Cab Stools

I purchased some Candy Cab Stools from YAJ since I wanted an additional 4 stools and the Taito ones are just way out of the budget with current pricing. With that in mind, I knew they were going to be in rough shape, but like everything in this hobby, I’m Continue Reading

Posted In ArcadeTagged In candy cab, refurbish, stool

Blast City – sad day

Posted on 30/11/202119/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Blast City – sad day

Sad day unfortunately… the tube gets dimmer and dimmer by the dayΒ πŸ™ πŸ™ Here you can see just how dim the tube is compared to my other blast. I had to turn off the light on the top left (tired tube side) as you wouldn’t have been able to see Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Blast City, Worklog

Blast City – Rejuvenator

Posted on 26/11/202119/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Blast City – Rejuvenator

Got my hands on a CRT tester on Wednesday night to try out thanks to hwaygo on discord – it’s the BK Precision 490 and fortunately for me, it had the correct CR23 connectorΒ πŸ™‚ Never having done any of this stuff before, I watched multiple videos of what we needed Continue Reading

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Blast City – Zap!

Posted on 22/11/202119/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Blast City – Zap!

Another update on my wonderful adventures with the Blast City!Β πŸ˜€ πŸ˜€ I ended up getting some repro artwork – mostly for the blast, but a few random bits and bobs The repro blast cp artwork is ok, but not 100% perfect, it will do the job for my purposes Another Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Blast City, Worklog

Blast City – Another one!?

Posted on 19/10/202119/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Blast City – Another one!?

Because working on two blast cities over the last year with a lot of tears is never enough…. guess what I picked up last night???Β  πŸ˜€ πŸ˜€ Yep! I’m back for one more go! hahaha The Honda HRV is surprisingly large inside! I’ve now done two cab trips with my Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Blast City, Worklog

Blast City – convergence strips

Posted on 10/10/202119/01/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Blast City – convergence strips

Spent some time on the public holiday to configure the monitor. Here’s the cross stitch of the monitor before any convergence work.. After about two hours worth of mucking around and me $h**ting myself, this was the best I could do (also ran out of convergence strips) The bottom left Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Blast City, Worklog

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