Now that I have decided to convert my Stargate into a Williams Multigame, I have to decide what to do with the cabinet. I want all of my games in my arcade to look as nice as possible, so that includes finishing this Stargate in some nice artwork. There really are two different directions I [...]

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Jeff Rothe of Rotheblog just posted a story on some Ms. Pac-Man stencils he purchased. This is a nice article explaining how stencils are made for arcade restorations. He also has other articles showing how to properly restore a Ms. Pac-Man cabinet. I’ve not used stencils yet for any of my restorations, but I may [...]

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Edited 8/6/2008 to correct the “official” color. As I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, I am planning to convert an old Donkey Kong cabinet into a dedicated Donkey Kong 2 (D2K) cabinet. I just finished my Tron, so I am now ready to proceed with another restoration project. I expect to receive my pre-ordered artwork from [...]

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I took this week off from work, and one of my goals was to get the Tron painted and put back together.  The first thing I needed to do was to do some further wood putty repair to the cabinet.  Tried the “Rock Hard Wood Putty” but it was too powdery when I sanded it, [...]

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Just received my sideart from Phoenix Arcade. It is awesome! I highly recommend their artwork. Everything I’ve gotten from them has been top notch stuff. Very good quality! Please note that Phoenix Arcade will be closed until after 4/28/2008 because they are relocating their business. Here are some pictures of the artwork:

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I just ordered a set of Tron Sideart! I ordered it from Darin Jacobs at Phoenix Arcade. They do a great job on their reproduction artwork. They are currently in the process of relocating their business back to the Chicago area, so if you order from them by 4/14 they will ship for free! If [...]

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