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I am using better dust masking now, but keep in mind I probably sand a dozen times per year and always outside with a breeze. If I were doing things more regularly I definitely would use a respirator as a rule. Definitely want to keep safe over the long haul. Thanks!

My wife says the same thing. And maybe Putt-Putt :)

Thanks! Much appreciated!

Thanks! If you track me down on social media, I’m pretty public.

@@tcurtis49 it's at 5:18 😂

I still don’t know for 100% sure but I definitely feel the same :)

Thanks!

I did have that as a backup plan but try to keep connectors original as much as possible…sometimes just to make it convenient down the road if I have to switch something out with an original harness. But often just to try to stay authentic. Can’t always, though :)

I’m still working on those skills but getting there :)

Thanks! Lots of years of working on it so it really added up!

There’s a version with lighter music, if you prefer. And I’ll keep that in mind for future videos.

You replied. I'm gonna subscribe. I know it's a lot of work putting a long video together. You're not annoying to listen to, and you're a fountain of vintage arcade knowledge. Talk it up. That's all I'm saying. Thanks again for a reply. It shows you care.

Thanks! I don’t think I ever saw the movie but that’s a cool reference:)

Next video is Nintendo related...and a restoration...hopefully you will like it :)

@@tcurtis49 awesome; can't wait! 👍

Most of it is in my home in southern Indiana. One of my other videos is a complete walkthrough of the collection.

If you look at most 4-wheel carts, the two near the handle are swivel and the two in back are straight. This lets you move them around easily enough but if you want to park it you only have to engage the brakes on the front ones. With an arcade game, if you push it into the lineup where you want it, you can lock it in place with the two casters in front, which you can easily reach, and the back won't sway side to side. Lately I haven't used the locking casters much anyway, as most of my games are on carpet and sink in enough that they don't move anyway. Thanks!

Thanks!

I already have :) Sometime I might make a retrospective video because it was a major restoration. And a surprise one, as I had no idea that was what was originally in a cabinet I bought.

Thanks! Very kind of you to say :)

Well, the monitors certainly are!

One of my favorites!

@@tcurtis49 spent much of my youth down the arcade playing that….all day for 10p 🤪

That's a really good find :) It's certainly fun bringing games back to life--and not terribly complicated unless you are dealing with circuit board repairs. Most of them are pretty straightforward. Well, at least straightforward enough to get me into fixing them up!

​@tcurtis49 I saw on the map in your video that you're near Bedford, Indiana. I'm near Nineveh, Indiana. I have been making a gaming arcade machine for years. I use a client PC with a 32" LED monitor and a home made 400 Watt audio system. It's a work in progress but sounds and looks amazing.

@@Twiddlerdammit Yep, not that far away. Sounds awesome :)

I don't know why but American English and English English don't pronounce words as they are spelled, so I guess that's a question for a linguist, not a dude just soddering along :)

Yep, I wish I could go back in time and find the happy medium but I'm glad to accommodate various audio comfort levels. I have 3 projects going at once (well, one is basically done) so at least 3 long-ish videos to come this year. Thanks!

I had issues with my spray gun--the spring inside had come out at some point so I was winging it. Not that I don't have other improvements to make that maybe will show up in a video before too long :)

@@tcurtis49 hey, still great work (and honestly, pretty impressive too) excited to watch more when I've got time!

Thanks! Much appreciated!

Thanks! I was glad I could salvage the original sideart and have it look relatively normal. It was a fun restoration :)

Thanks! First comment on this old restoration in a long time :) Still a very cool system but the controllers definitely had problems!

I certainly can’t do it on 1 but maybe someone can. I haven’t played enough of 2 to know.

Awesome :) Thanks!

I’m always happy to work on old WG monitors. Got 2 G07s on the table right now. Haven’t seen one I couldn’t repair yet :)

If I find one, I will! And I’ve seen pictures with the 2nd monitor-that extra weight had to strain these poorly designed cabinets. But certainly cool!

Not too unusual around here-multiple people trying to buy the same thing on Marketplace leads to a price war sometimes. He was actually a great guy to work with.

Thanks for the kind comment!

I will certainly check into that. Thanks!

Thanks! I took a GOOD picture of your CRAPPY comment. Would you like me to add it to my next video? I’m not sure how anyone could possibly watch this restoration and feel it was not a miracle, but you, sir, are the ultimate downer :)

@Sad_Rainbow_83 - Yes, the over 180,000 views speaks volumes to the poor restoration 🙄 You are a sad rainbow.

@@tcurtis49 Now repeat the comment without crying. If you made a shitty restoration that's it my boy, just don't cry that much and grow up.

@@tcurtis49 And you can do whatever you want with my comment, I can't care lessnot like you, checking all the comments and replying to them like a 8 years old kid HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

@@Sad_Rainbow_83 You can do whatever you like with my reply, I can’t care more or less or even equal, checking if my reply got replied and then feeling like a nobody unless I say this guy’s 117 years old then LOLOLOL…man am I cool! I wish I had a friend….

I definitely like to take my time and do it as best I can, which can sometimes really drag out a project. But feels good once it’s done :)

Could easily have done that but my goal is always to preserve as much of the original as I can. And this one I was keeping so it was worth the extra effort.

Absolutely! Spent a lot of quarters at Aladdin’s Castle in the College Mall growing up and occasionally made it to Spaceport as a teenager. Played a lot of Dragon’s Lair there. I think Marble Madness was gone from the IMU while I was in college there-I remember playing Ivan Ironman Stewart Racing with my friends quite a bit.

It’s definitely a strange mix of gameplay but those other games are certainly classics!

Congrats! They can never take that away from you!