I am putting my 720 up for sale, due to being wishy washy about keeping it, and I could use the room. I really wanted one of these, found a nice survivor in a sense, and am willing to let it go to a collector who will enjoy more than I will.
Condition I bought it in:
-fully working
-was told that the monitor chassis was repaired by Arcadecup, with a new flyback (cannot confirm, but I have no reason to think otherwise)
-monitor works great
-dusty
-missing original front panel
-boombox overlay, CPO, ultimate overlay all yellowed (typical for this game)
-silver vinyl in near flawless original condition
What I did:
-I did a FULL rebuild on the joystick, using the premium RAM kit (bought before everyone figured him out) and an NOS upper housing. Joystick is TIGHT and has NO slop.
-I cleaned the cabinet with Pledge and Novus where needed.
-Completely stripped, primered, and refinished the boombox metal with RustOleum satin, then applied the PhoenixArcade overlay.
-Carefully stripped the original control panel overlay, but did NOT disturb the original black finish on the panel. Applied the PhoenixArcade CPO.
-Completely stripped, primered, and refinished the upper bezel bracket with RustOleum satin, then applied the ThisOldGame overlay.
-Replaced the old leg levelers with 6 heavy duty casters.
-Using the template (accurate and correct) that came with the game, cut a replacement front panel from 3/4" birch ply, and applied matte black Formica. My restoration thread shows that I installed 3/4" blocking, everything aligned, and the panel looks bang on perfect on the game.
-Restored the coin door.
-Cut a reproduction black cardboard bezel.
-13w CFC bulb in boombox
The negatives:
-There is some very slight swelling in some places, but it is not the typical Atari swollen cabinet. I consider this a collector quality cabinet, as it seems very slight, isolated at certain spots, and the vinyl and cabinet are in such nice shape I wouldn't think of removing the original vinyl. It isn't swollen around the t-molding in general, as I've seen with a lot of Atari cabinets. The pics below show what I mean.
*What's original to this game that makes it hard to find in this condition:
-original silver vinyl, with NO major tears or rips. Vinyl is in awesome condition.
-original back door with sheet in perfect condition
-original manual package
-tube burn is very slight, if noticeable at all
-have the original cardboard bezel, but not in nice shape
-original base t-molding in near perfect shape
-original cabinet t-molding in NICE shape
The only thing left to make it 'done' is to install the sideart, which I bought, but misplaced. If I cannot find it before the sale, I will knock that $90 off of the price. I should be able to figure out where I put it.
I have not pulled wiring out of this, touched the boards, touched the monitor chassis, the p/s, the fan, t-molding..a lot of the game is pretty much survivor original.
I have at least $850 in this, not counting the front panel wood, hardware, Formica, various finishes, not to mention a ton of time. I would need $850 to let this go. I would be glad to work with a shipper, if you do the arrangements. I'll help them load it, wrap, etc..whatever. Local pickup would be great too, would just need some heads up to get things ready. Sorry, but I am not interested in any trades, just $ for this.
Some pics below, but they are at various stages of the project, so consider that. It's packed into my game/junk room right now. I can take some more pics if anyone is seriously interested.
Shoot me a PM if interested. Thanks..
pics-
this thread shows the way I received it, the front panel replacement, the slight swelling on top of the base, the t-molding, overlays, and joystick rebuild-
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=221979
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Condition I bought it in:
-fully working
-was told that the monitor chassis was repaired by Arcadecup, with a new flyback (cannot confirm, but I have no reason to think otherwise)
-monitor works great
-dusty
-missing original front panel
-boombox overlay, CPO, ultimate overlay all yellowed (typical for this game)
-silver vinyl in near flawless original condition
What I did:
-I did a FULL rebuild on the joystick, using the premium RAM kit (bought before everyone figured him out) and an NOS upper housing. Joystick is TIGHT and has NO slop.
-I cleaned the cabinet with Pledge and Novus where needed.
-Completely stripped, primered, and refinished the boombox metal with RustOleum satin, then applied the PhoenixArcade overlay.
-Carefully stripped the original control panel overlay, but did NOT disturb the original black finish on the panel. Applied the PhoenixArcade CPO.
-Completely stripped, primered, and refinished the upper bezel bracket with RustOleum satin, then applied the ThisOldGame overlay.
-Replaced the old leg levelers with 6 heavy duty casters.
-Using the template (accurate and correct) that came with the game, cut a replacement front panel from 3/4" birch ply, and applied matte black Formica. My restoration thread shows that I installed 3/4" blocking, everything aligned, and the panel looks bang on perfect on the game.
-Restored the coin door.
-Cut a reproduction black cardboard bezel.
-13w CFC bulb in boombox
The negatives:
-There is some very slight swelling in some places, but it is not the typical Atari swollen cabinet. I consider this a collector quality cabinet, as it seems very slight, isolated at certain spots, and the vinyl and cabinet are in such nice shape I wouldn't think of removing the original vinyl. It isn't swollen around the t-molding in general, as I've seen with a lot of Atari cabinets. The pics below show what I mean.
*What's original to this game that makes it hard to find in this condition:
-original silver vinyl, with NO major tears or rips. Vinyl is in awesome condition.
-original back door with sheet in perfect condition
-original manual package
-tube burn is very slight, if noticeable at all
-have the original cardboard bezel, but not in nice shape
-original base t-molding in near perfect shape
-original cabinet t-molding in NICE shape
The only thing left to make it 'done' is to install the sideart, which I bought, but misplaced. If I cannot find it before the sale, I will knock that $90 off of the price. I should be able to figure out where I put it.
I have not pulled wiring out of this, touched the boards, touched the monitor chassis, the p/s, the fan, t-molding..a lot of the game is pretty much survivor original.
I have at least $850 in this, not counting the front panel wood, hardware, Formica, various finishes, not to mention a ton of time. I would need $850 to let this go. I would be glad to work with a shipper, if you do the arrangements. I'll help them load it, wrap, etc..whatever. Local pickup would be great too, would just need some heads up to get things ready. Sorry, but I am not interested in any trades, just $ for this.
Some pics below, but they are at various stages of the project, so consider that. It's packed into my game/junk room right now. I can take some more pics if anyone is seriously interested.
Shoot me a PM if interested. Thanks..
pics-
this thread shows the way I received it, the front panel replacement, the slight swelling on top of the base, the t-molding, overlays, and joystick rebuild-
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=221979
