Greetings from central Scotland

[bomjac]

/wave from a new member.

The name is Dave, Im based in Lanarkshire, central Scotland, and have been an long time lurker on all things arcade for a long time now. Finally decided to take the plunge and start to relive my childhood addictions.

Just got to figure out how to tell my Mrs we are going to have an arcade machine or two in the dining room soon. No room in the garage, its full of crap and I ain't going to clear it out !

 

[JohnBud]

hi dave, welcomee to ukvac

you will reconise a few faces here.

cheers

john bud

 

[Guests]

welcome.

 

[guddler]

Welcome on board - hopefully there'll be enough here to keep you entertained! We're not a desperately high traffic site, but we like to think it's quality over quantity

 

[DanP]

Welcome alone Dave, you'll find a reasonable sized clique from North of the border. Any idea what cab(s) you'd like to kick off your collection?

Dan

 

[bomjac]

Always wanted a Defender, Robotron, Star Wars in that order. But then again don't we all ? Also on the look out for a decent jamma cab to mame up, maybe 2. No real rush with any of them though, I can sit tight decent condition/price ones show up.

 

[DanP]

Hehe similar tastes to many on here. I've got 2 of those 3 you listed plus two jamma cabs running MAME

Not rushing in is definitely a good idea. Patience is key in this hobby, everything you ever want will turn up eventually.

Cheers,

Dan

 

[guddler]

One way to go is to put a Williams multi game PCB into the Stargate cab. Or at least get a Robotron PCB set to go in there. You'd just need to make a new control panel which isn't that hard, just not something that I've ever got round to doing. That would cover Stargate, Defender and Robotron!

 

[bomjac]

Yep, very much aware of the multi-game options. Decision is whether to mod the original CPO or start afresh and keep the original. Biggest problem I can envisage is that Robotron sticks are going to have much more play than the original defender 2 ways.

In the meantime that Robotron cocktail is sorely tempting me.

 

[guddler]

Start afresh, all the way. Don't hack the CP it's way too nice!

 

[andyman]

Hi Dave & welcome

Best bit about Stargate is the CP !!, agree start afresh.

Andy.

 

[JohnBud]

dave langley did me a set of robotron boards which play in a jamma cab using both the sticks

its not the same as having a robotron cab, but it plays bang on. did i see you post that you have just got a stargate ???

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Hiya BJ (

), how you doing? glad to see you here

 

[bomjac]

Still lurking away mate.

Guddlers Stargate is installed and working. Haven't played much due to a bloody power cut when it got delivered and having to travel north the next day for 2 weeks offshore. Still, I get 2 weeks to play with it when I get home, so all is not too bad.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

You on the Rig's? well, i'm sure you'll get stuck into them games when you get yer chill oot time