Galaxy Force II DX Sega Rebirth

[Mariobros3]

Hi, present on this forum for some time, more to search for information and parts than to share my restorations, I will post here that of my Galaxy Force II DX. I started in 2011 after its acquisition and, after years of abandonment for other WIPs, I restarted 2 months ago.

Here it is when I received it by carrier.



And here the WIP from the beginning.

To be continued

 

[r-type]

I've never played it, so I had to look it up. Looks a really good game. Good luck with your restore!

 

[Mariobros3]

Hi, r-type. Thanks. I've never played it either except on console, so when it works, it will be my first time.

 

[Fantazia2]

I had the game as a kid on Master System, loved playing it back then.

I think Ive only ever seen this cab type once in person and randomly that was in 2002 in a ski resort hotel games room in Bulgaria.

Saw the bigger version at Galloping Ghost last October but didnt get round to playing it, not sure if it was working at the time.

 

[lethargyman]

I remember playing one of these in a dingy (but great) Boscombe arcade, early 90s probably. It blew my youthful mind. Looking forward to seeing your restoration progress!

 

[TheDaddy]

Proper good looking cab that !!

Dave.

 

[Mariobros3]

Yes, with a lot of restoration work.

 

[LHantz]

Played it Blackpool in '89 I think, was amazing to see and play, got the same feeling a few years later with Starblade (full size)

 

[eliotcole]

 

[Mariobros3]

Got the base back yesterday. It's been sanded and powder coated. All that's left is to open the gift package.

 

[Mariobros3]

A little more pictures.

 

[Mariobros3]

I am adding photos of the work done on the base.

 

[wim outrun repro]

Looks perfect

 

[Mariobros3]

Thank you. There is now a lot of work to be done to reintegrate all the elements and bring it back to life.

 

[Mariobros3]

La suite (in french)

I took care of the AC Unit :



I reinserted the power cord, switch, 8A fuse and ground.





I had a plate redone to cover the Card System and I positioned the future Video/Sync output connectors.



The Audio plate will come next when I receive it.

To be continued

 

[Mariobros3]

La suite (in french)









To be continued

 

[Mariobros3]

La suite ...

Received this earlier this week







To be continued

 

[Stokers]

I never played GF2, but I love a good restore thread! Amazing work.

 

[Mariobros3]

Hi Stokers and thank you.
I've never played it outside of a console either.
La suite ...
I'm going back to the plate that covers the "Card System" entry.

A member of the forum Gamoover offered to remake it for me and, in addition, to engrave whatever I wanted on one side.
He can do engraving, printing on all materials, and cutting. His website is here.

This plate has no reference to the Galaxy Force. So I used the one from the After Burner DX, which has the Sega reference KR-2043.
Having done a lot of WIP on Gamoover, I asked him to put the site's logo as well as my avatar.

Here is the result :




I quickly put it down



This will be the only small personal touch on this restoration.

All I need now is the Ext. audio board to complete the AC Unit.

To be continued

 

[Alpha1]

Lovely work so far!