October 19, 2008

10.19.08
Well, I did it again.  While perusing ebay, I found someone decently close, parting out their Donkey Kong Jr machine.  I took a shot and sent a message asking about their cabinet.  It turns out they had not made it around to selling/tossing the cabinet yet.  After a a few emails back and forth, we settled on a price of $150 for:

- DK Jr cabinet
- Power supply
- Marquee
- Bezel
- 2 control panel overlays (one cracked)
- Coin door
- Side art
- Speaker
- Grill
- Spare power supply
- Monitor tube (no chassis)
- Monitor sound board

Initial Assessment
The cabinet is in fair shape.  It seems to be very sturdy, and the person before me did a really good job of cleaning it out.  Once my Popeye Project III is finished, I will be able to jump directly into this project without *too* much prep.  However, there is one glaring issue I will have to face.  Much like the cabinet in my original Donkey Kong project, there’s a huge hole to patch in the front by the coin door.  I’m not sure if I will attempt to patch the hole or just replace the entire piece.  I’ll play that one by ear.

Cost
As of writing, I am $150 (plus gas) into this project.  I haven’t really made a cost assessment yet, but I’m shooting for no more than another $250.  I’m think I will probably be a little high with my estimate, but we shall see.

- Cabinet – $150
- Gas
- DK Jr board
- Control panel/controls
- T-molding
- Monitor chassis
- Side art – Included in the cabinet cost
- Paint
- Instruction card

This will probably be the last update until I finish the Popeye machine.  However, I might decide to skip the Popeye and move directly into the Donkey Kong Jr.  Until that time, here are a few photos of what I’m getting myself into:

Update: 3-8-09

Since I picked up a Red Donkey Kong (conversion from a Radar Scope), I think I might turn my current blue Donkey Kong into a Donky Kong Jr.  I have no reasonable explanation for this, except that I want to keep the cabinet.  I bought a working DK Jr board on ebay and installed it already and it’s working great.

But anyway, if I don’t turn this into yet another Red Donkey Kong 60-in-1, I might use it to build a Donkey Kong 2.  But that will definitely come after I finish other projects since the cost will be over $300 for the board and art for the cabinet.  Stay tuned…

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