I am beginning my search for a Tron.

I don't care if it works or not, in fact I'm leaning toward something not working that I can fix.

I'd prefer something not all beat to crap, or water damaged, or missing a ton of parts, or painted red or converted into a Shinobi.

Edit:  It has to have a back door.

I'm not willing to pay 3K, 2K or 1K for it.  I'll consider reasonable prices.  I'm not interested in being gouged (yes...I've done my homework!  Scammers beware!)

I'm not willing to have it shipped from the ends of the earth, but would be willing to travel this summer to pick it up from a reasonable distance (< 5 hours each way).  I'd prefer something Canadian just to avoid customs hassles, but not eliminating a US Tron either.

I don't need this today, or tomorrow, or next week.  I'm willing to take my time to find the right match for me and my pocketbook.

I just wanted to throw this out there...so some of you can let me know if you spot something you think I'd like.

Good luck.  Let us know how you get on

I don't get the love, I'd rather stare at a felt painting of a bull fight with a black light on, but I don't see where the big challenge is in finding them.

http://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/1721978276.html

Quoted from necro_nemesis

I don't get the love, I'd rather stare at a felt painting of a bull fight with a black light on, but I don't see where the big challenge is in finding them.

http://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/1721978276.html

I'm not sure what the attraction is for me.  I think it's because it's so glowy, and epitomizes the arcade experience in some way for me.

I recognize each of us have their own "special machine".

I got a Joust for the same reason...I love the cabinet, the game artwork, I have really good memories of playing it at the Macs Milk....it all just works somehow.

Tron will be the last game I specifically go out of my way to acquire.  I've gotten rid of everything else, except a few meaningful ones at this point.

Still..Colorado Springs is a little far.  The trick is not finding a Tron, it's finding a Tron close enough for the right money.  

The description of that Tron is right in-line with what I'd be looking for...but $700 for a Tron without a back door seems a little high to me.

If you find one closer, let me know.  Thanks!

Quoted from necro_nemesis

I don't get the love, I'd rather stare at a felt painting of a bull fight with a black light on, but I don't see where the big challenge is in finding them.

http://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/1721978276.html

LMAO.

I'm partial to the " Velvis' "  But to each his own I s'pose.

Quoted from MarkToo

LMAO.

I'm partial to the " Velvis' "  But to each his own I s'pose.

You know that would go great right next to my print of dogs playing poker.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GulnlzfU3YA

Among other things, I'm computer stupid so, I can't figure out how to embed (correct term?), a YouTube link...




I am so smart.  S M R T smart.

Click on the "embed" box. copy the code that it provides and paste it in here.

Tron:  I picked it up for $425 at auction (in Owen Sound - a 5.25 hour drive for me to get there!)

Doesn't work, but does have all the boardsets.



The marquee light turns on.  The rear light is missing a starter.

The amp makes an intermittant "BUZZZZ" noise when it's running.

It appears the G07 Monitor is getting HV (Can hear the squeal)

If anyone has a spare lower back door, I'm in the market for one.





I found 50 cents in the coin area (it's missing the coin bucket, but I have lots of them), and I found 2 X 1967 pennies in a jewel case in the back.

I also found two business cards in the back, both for a VCR repair place in London, Ontario.

Great Score !

I'm sure you'll restore it to tip top shape !

Keep us posted.


Cheers,
Steph

TRON?
what's it? never heard of it.  

kidding aside, try and call that VCR replair place, maybe they'll know where your lower back door and coin bucket are.

Lucky you, that's a great cab, price was fair. Driving was insane. You totally deserve it

Wow! Congrats!

Nice to get something relatively unmolested. I would rather get a broken machine that is complete and original that one that's all hacked to crap and working.

Quoted from necro_nemesis

Nice to get something relatively unmolested. I would rather get a broken machine that is complete and original that one that's all hacked to crap and working.

So true!

Nice find Bish, Owen Sound is a long way to go for you, but obviously worth the drive. Did you know that this was going to be in the auction before you went all that way????

Quoted from Bally Boy

Nice find Bish, Owen Sound is a long way to go for you, but obviously worth the drive. Did you know that this was going to be in the auction before you went all that way????

McMean told me about a week prior that he had found it while doing some online searches.  I never would have seen it, as they were auctioning off all kinds of household goods, tools, etc....

So...off I went.  I got stuck in traffic in Toronto (really bad online directions) and ended up calling the auction house to put in a proxy bid, as I knew I wouldn't make it for the start of the auction.  

When I got there, more than an hour after the auction started, they still hadn't auctioned the game off.  They withdrew my proxy bid, and it came up on the block about 15 minutes after I got there.  I bid for it in person, and won it from against several other bidders.  

The auction employees were really interested why I had come all the way from Peterborough to pick it up.  Did I repair them?  Did I collect them?  Had I ever bought one from an auction before?  I think it was likely the first game they had ever auctioned off.  They wanted to know if I thought I had gotten it for a fair price.  It was actually pretty funny.

All in all, it's still not as big of a trip as going down to the US would have been to get one.  I'm quite pleased with how it all came together...and thanks to other people who purposely stayed away from the auction, because they knew I really wanted it.

So..now I'm  in the process of tearing it down.  I'm going to order some of the artwork, and repaint the inner cabinet area, which is quite worn down by people gripping the edges of the game, put new inner sideart, plexi (above and below CP) and a new CPO & spinner cover and t-moulding on it to start.  Outer sideart, translite, and shroud art will wait for another time.

A couple of Christmas' ago, I was given a repro Tron joystick and insert.

Here is the difference that 28 years can make.   The original is on the left, the repro is on the right:



It's a little hard to see, but the original is quite a yellowish-blue.

Please post your progress. Great looking game.

Sounds like the experience of all those previous restores is going come in handy. Keep the project pics coming.

I found the link to the "GroovyGameGear" Repro TRON Joystick.

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=91&products_id=319

They say:

This item is not a copy, reproduction or replica. It's the real deal. The actual materials and injection molds were used. The original color chip was even unearthed and meticulously matched. And, as you can see from the photo, it glows like crazy next to a black light. This is the first time anyone has seen a part like this fresh from production for over 20 years!

I'm going to carry on this thread in the "Projects" section (since there are now three different threads running on about this one machine!)

http://archive.maaca.org/s107351202.onlinehome.us/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1278525020/