Hey all,
I have a Taito Defender project for sale.
I had big plans for this great game, but my business has taken all my time over the last few years, and I ended up getting a USA Defender in the meantime as well. With no time, a few machines still to be restored, and 2 defenders in the shed - sadly this one must go.
When I received it a few years back it was painted black and had been weird gambling thing.
At the time I removed all black paint back to original Taito Red and Black, and sourced many spare (and hard to find) parts including:
- Taito defender marquee (very hard to get)
- Taito 2 way joystick
- Taito mini buttons (full set/ hard to get)
- Taito Red and Black screen bezel
- Wooden control panel made by @Kaizen to original measurements.
- Aluminium block to lock control panel in place
It also comes with a freshly wired control panel, ready to swap out to the defender one.
It also has a 19 in 1 set to only play defender (used for controls testing).
The coin door was repainted and I also found original 20c signs and a repro Taitio emblem.
It also has a new lower panel made, where the gambling advertising had previously been.
All that's required to have it fully functioning and looking complete is....
- Paint or decal for lower panel (and insert cash box if wanted)
- CRT and chassis w/ harness (some wiring remains, but Id start fresh)
- Assemble all control panel parts and wire
- Have steel control panel made (wraps around wooden controlpanel supplied) with decal (ask @Kaizen and @MamePatrol for dimensions/ art - I paid for a great scan at the time)
It's certainly still a project, but I feel like Ive done most the heavy lifting if someone has a 20inch crt and wiring skills ready.
Please don't LCD it.
Pickup Melbourne or freight if buyer organises.
Photos up later tonight.