Finally got around to introducing myself

[colt45john]

Hello everyone

I decided it was about time I introduced myself, my name is John. I have restored classic cars in the past and always had a facinatIon with electronics. I used to collect arcade games and at one time had quite a line up of old school greats. It was just in last couple of years that I began my boombox collection, so it is a rather meager one.

Here's a few of the 25 arcade games I used to own

And my meager box collection

 

[oldskool69]

It might be meager in your eyes but you have some nice ones! I have a roll of quarters and am heading for your basement!

Welcome aboard!

 

[baddboybill]

I agree those boxes and arcade games are the bomb!!!!


Bad Boy Bill

 

[colt45john]

If I still had them you guys would be welcome to come and play em

 

[k2j]

Hello everyone

I decided it was about time I introduced myself, my name is John. I have restored classic cars in the past and always had a facinatIon with electronics. I used to collect arcade games and at one time had quite a line up of old school greats. It was just in last couple of years that I began my boombox collection, so it is a rather meager one.

Here's a few of the 25 arcade games I used to own

Welcome aboard!! Cool a fellow arcade enthusiast! I've owned a dozen or so and restored almost that many over the years.

I still own Tempest, Donkey Kong (red cabinet radarscope version), and Joust.

Here is a shot of my old cave sorry to hijack the thread but I'm a bit excited

 

[colt45john]

The only arcade games i have now are a Galaxian converted to a 60 in 1, and a MAME cab. Cool you have Tempest, that's one I wanted but never got.

 

[MyOhMy]

Hello and welcome to the forum, colt45john . Don't be so shy about the size of your current collection, it looks pretty good to me!

 

[Northerner]

Welcome! Nice collection and I'd love an old arcade machine but make do with a few handheld ones lol

 

[colt45john]

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments. Here's some pics of my 1950 Chevy pickup and my 57 Chevy. I've owned the 57 for twenty seven years. have I really had it that long, I guess I have LOL

 

[blu_fuz]

Blasters take up much less room and are portable, you will get a lot of joy with collecting. Welcome!

 

[oldskool69]

Digging' the truck!

 

[duckman]

Welcome!

Nice 6 window Chevy! Traded vehicles for a week years back with a friend (he took my 70 LeMans) . Was a real wake up to Old School driving as everything was standard, steering and brakes. Girlfriend at the time hated it though.

Nice start to collection and all the other toys are awesome too!

 

[colt45john]

Thanks, I've had a slew of old Chevys over the years one of which I wish I had back was my 64 Super Sport Impala. I have owned one Ford, an all original 1929 Model A

 

[colt45john]

Can't you just see some guys in pin stripped suits getting out carrying Tommy guns LOL

 

[-GZ-]

Welcome aboard! Nice collections.
Just wait til you see JustCruisin's cars....his paint jobs are masterpieces.

 

[T-STER]

Welcome to the forum John, great start to the collection of boomers there, as Blu says they take up a little less space and they always need work so there is lots of fun to be had with this hobby ! Good to have you aboard. I am immensly enjoying your first thread.

 

[im_alan_partridge]

Hi John, welcome to the forum.

Nice collection of boxes and cars

 

[colt45john]

I forgot to metion I am a big Star Trek fan, real Star Trek not the JJ Abrams reimagined stuff. With my interest in electronics and Trek, building a lighted Enterprise seemed like a no brainer. This is an old video of my model when it wasn't finished yet, but you get the idea.

 

[colt45john]

Guess I goofed up the video didn't show up. Anyway here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsXqhqGvdXs

 

[blu_fuz]

I want to live in that! Very cool.