Re: Black Widow CPO differences?

http://joesarcade.com/games/Black%20Widow%20Marquees/black_widow_marquee.htm

Steve P. wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I recently picked up a bare Black Widow control panel (well, no sticks,
> and no buttons, but the wiring was intact). Anyhow, the overlay at the
> time of purchase had several globs of what looked like paint on it so I
> figured I'd grab a replacement overlay and restore the CP all of the way
> before installing it. The repro overlay arrived yesterday and looks
> stunning.
>
> The only problem that I have is that my control panel overlay varies a
> bit from the repro.
>
> 1. The instruction box on the right side on my control panel is blue.
> The same instruction box on the repro is green.
>
> 2. The web grid "rings" on my overlay are also different from the
> repro. It has the following ring colors (from outer edge inward):
>
> blue, pink, orange, blue, blue, pink, yellow, blue, blue, pink orange.
>
> the repro has:
>
> purple, pink, orange, blue, purple, pink, yellow, green, purple, pink,
> orange
>
>
> Any ideas on why the color differences? I pulled out pics of the Black
> Widow I owned back in '96 and it had the normal green in the overlay the
> same as the repro and the ring coloring is the same as the repro.. I am
> stumped. It does not appear to be caused by fading either.
>
> Here are some pics. Notice that the paint globs are gone from the used
> control panel, I was able to get the paint off by using a small brass
> wire brush. :)
>
> http://set-in-led.0catch.com/misc/bw-cp-front.jpg
> http://set-in-led.0catch.com/misc/bw-cp-rear.jpg
> http://set-in-led.0catch.com/misc/bw-tag.jpg
> http://set-in-led.0catch.com/misc/bw-overlay.jpg
>
> Input would be appreciated.
>
> -Steve P.
>
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Received on Fri Mar 18 12:02:06 2005