Re: Tempest CPO repro quality

We've had a few of the NOS overlays from years gone by and they do not
crack when installed. I think a lot of the aging process has to do with
handling as we find that using a hand truck on the front of a game where
the hand truck presses against the overlay will often crack it from the
pressure. Then the kids start poking at it...

John :-#)#

At 03:51 AM 11/13/00, Tek wrote:
>Waht did you pay for the NOS overlay?
>
>By The Way, Wouldn't a NOS overlay crack just as fast as it is normally on a
>Tempest? I mean, it is also 20 years old, and has dried as much as the
>ones who
>came with the machines in the first place! Why would a NOS one not be old and
>crackle-ready, and an factory-applied one does?
>
>Cya !
>
>Linuxx4me@cs.com wrote:
> >
> > I am glad this topic came up. I own a Tempest. Last year I replaced my
> > marquee and CPO with NOS ones. I always wanted to compare the repros the
> > arcade shop has. Well I got my wish at the Winston/Salem auction 2
> weeks ago.
> > The arcade shop was there with both overlays and many other repros for
> other
> > machines. To my luck there was a Tempest in the auction. One word folks,
> > suck, they are awful repros to say the least. On the original the atari
> logo
> > for the marquee is somewhat smooth edged, on his it was jagged. The colors
> > were off some and the lines were just to fat in places. To add to it, the
> > texture of the surface was thick and cloudy. Look for the real deal,
> they are
> > hard to find, but they are out there and worth every penny! If you are
> not a
> > perfectionist, these are ok I guess. Good luck.
> >
> > Charlie
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