I ordered a new CPO, sideart, and a playfield overlay from PhoenixArcade.com right before Christmas, and it came faster than I expected. Here’s what arrived:

The cabinet on this Baby Pac is in horrible shape, but getting this art in inspired me to get going on it. I figured the first thing I should do is gut it. I started to do that today, but was hindered by the fact that I have hardly any room in my garage. I managed to rearrange some of the project games in there…stuffing all but 3 in the back…

…then I hung up 3 of the bikes that never get ridden:

The fourth bike that is still sitting on the ground is not ours. We’ve been bike sitting it for about 4 years now, and the plan is to get it back to its owner ASAP. To the right of the above picture is Baby Pac, Space Invaders, and Breakout - all three of them blocking the garage door. You can see them a little better here:

I pulled all the boards out of Baby Pac. They all look pretty good except for the MPU board which has battery corrosion damage. I clipped the old battery off the board and will work on it when I feel motivated. I pulled the playfield out, and plan on working on that next. It’s not in horrible shape, but does have typical wear in certain areas. I’m hoping when I’m done it will look brand new.

In order to work on that, I have to build a box to sit the playfield on top of so as to not damage everything on the underside while sanding it. Here’s what the bottom of the playfield looks like (in case you’re bored):