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Hey Arch-
Any update on the Major Havoc stuff?
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-Steve P.
"Arch" <amremote@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Steves right ! There is a 2 yr old pic showing a close up of the BW
> colour comparison at :-
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http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/archuk/Black_Widow_colour_comparison_7.jpg
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> and a totally extreme BW restoration thats been listed before at :-
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http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/archuk/bw_restoration.html
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> I did these two yrs ago. BUT this was a very expensive high quality
> effort done in a tiny batch in 2003. I could re-do them but would
> need 5 or more pairs ordered to get the costs down. Even so, given the
> large rise in the exchange rate(and I hate to sound defeatist) you're
> looking at approx $380 including 4/5 day shipping. I could get this
> cost down maybe to nearer $300/325 if I could do a run of 10 pairs and
> so on, or doing 5 BW and 5 SDs.
>
> I have also got gravitar, quantum and space duel in the archive, and
> would need to revisit them - I backed off due to the vast amount of
> time these high qulaity but low run projects take to do. These days I
> only really do this if I need it, and some of the more serious
> collector/restorers want it. Its always a zero gain situation and a
> whole load of hassle trying to get funds in after I've laid out the
> capital to get the project done, plus hundreds of emails.
>
> I am sure Darrin would recognise this dilemma !
>
> But, none the less I would encourage folks to chime on this, even
> though I'm giving myself a rod for my own back ... and I have a bit of
> a backlog of other things 3 or 4 people want but never enough to make
> it feasible.
>
> cheers
> Archer
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> "Steve Prendergast" <stevepren-newsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:<MJidnfKuV7xJ4qvfRVn-hA@adelphia.com>...
>> Archer made BW at one point, but I don't know if he ever released it.
>> I'd
>> like to see any of those made as I have 2 cabs that could use new art
>> (one
>> SD and one GR)
>>
>>
>> --
>> -Steve P.
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>>
>> "jnhutch" <jnhutch@ev1.net> wrote in message
>> news:113cbe6t7ae4o75@corp.supernews.com...
>> > Has anyone reproduced any of these yet, if so where can I buy them..
>> >
>> > Or does anyone have any for sale, email me.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > John
>> >
>> >
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