Egret 2: A journey in pictures

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:27 pm

Egret ahoy!

Here's a little docu-drama of yesterday's journey:

And we're off from Brighton, cab bound somewhere in the middle of a national forest (!) not so far from Southampton!

The castle up on the right reminded me of outrun 2, hence the picture.

Then out of nowhere, Jpj shows up in his little car! Gives us a wave as he races by! Hi Jpj!

Okay, so then we got lost. We missed the turning, then went the wrong direction for about twenty minutes and came back around. Eventually we enter the national forest or whatever. Pleasant looking place eh?

Tone, the Killer Cabs mod who arranged the order, left me instructions to make sure NOT to take the first road. My mate was like, 'fuck it' and took it anyway. Off road extreme, we pretty much scraped the bottom of the car to shit trying to get down there, but it was fun. So fun in-fact, I've never driven before, so he jumped out and let me take the wheel and I went up and down that path about four times. Awesome.
Anywayz, eventually we make it:

This baby was fucking HEAVY!

If you're wondering just how out of the way we were (like a village in a Forest, Hobbit style) this is what we saw round the corner from the garage, scratching its head on a bench near the local pub.

Got it home after many hours, and gave it a quick scrub down on the decking. Looking nice now!

And at home:

Michaelm · Post by **Michaelm** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:31 pm

Congrats !
Nice drive too eh

But I can't remember the cars in outrun driving on the wrong side of the road

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:38 pm

Michaelm wrote:Congrats !
Nice drive too eh

But I can't remember the cars in outrun driving on the wrong side of the road

lolz

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:03 pm

Nice cab. Nice ass.
Now TATE it.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:15 pm

Then out of nowhere, Jpj shows up in his little car! Gives us a wave as he races by! Hi Jpj!

well done mate, looks great.

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:21 pm

Done.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:27 pm

Holy crap, nice cab! Was it very difficult to rotate the screen?

Geezer · Post by **Geezer** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:48 pm

professor ganson wrote:Holy crap, nice cab! Was it very difficult to rotate the screen?

The Egret II is very easy to rotate

Nice cab!

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:56 pm

Double posts ftl.

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:58 pm

A beauty. Congrats! Owning such a nice cab most certainly negates the need for a copy of Harmful Park, innit?

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:11 pm

professor ganson wrote:Holy crap, nice cab! Was it very difficult to rotate the screen?

Nah, it's really easy actually! Just pop the hood, undo four screws and gently turn to the left until it clicks into place. The Bezel around the monitor is a pain in the ass though. It has about nine screws to redo, but in the end I just used two (one on the top and bottom) and it looks fine once down.

Kindgrind lol! Give up on my HP willya!

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:45 pm

we still want a picture of skykid sitting in front of his Egret

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:05 pm

elfhentaifan wrote:we still want a picture of skykid sitting in front of his Egret

I'd prefer anonymity.

TigerCraneFist · Post by **TigerCraneFist** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:42 pm

nice work man, they are even nicer in person aint it?

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:45 pm

Skykid wrote:
elfhentaifan wrote:we still want a picture of skykid sitting in front of his Egret
I'd prefer anonymity.

You can leave out all the personal details if you like.

A pic of your fingerprint in front of the cab would help enough already...

on topic: you got what I still want now (not everyone in my house is agreeing though and since I am not the owner of it...

)

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:58 pm

I'm the owner of my house, yet someone still opposes...

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:49 pm

KindGrind wrote:I'm the owner of my house, yet someone still opposes...

Contrary to me, I bet YOU are the dominant male though!!!
Right!?

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:22 pm

Of course I'm the alpha male.

The basement shelves filled with video games is one thing, the cab is taking it a notch further. It's not "contrived" anymore, behind doors closed, it becomes sexy... and therefore, opposition.

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:23 pm

Ha ha! I bought it first and asked permission later!

Tigercrane, it's a stunner yep. Japanese build quality at its finest. Who needs cars when you got cabz.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:56 pm

What a landscape

I´m envious. (And the sweet cab, obv.)

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:32 pm

I'd just like to point out that this beautiful cab (and my god, was I loving playing Mushi on this today - I firmly believe this cab got me to stage 5 on original mode) was cheap! I've decided to come up with some comparative purchases you could make:

A bare Ketsui Board

Less than half the price of a Death Smiles Kit

Not much more than a PS3 console on launch

About two complete and mint copies of Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru

Etc.

The point is, it came all the way from a Japanese arcade and the price included shipping. Next time you're thinking about splashing out on a PCB, you could always consider an E2 as an alternative purchase!

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:13 pm

i really want one, even though in the back of my mind i know it makes no sense, and could afford it. but what are the odds of being able to get something like this up three flights of stairs?

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:22 pm

jpj wrote:but what are the odds of being able to get something like this up three flights of stairs?

Just checked.

It's about 7:1 atm...

On a more serious note... I am wondering if I could get this huge machine up to my playroom if I bought one too. Small staircase and all...

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:30 pm

I take it it's a 15khz only monitor? Is there such thing as a trisynch with easy rotate?

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:49 pm

i think i'd read that e2's are dual sync (15/24), and e3's are tri-sync (15/24/31)

Post by **Dave_K.** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:02 am

Nice looking Taito ashtray! The cab ain't half bad either.

Arcatech · Post by **Arcatech** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:00 am

i've heard there is no easy rotate function on an egret 3 though. doh!

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:12 am

GaijinPunch wrote:I take it it's a 15khz only monitor? Is there such thing as a trisynch with easy rotate?

There is if you swap the chassis in an E2!

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:21 am

Super Laydock wrote:
jpj wrote:but what are the odds of being able to get something like this up three flights of stairs?
Just checked.

It's about 7:1 atm...

On a more serious note... I am wondering if I could get this huge machine up to my playroom if I bought one too. Small staircase and all...

take the cab apart....or if its just a matter of carrying the heavy fucker and not a space restriction just take the monitor out and move the cab and monitor seperately.....most of the weight in the cab is the monitor.....

take a new astro for example.....just over 200lbs. total.....the friggin monitor weighs like 150lbs.....

and its way easier to carry the monitor with two people than trying to lug a cab up stairs

thankfully i just had to take my front door off the hinges to get the cab in.....and only 3 stairs down....none up.....basement!!1!!

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:31 am

zakk wrote:
GaijinPunch wrote:I take it it's a 15khz only monitor? Is there such thing as a trisynch with easy rotate?
There is if you swap the chassis in an E2!

That' doesn't sound very fun, to be honest.