Epic Nintendo Red Tent Restoration!

Join Video Game Preservationist Tod Curtis on an epic journey to restore one of the grails of arcade/console collecting: a 1980s Nintendo Red Tent system. Plucked from a field in southern Indiana where it spent months (or even years!) decaying in the elements, this Red Tent (also known as a Nintendo Vs. System Table) had nearly succumbed to rust before Tod brought it home and embarked on an intense six-month restoration process.

You'll learn some of the tricks of the trade, including metal fabrication, rust removal, Bondo patching, arcade monitor rehabilitation, circuit board repair, wiring, painting, and more!

This is truly an incredible restoration and one that must be seen to be believed!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:14 - The Find
01:10 - The Deal
02:02 - The Pickup
02:51 - Unloading
05:40 - Red Tent History
06:52 - Rust Removal
10:45 - Base Renovation I
11:56 - Fiberglass Resin Repair
13:39 - Power Supply And Monitor Disassembly
23:19 - Base Renovation II
26:51 - Another Pickup
28:25 - Monitor Rehab
36:21 - Control Panel Rehab
39:18 - Base Renovation III
47:54 - Let's Paint
49:54 - Wiring
55:17 - Monitor 2
01:03:50 - The Hood Part I
01:11:24 - Audio Repair
01:13:08 - The Hood Part II
01:14:05 - Wrapping It Up
01:16:07 - Fully Restored

Music Credits:

Itty Bitty 8 Bit:
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https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/itty-bitty-8-bit
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Lazer Beam
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https://uppbeat.io/t/matrika/lazer-beam
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The Incident
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https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/the-incident
License code: ZLNYBK03QHJNUUCI

Refresh Mountain
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https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/refresh
License code: BKXDXPGSA4MYWW7U

Hype Is Everything
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https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/hype-is-everything
License code: PES79XBENCWCHMTB

Light Up
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https://uppbeat.io/t/wake-yourself-up/light-up
License code: 9TXTRCL7TC7IKNUI

Space Ranger
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https://uppbeat.io/t/moire/space-ranger
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Mr. Brass
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https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischief
License code: QPTABUSC2UAQ8JXO