I imported a New Astro City from Japan in late February and spent an excruciating amount of time restoring it in my Brooklyn apartment.
It’s hard to tell from the photos, but the paint was flaking off and showing the black fiberglass underneath, lots of oxidation on the metal parts and a CRT in dire need of a recap/recalibration. I feel like I have a restored classic car in my living room now.
Freshly delivered, prior to an extremely nervous/hurried disassembly to get it into my apt:
I didn’t take a lot of sanding/painting pics, it was such an intense process:
Before/after of the CRT:
My and my new son:
