biggest problems

[ChuckEFranchize454]

NO GUYS i dont have no problems at work thisd time. i was just wondering what is one of the biggest problems with everybodys shows?? i wanna hear what wrong with some of the shows you guys have in comperison to our stores Studio C issues. it freezes ocassionally, only video works some times and no lights and robot. so lets hear it guys

[pizzacam]

Ingram-3stage-Characters are running at about 30%, MMBB sign never replaced after it burned up...thus leaving the center stage even more empty. Pizzacam's there but never had his mask replaced so the mech was disabled. >:

Walzem-2stage-Sad...Just went to hell. Probably cause it's gonna close soon but still... :(

Military-Still top notch...for now... They just got a brand new tech. pfft, yeeeah we'll see how that goes. :rolleyes

Other 2 stores-Studio C-I hardly go and couldn't care less. :lol

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

Most common problems in my District over the years here in MA:

Burlington: The show has always been in so-so condition. They have the "newer" Cyberamics and their 2 stage was always in poor condiiton. Movements were always far too slow ( low PSI issues) and the characters were often dirty looking and had movement issues in some cases. Jasper still has his old banjo from the early days which i find to be actually cool. Things have improved a little in recent years, but in general the show at "B" is rated low by my book. It's the low air pressure that bugs me the most i think.

Lowell: This 1 stage show is also similar to Burlingtons as far as condition goes, but knock it down a knotch. When i used to cover shifts there i so desperatly wanted to spend a day repairing and throughly cleaning their show, but it never happened. It really needed some TLC back then and probably still does. Last i saw it, the show was in very bad shape cosmeticly and movement wise. Again, PSI is far too low...Chuck and the others looks absolutely pathectic when they TRY to move! These CyberBot's are also very heavily soiled...exspecially Helen. Shes' not white...she's grey...which is a real shame considering she is still the original! Yes, the big show attraction in Lowell is that their Helen is a 1st version MMBB figure from 1992! She needs serious work, but is there and is somewhat presentable. I have not visited this store for a few years so things may now be better.

Methuen: This store has always has there Studio C "Alpha" running in top condition. When the show was installed, there was some serious issues getting the figure to run. I was there when the show was put in and saw some tests. They were having problems getting the Bot' to run in sych with the show and i think they eventually had to send the figure back ASAP and get another replacement before the Stores' grand opening. Once the new figure arrived and was installed, they never had any real issues. The show has always been in great shape. FULL animation and all lighting ( including the "Warp") always work correctly and i have to say it's a sight to behold. EVERYTHING works here and it's awesome to see in the flesh. If you are visiting MA and want to see what Studio "Alpha" is really all about, there is a fine example in Methuen!

Natick: I have only visited this store once, and the show was in lousy shape. The night i was there the Cyber computer actually crashed and everything went to heck onstage. It was awful! Again, this 2 stage had the most commmon issues: low PSI and poorly groomed characters. Oh, and the helicopter light was burned out too....Needless to say this show did not impress in the slightest!

Everett: Now Everett has a fine Studio "Beta" in there Showroom and most of the time it's works just fine. This is a impressive feat considering the crowd this particular location attracts ( primarily inner city kids and there rowdy parents) It's not quite as good as the Methuen show, but what it does feature usually works. For the longest time the figures' arms were broken and never moved...only his wrists would twitch every so often. This was finally fixed after several months of neglect. This show is usually in good condition, though the figure of Chuck E. is a little crosseyed.

Manchester NH: Another 2 stage, this one is usually in ok shape. Manchester is a District Training Store, so you expect to see everything here as being perfect. This show is okay... Last i was there Chuck still had on his tux with red ball cap ( argh! no fashion sense!) and several animations were not operating. There is'nt anything that really stood out...just the usual issues.

Worcester Ma: This 2 stage is usually in fine working order, though some of the figures need to have certain cosmetics straightened or tweaked. Overall, everything that is supposed to work does which for most Tech's is what' important. The overall LOOK sometimes needs a tweak, but compared to other stages the Worcester show is decent. Some of the movements are too slow again for my tastes....i guess this is the most common problem.

Newington Nh: Another 2-stage, and again, not a show with anything unusual or worth noting. It runs...and for most that's what matters. Sometimes certain animations are not working, but in general it's a okay show. This stage also has Chuck still in his tux and red cap ( argh! keep the derby if you keep the tux people!)

Danvers Ma: The best stage show in the District, period, and i'm not just saying this because of obvious reasons! Seriously, this location over the years has usually had the best executed show. All the movements work, everything is clean...( Helen is WHITE for example) all lights work in the correct sequence, and most important of all the air pressure is perfect for these old original PTT era CyberBot's frames. When they move...they MOVE. Lip sych animation is spot on. No slow turns and no "slow motion" movements all too common in other locations. Yeah i know...it's my old show...but Vinnie does a great job carrying on where i left off all those years ago...

So in a nutshell i would say the most common problem for a show is:
1: Upkeep- Keeping the characters cosmetics and costumes CLEAN!!
2: Air pressure- PSI ( pressure per square inch) is set far too low on most shows making the animations sluggish.

3: Non-awareness of how the Show is supposed to look from a total presentation standpoint.

4: Attitude towards the Show in general at most locations.


I think that about sums it up!

[CEC Kid Check]

Scottsdale, AZ (my store:p ) (Studio C Alpha)
The only problems i've been having at my store are:
1. Chuck's Eye Brows, they go up, but never come down (defines gravity!;) :lol )
2. The gobo wheel in the "Warp" fixture. (The gobo wheel is a wheel that spins to change the "patterns" on the light, not to get confused with the wheel that actually spins the light)
3. The "Robocolor" fixture. I haven't looked at it yet, just think the lamp burned out.
4. Birds Wings, they wont pop!:rollin
5. When they first installed my show, they didn't put in wiring for the clock "forward" motion, the "reverse" motion works fine, but they never bothered putting in wiring for the "foward" motion, so there really isn't much we could do about that...it never went foward, even since the show was installed in 1999.

I think thats it, im working on it!;)

Other stores in my distract:
Mesa, AZ (Studio C Alpha) Man, this show is a disgrace to all Studio C's out there. The lighting was totally off, half of the movements of the bot' wasn't working, thats all im going to say!:o :|
Chandler, AZ (Studio C Beta, 32 movement) 1. "Warp" doesn't work.
2. Last time I was there, the bot had MAJOR issues. It's a long story, something wrong w/ his valve system. His whole body was working correctly,(all movements would of worked) but half of the movements weren't working. (If that makes sense) (Its like someone went back and turned the movements off)
3. A while back, the "Blue CEC Stage" lights stood on 24/7. I think the wiring was backwards to the outlet??? Or the tech unpluged it, and re-pluged it in the wrong outlet, an outlet that was a regular outlet that stayied on 24/7.
East Mesa, AZ (Studio C Beta, 16 movement) I visited this store once, on Grand opening day, so everything worked perfectly.
West Bell, AZ (Studio C Beta, 16 movement) Visited this store once a week after Grand Opening, everything worked correctly.
East Bell, AZ (Studio C Alpha) 1. "Warp" fixture doesn't work.
2. Last time I visited, one "Roboscan" light burned out.
Otherwised, it was in fine shape.
Nothern, AZ (3 stage) 1. "Wink Sign" doesn't work.
2. All characters have lazy eyes.
3. Some mouths don't work.
4. The "CEC Neon" sign stays on 24/7.
5. Pizzacam is disconnected from the stage and pushed over to the side, yes he is un-bolted and sits in his box, kind of behind the curtains....(I would grab him if he doesn't weigh much, and I don't realy have room in my car, and I wouldn't get away with it, would have to find an emergency exit fast!:lol )
6. This is my only existing stage, and yes it sucks.

That's about it, I've never visited the Tuscon, AZ store, which is a 1 stage, so I don't know its condition. As you can see, no one in my distract can get the stupid "Warp" fixture working 100% correctly. ***Also, after reading what Jenn said, it pretty much explains why I like Studio C's better than existing stages....*MOST* of the existing stages out there don't work properly, which throws away the magic....Having a state of the Art 32 movement bot (that rarely breaks) shows magic and personallity/realisticness.....Yes I admit having all 5 characters there in front of you is nice and shows the public that there is other band characters than Chuck, but most of them don't work right, and looks8o REALLY BAD. I would LOVE a existing stage, if all bot's were STATE OF THE ART, like Studio C bots today!

[MatHat13]

Burlington: The show has always been in so-so condition. They have the "newer" Cyberamics and their 2 stage was always in poor condiiton. Movements were always far too slow ( low PSI issues) and the characters were often dirty looking and had movement issues in some cases. Jasper still has his old banjo from the early days which i find to be actually cool. Things have improved a little in recent years, but in general the show at "B" is rated low by my book. It's the low air pressure that bugs me the most i think.

Take a visit over there today and maybe you will notice a difference.;)

[MatHat13]

Oh and as for the stores I visited...

Burlington, MA: The show has improved in the last two year, it looks like what Danvers is now. It runs great! All the characters have been put on the high pressure, the volume is always up and blasting, the lights are always flashing, new staff and such got the show in shape. Yes there still is some things wrong, Chuck has no neckfur, Jasper still has the stringless banjo, Helen's beak has always have problems getting stuck, and as of recently the CEC neon sign burned out, but other than that it runs really good.

Danvers, MA:
Probably the perfect show around but I have noticed some problems with it in the past visits. The show's pressure always seemed a bit slow, maybe its me or how the animatronics are adjusted, the characters I have to say look a bit scary in some weird way, especially Chuck E. But I always liked it that way because it made the show look more kept up. I also noticed how Jasper's mouth always seemed to have problems over the years I visited there, from time to time it would just stick and stay open like that. If you watch them do CEC Shuffle and when the curtains open you will notice Jasper having his jaw wide open. Another thing that bugged me about the show is when they do LIVE shows. They always do the same one, and it takes very long to do, and they leave the show off for a long time and it seems nobody is around the showroom, even at parties. Maybe that's what they meant with short staff.

Everett, MA:
Their Studio Beta has always been poor. The Chuck E. robot has serious problems, he seems low pressured for one, and his footap hasn't worked for some time, and his arms have problems too as kids always break them. The camera just has as many problems, it never really worked well, and when kids go in front of the blue screen, either you can't see them clearly, or you can't see them at all.

Methuen MA:
I havn't been since 2001 but from what I have heard the show has always been in perfect shape. The show always looked fine to me.

Natick, MA:
The show always has had problems, not to mention the store has always had problems itself. The show is in pretty poor shape, when I last visited in 02' it looked pretty bad, some of the eyes were crossed and they barely moved.

Newington NH:
Well their show is in so and so shape. Its pretty low pressure, and some of the character's movements didn't work when I last went there.

Manchester NH:
Their show always looked ok. The characters movements make pretty loud clicking sounds when they move though, and some of the characters looked a bit dirty. Helen's legs here are all wrinkled like an old lady and its pretty gross looking.

Lowell MA:
The show was always slow to me, all the characters have their original cosmetics which seems like the only cool thing about it, but it looks pretty poor from when I last saw it.

Worcester MA:
When I last visited in 2000 the show had problems, Chuck's ears were all sticking out like he was a wolf, and had wires coming out. The show seemed in pretty decent shape from what I hear these days.

N. Attleboro MA:
Uhh their show looked pretty slow. I visited the store once, their 1-stage seemed in ok shape. But it probably has problems easily.

N. Darthmonth MA:
Visited it once and it seemed like it was in good shape, but the system had problems and would have scratchy static sounds every five seconds, which got annoying.

Springfield MA:
The only 3-Stage here that is in pretty decent shape. It has some problems here and there but its worth seeing in you live in MA and are into CEC.

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

Last time a saw the show in Danvers ( earlier this week) the air pressure was low and everything was dragging ....Pasqually was the only one working as usual. I think Vinnie may have been playing with the air...either that, or it's just the way the programming is which is very possilbe.

Argh i miss Mix!

[ChuckEFranchize454]

well i jus came home from work just now and our store charater has som serious issues. his thing that makes him move forward and back went out today and he's leaned forward and freaked a bunch of kids today. and his body stopped moving durring this whole thing(we have studio C beta with 16 movements)

[ChuckEZone]

well, my current biggest problem is everything. :lol 2 hours before close, Chuck decided he didn't want to perform anymore and that he was taking the lighting with him. All of the digital output signals (everything except the roboscans) weren't making their way to the DTUs. So, with a grin on my face- I "unblinded" the curtains and closed them. heehee:b

[ChuckEFranchize454]

oh we have that problem alot at our store and the woofer in the center ocassionally goes out on us during show and LIVE SHOWS!!!!!>: :rolleyes >: :rolleyes >: :rolleyes i hate it when im performing and the woffer goes out. wat we do to power(woofer) it back up again is tap the mic on the stage and it usually turns on again

[YoungCaliHottie]

Lakewood, CA: Studio C Alpha
-Control Panel TV on the left (with the games) was showing a blue screen
-The "Apple TV" next to chuck was showing a blue screen
-The camera for the actual Blue Screen is tilted too far down, so TVs showing the Blue Screen footage also get about 1/3 screen worth of the floor
-Blue Screen camera is dying, and video on TVs showing the Blue Screen footage is kinda static-y
-The light ropes on the ceiling were all out (i heard those go out quick though)
-Chuck's awesome, moving, hairy, eyebrows were replaced with crappy pieces of plastic. They are hard, have no hair, and were colored black with a marker. Looks like the original color of them were gold-ish. is this the piece that is supposed to be under the eyebrow?
-Bird didn't move at all. Looked dead.
-Chuck's spotlight was a very small circle. Didn't even cover his whole face.
-The speakers with the character voices had too low of volume, and the instruments outshadowed the voices. Employees claimed there was no way to fix it.
-Gobo wheel does not turn. Stuck on same gobo.

Diamond Bar, CA
-Chuck's eyes are blue and yellow ...wtf? looks like demon eyes
-Chuck's mouth stays open between words
-Hellen's eyes only open half way.
-Munch's mouth is delayed and his fur has rubbed off on his chest right under his mouth
-pasqually's hair was a mess! it looked like a crooked wig.


Fontana, CA
-Chuck still has tux
-One of Chuck's eyes has a blue eyelid, the other eye has a black eyelid
-Chuck's black eyelid eye doesn't open all the way. Looks like he got beat up and has a black eye
-All the characters are cross-eyed
-Pascually does not have a mustache
-Helens mouth does not move
-Munchs head does not turn
-One of the worst shows I have ever seen


Fullerton, CA: Existing Stage
-Chuck E Cheese neon sign does not work
-Chucks mouth does not open
-Helen's head is busted open in the back. Looks like they tried to patch it up before
-Munch is leaning forward
-Jaspers eyes are stuck in Dook's old cross-eyed position
-Pascually does not have any drumsticks in his hands
-Pizzacam is missing. Box is still there and being used for storage
-Wink doesn't work
-Speakers sound like crap
-Center stage curtain doesn't work


Cerritos, CA: Studio C Beta
-Blue Screen special effect does not work right. You can see through most people/clothes. Just floating heads or hands.
-Chuck's eyebrows dont move right. Just kinda twitch.


Rancho Cucamonga, CA
-Pascuallys spotlight wont stay on his face. Usually falls and ends up shining on his drums.
-Chuck's mouth makes loud clicking noises.
-Pink/"wooden" TV cover missing from big screen TV

[RodHouTx]

3-Stage Show.
Most of my characters and movements are near 100% and at the proper diagnostic speed, and lights are 99% but:

1. Helicopter light died again. SLD Lighting no longer supports it, but I can probably fix it but would really like to get some new bearings for it. Or maybe buy one of SLD's new, cool effects.

2. No Chuck E. neon sign. Former tech bumped into it and it fell and broke. This will never be replaced. Star and other lights work fine.

3. Jasper's left leg is broken at the frame. Everything else works fine.

4. Board for MMMB - some resistors blew last week (replacing them this week).

5. Would love to have a new Munch body fur and mask fur.. its gotten worn out.

6. No spotlight for wink (anyone want to donate one!). Former tech would throw away spot lights that went out rather than getting them fixed.

7. Pasqually - works fine, but his jokes are getting worse.

One strange thing that has happened a couple of times - no air is coming to the cylinder through one of the air lines. Turns out a tiny piece comes out of some of the really old flow-control valves and gets stuck in the airline. Remove the connections from that manifold the air lines plug into (with the Character's name on it) and the piece will fall out.

[joshferrell]

arvada colorado-3 stage
1.pasqually's arms go up and down really slow,sometimes doesn't move at all..
2.much's mouth only works once in a while as well, head is stuck in one position..
3.helens mouth doesn't work and hasn't worked for months (according to someone who works there),only one eye blinks (looks like she;s winking)
4.jasper-works o.k. mouth will get stuck once in a while.
5.chuck-no mouth movements,only one eye blinks..
6.singing building-gone
7.singing moon-gone
8.camera-gone
9.wink-stuck in wink position

fort collins 3 stage
1.munch's head is hanging off of his body,when you are across the room it looks like it's stuck in one position but when you go up to look at it,his head is not even on his body,his eyeballs are not shown,you just see his mask eyes..the mouth of the mask doesn't move but you can see the robot moving inside the mask..(kind of funny)
2.jasper-works o.k. mouth doesn't work at times
3.helen-no mouth movement
4.pasqually-doesn't play drums,arms don't move
5.chuck-no mouth movement,left arm doesn't move..(looks
like bigbird)O)
6.camera-gone,just box...
7.building-gone
8.moon-gone
9.wink-stuck in wink position

richardson tx (two months ago)
1.munch-head stuck mouth only moves once in a while foot stuck in up postion..
2.pasqually-arms are stuck in the up position the whole time,only moves during one song,then goes back to the up position,head will get stuck once in a while,no mouth movements.
3.jasper-worked o.k. AGAIN the mouth will work once in awhile..
4.helen-no mouth movements,head stuck..
5.chuck-no mouth movements
6.wink-stuck in wink position
7.camera-gone
8.building-there but just hangs there,obviously turned off
9.moon-read notes for building

[CEC3066]

Hey Rod, When Irving's Helicopter light died they simply replaced it w/ the Gemeni that is used on Studio C.

[ChuckEFranchize454]

When Irving's Helicopter light died they simply replaced it w/ the Gemeni that is used on Studio C.
which irving corperate or the store in there town??????

[MMBBfan327]

Here's WI stores by me:

Brookfield (Studio C Alpha):

Figure: kinda "jitters" at points

Screen/Studio part: Kids punch the camera, and when kids show up on the TVs, a big Blue line strechtes att he bottom.

West Allis (MMBB one stage):

Pasqually: Feet are on backwards, his legs are crippled, arms don't move right, head turns weird, mustache is about to fall off.

Jasper: Feet are on backwards, paw is ripped.

Munch: Feet are all weird, bad movements.

Helen: Nothing :eek .

Chuck: Bad movements.

Props: Chuck's base is ripped.

Chase Ave. (Milwaukee):

Pasqually: Mouth hangs open, literally hits drums, mustache is all weird.

Jasper: Nothing.

Munch: Eyes are hidden by fur, outrageous fur, bad movements, always faces Jasper.

Helen: Head is always down.

Chuck: Nothing.

Props: Pasqually's drum set has stickers, Munch's organ has stickers, wrappers on the stage.

[CEC3066]

oops I should have put the Irving store.

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

Yeah..those old original "helicopter" lights are no longer produced, so if the motor in yours finally dies you will recieve a brand new "Gemini" light to replace it!

For some wierd reason they sent us a white model instead of the usual black model the Studio C shows get. It will take a while to get used to .....

[YoungCaliHottie]

helicopter lights in general are still made. maybe just not from the same vendor. i like them better than the gemini

[ChuckEFranchize454]

i love my helicopter light its the trade mark on my dj setup. i can thank Chuck E Cheese for my light obsession to. ive seen the white gemini in the Chauvet lighting magazine so its no suprise to me.

[RodHouTx]

Does corporate send the new Gemini light? Do I have to pay for it (wait, that is a silly question!!).

I did see them on the SLD Lighting site. They are not too expensive.

Is the COSMOS 2.0 what is called the Gemini? Here is the link to it on SLD's site. $129.
www.sldlighting.com/catal...yID=201304 (http://www.sldlighting.com/catalog/standard.cfm?FamilyID=201304)

[ChuckEZone]

very similar, although the ones we order won't come with the 'chopper' heads.


http://www.pix8.net/pro/pic/7143Hm5rT/692479.jpg


EDIT: Sorry about the quality... camera phone

[CEC Kid Check]

Yeah, well, Gemini is a lighting brand. That's why Dept. 18 called the light Gemini, because Gemini lighting made it. The light itself probably doesn't have a name, so they gave it Gemini.
As for the Cosmos, and Cosmos 2.0, that is made by Chauvet Lighting. Chauvet is an awesome comany. The Cosmos look just like the Gemini at CEC, but Chauvet only makes White/Silver ones.
Jenn, thats very interesting they sent you a WHITE Gemini. It is very rare, some Lighting company's only make special colors for people that request it, and its VERY EXPENSIVE. Other company's make like 50 of one color, so it would be rare to have, and around 1000 of there orginal color.

As for me, I would DEFINENTLY prefer a Gemini over a helicopter light, well at least for my Setup. You get more beams, and it looks more professional...
But of course, what I do for my setup is get a mirror ball, and stick my Roboscans all around it, and aim the mirror at the Mirror ball, and change the colors of the Roboscans, so it would be a multi-colored Mirror ball!:D

[YoungCaliHottie]

i think theyre called "mace" by American DJ. dont know if gemini has a name for them.

[RodHouTx]

Woo-hoo! I found a micro spot spotlight! It was at a store that doesn't even have those kind - they still use the original, big Rock-Afire Spotlights. But I guess they needed the end off of it because they cut it off. But at least I have something to work with now.

Also, I'm going to be doing quite a bit of work at this store. Its a 3-stage. The show is basically brain dead. It sort of works, but movements and lights come on when they shouldn't, and other very spooky things happen. The cyberstar sometimes moves a character, sometimes not. Lots of movements are activated when there isn't even data going into the system. Things had been re-wired in a major way, but all incorrect and blew some stuff and melted some wires and blew/melted 8-triac driver boards. I don't think any one person did this, just slowly over time with different techs in and out trying to fix something that had already been broken really badly, and those techs aren't around anymore. Even the sound is wired extremely wrong. The Gameroom amp 100Watt output is connected to the MIC-in on one of the Yamaha Amps. Scary! And that is the ONLY showroom speaker that actually works. Think I'll just rip out every wire and start from scratch.

[ChuckEFranchize454]

i hope to get a gemini soon i love it and i love my helicopter light. the helicopter is my fav light if all time

[Munch's Make Believe Band]

Torrance ca nothing is working except helen and her mouth will move when jasper's mouth is suppose to move

[Munch's Make Believe Band]

Torrance ca is from 2006 here is more
Lynwood wa 2006 helen and jasper's mouth's were stuck open
Carson ca 2006 chucke's mouth was not moving but it was stuck open sometimes Helen spotlight kept coming on when munch make believe band sign came on
Munch had no teeth
Jasper wont play the guitar
Helen's mouth wont move
Pasqualley left hand was stuck up
spotlight's and disco light burn't out
Visalia ca 2007 helen and jasper's mouth's are not moving munch is blink with one eye chuck e has shoes helen and munch's spothligh will come on together when they talked pasqually is playing with one hand movement is not workin and his hand will be stuck up some of the break pizzacam did not come out

[Munch's Make Believe Band]

Here is more
Pico riveria ca 2007 chuck e's mouth is not moving at all. Jasper lost his hat Pasqualley's eyes are half way open Some of jasper's spotlight will come on when pasqualley is supposed to talk.
Los angeles latiera 2008 chuck e's head is stuck down blue screen is not working that well chuck e has the new avenger outfit the curtains are working and the curtains are missing the bottom the live shows are not working and scratched chuck e says 02 that makes it go back to the last intermission

[Munch's Make Believe Band]

Here is a little more
La mirada 2007 pasqualley's mouth is not moving
Los angeles eagle rock 2007
chucke's body and mouth is not working the worst studio c I have seen

[Munch's Make Believe Band]

Also for latiera the gemini light is not showing on chucke's stage

[CECExtravaganza]

The double diso balls lights are out.
Squeaking comming from Chucks wrist.
And an air leak comming from his head.
My one manager ans I are gonna try to get to that next week.

[Isabella Price]

Reviving year-old threads again.

I just thought I'd throw the few San Diego CEC's I've been to in here.

Mira Mesa (Hibert Street)- 2-stage. My local CEC. Everything is okay. Problems: Munch never moves his head or body (always facing Jasper), Munch is the only one that blinks, Jasper's arms are wonky and his hand doesn't move, Pasqually's arms barely move, Chuck has a shard of sharp metal sticking out of the fur on his wrist, Munch's spotlight is out, Munch's body cosmetics are sloppily put on. Jasper seems to have an air leak as well, for a few weeks now.

Escondido- Studio C Beta. Everything works fine! I wasn't there long enough to spot any problems.

National City- 1-Stage. A few problems, but in pretty good condition. UGLIEST MR.MUNCH EVER, though. Problems: Pasqually's mustache is on sideways, the back of Munch's head is falling off, Munch's fur is ALL over the place, I seriously think Munch's jaw is on upside down (the fur is running up, a flap of black fabric hanging from the bottom of it, it's up way too high, his teeth are either flattened down or not there because I don't remember seeing them). The Chuck here is crosseyed. It's quite adorable.

La Mesa- 1 stage. I LOVE THIS STORE. Everything's vintage. The stage is amazing. Munch's fur was combed, they had a classic-looking Chuck, and everything except Munch's mouth worked. Very impressive.

Here's a picture of the 'Mutant Munch' from National City.

http://i41.tinypic.com/xq9idg.jpg

[NickRyder]

So by everything's vintage, just how vintage? Like PTT vintage or Concept Unification vintage? Pics! Pics PICS!

[GalacticGames]

Lakeland Florida. Studio C (3 years old)
Well first of (knock on wood) not to big of prolems yet. The audio is giving me problems from the audio input part of the controller. One of these mornings I have to take it apart and see if it is easier to fix than to just replacing it (and cheaper).
But signs of wear are starting to run on Chuck. His head frame needs replaced you could probably thank the kids for that dispite endless getting kids off of him but now his head wobbles now. One little piece costs $200. Amazing how such small things come in big prices Kinda like the smaller the box the heavier it gets.

This doesn't count the previous parts replaced on him already.
Two actuators for wrist.
Body Chest (clear plastic protector)
Neck attachment (small block on the sholder frame)
Two wrists brackets that attach to the hands.
Oh yeah. I forgot to mention someone or some kid one Saturday Ben notice Chuck's right foot was no longer where it should be. They had ripped it off. It was never really secured as this was originally used as the tapping foot before they took that feature out.
To replace the foot you have to replace the entire lower half body shell which was both legs to reatach the foot.

Overall the stage and show is doing fine. FOR NOW!!!

[Isabella Price]

So by everything's vintage, just how vintage? Like PTT vintage or Concept Unification vintage? Pics! Pics PICS!

It has a lot of the stuff from before Phase 4 hit, all the parody posters and whatnot.

Click here for 7 pages of pictures from the La Mesa CEC. (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=11171993&albumId=2710467&page=12)