Can Someone Identify This Model?

[Madaracs]

I'm having trouble with this one. It kind of -looks- like a Heavy Sixer... but it isn't? Unless they made some in Hong Kong... There is no Atari logo on the woodgrain. But the plastic appears to be curved at the bottom and thicker than a normal sixer.

 

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 370133754625

 

Can someone put this into the Atari history timeline for me?

[Christophero Sly]

The condition is listed as "Seller Refurbished", so perhaps the logo-free wood trim is a custom job.

[CincYnoTi]

That is a listing by robotkingnes. Every listing of his I looked at says the condition is "refurbished". Most of the heavy sixers he lists have been opened to show the sticker with the date it was made (ie 273S7722 was made 22 week of 1977). Some listings say he refurbished the joysticks.

 

The casing on that one is not the thicker heavy sixer style.

[BigO]

An easy way to identify a heavy 6 from a picture like this is the trim to the left and right of the ridged horizontal surface. The pictured unit shows that the trim extends about, what, 1/8" out to the sides whereas on a heavy sixer this trim is closer to 1/2" thick.

Edited May 20, 2010 by BigO

[Madaracs]

An easy way to identify a heavy 6 from a picture like this is the trim to the left and right of the ridged horizontal surface. The pictured unit shows that the trim extends about, what, 1/8" out to the sides whereas on a heavy sixer this trim is closer to 1/2" thick.

 

Maybe it's just a bad photo.

 

I've been looking for an inexpensive Heavy Sixer. I don't need anything except the unit and the power supply... and I'd prefer it to be a grey wall-wart. I see them pop up for fairly reasonable prices these days. The one in the listing above just seemed odd. The shape is wrong in the front for a normal sixer... but the more I look at the photo the more I think it's probably just a bad photo. The switch heads almost look square.

[BigO]

Something about the picture does look a bit weird. It looks like there's a curve at the base where the woodgrain meets the black plastic. It even looks like it's there in the closeup of the paddle controller that shows the corner of the console. Possibly just camera angle?

Edited May 20, 2010 by BigO

[DickNixonArisen]

Definitely a curve, since the top of the woodgrain looks straight. I'd guess it's because two pieces from two different systems don't fit perfectly?

[Prodos8]

Looks like a light-six to me.

 

My heavy-sixer was made in Hong Kong, but it looks just like a Sunnyvale H6-er.

[Benzman66]

Definitely just the regular light sixer. Not sure how the Atari logo is gone from the wood though, that would be a tough one to do!

[ls650]

When I look at the enlarged photo on eBay, it looks like the area around the logo is kind of, I dunno, extra blurry. I wonder if the picture has been photoshopped for some reason, such as to hide a damaged or scarred logo.

 

I would write to the seller and ask what's up with the missing logo. Seems weird to me...

[A.J. Franzman]

It's definitely a light sixer. The woodgrain pattern looks wrong -- I'd guess that the original finish is heavily worn and the seller covered it with woodgrain contact paper (which I can get at my local Ace hardware store). BTW, the ripples in the screen photo are due to a problem with the TV, not the console, so if you don't mind this "refurbishment" technique, it's still way overpriced for a light sixer system with Breakout and three other unknown common games, no AC adapter or joysticks but it does appear to be working properly.

Edited May 20, 2010 by A.J. Franzman

[Synthead]

It's definitely a light sixer. The woodgrain pattern looks wrong -- I'd guess that the original finish is heavily worn and the seller covered it with woodgrain contact paper (which I can get at my local Ace hardware store). BTW, the ripples in the screen photo are due to a problem with the TV, not the console, so if you don't mind this "refurbishment" technique, it's still way overpriced for a light sixer system with Breakout and three other unknown common games, no AC adapter or joysticks but it does appear to be working properly.

 

that is an interesting idea ... covering it with aftermarket woodgrain covering ... hmm. Sounds like a match to me.

[tkarner]

The yellow/orange outline around the switches is well worn. This looks like a high mileage model to me. So the woodgrain wallpaper theory is a possibility.