- Generic "BALLY PINBALL - SYSTEM 11 ALL APRON ARTS" in restoration by Mikonos

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Introduction: I´m Mikonos and I´m 19 year old in arcade and pinball hobby. I´m the webmaster of a fansite called "Zona Arcade. Construye, Restaura y Decora tu Máquina Arcade y Pinball" (14 years old) too. I have always had same nickname. I´m a fan and a huge collector of arcade and pinball cabinets, and other items related. Some year ago I realized that I like so much to restore and customized artwork, it is my main entertainment. I think I´m good at working with design programs. You can check my skills in this pinside thread in which I´m compiling my artworks about pinballs.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/restored-and-customized-pinball-artworks-showroom-thread-by-mikonos#post-3998261

I´m not a shop and I´m not working in a printshop! Sorry for it! I´m only a fan. I learned all about design and print materials by myself, I´m always looking for volunteers for testing of my new mods and ideas, I look for new restoration challenges and more. If you have a good idea about a mod for your pinball, tell me and I will try to make it a reality. I work designing and restoring for free because it is fun for me!

Mi contact mail: [email protected]

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- Generic "BALLY PINBALL - SYSTEM 11 ALL APRON ARTS" in restoration by Mikonos

"System 11 Pinball Apron Arts" (BALLY)" are 4 serigraphic printings over metallic piece. You can find this kind of artworks in pinballs like: Atlantis, Transporter, Mousin´Around, for example.

"Centre Apron Art System 11" (BALLY). Restored Zona Arcade & Mikonos.
https://www.zonaarcade.com/fotos/capturas/Bally%20Centre%20Apron%20Art%20System%2011.%20Restored%20Mikonos.jpg
Bally Centre Apron Art System 11. Restored Mikonos.jpg

*I take bigger screenshots and photos, click to enlarge images (and click again on display image mode if it is necessary) for avoid blur effect of pinside´s miniatures.

Opinions and improvement suggestions about restoration process are welcome!

Regards

I saw!

I think you only need a central apron.

I will prepare 3 techniques of restoration for you, more or less accuracy with System 11 pinball´s original serigraphy (original print mode). I will develop them along of the next weeks and I will show tutorials about 2 of 3 techniques.

You will see them apply for first time to these kind of artworks in pinball hobby.

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"Left Apron Art System 11" (BALLY). Restored Zona Arcade & Mikonos.
https://www.zonaarcade.com/fotos/capturas/Bally%20Left%20Apron%20Art%20System%2011.%20Restored%20Mikonos.jpg

Bally Left Apron Art System 11. Restored Mikonos.jpg

*I take bigger screenshots and photos, click to enlarge images (and click again on display image mode if it is necessary) for avoid blur effect of pinside´s miniatures.

Opinions and improvement suggestions about restoration process are welcome!

Regards

"Right Apron Art System 11" (BALLY). Restored Zona Arcade & Mikonos.
https://www.zonaarcade.com/fotos/capturas/Bally%20Right%20Apron%20Art%20System%2011.%20Restored%20Mikonos.jpg
Bally Right Apron Art System 11. Restored Mikonos.jpg

*I take bigger screenshots and photos, click to enlarge images (and click again on display image mode if it is necessary) for avoid blur effect of pinside´s miniatures.

Opinions and improvement suggestions about restoration process are welcome!

Regards

"Shooter Apron Art System 11" (BALLY). Restored Zona Arcade & Mikonos.
https://www.zonaarcade.com/fotos/capturas/Bally%20Shooter%20Apron%20Art%20System%2011.%20Restored%20Mikonos1.jpg
Bally Shooter Apron Art System 11. Restored Mikonos1.jpg
*I take bigger screenshots and photos, click to enlarge images (and click again on display image mode if it is necessary) for avoid blur effect of pinside´s miniatures.

WORK IS FINISHED!!!

Let´s write about printing methods:

"Bally System11 Pinball Aprons" Method1: Printed vinyl and precut. Far from original serigraphy!!!
https://www.zonaarcade.com/fotos/capturas/Bally%20System11%20Pinball%20Aprons%20Method1%20vinyl%20and%20precut.jpg
Bally System11 Pinball Aprons Method1 vinyl and precut.jpg
*I take bigger screenshots and photos, click to enlarge images (and click again on display image mode if it is necessary) for avoid blur effect of pinside´s miniatures.

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Method 2 is a very faithful method, because there are not black background.

"Bally System11 Pinball Aprons" Method2: 2x Pieces of Die Cut vinyl (yellow and red) sticked over.
https://www.zonaarcade.com/fotos/capturas/Bally%20System11%20Pinball%20Aprons%20Method2%202x%20die%20cut%20vinyl.jpg
Bally System11 Pinball Aprons Method2 2x die cut vinyl.jpg

*I take bigger screenshots and photos, click to enlarge images (and click again on display image mode if it is necessary) for avoid blur effect of pinside´s miniatures.

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Method 3 is the best accuracy reproduction method, it is like original serigraphy. Superposition of both stencils gets more precision that original even.

"Bally System11 Pinball Aprons" Method3: 3: 2x stencils and yellow & red paint.
https://www.zonaarcade.com/fotos/capturas/Bally%20System11%20Pinball%20Aprons%20Method3%202x%20stencils.jpg
Bally System11 Pinball Aprons Method3 2x stencils.jpg

*I take bigger screenshots and photos, click to enlarge images (and click again on display image mode if it is necessary) for avoid blur effect of pinside´s miniatures.

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One user asked me for first reproduction method. This was my result for him:

"Bally Aprons Arts" reproduction printed in vinyl with gloss protective lamination and precut (photo 1).
https://www.zonaarcade.com/fotos/artes/Bally%20Aprons%20Arts%20print1.JPG
Bally Aprons Arts print1.JPG
"Bally Aprons Arts" reproduction printed in vinyl with gloss protective lamination and precut (photo 2).
https://www.zonaarcade.com/fotos/artes/Bally%20Aprons%20Arts%20print2.JPG
Bally Aprons Arts print2.JPG
"Bally Aprons Arts" reproduction printed in vinyl with gloss protective lamination and precut (photo 3).
https://www.zonaarcade.com/fotos/artes/Bally%20Aprons%20Arts%20print3.JPG
Bally Aprons Arts print3.JPG
"Bally Aprons Arts" reproduction printed in vinyl with gloss protective lamination and precut (photo 4).
https://www.zonaarcade.com/fotos/artes/Bally%20Aprons%20Arts%20print4.JPG
Bally Aprons Arts print4.JPG

*I take bigger screenshots and photos, click to enlarge images (and click again on display image mode if it is necessary) for avoid blur effect of pinside´s miniatures.

Like you can see, precut line is perfect and centred!

The most accuracy artwork in hobby!

Regards