Bally sold tons of the machine back in 78 because of that bg artwork - no one had seen anything like it previously. I think it was in an interview with Paul Faris where he mentions this. The 4 color process allowing them to reproduce paintings on backglasses really made their games stand out from others with the plain line art (although some very good artists like Dave Christensen certainly was a master of the line art).

Is the primer you are using supposed to seal the wood as well? I always thought sealer first followed by primer if they aren't one and the same.

That looks good man,connections look solid,i bet it works

Not suprised at all,i solder small stuff and repairs but til i get a nice setup like that i send my boards off, but i did tell the wife i really need a nice soldering station and will remind her at xmas . That was a smart buy on your part as having the right size tip,proper heat,etc is half the battle w soldering

Yes sir,that woodgrain showing thru woulda bothered me too,everythings too sharp and neat for that.Imma try to find me a old bally or stern for my next pin as your works inspiring me to wanna do a early ss restoration,i was a carpenter for 4yrs or so with my father in laws crew and i miss that sometimes,yes those kinda precision tips are so needed in the tight areas

Did the side rails come with the nails or did you have to source them separately? Looks awesome

Lookin amazing man,was wondering if your gonna keep the lighting original 47's or going w led's?Im not baised about eighter just curious

Nice! I probably would too

Great work on this. This game should be beautiful when you're done. I too have a lost world. It was my first game and got me into the hobby. Some people love to hate this game, but I've had a lot of fun on mine and still love to play it.

I have had a Lost World for about 4 years and was reluctant to change the incandescent bulbs to led’s. I just decided to change the backglass to 2 smd frosted warm white, and was surprised how well it looked. imo

I believe warm white is suppose to be close to the 47 look just less heat and power,a good way to update the pin but keep it on the classic lookin side of things

I have a Hakko soldering station with the adjustable temps, tip assortments etc. I bought couple years ago for board work, but I’ve never tried before, but I’m going to have to do the same thing with a new rectifier board. Care to explain what temps, solder type & technique worked for you?

I have a paragon that i was really struggling with lamps on. I like the look of incandescents on these earlier machines, but they burn so hot that they tear up the plastics.
I finally went with comet warm whites. They are very cool and they look fantastic! I wiah i had gone to them earlier.

Cool,ill prob go the same route when i upgrade blackout's lights,funny i was just watching a video of paragon,would love to find one someday

It took me quite a while to find a decent one. People don't want to sell them often. I had to work on the guy i got mine from for months and months. He sold it reluctantly after some financial adjustments in his life.

I coulda bagged a really nice one for 1600 a few weeks ago butttttt id just picked up robo about 2-3 weeks prior so just bad timing

Looking great! Lost World has always been one of my favorites. I have 18 classic Bally pins and hope to ad a few more.

Cant wait to see the results

Lucky cat

I need to do sone touchups on my paragon. Just wondering, since these machines have VERY similar coloring... what brand of paint and colors are you using?

Damn man that looks amazing,you have to be pleased so far

Looks great so far. Have you ever attempted repainting a cabinet with the rustoleum paints in satin sheen instead of gloss? Might look more like a old factory paint job instead of a high sheen look? I've never found any photos of someone using satin paints. I'm curious how it would look. Hard to resist using those gloss paints.

Holy smokes that looks like one sharp xenon

Wow I had no idea you had so many restoration threads. You’ve done some excellent work! Since you’ve done both, do you prefer gloss or satin look? I imagine the gloss really can show the cabinet imperfections.

sry, but same word came in mind again : SEXY !

I cant wait to totally restore one. Hopefully your getting some sleep. I would thinking about my project all night long. Good job.

Omg!Gorgous!!!

Just caught up with this thread and I applaud the choice of that purple, looks blinkin great.

Also, bonus points for using Gold Ball as a workbench, I do the the same as its nice and level.

I've replaced the glass in my scanner if your willing and able to scan that shiny new playfield?
PM me if your interested.

Wow. That cabinet has had more changes to it than President Trump's.