And aside from that, re-populating a bare playfield can be very intimidating to say the least!

The top side of the playfield is a breeze, but the bottom side can be a brain-melting nightmare if you don't document it extensively with bazillions of pictures, meticulously labeled wires, etc. Ideally if you were to re-populate a new repro playfield you'd want to invest in a good playfield rotisserie, lest you be impossibly tangled in wiring harnesses, coil mounts, subway tunnels, and such.

Cheers,
Greg