Just curious if I'm in the minority here. I notice a lot of people do great restoration work on their machines and it does end up looking pretty fantastic. I just personally enjoy an original machine with some wear on it that plays great. For some reason I like the idea of the history of the machine and the originality of it. I compare it to a well worn baseball mit.
I used to have a Ms. Pacman machine and the artwork on it was all nice and bright except it had a smooth brown spot on the upper left side of the cab where people had worn down the paint since that's where they put there hand when they played. I think this is just so cool! I personally much rather have an old beat up screen printed cab with planking sides and some character over one that someone just slapped some vinyl decals on.
I feel like it looks similar to someone that has had too much plastic surgery it just doesn't look right. There's just something wrong with it you can't put your finger on.
Wondering if anyone else feels the same way?