Does anyone have playfield scans for Big Game? As a whole or in pieces, I'm looking. Shoot me a PM. Thanks!
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Quoted from sullivcd40:What would you guys do with this playfield? I’m usually say clean, wax, play the piss out of it but the symmetry of the bingo card is tempting.
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I would finish stripping the top, touchup just the black keylines, epoxy the inserts in solid, and spray a leveling clear coat. Put it back together and play. Now it's flat and protected. Can continue with restore work anytime you get the itch but don't have a 6 month restoration process to wait through to be able to play it.
Quoted from sullivcd40:That’s a pretty good approach, I tend to make things worse with clearcoat though, I’ve found. What are keylines?
Keylines are all the black art. It is the last layer screen printed and therefore wears first. I find that taking a very fine brush and fixing all the places where the keylines are damaged makes a worn playfield look 90% better. It has something to do with how the brain puts images together. If the outlines are solid, damage to the color fills are easier to ignore. It can be a tedious process but it is nice to have the keylines fixed up beneath the first layer of clear.
Quoted from sullivcd40:That would make a huge difference. How do you do the black around the inserts? That would be really easy to screw up free hand.
I cut stencils on a Silhouette Cameo, use transfer tape to apply the stencil and airbrush them on. The results are great.
PXL_20230401_034410212.MP copy (resized).jpgPXL_20230522_160936030.MP copy (resized).jpgQuoted from sullivcd40:This was a great recommendation. Keylimes with a solid brush and wifey doing all the work makes a huge difference. [quoted image][quoted image]
Makes a huge difference! Nice work on the keylines.
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