Hi guys!

When we talk about pinball the whole world knows that Americans are the largest benchmark in the market and the largest manufacturer in the world. However, there is a very beautiful story in Brazil with Taito and the manufacture of 100% national machines. The Brazilian has a passion for pinball machines. For almost 3 decades (70's to 90's), Brazil experienced a real "pinball fever". Today the reality is different, but there are few but very dedicated collectors who love their old machines.

This is my first post on restoration and it's also the first time I'm doing everything myself. I would like to document the restoration of my beloved Williams Congo (1995) with you and show the mistakes and successes of an amateur restaurateur.

Here we go!

Maybe you can't see (definitely you can't) but this beautiful Williams Congo has a Volcano broken, missing 8 inserts decals, fade cabinet and a lot of wear on playfield.

The scope of my project is to fix the problems mentioned above.

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Missing inser decal, playfield wear and beginning of the project.

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Broken volcano restoration (w epoxy clear, colored "clear coat" and acrylic painting.

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Fixing holes.

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After a long time waiting for the inserts of the Congo I had to learn myself to vectorize images with Illustrator.

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Congo restoration SAGA

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Some mods.

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Finished job !

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