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DW restore- Finished. 10-9-2014

By TaylorVA

10 years ago


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#201 9 years ago

there was a reason for this holeimage-592.jpgimage-592.jpg

#202 9 years ago
Quoted from TaylorVA:

there was a reason for this hole

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WOW the bottom of that cab came out really clean!

#203 9 years ago
Quoted from metahugh:

WOW the bottom of that cab came out really clean!

Game will be ready for your xmas vistit.

Looking forward to your TZ thread.

#204 9 years ago

If you want to install a new mini-pf - take attention of the position of the nuts.
My one has them a little bit too high. So the mini-pf sits on the playfield.
Must cut it a little bit.
It's a CPR.
Seams i am the only one with this problem, but want to give a info

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#205 9 years ago
Quoted from TAB:

If you want to install a new mini-pf - take attention of the position of the nuts.
My one has them a little bit too high. So the mini-pf sits on the playfield.
Must cut it a little bit.
It's a CPR.
Seams i am the only one with this problem, but want to give a info

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If you don't want to cut the pf, you can enlongate the holes on the mounting bracket.

#206 9 years ago

https://forum-s3.pinside.com/201312/1284661/160654.jpg
I had the same problem and elongated the bracket holes
see my thread - CPR my Doctor Who is not a dud / oddball
hope this helps

#207 9 years ago
Quoted from TAB:

If you want to install a new mini-pf - take attention of the position of the nuts.
My one has them a little bit too high. So the mini-pf sits on the playfield.
Must cut it a little bit.
It's a CPR.
Seams i am the only one with this problem, but want to give a info

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TAB- thanks for the heads up. I elongated the bracket holes as others have suggested. I considered running it through my table saw but didn't want to do an undoable.

#208 9 years ago

So made the front smaller with 2 mm.
Now it works fine.

Front wood with black colour and Cliffy. Looks good

#209 9 years ago

Awesome work. Impressive

#210 9 years ago

...and for a little adjust the cliffy gives you space

By the way - i using a Lehmann Garten Bahn (LGB) transformator for moving

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#211 9 years ago
Quoted from bbaker2824:

Awesome work. Impressive

Thanks. Hoping to share some powered up pics shortly.

#212 9 years ago

Let me clarify that "shortly" is relative to how long I've been working on this thing. Still waiting on a coin door that was suppose to ship today. Cross your fingers.

#213 9 years ago

Little to report as I'm still waiting on the coin door, did find this pic from the day I brought the Dr home.
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#214 9 years ago

Cabinet fade and so scratched up.

Hard to believe it's the same machine.
faz

#215 9 years ago

I have started a new file for printing. All vectorbased .
But i am not the fasted man anymore because of illness.
Give here a sign when have them finished.

#216 9 years ago
Quoted from TaylorVA:

Game will be ready for your xmas vistit.
Looking forward to your TZ thread.

Will be setting up a Wordpress blog like my old one for TZ... going to be a TON of work!

Can't wait to play some Dr Who. Another game I had and should have kept longer.

#217 9 years ago

Scraped the inside of the cab dicking around with stuff. Ugh. Game won't feel so precious once I start tilting it nightly. I know the game makes me look obsessive but I just fix it to play the hell out of it.

Need my coin door.

#218 9 years ago

Back away ...... right away till your coin door arrives Taylor, we don't want you having a melt down
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#219 9 years ago

so excited to get this pm....

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#220 9 years ago

I'd make a special trip to play this. very cool

#222 9 years ago

Taylor, that's quite the tease....

#223 9 years ago

Over an hour this thread has been sitting out there...not one person responding with:

"that's what she said"

tsk tsk
faz

#224 9 years ago

I submitted a podcast to the one and done talking a little about my restoration and mostly just rambling about nonsense.

I recorded this using my iMac and microphone from an xbox so please forgive the quality. Intro music is dedicated to all the Whovians.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/one-and-done-pinball-podcast/id885845637?mt=2

#225 9 years ago

Holy cow!?! Is that coin door coming from Gallifrey??

faz




#226 9 years ago

btw... I'm a scout leader. BSA does not like you really modifying the Boy Scout uniform but there are ways to add your 'pieces of flair'.

Leaders don't have patrols, so I created my own. Enter the "Tardis" patrol. The boys think all us leaders are older than dirt already. The Doctor is over 900 years old now...so, that should put me in the zone

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#227 9 years ago
Quoted from pinball_faz:

btw... I'm a scout leader. BSA does not like you really modifying the Boy Scout uniform but there are ways to add your 'pieces of flair'.
Leaders don't have patrols, so I created my own. Enter the "Tardis" patrol. The boys think all us leaders are older than dirt already. The Doctor is over 900 years old now...so, that should put me in the zone

That's brilliant. I want one even though I have nowhere to put it.

#228 9 years ago
Quoted from scylla:

That's brilliant. I want one even though I have nowhere to put it.

http://tinyurl.com/lwxf39a

For $3...you can't afford NOT to have one
faz

#229 9 years ago

Does not ship to Australia

#230 9 years ago
Quoted from Fairground:

Does not ship to Australia

I'll get you a patch and send it with the DW ramp
decal.

Door delivery update..shipped yesterday

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#231 9 years ago

Party time!

Now for the home stretch! Good luck and keep the progress reports coming.

#232 9 years ago

Oh, thank you Taylor, I really appreciate you doing that for me. Great to see the door is getting closer.
I wonder if there is a mod to have the sound of the door opening to match a dalek or doctor or tardis prior to the warning?

#233 9 years ago

Really coming together Taylor...hopefully I can see this in person...getting inspiration to get my Paragon started

#234 9 years ago

My daughter is very excited to play
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#235 9 years ago

Very cute!

#236 9 years ago
Quoted from TaylorVA:

Door delivery update..shipped yesterday

faz

#237 9 years ago

This is amazing! I haven't read this thread in 10 months and it's inspiring at how awesome the progress has been since I last saw this! Well done sir!

#238 9 years ago

Posting to this thread has been a real highlight of this restoration. I couldn't have done this restoration without the resources that the pinball community offers one another. The list is long of people I need to thank.

#239 9 years ago

Thanks for your great podcast Taylor, just finished listening.

#240 9 years ago

Glad you enjoyed the ramblings.

#241 9 years ago

Door came todayIMG_4720.JPGIMG_4720.JPG

I was given the door by a friend in the hobby. It is the appropriate style for this era WPC and they seem to be pretty hard to find. I had another Pinsider offer to "restore" the door for me. As it was the door had four rivets on the bevel that needed to be repaired. This is how it arrived.
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Harness on the door was never cleaned nor were any parts tumbled.
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Service switch bracket was missing by a screw and was just dangling in place.
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As of now I have completely disassembled the "restored" door and am giving it a proper restoration.
Should have it done by the middle of the week.

#242 9 years ago

How disappointing for you Taylor. Looking forward to your restore of it.

#243 9 years ago

You won't know what to do with yourself once you are finished.
Is there such a thing as pinball restoration withdrawal syndrome????

#244 9 years ago
Quoted from Hatska1:

You won't know what to do with yourself once you are finished.
Is there such a thing as pinball restoration withdrawal syndrome????

I know what to do..PLAY!!! : )

#245 9 years ago
Quoted from Fairground:

How disappointing for you Taylor. Looking forward to your restore of it.

It is what it is at this point. I'm just happy to finally have the door in my possession. It was over two months ago that It was sent to be restored. These doors are incredibly simple. The only trick in restoring them is to get a good flecking pattern to recreate the original texture.

Here is a link to a DIY instructional that Treasure Cove did years ago.
http://www.treasure-cove.net/coindoor.htm

#246 9 years ago
Quoted from TaylorVA:

Door came today
I was given the door by a friend in the hobby. It is the appropriate style for this era WPC and they seem to be pretty hard to find. I had another Pinsider offer to "restore" the door for me. As it was the door had four rivets on the bevel that needed to be repaired. This is how it arrived.

Harness on the door was never cleaned nor were any parts tumbled.

Service switch bracket was missing by a screw and was just dangling in place.

As of now I have completely disassembled the "restored" door and am giving it a proper restoration.
Should have it done by the middle of the week.

Hmm..I have a buddy with a box or 2 full of NOS WPC coindoors from that era. He gave me one for my DW in payment for work I have done. Maybe I should get one for my WH2O as well. No clue they were hard to find!

#247 9 years ago

I've never seen complete NOS doors of this era! I've got a NOS skin, but it's just the skin. Been saving it for that 'special' restoration.

#248 9 years ago
Quoted from johnwartjr:

I've never seen complete NOS doors of this era! I've got a NOS skin, but it's just the skin. Been saving it for that 'special' restoration.

I can post a pic of mine (still in the plastic bag!) when I get home. I am thinking I may have got a smokin deal

#249 9 years ago

Wow just wow. That sucks man......What a ghip!!! Restored door my butt! Hope you can fix her up fast.....You have been waiting a LONG time to play. Good luck man...

#250 9 years ago

Marco still sells the skin. The bezel and frame are hard to find.

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Looks a tad bit better than where it started.
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