Creature from the Black Lagoon
Bally, 1992How am I going to put this thing back together again?!?
Should I keep going and just make sure that I put all the parts in a safe spot?!?
I need support and therapy that all will be well.
Do I just say "F___ I_" and keep going and send this out for Clear Coat!?!?
Next thing you know I'll be buying a tumbler, polishing playfield parts, doing dishes with Star Posts and showering with my wire harness!
Help Me!
I am right behind you Aladin...tearing mine down this weekend. My wife thought I had "lost leave of my senses"...lol
I was going to get the TC kit but then when I had to send a personal check rather than paypal or credit card, I got lazy...
I haven't had to tear mine down other than to pull off ramps for cleaning a little bit and some plastic replacements, but I salute all of you that are or have done this game!
+1 on the Treasure Cove. It works and I'm very cynical. Perfect time and you can do any other or future games. Will do easy 8-12 machines.
Hats off to the Operator I bought this from.
This pin saw every bar in Summit County, CO in its life.
I can't believe how great of shape it's in. He
must have used tons of wax and new balls.
I just shopped A creature Monday with a buddy. It took about 4.5 hours. It looked like your first pic, all the way down to the playfield. I just used some windex to get the fine dirt and dust off. then Novice 2 on everything including plastics, habitrails and ramps. The ramps had the Novice treatment on all sides inside and out. Then I use Mequires car wax as the last step on everything. Then assemble. The tricky plastic to put back on is the one in the upper left corner. All new bulbs on top with white rubber and red flipper rubber. It looks great. Have fun with yours.
Quoted from burningman:I am right behind you Aladin...tearing mine down this weekend. My wife thought I had "lost leave of my senses"...lol
I was going to get the TC kit but then when I had to send a personal check rather than paypal or credit card, I got lazy...
LOL, I did too but when my friend offered to split the cost, I was motivated. He shipped before he even cashed it. Not sure if it's normal practice, but was shocked. I think I mailed out the check on a Friday and got it the following Friday.
Quoted from Captive_Ball:good luck...big shop job
WHAT!? That's not support! "Good Luck", that's like when the Pilot says he doesn't have any fuel left and the Tower says, "good luck"!
Oh crap what have I done
Quoted from Aladdin:WHAT!? That's not support! "Good Luck", that's like when the Pilot says he doesn't have any fuel left and the Tower says, "good luck"!
Oh crap what have I done
'Don't worry, be Happy',
O yes, Good Luck,,,, you will need it. 
Ask for pictures of specific areas from the CFTBL owners if you need help figuring it out...
Go all the way. I have started mine and so your not alone. I am even re-painting my cabinet. You'll be glad you did it once you get it finished. Had to send my board out today as it was damaged around the "F" but it will be nice once I get it back. Whatever is left on it take photos many many photos
Quoted from Aladdin:WHAT!? That's not support! "Good Luck", that's like when the Pilot says he doesn't have any fuel left and the Tower says, "good luck"!
Oh crap what have I done
Looks like you picked the wrong week to quit sniffing NOVUS 2...
a tip that I can provide if you're going to wax the playfield, is this:
when you're all done polishing, remove the playfield window and clean out all of the built-up wax that will accumulate between it and the hole in the playfield. I recently removed the window on my original playfield and couldn't believe just how much filthy and hardened gunk was built up in the gap between the window and the playfield hole.
you'll have to re-level the window when you put it all back together, but at that point, you may also want to replace the 6 rubber rings that act as "floating" bushings
@dfmassi...just ordered my TC kit...glad you mentioned the lagoon...whats the best to use on the Lagoon?
oh..and lowepg...special attachment for the Dremel?
EDIT: lol, just read the dremel thread..."scratch that" question...
Quoted from burningman:I am right behind you Aladin...tearing mine down this weekend. My wife thought I had "lost leave of my senses"...lol
I was going to get the TC kit but then when I had to send a personal check rather than paypal or credit card, I got lazy...
Give allen a call on the phone, I just paypaled him last week for a kit.
Haha! Got that Dremel joke! I'm just going for it and taking everything off the PF. Thanks guys for the TC referral. I think that would clean up my DE PB 35th too. I'll post pics here and ask for help later! I also am trying the Plastix Headlight product on the window. It works pretty well but I'm not so concerned with that seeing that it will just scratch back up in no time.
I wasn't going to do the bumper mod since the call out is "hey it's dark in here!", but I think it would look nice with the teal bumper caps and lights.
BTW-After fixing the lockdown bar holes, Bondo is what I'm sniffing now!!
Quoted from Aladdin:BTW-After fixing the lockdown bar holes, Bondo is what I'm sniffing now!!
Here's a shot of the snack bar hole. I bought a Cliffy to protect it. The Cliffy does a good job of covering up the damage, but according to LTG I need to "do it right!"
That SOB! Guess now I've got to get some wood epoxy!
Thanks a lot LTG! 
Disclaimer- I did use sarcasm in the above post and no animals were injured.
Quoted from Aladdin:Seriously! I've done a Party Zone, PB 35th and a Bally Star Trek but how do people know how to put this thing back together again?
I guess lots of photos.
I like taking video myself... it's helpful to tell yourself the details in the video rather than trying to get those perfect images/fighting flash/etc. I just work on a section, then take a quick 30 second 'tour' of what I just did, highlighting any iffy things and things I know I need to pay attention to. I agument with photos when needed.. but I found the videos much quicker and more helpful for myself.
Good point. Videos would be a good idea. I'm going to set up a second table for the rest of the playfield. I figure if I do this with two-stages, I'll be able to assemble the ball guides, pop bumpers, etc first, then work on the ramp sections.
If that doesn't work, I'm changing the thread's subject to: "FS-Project CFTBL"
Everything is finally put back together. That took five months. Well worth it though. Thanks for all the help.
This is such a great pinball.
Quoted from Aladdin:Those ball trails were dug in like an Alabama Tick.
good predator reference.
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