My first thought was prototype, but the other MM prototypes I've seen have normal green lock inserts, and blue outlines around the castles in the shield area. This MM 1 has neither. But I wouldn't expect the guy "maintaining" it to replace inserts and bother to find correct decals.

How do you remove those pesky display panel nuts without destroying the plastic standoffs?

Tru dat. I have a remake and still want a nice original.

My friend has a HEP MM from several years back. Now I'm curious to see if it has the castle hair band fix. Might have to install one on my MMR. Brilliant trick.

You're a beast. It would be a full a time job for me just to document all this, much less do the work. Paying it forward with repair & restoration knowledge is the lifeblood of pinball collecting. From RGP, to Clay's guides, and now these amazingly detailed process threads. Kudos.

Thanks for showing this up close! No idea why I couldn't figure that out.

Didn't think I was going to like the black flipper buttons on MM2, but once I saw the whole package outside with black armor, wow. Such a clean look with that dark cabinet art.