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Bally, 1992Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:LOL I haven't tried it yet. We were at the Seattle show one year and someone offered me a beer. I forget the name. It had a hint of something in it but I couldn't figure out what. It was grapefruit, but again, just a hint.
It's one of those beers you'd drink one on a hot day after mowing the lawn. You couldn't drink them all day or throughout an entire restoration.
Bryan, pick this up one day Schofferhofer Grapefruit ... I am willing to bet you'll like it (no sarcasm).
Quoted from philwojo:i'd normally be all over the Leinie, but that one isn't my favorite of theirs. Since I'm a Chicagoan go with the 312 to start it off!
Nah. Drink the good stuff from mn first (fulton) then the swill from IL.
Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:Seeing as Kornfreak bought me a couple cases, I'll start with this. No glass needed around here.
Too bad it's not his game I'm working on today.
I think that was your best choice.
AFM?Do people still restore those? 
Quoted from High_End_Pins:I think that wss your best choice.
AFM?Do people still restore those?
Second most restored game around here and I haven't done one since MMR was announced. This is for a guy in Atlanta who's like me. He'd rather have an original than a remake.
Your light crate looks familiar. I just redid his and used the same colored sockets as yours. Nicely done. 
Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:Second most restored game around here and I haven't done one since MMR was announced. This is for a guy in Atlanta who's like me. He'd rather have an original than a remake.
Your light crate looks familiar. I just redid his and used the same colored sockets as yours. Nicely done.
I think that is the AFM I got from you to boot
Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:Seeing as Kornfreak bought me a couple cases, I'll start with this. No glass needed around here.
Too bad it's not his game I'm working on today.
Anyone tried stuff from Three Floyd's?
Quoted from High_End_Pins:I think that is the AFM I got from you to boot
Damn. I forgot all about that one....and the TOTAN.
Always glad to help you out, Chris.
Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:Second most restored game around here and I haven't done one since MMR was announced. This is for a guy in Atlanta who's like me. He'd rather have an original than a remake.
TigerLaw, cant you see Bryan and Chris are having a moment????
Quoted from meSz:TigerLaw, cant you see Bryan and Chris are having a moment????
Yea, but it's still my thread, I get to step in. 
Thanks for the outstanding work you did on the TAF I purchased from John Brady thst you restored a couple if years ago, still have it with the Whirlwind you did for me. You know you do awesome work when people send a PM ASKING to purchase the pins you have restored. I never imagined I would ever sell Voltan Escapes Cosmic Doom but I got an offer I could not refuse. Just another testimony to the tremendous work done by Chris and the team at High End Pins. Love my TAF, Whirlwind and older HEP Getaway restoration.
So worth the money.
Thanks for all you do for the hobby!
Buddy
Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:Seeing as Kornfreak bought me a couple cases, I'll start with this. No glass needed around here.
Too bad it's not his game I'm working on today.
That beer sure looks cold Bryan! Enjoy my friend! 
I must say, Bryan's Spotted Cow and Chris' Humming Bird beer look pretty good. I would like to try them one day
Lamp harness roughed in place.
I have three main issues to tackle on the lamp harness.
The first is getting rid of all the generic daisy chains .
The second is replacing numerous rusted and bad lamp sockets.
The third is extending and general reworking the flow of the lamp harness in various sections I find are more forced than I would like.
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Same process on the other color GI strand.
Bookcase in place.
Leveling is achieved by placing firm target foam under the mounting points that hold two screws and a single washer under the one with just one screw.
Tgen they are drawn down as needed to get a simliar egde all the way around before turning the dial type adjuster to set the actual up and down.
Also of not some socket styles were changed around the bookcase for better clearance
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Quoted from High_End_Pins:Almost done
Looks great.
Not a fan of the yellow pop bodies, black skirts and all green tops though.
That would have to grow on me.
Maybe it will look fantastic in person or after the game is back together.
Little bit of detail work still left but it is very close to completion.
I realize the bumper change might not appeal to everyone because it is not what they are used to but I just like the way it flows in scheme in the area for a change of pace.
It looks very clean IMO and building the same game over and over doesn't really lend itself to much creativity or originality on a game that gets done often with 20,000 examples out there.
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Quoted from High_End_Pins:Little bit of detail work still left but it is very close to completion.
I realize the bumper change might not appeal to everyone because it is not what they are used to but I just like the way it flows in scheme in the area for a change of pace.
It looks very clean IMO and building the same game over and over doesn't really lend itself to much creativity or originality on a game that gets done often with 20,000 examples out there.
Agreed.
They are certainly an attention getter.
Quoted from Whysnow:before you completely wrap it up, I would suggest to tigerlaw to have the full ring pop cap lights added in. TAF is very dark in that area and doin green upwards and warm white downwards facing light ring would look awesome!
comet has these for sale and they look fantatstic!
Have these in my TZ and love them.
Quoted from Whysnow:before you completely wrap it up, I would suggest to tigerlaw to have the full ring pop cap lights added in. TAF is very dark in that area and doin green upwards and warm white downwards facing light ring would look awesome!
comet has these for sale and they look fantatstic!
Sounds cool so maybe next time but when games get to this stage you don't start ordering parts and taking them back apart unless there is an issue.
This is the final day or two before a game gets packed and shipped.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:Sounds cool so maybe next time but when games get to this stage you don't start ordering parts and taking them back apart unless there is an issue.
This is the final day or two before a game gets packed and shipped.
tigerlaw could always add them also. It is a simple removal of the ramp and then just drop them in under the pop caps.
That said, the one cut cap would need a slight modification to the light ring but still easy to do.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:Sounds cool so maybe next time but when games get to this stage you don't start ordering parts and taking them back apart unless there is an issue.
This is the final day or two before a game gets packed and shipped.
Awesome. I am excited as hell to look at and play this game
Quoted from Arcade:Looks great.
Not a fan of the yellow pop bodies, black skirts and all green tops though.
That would have to grow on me.
This was my initial thought as well but I waited a bit and eventually liked a lot how it matches the playfield black/green/yellow theme in the cemetery area.
The speed at which this is done is mind-boggling.
It looks awesome, feel free to send it over my way if new owner doesn't like the green caps and such 
Quoted from xsvtoys:The speed at which this is done is mind-boggling.
It looks awesome, feel free to send it over my way if new owner doesn't like the green caps and such
2nd that. Wow! Everything above in just 3 weeks! Amazing.
Quoted from lb1:This was my initial thought as well but I waited a bit and eventually liked a lot how it matches the playfield black/green/yellow theme in the cemetery area.
I think it looks awesome.
I really enjoy playing this game when it's running right. The example at Silverball is in need of some TLC and I would love to play a fresh HEP TAF.
Really like how you incorporated those "extra" plastics from the set that were never used on the original game. The doorway where the ball exits from the left ramp onto the track. I've been wondering how to do that. Great solution!
Quoted from Mitch:I've noticed you don't use plastic protectors, is there a reason, or just personal preference?
I just don't care for them. I have some reasons for that.
The main two are that using them at times can not leave enough threads to properly secure the actual plastics and there can also be clearance issues.
That is just my experience with them but they can be useful as well..
Quoted from jecase:One amazing job!! With a solid clearcoating and home use, would the Mantis protector under the chair be a reasonable option versus the Cliffy? Both are great products.
Yes Mantis is fine and what I normally run because I like to showcase the fact that there is nothing to hide but Cliffys were requested .
They are better protection without a doubt if you dont mind the complete covering of the area.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:They are better protection without a doubt if you dont mind the complete covering of the area.
And making the shot suck, usually.
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