Addams Family, The
Bally, 1992
Airborne
Capcom, 1996
Alien (Heighway Pinball)
Heighway Pinball, 2017
Black Knight
Williams, 1980
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Williams, 1993
Centaur
Bally, 1981
Centigrade 37
Gottlieb, 1977
Champion Pub
Bally, 1998Quoted from swinks:awesome - made good time, great to hear that you got them, and I added a few extras to allow a few future restores if any other CFTBL with Snackbars require your services.
Haha... here I was thinking... Geez Coles have expanded to the US <#ziplock bags>
I see you use a lot of Mirco playfields, there is a lot of discussion on his playfields GNR. Wonder if you notice any irregularities, like softer wood, pooling as soon as you populate the playfield, the print not attached correctly. I know you do your own clearcoat but the one that is on there, is that really that bad? Any thoughts/info would be greatly appreciated.
Quoted from PeterG:I see you use a lot of Mirco playfields, there is a lot of discussion on his playfields GNR. Wonder if you notice any irregularities, like softer wood, pooling as soon as you populate the playfield, the print not attached correctly. I know you do your own clearcoat but the one that is on there, is that really that bad? Any thoughts/info would be greatly appreciated.
In the past: too soft.
New runs are better.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hep-this-week-9-17-18/page/81#post-5092064
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hep-this-week-9-17-18/page/97#post-5208070
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hep-this-week-9-17-18/page/110#post-5302852
Quoted from Davi:In the past: too soft.
New runs are better.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hep-this-week-9-17-18/page/81#post-5092064
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hep-this-week-9-17-18/page/97#post-5208070
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hep-this-week-9-17-18/page/110#post-5302852
Great job Davi.
Thank you.
Cyclopes playfield is prepped and evaluated for what I hope will be the final repaints snd clearcoat. 31B46ECF-6304-4AFF-888B-FD36ED6E1B71 (resized).jpeg
Issues I plan on addressing.
Ground in dirt on the shooter lane
0C165010-4CDC-49E9-B989-2C057DB70021 (resized).jpeg
Insert wear. 710C4149-EDB6-4131-82F3-E064FB51F004 (resized).jpeg
F1502656-4A89-476D-A57B-85C16562A916 (resized).jpeg
Issues I am aware of but won’t address
That is the slight vertical line in the woman pictured 448C8952-5522-4C16-841E-1991957ADA1D (resized).jpeg
The reason I won’t address this is because it will likely lead to a repair that brings more attention and looks unnatural. In my experience a very small non repair looks better than a large repair if the issue is minor or flows well with the age of the rest of the playfield.
Cyclopes playfield repaints.
Shooter lane
Match the wood
8E227E5E-EF52-478C-8B4C-9C9B0FFCDB8E (resized).jpeg
Candy it only as needed not to cover the grain and ground in dirt but to camouflage it C575956B-BBCD-45C1-AD35-B1B6A9D4B2BF (resized).jpeg
Happy with that.
97DCD14E-A415-4F4F-A99D-BEE4A8B66C27 (resized).jpegCyclopes hopefully final cleared. This one is getting pretty long in the tooth 
It’s for a great customer and frequent flyer here though so it is absolutely worth it.
657CF601-398D-435B-BF54-A0AC458E3FE9 (resized).jpeg0FC5BB61-339F-4B31-9B95-6DEB08CB14B9 (resized).jpeg27825DDA-048E-40F6-8207-5A68389B7898 (resized).jpeg9BF62595-0596-4F29-BD86-E97DA62491E3 (resized).jpegD9A99E51-684B-4DA0-8DDE-4E3F14A5AA35 (resized).jpeg6B100ED2-F9B0-4FC9-BFE8-65C6AD75E845 (resized).jpeg6DE37752-114F-4B4A-B977-2A415A301571 (resized).jpegCFTBL progress.
Cabinet wired
4C3B49D6-A4EA-41BF-A8FD-E5BC1EFA24A4 (resized).jpeg
4E8D24B4-7EA5-4F08-BA61-0823A86B053C (resized).jpeg
Topside building up. 550422B7-6032-45EC-9CE4-E8C93AB32B09 (resized).jpegF7861F28-A1C3-4BEF-93B7-1FACC660612C (resized).jpeg
Underside building up. F69CF73C-7CF3-44F3-95AD-851A037982ED (resized).jpeg836B4728-E7BB-4B11-B7F9-696AB9E5421F (resized).jpeg379BAB5C-391E-49CB-8962-FFE954DFFD91 (resized).jpeg
Your pic of the ball trough threw me off there. I was like, "Where did he get the diamond pattern trough?" lol
I'm looking forward to seeing how all the black metal pieces look once completed. Really looking great so far!
looking real nice - very curious on the overall black finish, those pops have deep dark depth feeling now
Quoted from swinks:looking real nice - very curious on the overall black finish, those pops have deep dark depth feeling now
Things you can barely do on CFTBL: See the Pops.
CFTBL playfield is in what I like to call the porcupine stage.
A8F93887-76C6-4CC5-A0DB-36089E708D75 (resized).jpegQuoted from High_End_Pins:CFTBL playfield is in what I like to call the porcupine stage.
[quoted image]
Hellraiser!
Quoted from Shredso:Hellraiser!
A true pinhead!
Quoted from yancy:Good idea to keep them all long until you're done; easy to see where you've tied and where you haven't. My dumb ass would just clip as I go. Learn something new here every day.
Never thought of that as my OCD would not allow me to. However, a very practical methodology for sure.
Quoted from zucot:Can't wait to play this one when its all done.
This is a really interesting point to me. I feel like the two main pieces of thrill for the commons is the thrill of watching and following this thread and the thrill of owning a genuine HEP game. It’s rare to have the opportunity to play and look at one as a casual observer.
If anybody in NE has an HEP and wouldn’t mind me looking at it, shoot me a PM
Pretty close on CFTBL
718978DE-C52D-46E6-98B2-14C56FA01104 (resized).jpeg
I did end up moving my light strip to the playfield.
It has been a couple years since I have done a CFTBL with the lighted back board.
When wiring the cabinet I realized a way I could have the same lighting effect but also house the strip and wiring on the playfield making it a bit cleaner and easier to wire and maintain. 04A617B6-0350-47BB-AE32-5FF1A8A56CD7 (resized).jpegFBCF8B6E-7066-432F-94B9-58A6A5A01069 (resized).jpegDF095C43-E3A2-4554-ACF1-30088C5A07F3 (resized).jpeg
Woke up to this. Mama loves Christmas. It will take her weeks to set all this stuff up. She looks to be finding a good use for the empty Belgian crates. We’ll see how it progresses 5A9E6B26-D408-44BA-87D4-F5CDCE3BA768 (resized).jpeg
looking good and got the hidden plastic decal on there as well. can take a close one of the snackbar - was the plate blacked out?
Quoted from swinks:very very nice
Thanks.
I changed the curly ramp lamps from green to traditional.
It’s supposed to be a film strip so in my eyes I just like that idea better.
Always tweaking the scheme here.Usedgreen in the bowl. Appreciate the bowl decal too.
B5BC2000-8634-4FA2-8CE8-7A6D5FEAB703 (resized).jpegimage (resized).jpgQuoted from High_End_Pins:Thanks.
I changed the curly ramp lamps from green to traditional.
It’s supposed to be a film strip so in my eyes I just like that idea better.
Always tweaking the scheme here.Usedgreen in the bowl. Appreciate the bowl decal too.
[quoted image][quoted image]
Are you using an LED OCD to make the insert LEDs attack and decay more naturally? I love that product. Spectacular results.
Quoted from PinMonk:Are you using an LED OCD to make the insert LEDs attack and decay more naturally? I love that product. Spectacular results.
Anybody who puts money into these restorations and doesn't use the LEDOCD for both GI and Inserts is a fool tbh.
Wow the Creature looks amazing mine was restored about 8 years ago and the clear is showing signs of cracking on the inlanes where the balls drop off the ramps. Looking at this makes me think I need to send it off for another restoration/tidy up.
Do you plan to install the silicon caps onto the LED bulbs in the signs? I tend to do this as I don't like the look of the frosted lenses on the LEDs. Sometimes you have to cut them to fit properly, other times you have to use fluted bulbs so they fit snug. Often you have to use warm white bulbs under them to get the proper 'pop' of colour.
Nice to see someone else using flex head bulbs. I was beginning to think I was the only one that bought these. I went with the 2-Flex head bulb behind the FILM sign on the backboard, but you have the LEDs from the light up panel helping you out. I used 2-FLEX heads in other areas as well. Mainly large inserts like the MEGA MENU.
Where did you get the new decals for under the whirlpool bowl? I was going to order from Marco, but I read that they were opaque not see-through.
Quoted from PinMonk:Are you using an LED OCD to make the insert LEDs attack and decay more naturally? I love that product. Spectacular results.
I do install the LED OCD board for the feature lamps.
I don’t normally tune them because often that is a matter of taste but the ability is there for the owner.
Quoted from PeterG:Hi Chris where did you get those cards for CFTBL, those look nice. The machine looks beautiful, for me the black is not it, I like shine chrome things. But if this is what the customer want, this is what he gets. Nice to see someone doing a different thing.
Those cards are from Mad Voodoo which Is really Stu of CPR fame.
No worries on the love of black out I like to build a variety of games and looks.
It keeps things interesting.
Quoted from Fifty:Do you plan to install the silicon caps onto the LED bulbs in the signs? I tend to do this as I don't like the look of the frosted lenses on the LEDs. Sometimes you have to cut them to fit properly, other times you have to use fluted bulbs so they fit snug. Often you have to use warm white bulbs under them to get the proper 'pop' of colour.
Nice to see someone else using flex head bulbs. I was beginning to think I was the only one that bought these. I went with the 2-Flex head bulb behind the FILM sign on the backboard, but you have the LEDs from the light up panel helping you out. I used 2-FLEX heads in other areas as well. Mainly large inserts like the MEGA MENU.
Where did you get the new decals for under the whirlpool bowl? I was going to order from Marco, but I read that they were opaque not see-through.
I usually do use and prefer the silicone caps as well but on this game it came in without them so I have to see if I have enough to create a full set.
The main ones that are tougher to come by specific to CFTBL are the thicker white ones.
I probably have a couple but they are likely yellowed so it’s hard to want to go that route if it will not be a true upgrade over none.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:I changed the curly ramp lamps from green to traditional.
It’s supposed to be a film strip so in my eyes I just like that idea better.
Good move. In addition to the film strip thing, green was clashing with the teal pops & snackbar mod, which are both in the same line of sight as the curly ramp. Green bowl lights are far enough away that they don't clash. Perfection.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:I do install the LED OCD board for the feature lamps.
I don’t normally tune them because often that is a matter of taste but the ability is there for the owner.
Out of the box they're better than nothing, so even if the owner doesn't take the time to tune them, they'll look great. I'm in awe of how much the LED OCD improves the look of LEDs on old machines.
But now the biggest question...are you putting on your cap and delivering this one?
HEP-Delivery (resized).jpgQuoted from PinMonk:Out of the box they're better than nothing, so even if the owner doesn't take the time to tune them, they'll look great. I'm in awe of how much the LED OCD improves the look of LEDs on old machines.
But now the biggest question...are you putting on your cap and delivering this one?[quoted image]
Lol!
No can’t deliver this one in person it is going all the way across the country to CA.
Wish I could hand deliver and set up each and every one.
CFTBL finished.
image (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgCFTBL playfield.
image (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgCFTBL inside
Excuse the sunlight. I am still trying to get my fall/winter daylight timing dialed in.
image (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgQuoted from High_End_Pins:Lol!
No can’t deliver this one in person it is going all the way across the country to CA.
Wish I could hand deliver and set up each and every one.
Chris can you let me know who the owner is as I need to find new friends out here in Cali (just want to play the game to be honest) and will you send some beer with the machine?
Wanna join the discussion? Please sign in to reply to this topic.
Great to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!
This page was printed from https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hep-this-week-9-17-18/page/165 and we tried optimising it for printing. Some page elements may have been deliberately hidden.
Scan the QR code on the left to jump to the URL this document was printed from.
Melbourne
Budapest
Matthews, NC
Leduc, AB
