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, 1998Spirit 4 done.
No more Spirits for me for a while.
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I placed the rails and arch on the playfield and it was just a little to clean looking.
I don’t mind changes at all if they are upgrades but I also don’t mind going a different direction if I don’t like the look.
It has to look right in my eyes to proceed. If it doesn’t I change it.
I realized the issue with the arch and rails weren’t so much the color yellow but the inconsistency of it between the rails(golden yellow) and arch(pea green) so I matched the yellow on the apron as well as possible for its age and painted those items that color. 9EE5858C-DFD7-48DB-AF38-2105167B05B6 (resized).jpeg
Painted and cleared. 61528C1D-C64B-484A-958B-D1C38FEE2EFD (resized).jpeg
The apron was masked and painted the same white as the cabinet. 55DC83E8-E6CE-46C0-BE70-24EF1C70FCDD (resized).jpeg
I cleared it but will need to do another pass once again when I deal with the yellow and black. Aprons don’t get much credit here but they are a lot of work.
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These are the originals pre stripping and refinishing earlier 1CCC7744-8C01-4C4B-AB0F-A1E73EC78CCC (resized).jpeg
I had refinished them already so it was about making some art that I can apply and bury in clear later.
I played with the Cameo and some materials I had. Wanting to keep it simple and in the footprint of the spinner as well as fitting the scheme snd theme I came up with this. BCAA31C7-223A-4CFF-9959-DCDF219F01E9 (resized).jpeg
Looks promising a little more vivid based on the materials I have but close enough for the playfield.
image (resized).jpgQuoted from High_End_Pins:Next I wanted to make some spinners that better matched the theme and color scheme.
These are the originals pre stripping and refinishing earlier [quoted image]
I had refinished them already so it was about making some art that I can apply and bury in clear later.
I played with the Cameo and some materials I had. Wanting to keep it simple and in the footprint of the spinner as well as fitting the scheme snd theme I came up with this. [quoted image]
Looks promising a little more vivid based on the materials I have but close enough for the playfield.
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Is it just the starburst on the back of the spinner so it looks like the KO is blinking when you rip the spinner?
Quoted from PinMonk:Is it just the starburst on the back of the spinner so it looks like the KO is blinking when you rip the spinner?
You'd want it the other way around so you only get the KO when you rip the spinner.
Quoted from slicknick13:You'd want it the other way around so you only get the KO when you rip the spinner.
Yeah, I think the KO would remain and then the "kapow" background would flash if one was to do it that way.
Some good observations.
I like the consistency of the color scheme on the spinners but understand there should be some effect so what I did was reverse the scheme on the backside and invert it
That should do something visually when it spins .
I won’t clear and lock it down until I place and test it though.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:Final revision on the Knockout spinner. [quoted image][quoted image]
Action video
Very nice. Being the expert restorer that you are, I'm impressed you were open to trying other's ideas. I'm sure you get plenty of unsolicited bad ideas, but I agree that this one worked out great.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:Shuffling some new projects in.
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Not sure why, but some of my favorite pics you post show all of your wire spools in the background. Kind of reminds me of my 3D printer filament cabinet.
Quoted from rockwell:Your work is really inspiring. I see that Spirit machine in my dreams
it was in mine too!
Chris, I was thinking about protecting your brand.
This might be what you want as well as the burned brand
https://ccllabel.com/news/brand-protection-features-micro-dots/
Another week of the Knockout.
This one has proven to be a much longer term project than I thought it might be but it is finally starting to close out.
Over the weekend I manually masked and painted the apron.
Cleared that along with the spinners. It’s the associated parts details that can really add up and become a very time consuming process on top of the usual cabinet and playfield portions.
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One will ruin the authenticity the other will ruin the gameplay so it was reworked with a proper balance in mind .
The underside was repaired and refinished as well.
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Then I proceed. Placing the painted rail first.
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--Donnie
First miscellaneous things going on in the background.
Prepping my playboy cabinet. DA928DBC-81A1-4F7F-B161-26F337EA12FA (resized).jpeg
Next trying to sort out this Centaur conversion.
It is more complicated than it seems.
The layout of the boards in the head renders the Centaur 2 head harness pretty much useless without creating a bunch of adapters. C64155E0-6E20-4B08-89F1-F74C74F2F2BE (resized).jpeg
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On the 2 the boards are mounted directly across from one another and mounted on the lamp panel which has no displays. 6DAB1CC5-1EB8-40C3-8192-7AA4D1A34487 (resized).jpeg
I will need to make a new correct lamp panel A5EE0FD7-25E3-48D6-BC9A-4C87D360013D (resized).jpeg
Rework a few playfield connectors before I even start to think about what is needed for the rest of the head wiring. 5C1716A9-504F-4F10-AC4A-70041A374AF2 (resized).jpeg
Next is my nephews computer case. He is doing some crazy build with liquid cooling and all that.
He is also a car nut obsessed with his Acura something or another and he wanted his case painted to match his car.I tore that down and laid it all out 47745CD5-FA6B-44C0-B8DB-12B58F875ADB (resized).jpeg
I was able to paint the chassis complete inside and out but only one side of the flat parts. The inside. Will have to flip and refinish the rest later.
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Then back to the Knockout.
The original post are very yellowed so I ordered more. 4CAE6C63-6A0F-4E1F-A958-FA8BCCE24483 (resized).jpeg
The new ones don’t even kind of match one another.
The shorts are a more marble look C8E3513A-EA88-43E7-81E3-027844D88DA6 (resized).jpeg
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There is an element of the parts supply chain these days that clearly doesn’t care if things are right or wrong only that they exist and people will buy them I suppose.
My only solution to have a nice matching set of post will be to shave the tall ones down. 5D35D6F8-F1B6-4537-BEFC-B5FBE666DFAD (resized).jpeg
There are thirty two to be done. 52E873C4-6255-4A52-9A0C-3BC20C003A1C (resized).jpeg
That’s one. E0A3D736-E4C4-41E6-B56B-DF6669FA4F01 (resized).jpeg
That’s the rest. 61624BC8-5843-4C1B-A7AB-3679D737C010 (resized).jpeg
Those are all just roughed in to finish and perfect I have to watersand them.
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A couple hours later I have what I need. Something that should take minutes takes hours once again. 5E7F4D69-52DF-4E49-A5D9-884775494813 (resized).jpeg
With most of the post in place on the topside it’s time to tackle the underside. DEE71EA3-C23F-4604-ACD0-C366E293493A (resized).jpeg
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I am going to convert the flippers to something more simplistic and serviceable.
This is the original set up. 5064302B-AF0B-412F-B805-108964422259 (resized).jpeg
I am going this direction. 34F9F683-C42F-467D-ADBD-3357C7D40707 (resized).jpeg
Should work well. Installing all new lamp sockets as well. 26561930-D9CB-4730-AAEB-0C09A7B016F2 (resized).jpeg
C0C89548-39DB-4296-9018-D51EC9CF18A7 (resized).jpegC93288DF-AB5D-4CB3-977F-07A707D98049 (resized).jpegI am most likely crazy, but I kinda want to do this to my DE TMNT. 
Simply amazing work.
Are those inlane rails, by the flippers, mounted in the right direction? Usually the curve is near the top.
Quoted from Gornkleschnitzer:Are those inlane rails, by the flippers, mounted in the right direction? Usually the curve is near the top.
I know that well but sometimes I still inexplicably like to do something wrong 
Thanks for the checking behind me. Corrected.
I probably wouldn’t have even noticed until later.
I am wiring away on the Knockout.
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Regular bulbs are often hard to clear the switch that will go there.
I can position the LEDs better to clear everything.
I use warm white for everything with exception of those roll overs where I used natural white to give the green a little distinction.
Curtis’s 23 birthday.
He is off tomorrow so we will really celebrate tomorrow but mini festivities tonight
Big Donut cake.
Tasty beer.
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Where?
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Are you talking Dan Cooper,Frederick Valentich etc or my beer collection? 
Quoted from High_End_Pins:Prepped and primed Playboy cabinet.
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Did my Playboy side rails, pop bumper discs, and flippers in black. I like it much better than the pink. Sorry, no pictures as I’m out of town for the weekend.
Quoted from FrankJ:Did my Playboy side rails, pop bumper discs, and flippers in black. I like it much better than the pink. Sorry, no pictures as I’m out of town for the weekend.
Thought about that scheme as well but haven’t gotten that far nor ask the owner of the game.
Crazy thing is I have only done one Playboy and it was eight years ago.
http://christopherhutchins.com/gallery/album494
Same goes for Kiss.
It’s crazy that I have done more King Kongs in total than Playboys and Kiss machines combined.
Quoted from epeabs:Chris, Shipping has been horrible. What have you had the most luck with as far as receiving shipments? I have something to send South.
UPS seems to be the most reliable these days.
USPS is terrible of course but starting to get back to reality.
FedEx has always been hit or miss for me personally but I know that any of these services vary local to local.
All the lamp sockets are finally replaced in the knockout.
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