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 Tophervette:Good luck finding those lamp sockets. I looked for months, and finally found some used ones in Argentina from a guy Xpablo. I needed 37 of them in white and 10 in black (flashers). Though there is no difference other than color. Rewiring them has been a trip. I am sure there is a tool for that, but I used a thin blade screwdriver to push the wires in.
Someone could make a small $$$ if they could have some made....I need about 40 or so.
Quoted from Tophervette:Good luck finding those lamp sockets. I looked for months, and finally found some used ones in Argentina from a guy Xpablo. I needed 37 of them in white and 10 in black (flashers). Though there is no difference other than color. Rewiring them has been a trip. I am sure there is a tool for that, but I used a thin blade screwdriver to push the wires in.
I looked into having them made but no one seemed to have any interest.
That’s something I really think is off about the current parts market. They make so much stuff no one really needs or wants but when you approach them about a real need they are not interested.
Usually if I need something then it will be a good seller because I will either need it often or adopt the part into my standard procedures.
We definitely need these sockets. Alternatively I use staple downs but it is much more time consuming.
Quoted from ToucanF16:Looking forward to this! (doghouse, gonna watch this build?)
You know it!
Quoted from High_End_Pins:I looked into having them made but no one seemed to have any interest.
That’s something I really think is off about the current parts market. They make so much stuff no one really needs or wants but when you approach them about a real need they are not interested.
Usually if I need something then it will be a good seller because I will either need it often or adopt the part into my standard procedures.
We definitely need these sockets. Alternatively I use staple downs but it is much more time consuming.
Did you approach Terry at PBL?
Sorcerer
Painted a new set of legs to match the cabinet in both color and sheen.
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Refreshed the coin door
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Now it is up on four legs.
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Got me thinking 
. . . on the right pin matching black spattered legs might look really nice.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:The shooter rod is a definite no!
I literally laughed out loud when I saw the photo of the shooter rod (took me a few seconds to figure out what the heck it was).
Quoted from Mr_Tantrum:I literally laughed out loud when I saw the photo of the shooter rod (took me a few seconds to figure out what the heck it was).
Been that long hey?
Quoted from punkin:Been that long hey?
I meant it wasn't registering that the chick on her back was part of the shooter rod (I'm sure you knew what I was saying, but I appreciate the jab). I was wondering why Chris had that plastic woman sitting on top of the pinball machine.
That shooter rod. It’s so big! It’s a handful. I wash my hands every time I touch it.
Curtis seemed excited when he saw it. The Sopranos that is. Curtgotti was one of his video game names I remember.
Put the 80 back together made a couple small changes.NOS kickstart lever and matching grips .Copied the font from the 75 number plate.
Now these truly match up
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Moving on to this one. It’s going to be done HEP style. It’s pretty sad right now but it’s a $500 barn find and I would bet the guy that actually found either got it for free or paid less than $200.
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I was thinking it would make a great tap handle for a hazy IPA at a dive strip club.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:I was thinking it would make a great tap handle for a hazy IPA at a dive strip club.
It would fit perfectly on a New England IPA craft beer tap.
Quoted from epeabs:It would fit perfectly on a New England IPA craft beer tap.
Maverick is the only matching mascot for tonights beer. Best I could do with the glass too.
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I gutted the 79 2FDF822F-66BE-41F3-BD7A-7A72067B834D (resized).jpeg
Used some PDR tools to pop a few big dents out first. 30E2721E-DA42-4621-B6AB-19E99F259192 (resized).jpeg
Stripped and started straightening the tank 06482049-0731-4954-9F5A-051BBE2DA721 (resized).jpeg
Lots of blasting ahead of me. A43D8D1B-A502-4E89-B120-3D1C77DD1A9C (resized).jpegC92CADB7-F48D-4D0D-B49E-5EBEEC284216 (resized).jpeg
Broke down the motor going to get deeper into that later. CB991909-68C2-4892-99ED-E25324FE5EE8 (resized).jpeg
Organizing parts FA7C3981-3CB0-40C1-945F-51036FDB3609 (resized).jpeg
A few parts left. DCB84017-B3F0-46C4-B311-5EC29F78A10A (resized).jpeg
Frames bare and clean. 62AFB484-E8F4-47A1-AA32-8CD188E7F3C2 (resized).jpeg
Into the blaster. Love the fact that it fits. It’s tough to maneuver but it works. FBDA98E0-4B24-489C-A8D2-406E54A25BF8 (resized).jpeg
Blasted D69E01A2-3D7B-44D5-9085-944106929A4B (resized).jpeg
Cleaned up some factor welds 903ABB0F-586D-4D7A-81DC-4B5DE7761A06 (resized).jpeg
Gathering parts for plating. C7B05BFE-0169-48D8-B042-31C660A847A5 (resized).jpeg
Have the Airborne in the house. That’s a weekend.
image (resized).jpgPrototype FH is up on four legs.
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That’s one of the worst things about having to outsource.
Some parts you can get out in front of but when they are very game specific all you can do is send them out and wait.
Should have it back in a few more days.
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I do have a question regarding how you paint the cabinet interiors. I've noticed that some are fully painted on the sides while others transition from color to bare wood towards the bottom (don't recall if you've done painted bottoms or not). What criteria determine how you choose to paint the inside of a cabinet?
Quoted from Mr_Tantrum:Kind of a silly thing, but I always love seeing just how clean the inside of your cabinets are when you're done with them. The detail you put into both the exposed and hidden areas is a testament to your professionalism.
I do have a question regarding how you paint the cabinet interiors. I've noticed that some are fully painted on the sides while others transition from color to bare wood towards the bottom (don't recall if you've done painted bottoms or not). What criteria determine how you choose to paint the inside of a cabinet?
Thanks
My preference personally is fully painted sides and forty fives. This is the cleanest look.
If trying to keep something a bit more original looking when it matters in the case of a factory style build like the FH prototype I will maintain the original look with the partial coverage down the sides.
Only when you are talking about rare games or specific request is that noteable for me. It’s easier but just doesn’t look as complete.
Got the playfield out of the JD Diner. 72B8FB1E-D7E4-4E75-A3A0-244CC3BFABBF (resized).jpegC35A0016-ABB4-4DEB-95A1-F56426850A81 (resized).jpeg
Teardown was a little more involved than I thought it would be.
Much of the hardware was seized in the T nuts. That’s something you run into occasionally on System 11 games.
Heat it up and remove or it will snap. This can be a lot of hardware not all is easily replaced. 9D0EF23B-B5A8-4F13-8A73-631EF4A29DBD (resized).jpegEEFD4886-7352-42C5-AC66-5B30EC63ADDF (resized).jpeg
Been hard to get much done this week. Had a minor plumbing issue Tuesday. Leaking mix valve in the small bathroom shower.
Baby sitting yesterday. A brief moment of peace.
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Now today it’s Marshall’s birthday. 22 years old for this guy. Still happy with SpongeBob cakes and a trip to the movies etc.
In the past on some of his birthdays I would feel a bit down on all the things it seems he is missing out on but these days I just kind of see the joy in it for him to essentially be forever young.
01BC9D8D-B0EF-4D34-B438-0C94AFA23B01 (resized).jpeg43C50F24-D405-4CA7-902C-6F16A6C9FBEC (resized).jpegQuoted from High_End_Pins:Now today it’s Marshall’s birthday. 22 years old for this guy. Still happy with SpongeBob cakes and a trip to the movies etc.
In the past on some of his birthdays I would feel a bit down on all the things it seems he is missing out on but these days I just kind of see the joy in it for him to essentially be forever young.
Chris,
Glad you have "come around" to that way of thinking. In the end with the world the way it is today I think Marshall is one of the "lucky ones" and the rest of us are just waiting for the "what can go wrong next".
Your post always inspire me but your post today really got me thinking about "kids" like Marshall and how they are truly blessed in a lot of ways.
Keep up the great work on all fronts!
-Skip-
Quoted from too-many-pins:Chris,
Glad you have "come around" to that way of thinking. In the end with the world the way it is today I think Marshall is one of the "lucky ones" and the rest of us are just waiting for the "what can go wrong next".
Your post always inspire me but your post today really got me thinking about "kids" like Marshall and how they are truly blessed in a lot of ways.
Keep up the great work on all fronts!
-Skip-
Quoted from epeabs:Hope Marshall had an awesome birthday. A fitting point you and Skip have made. I'd have to agree.
Appreciate it guys. We had a blast today.
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Busy weekend.
Baked my MX frame in the sun.
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Based and cleared a bunch of black parts. A mix of pinball and motorcycle.
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I can turn them loose of certain types of games.
Criteria for that is
1) Getting pretty much all new everything
2)I am well versed and documented in the title.
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511ABE72-8337-4FF7-9B83-2DA5E6E24A40 (resized).jpegimage (resized).jpgQuoted from Mr_Tantrum:Would love to see that lawnmower get the HEP treatment.
There’s a market for that
Quoted from Mr_Tantrum:Would love to see that lawnmower get the HEP treatment.
I was expecting to see it clear-coated. 
ES cabinet is prepped and ready to prime. image (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpg
Kiss is next. Each one needs a different shade of primer. The Kiss cabinet like any Bally cabinet of that era needs a lot of scrutiny and fitting of things like the backglass before getting too far.
image (resized).jpgES cabinet is primed along with the b new lamp panel for Kiss.
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