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 High_End_Pins:Now the edges are ready to finish.
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Pure.. cabinet.. PORN
I'd still love to see this done in real time to understand how you manage to sand the decal edge without it wanting to tear/move/buckle
Quoted from flynnibus:Pure.. cabinet.. PORN
I'd still love to see this done in real time to understand how you manage to sand the decal edge without it wanting to tear/move/buckle
I will do that on the next decaled Cabinet I do.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:I do primarily. Spends thousands there and have few issues given the volume.
I been dealing with Marco for almost twenty years and lately it seems like there is an issue with the packing specifically.
Sometimes it is very careless like throwing a coil bracket right in a small box with a DMD cover or putting the wrong parts in the right bags.
I second that. Lately they don’t have it together. I ordered standard spiral side-rail nails and got nails with a tiny head. Called and they promptly sent replacements. Second batch were flat-head spiral nails. Both were labeled correctly on the packages. Call again and was told they are out of the correct nails and I should return the two sets of nails they sent for a refund. They used to be very accurate, but must have new people picking in the warehouse. All orders I get when there are size/style differences are wrong. The new pickers don’t now the product i’m guessing.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:I will do that on the next decaled Cabinet I do.
I come to pinside every day just for this thread. Can’t wait to see more details on this process since I’m going to be refinishing my BOP cab in the spring.
Quoted from Wharhed:I come to pinside every day just for this thread. Can’t wait to see more details on this process since I’m going to be refinishing my BOP cab in the spring.
So many great postings in this thread you sometimes have to check it more than once a day!
TAFTC playfield topside is building.
Looks promising.
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Missing flippers now in place
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New sling arms and plungers
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Missing magnets and brackets no longer a concern.
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Apron sanded then based and cleared.
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I take a day here or there,vacation and holidays too but I can usually find a way to be productive daily no matter what.
If I get tired of doing one task like say painting then I will focus on rebuild, get tired of cleaning parts then I will prime a cabinet for example.
The main thing is I can make the day as easy or as hard as I want to and I give myself a nice two or three hour midday break daily so it rarely feels like work.
I decided to rework the original hand and chair.
The supplied replacements look nice but weren’t quite right for this project as the scheme unfolds.
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Then base coating.
Chair is a dark walnut shade
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Hand is a truer flesh tone.
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Thing assembly is then rebuilt with the refinished hand
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Also a new opto board for thingD7A695E3-710E-422B-9F26-7527A3CFF292 (resized).jpeg
Installed
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Corners are nice and sharp now
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Then guidecoated.
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Quoted from smiley:Your paint job looks so much better than the other.
Thanks I am not as artistic when it comes to some things as I would like but one thing I really have a sense of is color matching and color coordinating. That helps immensely doing this day to day.
Quoted from dmacy:Chris, do you have a pop bumpers lamp preference: regarding flat original vs. wires? I’ve seen you do it both ways. And as always, thank you for sharing your craft!
I generally prefer the flat pop style pop lamp sockets but the quality of them these days is very poor.
Very often the flat styles are breaking off at the stem.
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It is really frustrating especially when it happens towards the end of the build.
The quality of everyday replacement parts from all vendors lately is really bad and getting worse.
Here is another example.
I almost always use new screws when assembling my projects but this latest batch of #6 1/4 inch screws are a nightmare.
They break 90% of the time even with low torque. They are very dull looking as well. I have a large lot of these worthless screws now. image (resized).jpg
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We are being peddled a lot of junk these days unfortunately and prices regularly increasing.
Back to the TAFTC
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and an Italobanger.
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Mr Maverick is wrestling the Rage ball.
He has graduated to a 20lb ball that is about 6 lbs heavier than he is but he enjoys it so what can you do?
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It is time to check it our monthly Yum box.
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This month looks to be a universal holiday theme.
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Had a bite of almost everything.
Favorites in order by nationality or religion were
Italian thing
Jewish thing
Jordan thing
Polish thing
German thing
Spanish thing
UK thing
Hated this months
Taiwan thing
China thing
South Korea thing
Too bad you didn’t like the yugwa candy. It’s really pretty good; at least when it’s made fresh. I’m a bit biased, maybe because I lived in S Korea eight years (also, my wife is Korean, we recently celebrate a 30th anniversary)
Quoted from ToucanF16:Too bad you didn’t like the yugwa candy. It’s really pretty good; at least when it’s made fresh. I’m a bit biased, maybe because I lived in S Korea eight years (also, my wife is Korean, we recently celebrate a 30th anniversary)
I liked the texture and airy ness of it but it just wasn’t as sweet as I was expecting for a candy but that is what is fun about the Yum box. Honestly everything this month was at least decent which is rare so we do a voting system.
Sometimes you read the description and think “No way” and it is good others it is like “This will be awesome “ and it is terrible.
I like to see what different members of the family like or don’t.
30 years is awesome. Happy anniversary
Start this week off running the switch harness on the TAFTC
What has now become pretty standard procedure on these out of need is installing all new switches.
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And also making those switches universal and easy to deal with in the future by placing on two pin molex connectors.
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Now on four legs.
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Time for some exercise and lunch.
Do you not cut around the cabinet protectors and remove the decal under? I have read that it is very important or they will wrinkle?
Quoted from tezting:Do you not cut around the cabinet protectors and remove the decal under? I have read that it is very important or they will wrinkle?
I cut around them.
If it is a thin decal then no need to remove the material
If it is a thick decal then removal can be an added protection because the thicker material under the protector I can push against the cut edge.
EBD 2 Cabinet cleared in full gloss for the first pass
Will switch to matte style on the rework and final clear.
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I have to 2nd that. Christ does he work efficiently, and does perfect work to boot. Looking awesome Chris!
Quoted from High_End_Pins:I cut around them.
If it is a thin decal then no need to remove the material
If it is a thick decal then removal can be an added protection because the thicker material under the protector I can push against the cut edge.
Thank you sir.
I will just cut the decal around the protector and let it be as you recommend.
Quoted from flynnibus:based... stenciled... and first clear all in the same afternoon....
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Yes. Much easier when you already know the colors you will using and are sticking to the script.
Started the day off starving.
Was not allowed any food or coffee.
I decided to make the best of it and got my cardio workout over with first thing
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Then off to the doctor for my yearly physical. Make you come in 30 minutes early just to sit around.
I am not touching anything. Use my sleeve to open doors, brought my own pen too. My OCD is a lifestyle. I don’t fight it I just embrace it.
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One hour and two tubes of blood later I am free to go 
Now I can get to work on TAFTC
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I have most switches and targets now prewired in color correct wiring.
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Yes. He goes every two weeks.
Shih tzus are little high maintenance in the grooming department.
One of only a few breeds that has true hair not fur.
That short face and little sawed off ass gets pretty dirty after a couple weeks 
Mavericks back and his barkbox came in too. image (resized).jpg
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Beer shipment also arrived.
I am starting to get a good collection.
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Still working on my TAFTC switch harness
It is close to done.
Lots of wiring,soldering,crimping but worth it in the long run.
Quoted from heni1977:The only maintenance this guy has is keeping shoes out of his mouth!!!
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And the constant clean up of dog hair all over the house.
Love a non shedding dog, have to get mine groomed every 2 months
Quoted from Wmsfan-GAP:Who do you use for your beer subscription? Looks like some nice varieties.
It's called the Pinsider Beer Club.
Chris, let me know how that Gulden Draak is. They made a Brewmasters one in whisky barrels that was really good. Never seen the Imperial Stout one (2018 release)!
Quoted from Mitch:And the constant clean up of dog hair all over the house.
Love a non shedding dog, have to get mine groomed every 2 months
Yeah me too.
I can do this and not get a single hair on me. Maverick will go along with just about anything 
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