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HEP This Week

By High_End_Pins

5 years ago


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“EBD Trim legs will be black regardless ”

  • Stainless/Factory 35 votes
    31%
  • Blacked out 54 votes
    48%
  • Painted Gold matched to cabinet 24 votes
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#2901 5 years ago

Amazing the kinda of work and detail you do on these machines.

#2902 5 years ago
Quoted from flynnibus:

Chris, with you redoing the cabinets in those heavy restores... have you considered swapping the games to slide rails vs the pivot point for the playfields? Would seem like a great upgrade for those designs.

Yes several times.
The problem I found is there are just a couple that are feasible.
Many games like TAF WW and most others that are pivot only have mechs in the way making it impossible to put the slide track on the playfield.
I think someone did it once on a T2 so that one would probably work but other than that it is probably more trouble or complicated than it seems.

#2903 5 years ago

Started out the morning with this mess. 32341554-31D5-4772-909A-1ABFC65DFE8F (resized).jpeg32341554-31D5-4772-909A-1ABFC65DFE8F (resized).jpeg

Ended the day here
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Existing building is sealed off and back to functional
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#2904 5 years ago

Bonfire and beer night!

#2905 5 years ago
Quoted from meSz:

Bonfire and beer night!

I am thinking about Island Nights.

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#2906 5 years ago
Quoted from flynnibus:

Chris, with you redoing the cabinets in those heavy restores... have you considered swapping the games to slide rails vs the pivot point for the playfields? Would seem like a great upgrade for those designs.

That would be a amazing upgrade

#2907 5 years ago

Re the IJ splicing, why would someone do that? When I look at it, I’m not sure I understand under what circumstances someone would think that would be a good idea. Is it so they wouldn’t have to take pics of what wire is connected to what? Serious question.

#2908 5 years ago
Quoted from spinal:

Re the IJ splicing, why would someone do that? When I look at it, I’m not sure I understand under what circumstances someone would think that would be a good idea. Is it so they wouldn’t have to take pics of what wire is connected to what? Serious question.

I would take a guess having a little bit of colored wire left on all the "items" allows them to be easily traced back to the wires they were originally on. So someone who did not want to take disassembly notes, reference manuals, perhaps take a bunch of photos could easily remove all items off wire harness and quickly find out where they originally went by matching the colors.

#2909 5 years ago

All wiring needed is removed from the IJ playfield
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This game will get all new targets switches,lamp and flasher sockets and coils.

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#2910 5 years ago

Even the slide brackets are trashed.
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Motor
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Should have what I need here.

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#2911 5 years ago

TSPP is picking up tomorrow.

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#2912 5 years ago

No takers on the IJ cabinet?

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#2913 5 years ago

We have footings

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#2914 5 years ago

We will have to rough it in here for a few weeks.
Ready to prime some cabinets. image (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpg

#2915 5 years ago

Fathom cabinets are primed

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#2916 5 years ago

Wish I had a need for that IJ cab!

#2917 5 years ago
Quoted from TomT:

Wish I had a need for that IJ cab!

Even if you don’t need it you can have it Tom.

#2918 5 years ago

Thank you Erik!!

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#2919 5 years ago

How is the King Misanthrope? My local beer shop said it is awesome. I tend to lean on the ipas myself. Currently enjoying a Lone Pine Brightside IPA out of Portland Maine. Erik

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#2920 5 years ago

Beauty rest was interrupted at 6:45 this morning.
Material delivery. Managed to get it all in the driveway without messing up the yard.
Now to get it closer to the site.
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#2921 5 years ago

Starting to build up the IJ playfield.
I did this one back in12-16
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New Reese rails
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Like this combo with amber caps these days on IJ.

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#2922 5 years ago
Quoted from High_End_Pins:

Beauty rest was interrupted at 6:45 this morning.

Another 12 hours wouldnt help

#2923 5 years ago

I did it all with my two favorite pieces of equipment.
Pinball dolly and my wife. 636DD591-FA1D-4208-B46D-B207896682E0 (resized).jpeg636DD591-FA1D-4208-B46D-B207896682E0 (resized).jpeg

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#2924 5 years ago
Quoted from epeabs:

How is the King Misanthrope? My local beer shop said it is awesome. I tend to lean on the ipas myself. Currently enjoying a Lone Pine Brightside IPA out of Portland Maine. Erik
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That was great.

#2925 5 years ago

I take it this is a HEP diy addition? I image a branded HEP logo in the wall somewhere

#2926 5 years ago

IJ underside is beginning.
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All new targets. I like orange for IJ.

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#2927 5 years ago

All new micro switches are placed.

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#2928 5 years ago

At the warehouse TSPP leaves.

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#2929 5 years ago
Quoted from High_End_Pins:

At the warehouse TSPP leaves.
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Another happy customer!

#2930 5 years ago
Quoted from ToucanF16:

Another happy customer!

I hope so. James deserves it

#2931 5 years ago
Quoted from High_End_Pins:

I hope so. James deserves it

Thanks Chris!

Best of luck at tackling that new equipment shed of yours.

Looking forward to sending you more pins in the future.

#2932 5 years ago

Chris how nervous do you get when the game gets turned over to the shipper? I would hate to let some of these guys handle a game I had restored by HEP.

#2933 5 years ago
Quoted from GCS2000:

Chris how nervous do you get when the game gets turned over to the shipper? I would hate to let some of these guys handle a game I had restored by HEP.

I was going to ask what was the worse shipping story he had! As many games as he has shipped there has to be some stories of damage!

#2934 5 years ago
Quoted from GCS2000:

Chris how nervous do you get when the game gets turned over to the shipper? I would hate to let some of these guys handle a game I had restored by HEP.

Not very. I have had three claims in seventeen years.
One was the same game twice back in 2009 when Bax global kept loading the crate on its side somewhere between here and CA despite it clearly not being built to do that and marked properly.
That is what cured my reliance on full crates.
The third and last was the Special EBD.
It made it to CA no problem but the driver botched the unpacking of it and ripped a hinge off.
Came back here and took just a few moments to correct. Nothing cosmetic just some pulled out screws. I let the owner know he was going to be way more qualified to unpack and set the game up upon rearrivial than the driver.

#2935 5 years ago

Pistachios and beer for an energy boost.
Hopefully the pistachios counteract the beer because let’s face it 12% beer is never a performance enhancer with the exception of relaxation.

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#2936 5 years ago

The floor is framed up. Going to be a good bit bigger than before but not overwhelming.
I like multiple small spaces as apposed to one large one because they are easier to manage and designate for use.

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#2937 5 years ago

Fathom 1 sanded and based in blue.
It is a blue with some pop not a drab factory blue

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#2938 5 years ago

Head is stenciled. image (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpg

Goal is to match the new apron. Looks pretty good even without the clear.

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#2939 5 years ago

Chris,

How do you handle the paint edges when doing stencils like this? Do you just keep building then up then burry them in clear? Keeping each layer at a min thickness probably helps too.

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#2940 5 years ago

Lower is stenciled.

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#2941 5 years ago

We’ve got bush!
I will be glad when they grow up a bit.

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#2942 5 years ago

Fathom 1 cabinet was cleared yesterday.
Should be able to sand it down level ,correct and final clear soon.

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#2943 5 years ago

Fathom 2 and Centaur cabinet are in wait
New shelf is helpful right now as we are running really close quarters during the various remodeling projects. image (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpg

This was my paint mixing station yesterday

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#2944 5 years ago

IJ playfield build up is inching along.
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All new GI is run from the sockets to the wiring. Head to toe all color correct.

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#2945 5 years ago

Looking good Chris. I really love the tidiness of new wires.

Dave

#2946 5 years ago

Glad to see you're doing an older game for a change

#2947 5 years ago

Just love the color and artwork of Fathom. Pretty decent game as well but that artwork!

#2948 5 years ago

Did Tom take the IJ cabinet?

#2949 5 years ago

Fathom 1 cabinet is sanded.
The corrections needed from leveling are marked with tape.
I will tackle those tomorrow and then apply the final clear in a matte ratio that will compliment the color and art

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#2950 5 years ago

Corrections masked for the head. These are all in the second color which is bright green.

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