I can't believe such a historically significant pinball machine does not have it's own club - until NOW. Next year will be the 75th anniversary of this machine which means the anniversary of flippers.

I have two HDs that I am just beginning to restore after having them sit in my basement for the past several years. Neither was working at the time I purchased them. I guess I will chronicle my restoration process, but I have so many questions and would love others opinions. For instance, should I repaint the cabinets or just clean them up? Or paint one and leave the other original? One playfield is in worse condition than the other. Should I print (vinyl or water slide decals) and restore the playfield or just leave all the wear? Let me hear from you if you own or are interested in Humpty Dumpty.

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I finally began the restoration on the first of my two Humpty Dumpty machines. I decide I will repaint the cabinet and backbox but unsure yet how I will handle the playfield. Here's an early look at the backbox work. I am waiting on custom cut stencils that are coming in tomorrow. I really like how the red turned out and the yellow/gold splatter.

Next day: Well the stencils came in and it took me about 5 seconds to realize my mistake in the backbox. Do you see it? The square design is the wrong direction. The opening should be in the up/down direction. Time to get out the sander, again.

Also got the grey base coats down. It's a good match if you look at the clean, not faded grey areas of the original machine.

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More progress.

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