Springfield, MO
No, sanding without a Festool sucks!!! Best tool I ever bought!
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Bally, 1992
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Quoted from TaylorVA:Will you be at ReplayFX?
Yes, I am going tomorrow and should be there early afternoon.
Hi Skyhawk welcome to the Dr. Who club. Looks like you are making good progress. Here are some mod ideas for you from my video!
Quoted from beelzeboob:By the way, buddy, I don't want to hear you whining about sanding when you've got a frigging Festool setup. I did my first one by hand. On the second one, I'm going the full McCune.
LMAO,
showed him today how to hand sand the corners......he was so happy!
Quoted from rgb635:Here are some mod ideas for you from my video!
Nice video walk through.
Quoted from Skyhawk:Still sanding.
Good luck with the sanding. 
1 week later
I'm really not kidding. I know I walked past your son, but didn't realize it until after he was past me. Didn't see you with him so I didn't bother him. People mistake me for a creeper around young kids. 
Quoted from beelzeboob:(Hey, kid...I'll give you fifty bucks if you steal parts from your dad's IJ restoration and put it in your Dr. Who. It'll drive him nuts! C'mon...you know you want to!)
I'll try to. Not that I don't drive him nuts anyway
1 week later
I can see your son is just like dad: He takes 2 years to finish a restoration. 
Ah, well...there's always next summer...
(Looks great so far, though!)
1 week later
My dad finished painting the cabinet and it looks amazing. I didn't think it would turn out this nice. Dylan's Dr Who 314.jpgNext I got to put on the cabinet artwork. I only got to do the head tonight but it was fun. Cutting the artwork out was stressful because I thought I was gonna mess it up.Dylan's Dr Who 316.jpgNow for the fun part, putting on the artwork. It was hard but it looked great after it was finished. I loved how well it goes with the paint. Dylan's Dr Who 319.jpgBut I didn't do it all myself. Had a little help here and there.Dylan's Dr Who 325.jpg
Quoted from Skyhawk:My dad finished painting the cabinet and it looks amazing. I didn't think it would turn out this nice. Dylan's Dr Who 314.jpg Next I got to put on the cabinet artwork. I only got to do the head tonight but it was fun. Cutting the artwork out was stressful because I thought I was gonna mess it up.Dylan's Dr Who 316.jpg Now for the fun part, putting on the artwork. It was hard but it looked great after it was finished. I loved how well it goes with the paint. Dylan's Dr Who 319.jpg But I didn't do it all myself. Had a little help here and there.Dylan's Dr Who 325.jpg
Looking good. Can I hire you to decal my taf? 
I got to decal the rest of the cabinet today. Cutting the holes for the plunger and that is fun. Dylan's Dr Who 332.jpgNext I got to put on the side decals for the cabinet. Its really stressful to cut the artwork but its worth it in the end. Dylan's Dr Who 337.jpgAfter I finished that I put the head on it too see the decaled pinball. It looks amazing especially with the blue paint. Dylan's Dr Who 342.jpg
Dylan - I'm so sorry your father abandoned you to go to the Cleveland show this weekend. Hanging out, having a beer and playing pinball with buddies rather than helping your son with his Dr. Who? I'd never do that to you, buddy. Next time he pulls that crap, you give me a shout. I'll drive out to Canfield and help you out with your restoration. Hell, I'll even buy you an ice cream and throw a ball with you. No worries, man. 
The cabinet looks, terrific, btw! 
Quoted from beelzeboob:Hell, I'll even buy you an ice cream and throw a ball with you. No worries, man
I think I just pissed myself laughing. 
I just silk screened the back box warnings today, I did the patent label first, then went to the head to silk screen that. Dylan's Dr Who 344.jpgIt looked easy at first, then I realized its harder than it looks.Dylan's Dr Who 345.jpgThe patent label was quite easy to do, mainly because its so small.Dylan's Dr Who 346.jpgThe finished product, except there was a little mistake. I didn't apply enough pressure, so the top was screwed up.Dylan's Dr Who 349.jpgI tried to fix it, but it didnt work out too well, I didn't bother fixing it.Dylan's Dr Who 350.jpg
1 week later
The base color is an interesting contrast to a typical Dr Who cabinet.
Having that sanding setup would spoil anyone
Quoted from johnwartjr:The base color is an interesting contrast
Wait until you see his powdercoat color. I realized when he started this project I was being to critical of his work/choices. I'm doing an IJ at the same time so I'm not all over him on his game. When we did the silkscreening ,he didn't get it quite correct and I was frustrated and wanted to do it over (not an easy thing ). He looked at me and reminded me it was his game and it did not need to be perfect. I had a DAD moment 
He was right, its his first restoration an it needs to be enjoyable,not stressful and not perfect. Apparently I'm learning just as much on this project. 
Quoted from Skypilot:Wait until you see his powdercoat color. I realized when he started this project I was being to critical of his work/choices. I'm doing an IJ at the same time so I'm not all over him on his game. When we did the silkscreening ,he didn't get it quite correct and I was frustrated and wanted to do it over (not an easy thing ). He looked at me and reminded me it was his game and it did not need to be perfect. I had a DAD moment He was right, its his first restoration an it needs to be enjoyable,not stressful and not perfect. Apparently I'm learning just as much on this project.
Well, I'm not much on powder coat, but I've mellowed a lot and am at this point where I'm pretty OK with everyone doing whatever they want with their games, if it helps them enjoy them.
Growing up around my father taught me a lot. He's incredibly meticulous. Most measure twice, cut once. Not my Dad. He's more like measure 4 times, think about cutting once, measure 4 more times, and cut. If I hired someone to build me a piano, I'd have absolutely zero qualms that it would be the perfect piano! And I see him in my work frequently.
Having said that, I've learned that not every job is a piano At least not for me. I do quality work, but not every job is piano quality - because some things do not require such precision But, many jobs are piano quality!
1 week later
Quoted from Gov:Would you mind sharing the color code for the blue you used on the paint? It looks great!
1 week later
Gent
1 week later
Can anybody else believe what a great job this kid has done on his restoration? I can assure you that the only help his inept father has given him is to tell him what to do. Skyhawk then shows him how to do it RIGHT. Nice work!
Bumping for an update. I know dad's been too busy trying to get popular by throwing Halloween parties and such. But I was hoping you were able to find a substitute male role model to help you finish it up. I still think you're awesome, Dylan, even if your dad doesn't have time for you. Great job...I wish I had a son like you!
1 week later
Wombwell
Yes...there haven't been any updates to this restoration thread since his father abandoned him, though. 
Yes, my father did abandon me, I could go for a game of ball and some ice cream, but I have been really busy with school and my play so I haven't gotten to work on it very much. I'll attempt to post more tomorrow.
2 weeks later
I haven't been working much on my pinball in a while but I'll be starting to more. I put in the back piece and laid ground braid on the head of the cabinet. I'm finally getting close to actually working on the playfield. Dylan's Dr Who 358.jpgIts not very shiny, but it looks good enough. Psst beezleboob, my dad isn't around, lets go get some ice cream 
Dylan's Dr Who 359.jpg
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