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All new sling switches up next...
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Ok, maybe I jumped the gun a bit on the apron...
My wife looked at it and when I told her I was dissatisfied with the outcome she said I was nuts.
My issue seemed to be with the black on the decal and the black paint on the apron. It seemed a bit odd after looking at my original for so long. But she has a point, you can barely notice the difference and when its on the game under glass it will be even less noticable.
I know ultimately its up to me and what I want on my game but I thought I would post a pic for comment...
(Im not sure about the pricing and rule cards yet, right now they are just placeholders)
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Another step when using these decals is to hit them with a heat gun after installation. It enhances the adhesive and you can actually see the decal "grab" the cab
You can see here where the decal is flat...
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And here, after heat is applied, you can see the decal puckered into the hole...
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Rinse and repeat other side...
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New opto board sets installed..
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Watching the trilogy today while working...
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Rudy looks a bit tired...
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Need to swap out the pop lamp sockets with these.
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So I can install these.
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Working through installing rubbers, upper plastics, Rudy's head and the lower ramp assembly...[quoted image]

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On a side note, I have not messed with the adjustments yet but the speaker set up absolutely kicks ass and is a huge improvement over the stock set up.
I have my other pins on powered subwoofers, but Rudy wont need one, he sounds great!
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Still on the fence about using these shooter rods, but my wife absolutely loves them. She says its a perfect match to the theme and the cab decals.
Im going to put them on for the time being, but I do have a new set of original style just in case...
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Just played my first complete game of Funhouse!
Need to align shooter rods but after that its time to have some fun...

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Honestly, I said the exact same thing to the people who I was watching as I was just getting started in pinball restoration. And I use the term "restoration" very loosely because, at that time, I was only doing top side teardown shop jobs. But following along with some other restoration projects posted by pros and amateurs here on pinside allowed me to get the information and confidence I needed to move on to more involved rebuild/restorations. As a result, as I started doing full restorations I try to document them in detail from just a "regular guy" point of view that shows you don't have to know everything in order to get things done.
I always try to be a little bit entertaining, a little bit informative, and a little bit human. I make mistakes along the way, some more serious than others but always try to include them in the storyline just to show that sometimes you just screw up but can always press on. As noted throughout this thread, theres a lot I dont know about pinball (the wiring on WPC coils pointed out earlier for instance)... my background is in construction, not electronics. Fortunately there are a lot of smart people here willing to help out.
Thanks to those who followed along with me on this one. I was given support, information, parts, stencils, tools and probably a few other things from this community and I really appreciate it.
You guys are great.
I did not keep track of my hours but thankfully my wife is very understanding as I have put off a lot of home improvements the last few month as I wrapped this up.
I did keep track of dollars spent, really never a good idea when it comes to a hobby, but here we go...
This is a copy and paste of my notes, dollar amount and very brief description of what was bought. Prices include shipping and I dont think I missed anything so it should very accurate.
1800 base game
1155 Playfield resto
251.93 cab decals
494 backglass and plastics
322 ramps
183.94 pinscore
135.80 pps apron decal,standups,rubbers
91.44 trap door leg bolts rudy part
150.15 mrco rudy parts flipper rebuild
323.86 pblife legs, hinges,rails,switches,pops,
47.61 mod couple lampshade
103.69 speaker panel
82.15 marco shooter housings,posts
311.64 led ocd
50 insert board sockets
53.73 marco broken posts/optos
85 reese rails
384.48 service all boards
113.96 pinballlife coils,sling switches, switched
98.90 pinbllife lamp sockets
69.28 marco rudy parts
21.75 pop bumper bodies
33.40 speakers ali express
39.75 Speakers amazon
30.40 Primer
83.01 pinballlife screws, glas chnl, flip switches spools
39.76 ribbon cables
28.00 decals (flashinstinct)
20.00 Paint
49.47 flasher and pop discs
80.35 marco switchs,lock,lamp base, tech chart, start btn
36.96 pop switches
18.07 post sleeves
$6,789.48 total
I would like to thank my buddy Todd AXrelay who sold me the game about a year and a half ago for the "bro" price. He is stopping by this evening to play it, im looking forward to it.
As far as the game goes, It plays very well, and it looks and sounds great. Really happy with speaker set up. And I even like the shooter rods...The only issue I have is in the trough...I still need to adjust the switches as occasionally I get a ball drain, but the game does not recognize it and goes into ball search.
Hopefully an easy fix.
Then I will install the OCD boards and post some pics.
I have had quite a few people ask, but the game is not for sale.
Thanks everybody!