such a sweet game and what a awsome job im drooling over here!!! gdsdvkhcxyxhcvucxhkvhhghghhkiljhdjkjlxdf sorry had to wipe off my keyboard

Hey Mike, those look pretty cool!

Consider the new Cliffy protectors for the two precious inlane plastics.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/fathom-owners-club/page/3#post-2305895
-mof

This machine is in a category two steps up from "HEP."

It's the sickest restoration of an 80's pin that I've ever seen. If someone knows of a sicker one, feel free to post. I have a darn nice Fathom, and it doesn't compare to this aesthetically. Would be interesting to see how the "compete" in terms of play. Took me awhile to fully dial mine in...

simply beautiful, piece of art

Game looks friggin great!!! Awesome title to take on a restoration also. Fantastic work.

that thing is so alien..

wholly chrome !

BETTER than HEP. Period.

"Don't go down that road"? From the sound of it, he's already tried to intimidate you for people making the comparison. Pathetic.

This would look good as 80's van art also FWIW.

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Yawn....
I think Mike just wants to peacefully enjoy the completion of the project.

It looks great!

I did not mean this to reference anyone in particular, but rather the idea of a high end restoration in general. I'm a member of the low-end pin crowd. Didn't know there was a HEP company/person/entity.

The level of skill is unmeasurable, impressive !

I think, in the end, the only drawback to this machine is that the coin door could be a bit more shiny.

I'M KIDDING!

I enjoy every picture you post. The more the better. If there is a definition of pinball porn, this is it

Great job! I love your attention to detail and the willingness to push it beyond reason! Well done!!

This game is utterly ridiculous!! I would rather have this example than a brand new one when they were initially produced. Can I buy it, or is it sold already?

This was truly a huge undertaking, and I can't say enough how fantastic it looks. I did a total resto on a Harlem Globetrotters that took about a year altogether (and that I sold on here), so I certainly appreciate the time, energy and expense that goes into restoration. Before the HG, I had no clue about the true process of a total resto, only doing parts of games or repairing them before that.

Simply Stunning

how muchie?

You mean, ANOTHER Centaur

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/centaur-restoration-bring-on-the-pain

Hey Mike,

Are those Titan silicone rubbers? Have you used them before?

I need to shop some of my pins and want to know if I should stick with traditional white rubbers.

Thanks for all the pictures! Might want to do a video of game play when you get a chance. I'd love to see the pin in action!

snaroff

Make a video of the first dimple!

Amazing work Mike! Trade for Shadow? LOL

Go Gators

Time to start a waiting list, for "friends that want you to restore" their games

Thanks for letting us all have a inside view of this great resto mod of this machine. You and your team have inspired many owners with your fine work. Thank you.

looks fantastic. Love the cabinet artwork. So much better than the original stencils.

Well worth the wait!

Mike these 80's machines are amazing when restored, they seem so much more special than a 90's/2K Bally Williams when done! Personally, I'd be more willing to shell out good restoration money for something like this, you just don't come across fully restored 80's machines like this ever.

What's next? There are so many great titles with amazing hand-drawn artwork to do. With the release of the new playfields, Medusa would be a killer restoration, and the artwork is some of the best ever done and would open up options with either a stock art machine or something like you did here. Embryon would be cool.

Of course, I think we all could agree that a CUSTOM Centaur would be the bomb. Sure you did one, but not a custom one and like you said, not for yourself. I think we could all agree on here that Centaur is ONE OF THE BEST 80's games out there, period.

Either way, I can't wait to see what you do next.

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beautiful job mike. how's that clock assembly coming along?

Great job Mike! Stellar job!

I have been following this thread all along, but I just gave a quick scan through the whole thing again and I wanted to make a few more comments.

First, thank you for taking the time to post all of the pictures and descriptions. This provides a really nice and detailed how-to guide for anyone who would want to tackle a similar project. Especially someone with less experience.

Second, every aspect of this is awesome, no doubt. But I went back to the part where the cabinet got the artwork. Just so that I understand this correctly: Am I right in assuming that this cabinet was completely painted by hand (with airbrush)? As opposed to using any decals? And that this was done by the person named "Mack"? Who is Mack anyway??? It looks really amazing (duh). It is just incredibly cool how the cabinet artwork was completely changed from the original, yet fits so perfectly with the machine and looks awesome.

Finally, in various posts you mentioned that you might end up selling it one day. I got to thinking about it, and thought - how can you even put a price on this thing? Let's face it, there is not one like it anywhere in the world. It is a beautiful piece of art. Of course, it is a pinball machine, so more than likely the potential buyers are people who like pinball. In the end, you could ask any price you want, but of course what it can actually be sold for will depend on what one buyer is willing to pay. However it goes, I'm like many others - this would be an awesome machine to own! Thanks again for all of the pictures and descriptions.

Simply incredible! Well done Sir!

if I ever get a Fathom, will you replicate what you did for me?!

sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowly. it would have helped if you would have colored things IN ORDER!!!!!

I'm creating a spreadsheet so that we can map all of the changes in addresses from v1.63 to 1.64 as well as what the actual animation is. once I have that complete, I'll probably re-build the your entire script file so that it works in v1.64 without a hitch.

I was also thinking of saving the macro file as several files (based on the animation sequences) so that you could just make a small change and apply it.

<begin sarcasm>it's a good thing that I don't have anything else going on right now