Anaheim, CA
Quoted from ZNET:Thanks, Ryan. The flipper lettering color change to silver and the purple post swap (and the white bumper skirts) were merely aesthetic preferences, not directly derivative of a companion component's color. As you likely know, Gottlieb's Count Down has an array of target banks, similar to 2001. Years ago, when I had a Count Down, I matched the lighting to each corresponding colored drop target bank. I'm sure that others have done the same on these games.
On 2001, those two white inserts (left flipper feed and 2nd kick-out hole from the left) really ought to be blue, in my opinion, so I added the blue LEDs to those inserts.
Post #29 and #34 earlier in this thread depict several "before & after" cabinet photos. Here's two of them. As you can see, a section of wood was sheared off of the cabinet's lower right side. The left side had a much lesser degree of shearing damage at the bottom. Because the graphics were intact, I opted to retain the game's originality by touching up, rather than repainting it.
Nice touch-up and cosmetic surgery on the 2001 cabinet, ZNET. Game looks absolutely beautiful.
Looks like you and I feel about the same regarding this aspect of the hobby. I prefer to keep these games as original as I can but am not adverse to some high quality touch-ups on cabinets and playfields. Some of my games have had this done here and there as I felt was needed. I don't do this work myself, as I just don't have the talent. I have a guy that does the touch-ups on my games and his work is amazing. I don't mind touch-ups but just don't want it to 'look' like touch-ups. If you've ever seen poorly done work, I'm sure you know what I mean. I would rather have no touch-ups at all... than poorly done touch-up.
Now, for the guys out there who think that ANY touch-ups, are "molesting" an original, this is not lost to me. I would put you in a class above me and you probably have the right idea. My problem is, I'm a perfectionist (or at least a recovering perfectionist) and 'any' wear, is too much wear for me. Mr. Picky... but that's okay, my games are like Ivory soap: 99 and 44/100% pure. And in most cases, absolutely 100% pure, as can reasonably be done.
