Here's the back of the 3 panels, with a little bit of extra stability. I'm giving two panels a "third leg of the table" so to speak to reduce flex-ability.

Also, just had to throw a HOT TIP out there: Save all your cracked/broken tupperware for "parts" -- I proudly have a few screws from 19+ pinball machines thrown in here (nothing from the outside world) -- and EVERY single project I work on I find 1 screw in here that I need. Also, save some/all your old EOS switches, I've re-used a lot of the parts building things that I needed in a pinch.

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Stability
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Save your Parts

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The smallest of steps is STILL a valid and good step...
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BEFORE
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AFTER
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I have to learn to prioritize -- especially on this project.

Just going evaporust > metal polish > wax for now.

On a few upcoming restores, I'll be more inclined to polish and then clear the prop bar.

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39k resistors arrived from GPE, and they were swapped out.
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I did my first re-glued in insert last night.
Next time I'll use 5-minute dry not the slow-dry.
I have a few questions for vid1900, but I'll ask in his playfield thread.
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Before: you can push one side and it falls into the hole, since the plastic is much narrower than the hole after 36 years.
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It's out!
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Cleaned up hole
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She's perfectly flat (took patience to achieve it)
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~12 hours left until bullet-proofing is complete. Stay on target!
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Well, as far as I can tell, the new LED start button is a success.
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I haven't had to tinker with my tilt on this game...

As for the GAR targets from hell... (literally) -- I used deoxit on them recently, and they are performing better than ever. Will this last? I have no idea...

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/lets-have-an-honest-discussion-about-deoxit

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Left instruction card complete. I think anyone new to pinball will have a *chance* of understanding these rules.
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BEFORE
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AFTER
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Right card complete.
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BEFORE
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AFTER
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I think my friend will be stoked. He's a bit of a neat freak, and I think he'll appreciate the accurate and cleaned up cards. I like the old yellowed and tattered cards when possible.

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Backglass touched up... And a little 1979 light show -- it has kind of an "Excalibur" with Sean Connery glow going on, I didn't touch any settings. This was all Gorgar's idea.
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Moved the displays back and added foam to save the backglass touchups I've been working on...

2 for 1 big win, now the backglass has ZERO jiggle with a nudge. Big win...

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https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/displays-are-damaging-backglass

TP results on the power supply board:

3J4, lamps, 22 VDC
3J3, solenoids, 40 VDC
3J5, logic, 5 VDC
3J5, display, 90 VDC (used the updated parts to drop this voltage -- expected)
3J6, logic, 5 VDC

So, most important, logic and displays are great, I'm wondering about lamps and solenoids. As for the brightness and power of the solenoids they all seem perfect.

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New 6-pin molex connector = cold as ice. Also sanded down the pins with 400 and cleaned them up well.
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AFTER
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As for the backglass...

* It has wear spots around 2/3/4 and player displays where the glass has rubbed against the BG.
* It has cracks in a few areas that need hairline touchups
* It has nicks here and there that are barely distracting

1. I locked it down with Krylon triple thick 0500, this has many benefits: easy to remove work without hurting the original -- makes it VERY easy to pick up and grab and not worry about ever hurting the art again. I like this.

2. I did some preparation. I reviewed all my acrylic paint to ensure I didn't have any surprises. I decided to treat myself to 8 new tiny brushes. I need to prepare even more -- I need 20+ little containers to store the mixed paint, so I can work on multiple areas at once and add layers of the SAME color when the paint dries.

3. I did some work, and learned a few things:
A. paint pools in different amounts which impacts the opacity.
B. matching paint is tricky
C. you really want to keep your coverage minimal, but you MUST cover the edges. tricky stuff
D. when you finish you want to cover in white. I'm still learning how much and why...

What about airbrushing? -- I am learning towards learning to do this finally. It wouldn't have come in handy much for this project. But I can see the advantage of covering the white this way.

Is this Gorgar a good BG to practice on?

Yes.
This Gorgar is my "cheap find -- try and learn a lot on it" machine, and it's put me to the test in many ways...

So it's very tough for me as an artist to do a "so-so" job while learning something new, but I promise to only practice on examples that have accurate reproductions (like gorgar and firepower) so that I "do no harm" -- also, I'm doing all my work on top of triple thick, so I should be able to wash all this off and start over some day when my skills are at a higher level. Right?

haha... fun times.
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I'll post some before and afters when the work is done-done.

Finishing touches:

1. set up a good coin box for friend with just a few spare parts in there and the manual
2. put black paper underneath the new score cards so that the light cannot shine through
3. solder in the 330ohm resistor for the flash bulb for the snake pit

When I finish up the backglass, I'm all done... Soooo close.

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5 months later...
Today is DELIVERY day!
No injuries, and stairs were involved. (just a few scrapes and bruises)
=)
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Fellas:
1. I didn't do the wiring
2. It's at a friend's house

I'll try to remember to grab pics next time I'm up there. I reckon there's nothing fancy going on.
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