Robocop back from the dead

Just finished my Robocop project. Still a little adjusting and fine tuning, but I thought I'd share some pics. Bought this as a playfield and parts from a "termite" destroyed game, turned out it was powder post beetles, and they ate the playfield too.

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#2 5 years ago

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topkat

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Well done. Looks terrific!
How long did it take to do that.

#3 5 years ago

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cottonm4

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https://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/powderpostbeetles.htm

Yes !! Looks nice !! Don't tease us. Tell us about what you did. I see a different back glass and a way cool looking back box. The see a TV and a more robust looking ED-209. And on and on.

Tell us. Please.

I never heard of a powder post beetle. How did you get rid of those little suckers before you started your repair/restore?

You are scaring me to death.

#4 5 years ago

MAT

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I've been working on it for about 6 or 8 months, had some other projects mixed in there. The cabinet is WPC, bought in a kit from Virtuapin. The artwork and translite came from Retro Refurbs. The toys I got from Ebay, and the tv was a Brady Bunch hallmark ornament. The bugs were dead when I got it, it looks like it was heat treated because the ramps were melted!

#5 5 years ago

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mrossman5

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Nice work! Love the backglass.

#6 5 years ago

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cottonm4

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I like the police light bar in the back box. Nice touch.

I like how you redid Emil, Bodicker, Dick Jones, and Robocop in front of the ramp. I like the way you did your plastics. I especially like the Robocop you placed on the play field. It just looks super !

Are you an artist, by chance?

The only gig I have is that the cheesy fence decals are missing from the ramps. I like those decals. They add something to it.

When you placed the Robocop on the play field it looks like you may have eliminated a green/yellow light combo. Is this so?

#7 5 years ago

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cottonm4

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Oh, and did you have any problems removing the mylar?

#8 5 years ago

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CrazyLevi

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The tv mod is awesome. Nice work on the playfield. Looks less cheesy than most home brews.

#9 5 years ago

MAT

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The ramp decals had to go, the ramps were melted and were a pain to get back to functional. Removing the 'cheese' was my goal. I had a robocop once and loved it, except for the cartoonish feel for such a dirty gory movie. The wasted playfield gave me the opportunity to darken it up to more match the film.

#10 5 years ago

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Quoted from cottonm4:
Oh, and did you have any problems removing the mylar?

Freeze spray worked well, but there was lifting around the inserts, a shame really, the playfield was immaculate except for being hallowed out by insects!

2 weeks later

#11 5 years ago

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