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Saving this poor Black Knight

By jtimmons

12 years ago

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#1 12 years ago

JWT

jtimmons

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Saint Louis, MO

12y 35,900 368 9

Recently I picked up a serious project BK from DarthPinhead on a business trip to Chicago. Just had to convince work I "needed" to rent a large suv for my trip. Coincidentally, that was the only car available.

I'm just getting started on the restore. Cabinet has a chunk missing and is pretty rough and pf is trashed. But, he also included an extra pf with the deal and it is pretty nice!

Here are some before pics. I just started the the tear down tonight. I'm excited to get this classic up and running! Why do stencils have to cost so much!

Also, I convinced my wife that I would be able to spend more time with her if I worked on this in the dining room.

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#2 12 years ago

CAL

mojozone

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Fort Dodge, IA

12y 51,400 2,557 4 32

OP
Quoted from jtimmons:
I convinced my wife that I would be able to spend more time with her if I worked on this in the dining room

ha good one. good luck with the restore

#3 12 years ago

HDC

HELLODEADCITY

Inactive member

15y 72,650 5,822 8

under all that grime maybe a good PF
-good game good score

#4 12 years ago

JJZ

toyotaboy

RandOM Pinball

Allyn, WA

12y 184K 11,939 3 14

man, what is with the trashed BK's I've seen lately? for such a highly desired pin, you would think people would take care of them

#5 12 years ago

SunKing

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Houston, TX

13y 130K 3,983 5 21

Another one of my favirite pins. Good luck with the restore - looking forward to seeing the pics!

#6 12 years ago

WIZ

wizzardz

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Just South Of The Middle Of Nowhere, MS

12y 71,400 1,532 22

Good luck getting that knight back in the saddle. Its a beautiful and fun game when in shape.

#7 12 years ago

robertmee

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Raleigh, NC

12y 82,800 6,430 15 9

I've got one in the queue to restore too....Although I have the CPR playfields. Can you check the back of your cabinet....Is it plywood or MDF? The back of my cabinet has a big chunk out of it and it appears to be MDF so I can't fill it like I would plywood. The other three sides of the cab are plywood. Just wondering if that was factory or if someone repaired before.

#8 12 years ago

JM.

catboxer

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12y 54,300 1,865

I think that's the one that came from Galloping Ghost? Good luck, that guy needs a LOT of work!

#9 12 years ago

ALX

donjagra

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14y 72,100 3,402 10 34

The magna saves look really good, so it makes me think that playfield will be time well spent.

#10 12 years ago

JJZ

toyotaboy

RandOM Pinball

Allyn, WA

12y 184K 11,939 3 14

That's not from GG, I've been there after darth picked his up. Also can't believe darth dumped that project, I probably would have bought it

#11 12 years ago

JWT

jtimmons

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Saint Louis, MO

12y 35,900 368 9

Thanks for the encouragement guys!

Quoted from robertmee:
Is it plywood or MDF?

MDF

It definitely needs quite a bit, but it will be a lot of fun when finished! BK and Taxi were the 2 games that got me started collecting. I'm sure it will take some cash to get it back running. The main things I need are the stencils and backglass. Just not sure I want to drop $300 on the repro from Mayfair. Hoping to find a decent one from someone who made theirs perfect.

#12 12 years ago

robertmee

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Raleigh, NC

12y 82,800 6,430 15 9

I'll probably drop the coin on a Mayfair one eventually. But I don't know if mine would be considered 'decent'....It's got most of the art, but like many, it is missing a bit of the red.

The guy I bought mine from has my stencils too....he forgot to ship them. Don't know if they are re-useable or what your timeframe is but you can have them after I'm done. Maybe make your own set from them. It'll be the end of the month at least before I get to them.

#13 12 years ago

JWT

jtimmons

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Saint Louis, MO

12y 35,900 368 9

#14 12 years ago

JWT

jtimmons

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Saint Louis, MO

12y 35,900 368 9

#15 12 years ago

JWT

jtimmons

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Saint Louis, MO

12y 35,900 368 9

That's excellent Rob! Thanks for the offer! My backglass is really bad, so I may still be interested.

Added some pics of the tear down tonight. I'm cleaning everything as I take it off. That way I can put it directly on the new pf. Hoping to get it done this weekend, but my wife would rather go to a friends fathers bday party all day tomorrow.

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#16 11 years ago

JWT

jtimmons

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Saint Louis, MO

12y 35,900 368 9

Well, I finally got around to finishing this BK project! Completed the PF swap and cabinet repair / new paint all around. The only thing left is the apron and possibly the backglass(if I decide to spend the money on a new one).

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#17 11 years ago

MWS

Methos

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Lodi, WI

12y 103K 7,275 21 10 1

Looks great! I've got a project BK lined up next after my FH.

#18 11 years ago

JJS

GoneFishinLvMsg

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Edenton, NC

13y 102K 3,005 8 50 1

Really, really nice! Makes me want to pick up a project BK now that I have enough space in my garage to do pin rework.

#19 11 years ago

JWT

jtimmons

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Saint Louis, MO

12y 35,900 368 9

Thanks guys! Here is a before and after of the playfield.

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#20 11 years ago

JJS

GoneFishinLvMsg

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Edenton, NC

13y 102K 3,005 8 50 1

Did you have to do any touchups on the pf? Hard to tell because of all the grime, but it doesn't look like there's any wear at all.

#21 11 years ago

CAL

mojozone

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Fort Dodge, IA

12y 51,400 2,557 4 32

Great job.

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#22 11 years ago

SunKing

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Houston, TX

13y 130K 3,983 5 21

WoooHoo!!! Love seeing that classic game. Great job - congrats!!

#23 11 years ago

XEN

SunsetPinball

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Elmwood Park, IL

12y 18,400 308 4

Nice work! Did you document any of the cabinet work? I remember that it was pretty messed up.

#24 11 years ago

EMM

nutshell79

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Geneva, IL

14y 60,400 1,038 7 10

Outstanding work!

#25 11 years ago

SES

u2sean

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Madison, WI

12y 71,900 698 18

That looks incredible - great job!

#26 11 years ago

JPM

EvilJack

Inactive member

Allentown, PA

14y 47,150 688 26

Looks really good.

OT: You have the same couch we do, just different color.

#27 11 years ago

RLS

Shug

Pinside member

Richmond, TX

12y 21,750 40 1

OP
Quoted from jtimmons:
Recently I picked up a serious project BK from DarthPinhead on a business trip to Chicago. Just had to convince work I "needed" to rent a large suv for my trip. Coincidentally, that was the only car available.
I'm just getting started on the restore. Cabinet has a chunk missing and is pretty rough and pf is trashed. But, he also included an extra pf with the deal and it is pretty nice!
Here are some before pics. I just started the the tear down tonight. I'm excited to get this classic up and running! Why do stencils have to cost so much!
Also, I convinced my wife that I would be able to spend more time with her if I worked on this in the dining room.

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That is some really impressive work!! I would love to have one of these machines myself.

I was curious what type of saw horses you are using there in the pf swap pics?

#28 11 years ago

ROB

RCA1

Pinside+ Addict

St Joseph, MI

11y 128K 8,684 28 11

Looks awsome, and a great game.
Nice work.

#29 11 years ago

HDC

HELLODEADCITY

Inactive member

15y 72,650 5,822 8

Great to see your 'knight sparkling like new jtimmons
good work takes time but well worth it

#30 11 years ago

JWT

jtimmons

Pinside member

Saint Louis, MO

12y 35,900 368 9

Thanks for the comments! I always like a challenge and it is awesome to see a total transformation.

lol Eviljack...it is a comfortable couch.

The sawhorses are Stanley, I'm pretty sure. Got em at home depot for about 20 bucks because I was too lazy to make a rotisserie.

In the time it took me to finish this one, I bought a fish tales project and a Simpsons project. Just started on FT today. It needs everything, decals, topper, star posts, plastics, coin door. Guess I like punishment! IMAG3185.jpg IMAG3189.jpg

#31 11 years ago

NAM

kwiKimart

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San Diego, CA

12y 90,650 10,693 3 71

Congrats on the BK restoration. Can't wait to see what you do on FT.

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