Hi Pinheads!

So i used to operate Pins back in the late 90's/Early 2k's renting them to pubs but got fed up with them always breaking down and sold the lot! I always regretted that as I really loved pinball machines so I recently decided to start a home collection. I already own a twilight zone but i just purchased my favourite game of all Star Trek: TNG for 600 euro, a bargain? Absolutely not, this could be the dumbest thing I ever bought!

The machine itself was caught in a fire and has suffered severe fire damage as the images attached show.

Damage List:-
Cabinet - charred and will need heavy reconstruction.
Playfield - Severe melting of certain inserts and decals. Burning or artwork at places.
Playfield ramps and toys - most completely melted.
Glass - Smashed (as my bloodied hands discovered pretty soon!)
Launch Gun - Burnt on the left and needs replacing (how hot was this fire to burn the metal!)
Back Box - All boards missing, speaker assembly and translites missing. Cables cut and missing connectors. Light box burnt and bayonets melted.
And I haven't even begun to talk about the bottom of the playfield yet!

Note: The ash you see everywhere is the ceiling of the arcade which caved in and no doubt went straight through the glass.

As you can see this machine will need a hell of a lot of work to restore and considering I have never done this before.... it will need a miracle!
But... I have time... I have a fantastic forum full of helpful individuals (I hope) and I have a vision to fully resurrect, restore and upgrade this machine so it can take pride of place in my living room.

I'm glad and would be honoured to share this journey with you...

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Here is where the boards should have been!

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You are 100% right but to be honest with you, i'm looking forward to this

Where's the fun in that! Worst case scenario you will find a load of Star Trek TNG parts for sale here in 6 months, but I have to try!

Guys you are all correct, 600 was too much, the only things i can see that are salvageable are at the bottom of the playfield which survived the fire (I will post pics of these over the next few days).
This is more of a hobby for me at this point, think Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. (although if this flies it will be straight into the skip... lol)

Shots of the top of the machine

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Not on my Star Trek table, you’ll damage the paint work!

Maybe rebuild is a better description.

LOL

The toys have seen better days...

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We have engaged the Borg... and guess who won!

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That would be awesome, I'll post a parts list once i have this thing dismantled.

I have removed most of the playfield parts, looking at the paint work, I see parts which are slightly discoloured and parts that are horribly burnt. The burnt parts are luckily over the inserts. Id imagine most inserts will be replaced. I will try to polish out the discolouration. Hopefully the paint is thick enough.

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Below the playfield i'd say we are in semi good shape with most parts relatively intact. I had great difficulty keeping the table up as the side supports are both broken and will definitely need to be changed. All boards (barring the coin door) seem to be unharmed. All bulb holders will need replacement however.

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Meh... update to follow shortly

And here is what I perceive to be my biggest problem....
I am comfortable restoring the cabinet and playfield completely BUT what i do see and a potentially huge problem are the cut cables on the wiring harness. There are quite a few cable assemblies which have been severed completely and at this point i am at a loss as to where these would go or even how to repair. You guys might know more as to where I start piece this puzzle together.
If I cannot find a solution to the cabling issue I may actually have to abandon ship!

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Thanks man, although I'm guessing most of the comments here are light hearted banter. My problem is not solder/crimp but more locating what exactly is missing and where it goes although, looking in the manual at the cable list i could potentially locate each cable from said list and mark them off, what remains must be what needs fixing/changing.

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I'm guessing it was a sprinkler system once smoke alarms were triggered because there is definitely rust elements on the table.
It may be that only mylar was charred on the playfield. I will update once i have had a more detailed look.

Found this.... http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/H-15736

maybe this is a fast track solution to half my cabling problem

I can confirm that the wires in the first pics are for the missing flipper assembly although i'm not entirely sure what the thinner 3 wires next to the flipper assembly lead to although they could be switches. This was a preliminary post. More detail will follow i'm sure.

Well at least I got a fully working Twilight Zone from the same guy for 2500 euro which is not bad.

Do I detect a note of sarcasm?

Ok here’s the thing with the wires... I know it’s can be solved, all I’m saying is that from a pretty much handcraft resto it has also become a time consuming mundane electrical puzzle. Not to say it cannot be done, it’s just that i didn’t need wiring issues too. I knew the bottom of the play field was quite good so I’d have hoped the cables would be as well

No news to report yet, just logging all the parts required...

I'm really struggling to find the gun handle. No one seems to have this even listed let alone in stock.

Thanks

That is not me although I am well aware of this place!
Sorry I didn’t see this post earlier, you’re not still in paphos are you?

Announcement: this project has been cancelled because it would have actually cost much more than buying one. I removed all parts and sold the playfield for 300 euro.
At least I have all the mechs, coils, switches and cabinet parts as spares.

Thanks for your kind offer, it’s great to see ppl like you in the community but it is no longer required, the project was too big and too costly to dedicate so much time to.