Swords of Fury
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I've not been able to find any spinner target decals available for Swords of Fury, so made my own using a digital camera and Photoshop. If you need some, send me a private message (PM). Here's what they look like. They are ink jet printed on high quality vinyl decal material and face laminated with mylar.
Quoted from calico1997:I've not been able to find any spinner target decals available for Swords of Fury, so made my own using a digital camera and Photoshop. If you need some, send me a private message (PM). Here's what they look like. They are ink jet printed on high quality vinyl decal material and face laminated with mylar.
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Wow, I didn't know so many people needed these! Thanks for all the PM's!
While restoring my SOF, the mini playfield was pretty rough, as is usually the case. Since I can't find anyone who sells restoration decals, I scanned the playfield and redrew the images pixel by pixel. Then I output vinyl decals on my inkjet printer. I'm pleased with the results. I will cut these out, apply them, and then clear coat the playfield. Send me a private message (PM) if you have questions or interest. Pictures of the original playfield and new decals are enclosed.
So here's the result after applying my vinyl decals to the mini playfield. I touched up the playfield with black paint, applied the decals, and then coated it with Rustoleum Ultimate Polyurethane Gloss. There's one coat on it now. I will do three coats to fill in the woodgrain and paint checking from the original surface so it is smooth, glossy, and durable.
I did not decal over the insert decal (sword) because:
- it didn't need it
- the white vinyl decal material would block the flasher
- there are already translucent sword decals available from a variety of suppliers (which I also have one of but don't need)
Thanks for the question. Another photo...
If anyone needs the little decals on the upper ramp and 5 bank drop target box, let me know. "Advance Bonus..." and "Moving Lit Target..." These are yellow text on black vinyl with mylar lamination. I made some when I realized my machine was missing them. I only charge for the cost of making them and mailing them. Send me a PM.
Since I've been making some digital artwork for decals lately, I also decided to make target decals. The stock stand up targets are plain white and get rather dirty and stained after years of use.
The artwork matches some of the plastics already used in the game. Below are pictures of the target decals that I printed on decal vinyl and laminated with mylar. There's a template line for cutting the circles that I cut out with cuticle scissors without difficulty. If interested in how to get these, send me a Private Message.
I just replaced all the flipper assemblies on my SOF. Purchased the complete assemblies from Pinball Life. So many of the original parts were worn that it just made sense. I don't understand the question about the mini flipper. If you just replace the original assembly with the correct new one, all is good. The game plays way better with new mechanisms. No problem at all to reach the back ramps with the lower pair of flippers - and using the correct coils.
In case someone needs original plastics, mine are for sale on ebay. ebay.com link:
I would like to point out that these original plastics in my opinion are MUCH better than the reproduction ones sold on all the supplier web sites. The original ones have more fine details and the colors are correct. The repros make everyone's faces RED instead of orange. In fact all orange colors on the repros are mistakenly red for some reason. Example picture...
Quoted from nerdygrrl:So it looks like, no you can't actually use the upgraded flipper mod on the mini flipper because there is not enough clearance and you will short out a switch column. This was literally the last piece I needed to install to finish my PF overhaul. ON top of this, I mangled the EOS switch trying to get everything sorted in there. Oy, somebody bourbon me.
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I just purchased complete new flipper assemblies for all the flippers from Pinball Life. When you use all new parts, the whole thing just works better than replacing one piece at a time. In my opinion the new standard assemblies work perfectly fine without needing spring mods.
I'm going to start a new thread called "Swords of Fury Fix-Up & Mod Tips". There will be more details there, but here's a summary for this thread. I just finished working on this machine that I paid too much for when I got it Retail about 6 months ago. Some of my mods may seem "tacky" to certain people, but heck, Swords of Fury makes tacky into something to be proud of...
Summary of what was done:
• new ribbon cable to score display
• upgraded all available ROMs to latest version
• Flipper Fidelity speaker upgrades
• Rotten Dog power driver board
• new coil sleeves all around
• all new flipper mechanisms and flippers (repainted original mini flipper)
• patched cabinet dings
• touched up all blue, silver, and black cabinet exteriors
• clear coated cabinet all around with Polyurethane
• removed, cleaned coin door, painted with “hammered steel” paint, added lion emblem
• painted legs and bolts with hammered steel, added new feet
• added hammered steel trim to back box
• added new double bit lock to coin door
• removed and polished lockdown mechanism, re-labeled
• removed, cleaned, relabeled service switches
• mirror polished lockdown bar, added new beer seal
• cleaned glass channels
• new playfield glass
• removed old playfield mylar with freeze spray, removed glue with flour and IPA
• striped off about 95% of playfield parts
• touched up playfield wear
• added decal overlays to all inserts
• removed and stripped mini playfield
• recreated mini playfield artwork and applied new vinyl decal overlays
• clear coated all of playfield surfaces with Rustoleum Ultimate Polyurethane
• stripped and rebuilt drop targets, added new drop target decals
• replaced both upper and lower ramps with brand new clear ramps, added decals and LEDs to ramps
• added new Cliffy ramp protectors
• all new plastics, all new rubber and Cliffy post covers
• replaced line cord plug and cleaned line cord
• cleaned and oiled back box hinges
• replaced back box latch
• added new back cabinet skids
• added leg protectors
• added BriteButtons LED flipper buttons with “flame” flicker in yellow
• added BriteSound LED speaker light in red
• pieced together two damaged translates to make one decent one
• polished chrome habitrails
• added new custom score / instruction cards
• added all LED lighting
• added sword promo plastic over shooter lane
• recreated and added new repro spinner decals
• created new stand up target decals and applied to all targets
• created “Titan” helmet topper with LED lighting
• added yellow “flickering flame” LED under translight
• added LED lit “Balrog” figure
• added Lionman figure
• a bunch of other things that I can’t remember!
More...Please note the BEFORE AND AFTER photos of the mini playflied. I think the restoration of this very challenging artwork using decals and polyurethane went really well! That was my biggest concern about this machine.
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Here's the link on the Fix Up & Restore thread.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/swords-of-fury-fix-up-modding-tips
Quoted from CaptainNeo:lose the color LED's in the backbox. they look terrible. Other than that, it looks fantastic.
I am going to try getting a new restoration back glass artwork from the source Captain Neo mentioned in an earlier thread. Mine is so faded and yellowed, I'm using colored LEDs for now to hide how it really looks. But with a good and proper back glass image, I'd use warm whites all the way.
If anyone needs a set of used upper and lower ramps (no hardware included), please see my link. These have some repairs done to them but work okay.
ebay.com link: Swords of Fury Pinball Plastic Ramps Pair Williams 1998 No Hardware
Question: When I first switch SOF on, it just buzzes. I turn it off and back on again and the game boots normally. Been this way for a year. Does not make a difference if the boards are ice cold or warmed up. Replaced the main power supply board with a new one - problem remains exactly the same. Could it be the auxilary power supply board? I was thinking maybe the bridge rectifiers on it. Advice?
My original Swords of Fury translite is up for auction on ebay if anyone is interested:
ebay.com link: Swords of Fury Pinball Translite Backglass Image Williams
See link on ebay for all details. Thanks.
For those who like their flipper buttons lit up really well, I just installed the new BriteButtons kit from Pinball Life for System 11 games. These just came out today. They include an easy to install plug & play 12 volt power tap. So there's absolutely no cutting wires or soldering. They just run a wire from the back box to the base cabinet and screw in with a set of included new, clear flipper buttons. I have them shown here on my Swords of Fury with a gold-yellow color. The kit has a wired control that lets you set the buttons to blink or flicker like a candle, if desired. (these also connect to System 9 games like Space Shuttle)
I also installed them on Pinbot.
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=4801
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