I know it's not finished yet, but based on what I have seen, I'll give you $5,000 cash when it's complete. You pay shipping.
deal?

The two pics showing the switches and targets were taken to show Kornfreak how I know where things go. On most everything, there is a specific wire color. It's easy to interchange those three switches above, but not if you pay attention to the wire colors. Same thing with the targets.

Yes, harnesses have a memory, but only about 75%. You're screwed on the other 25%, if you don't take pics.

Bryan, if you don't mind me asking, in your opinion, who are some of the top restorers in the northwest? I am in awe of the work done here, and while I have no immediate plans at all, I could see myself getting a restoration done one day if I happen across a machine with issues and if the work done was similar level quality, but just a little closer to home. (I'd be nervous have anything this lovingly restored shipped).

boy that table looks great

There are a lot of guys around that do restoration work. Some post here and many don't. I don't know anyone in the northwest area. Jim McCune is in Utah and probably the closest to you. Jim does beautiful work and I would highly recommend him. He doesn't post here anymore and I'm not sure how much restoration work he does now.

Feel free to send me a game sometime. I've had hundreds of games shipped in and out of here over the years. Unless you can find someone within driving distance, it's your only choice.

Okay, thanks Bryan!

Curious as to what make/type of LEDs you're using in the inserts. One of the photos above showed the mansion LEDs going in, and happened to notice the use of yellow and orange LEDs in the yellow and orange mansion inserts. I've generally gone with 1 SMD sunlight whites from COMETs here because yellow and orange LEDs tend to be dull in brightness unless you use the 2 SMD LEDs. I found the 2 SMDs were too bright for title, but as always, it's a matter of personal taste!

Yeah, don't get me started on choice of LED's. It might drive me to drink. I used to buy the game kits, but they were never correct and sometimes I would get different LED's for the same type insert. It made no sense. Sometimes it made no sense why some types were even sent. They were also expensive.

I now keep it simple. I use Comet twin 2835's with frosted tops. I use natural light for GI and color match for the inserts. Boom. Done. I keep my sanity. I learned this from a guy I did 3 games for and I really liked it. Many guys I do games for, like to play around with different colors once they get the game back. That's their choice.

What I have really started to push, and most guys go with it, is the LED OCD board for the controlled lamps. The end result is amazing. You get a bright game along with the slow on and off you get with incandescents instead of the stark instant on and instant off. If you have LED's in your game, you really need to try this.

Like you said, though, it's all personal taste.

I second this motion. LED OCD is fantastic at making LEDs look good, instead of like a spastic flickery mess.

bryan's got tiny "trump" hands

This game looks FANTASTIC!

Wow

Shouldn't you be out buying some vinyl sticker stock?

Gotta ask Bryan because I have only pulled a PF once. HOW do you get the fully assembled MINT playfield back in there without a scratch/scuff anything?

I've been fortunate to have three games restored by Bryan and all three arrived back home undamaged in shipping. Bryan does a spectacular job protecting the pins for shipment. He ships them back on a pallet protected by multiple layers of blankets, cardboard and shrink wrap.

shouldn't you be focused on restoring this machine for the owner instead of texting me 10x a day?

Very, very carefully, grasshoppa.

First, you need to have some kind of a lift whereby you can remove the legs and basically have the game sitting on the floor. Without this, I don't know how you'd do it by yourself.

Drape some thin towels over the cabinet sides in the back where the playfield will be set.

Set the playfield next to the cabinet on it's back with the bottom of the playfield facing you. It should be vertical. Zip tie all the harnesses to the bottom of the playfield.

I then set a stool next to the cabinet towards the back. Lift the playfield onto the stool. Now, with one foot in the cabinet, set the playfield in place.

Piece O' cake.

If you would just do what I asked you to do a couple of months ago, I wouldn't have to be texting you today.

F'ing kids!!!

Thanks, Damon. I highly doubt there are many guys within driving distance of someone who provides restoration services. Shipping is just a necessary evil.

Let's just say, I'd take a video but my hands are kind of full.

LOL. you're only like 3-4 years older than I am. now I know why I like McCune and Hutchins better than you

thank you for that!