Hi Kornfreak,

Don't forget the target decals for your TAF. Bryan will get cranky if you don't get a set and have him install those on the completed game.

Gord

Hi Bryan,

That is the same concern that I have always had. I think the inner side decals look great, but if you scratch them lifting the playfield then it isn't a simple touch-up with a black Sharpie marker.

I would guess that you would need to line the playfield sides with a soft felt and then still really be careful when lifting and lowering the playfield to avoid scratching the inner side decals.

Gord

Hey George,

I picked up some custom apron cards from Pinball Decals for my TAF several years ago. Here is the URL for them although there is no photo of them on their website.

http://www.pinballdecals.com/PartsByGamePages/TAF_Page.html

Below is a partial photo of one of the card from my TAF which was sold earlier this year. Also pictured below are a set of TAF custom cards that I picked up from one of the apron card websites.

Gord

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George,

Below is a TAF custom apron card set in PDF format as well as some links for TAF custom pinball cards. You should be able to click on the images below and then print them to your printer using photo paper as the cards are correctly sized.

http://www.pinballcards.com/
http://www.pinballrebel.com/game/pins/instruction/zach/zach.htm
http://pinballboy.com/all-rule-cards
http://www.pinballrebel.com/game/pins/card/card.htm

Gord

TAF.pdf

Likely because that would be somewhat of a PITA for Bryan. It is fairly simple for Bryan to snap photos on his iPhone and send them to George i.e. Kornfreak with very little effort and then letting George upload the photos to this forum.

Please correct me if I am wrong Bryan.

Gord

Hi George,

The trick in printing apron cards is to make sure that the apron cards are sized properly in the file before you print it out. In the file that I sent to you (TAF.docx), both cards are already sized correctly for TAF so you need to put an 8.5" x 11" piece of photo paper into your printer and print it out (both cards will print on the same sheet of photo paper).

I use a paper trimmer to trim the apron cards once the file has been printed. Something like the paper trimmer shown below.

https://www.amazon.com/Swingline-Trimmer-Guillotine-Capacity-ClassicCut/dp/B016LDV41S/ref=sxts_k2p_hero1

Most of the web sites that have the free apron cards have already properly sized the apron cards so all you have to do is print them and trim them.

Gord

Correct, the file that I sent to you should be printed out at 100%. Also, most of websites that have the free apron cards are also setup to print at 100%.

Gord

+ 1 on Damon's comments. I have had several pins restored by BK as well and when each game was shipped to me it is always covered in a cocoon of shipping blankets, cardboard and shrink wrap.

All of my pins arrived safely without a scratch. Even when games are wrapped as carefully and thoroughly as BK wraps them they are subject to potential shipping damage if the shipper is negligent, but carefully wrapping each pin significantly lessens the risk of damage during shipping.

Gord