Wanted to share some pics of a recent full restoration I did on a TOM. As we all know, nobody expect for pinheads appreciates this stuff (especially my wife and kids) so thanks for letting me share. I started in the hobby last August and was drug into restoration after getting a Fish Tales that was much worse off then I expected...imagine that. Other than a lot of patience, pictures and trial and error I really don't know what I'm doing and want to thank so many of you on this site that helped me throughout the entire process... especially Chris at High_End_Pins I had the pleasure of working with Chris on a #WH2O that he restored for me recently. I think you have to go through one of these to truly appreciate how good he is at what he does...a true pro and hell of a good guy. Anyhow, going to break down some pics in a few separate posts.

Some before and "during" pics.

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Decided to nickel or chrome plate most of the metal under the play field. Hey, why not, right?

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A few of the of cab and back box

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A few play field shots with no lights

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and lastly some random shots of the whole thing and lit playfield

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Thank you GorillaBiscuits Appreciate that. I will definitely post the exact bulbs I used for the GI.

I replaced the original with a Mirco playfield. Thanks for the compliment.

Hahahaha. Yes the pinball bug bit hard. Thanks for the nice words and looking forward to your next trip up to big D