Centaur II
Bally, 1983
Cheetah
Stern Electronics, 1980
Eight Ball Deluxe Limited Edition
Bally, 1982
Evel Knievel
Bally, 1977
Flash Gordon
Bally, 1981
High Speed
Williams, 1986
KISS
Bally, 1979
Night Rider
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Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:Flash Gordon got it's "stripes" as it were....
Tried about 5 different shades of gold before I came up with this one that I was most happy with. In the up close pics, you can see how same piece can give off different look depending on flash/lighting/camera angle etc.
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Damn that looks amazing. I was speaking with Tom about when I can bring mine down. You guys did a Playboy for me. Flash Gordon on deck. Can’t wait!!
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:Got KISS fired up for 1st time & began de-bugging it. One feature light on PF to deal with, front pop bumper switch needs adjusted & I think I have a bad original diode on the ball saver gate.
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freak’n awesome!
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:& as if I did'nt have enough fun with PF's this weekend, I sanded down Rob's CPR FG & cleared it after some touchups.
This one was worst CPR I have worked on. The inserts had shifted & popped up through the clear on a couple of the bonus inserts, #2 & 3 in particular. Of course that left a slight line of art missing in the black. There is a before & after sanding closeup of the affected area.
All touched up & cleared now. Will flatten it & buff it tonight along with Sorcerer & Cheetah.
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Geez..glad I have a professional working on it. Good catch.
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:Rob's FG PF cut & buffed. Still gotta clean the buffing compound out of the holes/slots.
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Wow! That Playfield looks incredible!! Well done man. Really nice.
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:It's like a Flash Gordon factory in the paint booth right now...... Got Tom's & Rob's back boxes shot in red. Rob's has some black stencil work on it so far, Tom's will be right behind it tonight for black & then onto the Gold.
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Now that’s what FG should look like not that funky watermelon color mine was. Looks great.
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:Started on Rob's Flash Gordon Display board. Torn down & sanded. Will begin repairs to get it a bit nicer prior to paint.
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Right on !!
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:Rob's FG Backbox got cleared & started installing new flashing. Flashing is not done yet, still have to do the back corners tonight, but this is a good start.
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Oh my! That looks damn sexy!! Lol! Keep the pics coming. Love it.
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:Rob's display board.... new braid, sockets, looms, polished screws, zip ties, tidied up the wiring a bit. Still have to mount the Aux lamp driver board & few other things, but it's getting there.
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Niiiiicce! Cant wait for that first cab shot picture!
Rob's Display board in place....
Rob's cabinet in red. Will begin with stencils tonight.
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I think it moved. Lmao !! So different then that watermelon color. Wow!
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:Rob's Display board in place....
Rob's cabinet in red. Will begin with stencils tonight.
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Man that looks hot!!
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:Making a new Maple tilt board for Rob's FG as well to match the bottom panel. Could'nt put an old flakeboard tilt board in this cabinet.
I almost forgot I had removed the original PF guides/holders, so I had to make a new set of them. Still need to clear them before installing as well.
But it's looking fairly spiffy.
It needs a new rectifier.. I noticed multiple burn marks underneath the original & it has a bunch of damaged diodes. I wouldn't put that thing back into my worst enemies Pinball Machine, just a fire waiting to happen. So I'll get a new one ordered for it.
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Wow!! Just wow!! Replace whatever you need to my man. Incredible work!
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:Made a new Maple tilt board for Rob's FG to match the bottom. Game was missing tilt bob when I got it, I'll pirate one from one of my other games for now to get it finished. [quoted image]
Nice!!
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:Backbox got installed..... Comet 2 SMD Warm's in the GI. New Aux LD installed (still need to wire it & the LD up for LED power)
I don't have the Flasher unit for this game, I think Rob still has it up in NY.
Trying to locate some Red LED 7 digit displays for it.
Will clean up the wire routing in the backbox once the PF is installed & see how best to route everything the cleanest.
Also have new switch setting instruction cards etc to install in backbox sometime.
But other than that, this one is about as far as I'm taking it. Tom is restoring the PF on this one, so when it is done we will marry the 2 together & finish it off.
Overall this machine is the nicest restoration I have done to date, & yet I still feel there are things I could do better in the future. I'll use tips/techniques I have learned on this one that I will apply to future machines to make them even better. Always a learning experience with every one you do.
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Dude….incredible work. It looks phenomenal. Yea Tom suggested I remove the flasher unit. I can’t tell you how excited I am to see it at this phase. Truly a work of art. HEP ain’t got nothing on ya ! (Sorry Chris) lol!! All kidding aside really gorgeous job man. Can’t wait to pick her up.
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:Getting back at it as the Summer winds down.
Some new shop upgrades...... added a parts washer to go with my ultrasonic cleaner. The Purple Power cleaner I use in the ultrasonic is leaving a residue on wiring that sometimes makes for difficult soldering, so I am going to begin rinsing the harnesses in mineral spirits after ultrasonic cleaning. Plus I needed a parts washer for Automotive stuff I do as well, so that was something I have just been putting off acquiring for a while.
I just had a crappy benchtop bead blaster for last few years & knew I needed bigger & better for quite some time. So I bought a typical Harbor Freight blast cab & then added an Eastwood gun & foot pedal setup, full vacuum reclamation system, upgraded to adjustable air bleed external feed line system, installed a 3000 lumen LED light etc. Blasted the Cheetah apron the other night to break the blasters virginity. Then I did the display holders for EBD LE. So I'll be set for bead blasting for years to come.
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Soon…..hopefully 
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:& Tom Drum dropped this off yesterday.... Will be installing this next weekend.
My Dayjob has been running me through the ringer, multiple guys quitting over last 3 months & having to train new people. 10+ hour days everyday with no lunch/break etc. I'm mentally exhausted when I get home anymore, so my pin output has been slowed. Hopefully back on track here in another week or so at work & I can be back to more normal schedule & can be more productive.
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Oh yea!!! Getting close now! Can’t wait to play my first game on it.
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:Assembled a new set of Wolffpac red displays & played some games for 1st time on FG over the weekend. Yes the displays work fine, my cell phone camera does not like picking up anything involving LED's.
Couple little switch tweaks left & I think it's ready to go.
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Say the word and I’m coming to get her!!! Looks incredible!!!!
This thing is going to look and play amazing. Have you looked at the playfield yet ? Wondering if anything needs to be tweaked on it other then your usual clear coat job. The chimes were pretty bad as well. Feel free to replace whatever to make this NR minty.
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:Night Rider PF came off the rotisserie after the 2nd drop target was done & installed. Finished up all the wiring & do-dads that I'm unable to install on the ends of the PF due to how it is held in the rotisserie, PF rails installed, Apron painted & installed. This PF is done other than installing the spinners, which I bead blasted painted & stickered, just hav'nt installed yet, I did'nt have red pop bumper cap, will order one next time I make a parts order & then I'll install plastics after the switches are adjusted in the game. Plus I need to make another Comet order, I'm missing couple colored SMD's for this as well.
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Man that looks awesome! Well done. Are you putting a new chime setup in as well ? I think the old one was kinda beat. Super pumped!!
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