Thanks Dunc. I’m still calling dibs on your corvette by the way
Which colour DMD route did you go down?
Correct, glad it all worked for you buddy! Hope the colourisation on TaF is good on it tooI’ll stand corrected by Snotty but I think it’s the Pinball SP DMD. I bought it second hand from him as the DMD which came with the TAF was dead.
wouldn't disagree with any of that...unfortunately most metal work is dragged out leaving large holes and clear has to be that thick just to get past the decals as well as other issues ..its getting there and looking good though
it read as an honest description not a moan , it was sold as having issues so no worries matey
consider spending another £500 and have a CPR shipped to your door.
And the rest....
Little update.
So I’m mainly prepping the playfield for the swap. It’s a restored one from Chris Platt.
Firstly I have probably spent 4-6 hours purely cleaning the polishing compound out of all the nooks and crannies. A real royal pita. There is still lots of residue but life’s too short.
I then did the full 3 stage treasure cove treatment on it and although it looked like glass it felt Matt in areas when you ran your hand over it.
It now feels like glass too.
Then came the realisation that 4 or 5 post holes had been filled and painted during the restoration process. It was a nerve racking experience trying to find them and re drill the playfield.
Secondly due to the amount of clear coat, all the counter sunk holes and pop bumper holes (among others) were now clogged and needed to be filed out. The chair kick out had been rebuilt however was now thicker than before so the cliffy wouldn’t fit. A fair amount of fettling was required to get it to sit flush.
In all, many many hours have been spent getting the playfield ready for repopulation. Probably about 16 hours or more.
If you’re using a restored playfield, don’t expect it to work out of the box, that’s all I’ll say. You’ve got to weigh up the pros and cons. If the above work doesn’t sound like something you want to get involved with, consider spending another £500 and have a CPR shipped to your door.
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The green circles Show which holes were missing.
However the pain barrier is now broken and i’m on with it.
Please if anyone has a ball trough metal
Guide can you get in touch. @replicas did find one but he’s put it somewhere safe!! Working on the premise he won’t find it before I need it, does anyone else have one so I can get this build finished.
I also need a ball eject mechanism too.
Thanks all, until next time.....
Legend Daz. Thanks mate. I’ve filed down the bits I have so hopefully they’ll be ok for now. If you find them in the mean time!!
The coil wrappers were all I could find on pinball rebel. Ideally they’d have the logo on them. Still, at least they’re fresh and green! Beats what was there before. I still need to replace the other colours when I get some coloured paper.
Legend Daz. Thanks mate. I’ve filed down the bits I have so hopefully they’ll be ok for now. If you find them in the mean time!!
The coil wrappers were all I could find on pinball rebel. Ideally they’d have the logo on them. Still, at least they’re fresh and green! Beats what was there before. I still need to replace the other colours when I get some coloured paper.