Complete Creature from the faded lagoon

[s000m]

Here's with everything on last night around midnight.

I did more stuff like flipper button removal and cleaning and screw mount replacement underneath nothing worth picturing.

I have a new ramp ordered should arrive Wednesday. Also new plastics from @Matt Vince!

 

[crsedgar]

I kept finding severe amounts of chalky residue on everything!

Bloody Millwax!

A good tip for routed screw holes some wooden toothpicks and wood glue stuffed in the hole.

BTW @myPinballs does a 3d printed backbox light shield for creech, i.e. the CREATURE lights if it's toast.

 

[s000m]

Bloody Millwax!

A good tip for routed screw holes some wooden toothpicks and wood glue stuffed in the hole.

BTW @myPinballs does a 3d printed backbox light shield for creech, i.e. the CREATURE lights if it's toast.

Nice thanks! Will order one.
May finally have to order @stumblor 's chase lights the whirl pool lights at the moment look poo.

 

[s000m]

Any suggestions on what could be causing the kiss led to fail?

I switched it to another known working bulb holder and bulb no difference.

 

[Pick Holder]

Yeah - thought I recognised this from piccies.

One of my lockdown clear outs.

No Longer Available - CFTBL Creature from the Black Lagoon - £2450.

This game was purchased from an old operator friend some time ago as to be honest - I was going to restore it. Board set is okay. DMD is good. Playfield has wear and has an insert that has an insert graphic melted so you will need an overlay on that particular one. It’s not that bad! The left...

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Ended up going to a pal of mine so I put in a few LEDs, got the boardset running better and putting in (I forget the guys name who did them) a kinda fake pin2dmd. Same panels but the guys awful design of PCB that runs it. Get a pin2dmd or proper colordmd for this game. Then have proper colours! Funnily enough I came across the original DMD in my workshop.....

 

[Pick Holder]

Any suggestions on what could be causing the kiss led to fail?

I switched it to another known working bulb holder and bulb no difference.
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Reflow all the pins and also the large pads under the lamps where they connect.

 

[s000m]

Reflow all the pins and also the large pads under the lamps where they connect.

Will do thanks

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

Any suggestions on what could be causing the kiss led to fail?

I switched it to another known working bulb holder and bulb no difference.
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The diode ok ?

 

[crsedgar]

Any suggestions on what could be causing the kiss led to fail?

See Pinwiki 6.25.4.1 - could be a divot issue

Williams WPC - PinWiki

pinwiki.com

 

[s000m]

Yeah - thought I recognised this from piccies.

One of my lockdown clear outs.

No Longer Available - CFTBL Creature from the Black Lagoon - £2450.

This game was purchased from an old operator friend some time ago as to be honest - I was going to restore it. Board set is okay. DMD is good. Playfield has wear and has an insert that has an insert graphic melted so you will need an overlay on that particular one. It’s not that bad! The left...

www.pinballinfo.com

Ended up going to a pal of mine so I put in a few LEDs, got the boardset running better and putting in (I forget the guys name who did them) a kinda fake pin2dmd. Same panels but the guys awful design of PCB that runs it. Get a pin2dmd or proper colordmd for this game. Then have proper colours! Funnily enough I came across the original DMD in my workshop.....

Haha great I certainly didn't pay that price but a lot has changed in 2 years ...

Thanks for this.

You didn't super glue the ramp right?

 

[s000m]

The diode ok ?

I have a multimeter how do I check it. Continuity or?

 

[s000m]

I have a system honest...

 

[M4carp]

Get yourself a cheap fold up catering table, handy for all sorts. Would make life easier for you and your back.

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[Sgt GrizZ]

I have a multimeter how do I check it. Continuity or?

Unplug connector from lamp board. Then test as video.

Not much to go wrong on those lamp boards - assuming connector wiring good and continuity back to board then reflow solder on pads, header pin. Check diode good.

 

[Pick Holder]

Haha great I certainly didn't pay that price but a lot has changed in 2 years ...

Thanks for this.

You didn't super glue the ramp right?

Absolutely not.

The game was going to have a minty restore but could not be bothered.

Needed new pf, ramps, plastics etc and cabinet restore.

 

[s000m]

Absolutely not.

The game was going to have a minty restore but could not be bothered.

Needed new pf, ramps, plastics etc and cabinet restore.

Playfield I'm salvaging for now but the rest I'm doing!

Stay tuned!

 

[myPinballs]

Nice thanks! Will order one.
May finally have to order @stumblor 's chase lights the whirl pool lights at the moment look poo.

2 in stock currently, more avaialbe to order if anyone needs one. £25 plus vat and shipping each

 

[s000m]

2 in stock currently, more avaialbe to order if anyone needs one. £25 plus vat and shipping each

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Can you link me to the page? I can't find it.

 

[myPinballs]

Can you link me to the page? I can't find it.

Have sent you an invoice directly via pm, they aren't on my site currently, direct order

 

[David_Vi]

I bought a full set of insert, GI and backbox comet LED'S from retro arcade specialists great guy David really helped me out. Highi recommend!

Somewhere else in the UK that does Comets?!
And he stocks warm whites... although backordered. Was it all in stock when you ordered?

 

[s000m]

Somewhere else in the UK that does Comets?!
And he stocks warm whites... although backordered. Was it all in stock when you ordered?

Sorry I may have wiped him out

 

[s000m]

Kiss light sorted. Reflow worked a treat!

 

[s000m]

HUGE thanks to @Matt Vince for finding and supplying not only replacement plastics but also the swinks snack bar mod!

Already dry fitted the plastics to see what they look like.

 

[s000m]

Snack bar with stumblor's mod dry fit test.

 

[s000m]

Anyone know what goes here?

 

[crsedgar]

It's a clear plastic post, can be seen from IPDB pics, maybe decorative or upper ramp rests on it.

 

[swinks]

short clear post

 

[s000m]

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[s000m]

@swinks

Any idea why I can't get the mount to line up?

(FILM) bit next to scoop.

 

[swinks]

@s000m

- ensure the top is removed
- loosen off the 3 other mount points
- insert the screw through the plate into the post left of the scoop
- once all in place tighten all of the down (ensuring the spare washer in the kit is placed over the plate near the ramp otherwise the nut bottoms out on the post before it tightens the plate)

Over all I have sold over 300 of these and never heard or got feedback of fitment issues so if the above does not work then , someone must of changed a post location as the slots at the top are wide enough for the plate to adjust to post variance.