Cheers Kev. Defo not as bad as your Demolished Man. That was something else!!
haha!!!! yeah was pretty bad cant wait to get it finished as I only have the main cab to do now !!!Cheers Kev. Defo not as bad as your Demolished Man. That was something else!!
Nice.
Wish I had the vision to see these things completed. It's the same with houses, I can't see the wood for the trees when it comes to major renovation work.
I'd be terrified about not knowing how everything went back together again. I've procrastined for a couple of weeks at least about even just taking the ramps off my Tron LE.
Great job so far!
Update
Christ it’s been a few months. I’ve been ticking along slowly. Accruing bits and bobs.
So since last time.
All metal work cleaned up and tumbled.
Wedlments re welded
Book case stripped and cleaned with new crank armature, new bookcase, new opto boards and finished off with Judge Dreads book case decal.
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Thing mechanism stripped and cleaned
All plastics cleaned
New main ramp purchased, sent to @replicas for a some new flappage and back to me for repopulation.
Lock bar receiver and other cab parts cleaned and rebuilt
Restored playfield arrived from Chris Platt.
So that’s about where I am. Still got a few parts to tumble but my mojo is back. I’m excited for the project again and back on it.
Does anyone know if there is a file to reproduce this decal. I’ve found one on Pinball rebel but the font is black. Not a biggie but if there is one with red that’d be better.
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I’m also still on the lookout for a better translite and the plastics which are transparent (the insects etc..) So if you can help please drop me a line
I’ll update with pics in a bit
Phil sells them much easier than trying to cut the holes out
Cool mate. Good to know. Sounds like Paul’s got me covered anyway
Making good progress it appears. Are you not tempted to completely respray the inside of the cabinet as you've got the playfield out already?
Oh and the “new” ramp I bought off EBay is probably going to be no good.
No mate. 1) It’s never gonna be a minter so I don’t see the point 2) Who sees it anyway and 3) I’m over this project. I’m not one of these souls who particularly gets a massive kick out of doing these.
The main plastic ramp. The end piece with the blue rubber stop is bent so far up the metal bracket which holds the blue rubber won’t sit flush against the end of the ramp thus blocking the drop through hole.The whole thing is warped. If I can get it to fit I’ll file out the drop through hole to allow the ball to fit. I’ll post some pics later.
Maybe if you could make a jig on a piece of wood with pins for the holes in the ramp where they should be and apply some heat to it? Maybe a daft idea!
Throw a pizza in the oven at the same time, and some beers in fridge.You probably could but it would be very much trial and error. I’d want to practice first on an old ramp. The thing is, as with flame polishing. One second it’s fine, the next it’s a melted heap. Very tricky to know when is too much.