Great work col
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Today I worked on......
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Scan do?
Having a break from working on Torpedo Alley today and spent some time re-organising the retro gaming setup in my office 
Not pinball but I know a few on here are into their retro games 
Not pinball but I know a few on here are into their retro games 
You need to get @Colywobbles shooter rod plaque if you haven't already, looks great.
I take it's from Marco
I am currently exchanging messages with @Colywobbles about getting a shooter and coin door plaque
It’s from Marco.
Knocked up you shooter Gauge and hopefully looks a lot nicer than the original one.I am currently exchanging messages with @Colywobbles about getting a shooter and coin door plaque
It’s from Marco.
Before
Sample after (on my spare SM Playfield for reference)
I like that @Colywobbles
Few other bits started today.
JP speaker inserts
Ty aka @Sutol popped in today to gets a Batman lockbar button replacement to go with the aforementioned plaque I made for him.
Only V1 so have a little amendment but looking good he says.
Before
After
Also made some Gonzo Blood Plasics for BSD and TWD. Hopefully some pics fitted once the pinfo members get them.
Anyone after any of the above just dm me.
JP speaker inserts
Ty aka @Sutol popped in today to gets a Batman lockbar button replacement to go with the aforementioned plaque I made for him.
Only V1 so have a little amendment but looking good he says.
Before
After
Also made some Gonzo Blood Plasics for BSD and TWD. Hopefully some pics fitted once the pinfo members get them.
Anyone after any of the above just dm me.
I'll be moving in I'm seeing you that much
I got col to do the small bat gadget selector as its only a decal and looked ropey after 3yrs.
Thing is the colour didn't match the bat metal lockdown surround I had on there which I bought from chrome candy off pinside.
Now the colours match up and it looks great.
Top stuff as always col
As per the DM, this is absolutely spectacular! It has far exceeded my expectations
Removed the Knocker Plunger today on TM, so as the neighbor doesn't think I have a shooting range in the games room. Also set the Chimes to Street in settings, although they are still quite loud they sound good.
Oh and here's how not to play the Multiball
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Oh and here's how not to play the Multiball
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"Hello mate, my sister has my pinball in her garage for about 10 years.... called Pinbot.... I want to get it restored as I hear they are valuable"
"Well - if you believe home leisure direct, they are £6K but in reality a working one is probably £2K"
"Oh, can it be fixed?"
"Anything can be fixed but depends on budget"'
"Okay, my sister will be around on saturday can you meet her?"
"Yes no problem...."
Today 2pm - luckily I drove a whopping 3 miles so not really an issue.... saw this, I am now talking to his sister.
"Just sold the flat so the garage has been cleared, the guys who did it said it had slight rot"
She opens door....
"Holy duck"
"Is it bad? How much to restore?"
"I would charge you to remove it"
"Oh, is it really that bad"
Manages to remove glass to check playfield, warped like mad..... and not in great condition:
"Erm..... yes....."
"Someone came out to look at it over 10 years ago, and he never came back. The displays stopped working"
MIRACULOUSLY - the boardset LOOKS okay but could not remove the boards as the screws are rusted in.
So I took rotted backbox
No battery acid leak.
I agreed to take the backbox metal sheet with the boardset on, and make an offer once I can see the backside of the board.
"Well - if you believe home leisure direct, they are £6K but in reality a working one is probably £2K"
"Oh, can it be fixed?"
"Anything can be fixed but depends on budget"'
"Okay, my sister will be around on saturday can you meet her?"
"Yes no problem...."
Today 2pm - luckily I drove a whopping 3 miles so not really an issue.... saw this, I am now talking to his sister.
"Just sold the flat so the garage has been cleared, the guys who did it said it had slight rot"
She opens door....
"Holy duck"
"Is it bad? How much to restore?"
"I would charge you to remove it"
"Oh, is it really that bad"
Manages to remove glass to check playfield, warped like mad..... and not in great condition:
"Erm..... yes....."
"Someone came out to look at it over 10 years ago, and he never came back. The displays stopped working"
MIRACULOUSLY - the boardset LOOKS okay but could not remove the boards as the screws are rusted in.
So I took rotted backbox
No battery acid leak.
I agreed to take the backbox metal sheet with the boardset on, and make an offer once I can see the backside of the board.
^^^ fcuk me, earwigs included.
Where there's muck there's brass.
Some Robocop love with a shooter to go with the coindoor plate I made and the all important set of protectors.
My whitewater has been super reliable in over 4 years bar the odd blown bulb, but a week before a league meet and it starts playing up.
Eventually found a dodgy microswitch right under the boulders at the top.
I didn’t even know this switch existed!!!!! I do now. fortunately i had a spare
Eventually found a dodgy microswitch right under the boulders at the top.
I didn’t even know this switch existed!!!!! I do now. fortunately i had a spare
A friend brought me a machine to do some fixes on. Im really gonna enjoy testing this
Lifting GnR PF pivot without taking the playfield out to install side blades or mirror blades.
Take PF all the way out to the last rubber stoppers. Lift from the back then lift the rail inside the cab, you can now balance the PF with loads of clearance. It won’t slide forward without falling out as the rubber stopper against the cab prevents this.
You can get someone to hold the PF in position whilst you install your blades
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I installed some NVRAM one of my mpu boards for the first time today.
Thanks to @pinballtoys for advise on the best method to use as I didn’t need the old chip and so that I didn’t balls it up and pull half the traces out in the process.
Thanks to @pinballtoys for advise on the best method to use as I didn’t need the old chip and so that I didn’t balls it up and pull half the traces out in the process.
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Disco Maiden coming for 1.10
Talking of Maiden I made this for a member to protect his IMDN LE. So this one will for the Prem/LE
I think the Pro is slightly different so would need a template do do that one.
£10 plus P&P at cost if anyone wants one doing.
I think the Pro is slightly different so would need a template do do that one.
£10 plus P&P at cost if anyone wants one doing.
Busy Pinball day ! this morning got a friends TAF up and running again
This afternoon, I finally finished installing insert LED's to the theatre... total transformation
I will be doing the GI this evening
Super happy with the results - well worth waiting for the delivery from Comet
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This afternoon, I finally finished installing insert LED's to the theatre... total transformation
I will be doing the GI this evening
Super happy with the results
- well worth waiting for the delivery from Comet View attachment IMG_1074.MOV
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After about 500 games AIQ was due for a clean, so I took it apart to tweak that right orbit. Of course that piece of metal goes all the way around so everything had to come out 
Got to leave it to Stern, these machines are so much easier to work with than the old ones. All the assemblies come neatly out with connectors everywhere.
Then gave it a good clean, rerubber with blue titans, and a few coats of wax. Now it's so fast that I had to increase the playfield pitch and reduce flipper power
Got to leave it to Stern, these machines are so much easier to work with than the old ones. All the assemblies come neatly out with connectors everywhere.
Then gave it a good clean, rerubber with blue titans, and a few coats of wax. Now it's so fast that I had to increase the playfield pitch and reduce flipper power
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Times are hard right, bag of old used balls and a week in a tumbler at 25p a day. Silky smooth and shiny
Ferrero Rocher! These might hurt the teeth thoughTimes are hard right, bag of old used balls and a week in a tumbler at 25p a day. Silky smooth and shiny
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