GOTTLIEB TORCH REBUILD

[The pinballist formally known as Dean Morgan]

Daniel, tell your brother that has come up great.  Better than I thought it would when I had the machine here.

Well Done.

[ddstoys]

Daniel, tell your brother that has come up great.  Better than I thought it would when I had the machine here.

Well Done.

Yes it has come a long way better than i expected aswell she was pretty rough with the old mylar on it

[ddstoys]

Well the parts arrive to make torch playable and i must say its not a bad game for a system 1.   All the hard work payed off when my brother played his first game he was so excited     Only a few minor jobs left.

Job 1 Roll under gate ( Thanks Skybeaux )
Job 2 Roto target repair (Again thanks Skybeaux)
Job 3 Apron and arch artwork decals
job 4 Get a high score he will never beat   

[ddstoys]

Well after all the work scanning, touch up and editing the apron and ball arch artwork i printed out a decal for the apron.     

DISSASTER   looked great on the printed out decal with the white backing but as soon as the white was removed and put onto the purple the yellow and orange turned brown..

   So a lesson for anyone thinking of trying this unless the apron is white dont waste your time   

[Strangeways]

Print it in white adhesive paper, then mylar over the top 

[millsy]

Hi Daniel
Will add some white decal paper with the software.
Try and post tommorrow
Kev

[ddstoys]

Well thanks to Kev who sent me down some White decal papers to try on the apron.      Seems to have worked ok biggest problem is ive had to cut out each color and shape and place them on one at a time what a nightmare but looks better than the plain purple.   Couldnt add the gottlieb bit as i had no way to cut out the fine detail so we are just going to add the Pascal Magnet we got with the All in one board.

Once its dry ill clean it up and give it a clear coat then report back 

[deadlydave]

Have you managed to get the high score yet Daniel ? 

[johnwartjr]

Never played this one. Looks like fun!

[Mr Pinbologist]

Well thanks to Kev who sent me down some White decal papers to try on the apron.      Seems to have worked ok biggest problem is ive had to cut out each color and shape and place them on one at a time what a nightmare but looks better than the plain purple.   

Looks great Daniel. Rather that cut and fit each shape separately, another way might've been to fill the white sections with a matching purple before you printed your decal (in photoshop etc) im guessing you used something like that to create the decal?? I use Arcsoft Photostudio (came with my Canon scanner) to do this type of thing.

Just a thought, thats how i'd try to get around the problem anyway. I KNOW it'd be a BITCH trying to get a good match for that purple too! Anyway like i said.. looks great what you've done

Cheers... Mitch

[ddstoys]

Well thanks to Kev who sent me down some White decal papers to try on the apron.      Seems to have worked ok biggest problem is ive had to cut out each color and shape and place them on one at a time what a nightmare but looks better than the plain purple.   

Looks great Daniel. Rather that cut and fit each shape separately, another way might've been to fill the white sections with a matching purple before you printed your decal (in photoshop etc) im guessing you used something like that to create the decal?? I use Arcsoft Photostudio (came with my Canon scanner) to do this type of thing.

Just a thought, thats how i'd try to get around the problem anyway. I KNOW it'd be a BITCH trying to get a good match for that purple too! Anyway like i said.. looks great what you've done

Cheers... Mitch

Yes i did try matching the purple i even tried to scan the apron purple into the printer but it kept coming out crap.   I did purple fill the shooter gauge as i had no choice looks ok tucked away down there but would stand out like dogs balls on top of the apron

[ddstoys]

Gave it a clear coat this afternoon and im happy with the result. 

[Strangeways]

Very nice job done on the apron 

[ajlaird]

What gives with the Intel Inside sticker?

[pinnies4me]

What gives with the Intel Inside sticker?

It's a Pascal Janin thing - it says (from memory, I didn't keep mine) P1-x1 Inside meaning his board set.