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Re: TAG - Thunderbirds Pinball - parts update thread
« Reply #435 on: December 01, 2015, 10:17:55 PM »
OK - here are some pics from Facebook and a few extras as well.

Some preliminary Cabinet pics:

Stainless steel side rails:








This very early drawing doesn't show the "splay" of the legs.
That was an effort all on its own getting the correct splay in both directions.
Many Many hours of testing and work were required on this simple point alone!





EVERY single part must be drawn up, checked, DOUBLE checked then made either in-house or sent out to a suitable place. Here is a simple example of the hinge retaining bolt for the backbox hinge bolt:




...and the finished bolts in stock





Same thing with the glass slide rail plastics (in this case we had the die made and then some samples run before confirming the final production run of parts):





These have now been made and are in stock along with many many many other parts.


Multiply this effort by EVERY SINGLE PART in the machine and you start to get an idea of why we have been on this project solidly for two years now.
Replacement Pinball PCBs that remain faithful to the originals