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Aussie Pinball Forums => Restorations => Topic started by: ralph67 on October 22, 2014, 02:06:06 AM
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Stern "Catacomb" Restoration. This game is having a rebuild. The new cab artwork has been done by Pinprick , Max also installed a new bottom board. as this was rotten, repainted front door and the decal work etc. Game now at my place for the rest! Starting on the electrics ^&( But!These first 2 shots are on cab artwork and front door work by Pinprick .
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Game had some very dodgy wiring work and inspired me to start the Hack page! Main on/off button switch was the same as the transformer wiping , Just twitched together with insulation tape applied . Game needed all the earthing straps , front door and other cab wiring ect reinstalled. Having not stripped this machine. It was up with my "Cheetah's" Playfield to see where it all went! haha. First shots are of the killer Hacks that i found!! Next pics are of the repaired main switch and transformer wiring . Also earth braiding ect restapled
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The repaired wiring and new mounting board for the transformer, i had to cut to shape the board to suit where some fool! mounted the speaker %.%
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Sweet
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Very nice work so far. ^^^ Cool looking game too!
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Nice will follow with interest I have a catacomb Playfield and Backbox Playfield tucked away that i will hopefully put back into a game one day I'd never seen the game and thought that Backbox game was pretty cool for an old girl
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Very nice cabinet repaint. I've never seen one of these restored so I will be following this closely.
^^^
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We are all keen to give this old girl a whirl when done. I played this in Perth at a place I think was called Skylab, don't know why they had it as it was waaaaaay past the era when this arcade started up!
Elk or-ailish will be very happy when done. ^^^
Go king Ralph , master of the old STERN.
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I didn't realise how much work would be involved when I handed this on to you Ralph.
I'm glad you're the one doing it and not me. #*#
Thanks for posting the pics too, I look forward to seeing more.
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Great to see the PPCR guys sharing there talents,
well done max and ralph and all involved,
I remember playing it in vic park in early 80's
I remember barrack street arcade andy and going to strombeckers.
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This is a picture of the headbox playfield (Bagatelle). I never took any before pics of this , but it wasn't to bad. Rebuilt the flipper mech , polished up all the metalwork and plastics and new rubbers fitted. although no post rubbers on the upper lane posts in this pic. new globes and a good polish to the play area, All ready to be reinstalled into the headbox, now on to the playfield *%*. Oh one question This game has yellow flipper bats on the playfield and bagatelle. The top bat is a correct stern type yellow - The playfield pair are yellow but incorrect Williams style.( But could of been replaced in the past. The games on the IPDB Flyer have White flippers , Does anyone have the game that could check the flipper colours??
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A few more of the "Bagatelle"
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These 2 shots are of the custom Coin decals made by Pinprick. he had a bit of fun with these &&
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are they the Swinks coin slot repro?
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are they the Swinks coin slot repro?
Yes Mark got a few from me and i installed them, shame you only get to see a small part of them
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Nice work Ralph,some talent is showing here.
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A few pics of the Playfield before i start the Resto, Playfied is nice with a full mylar, Only a few inserts to re-glue, Plastics all look good too. Will polish up the existing Mylar and clean up the plastics etc. Game will have all New drop Targets , Bumper assemblies . Rebuild Flipper mechs ( 3 under playfield) 1 controls the multiball all to be rebuilt, Last pic is of one of the lifted inserts
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Few more Before shots of the Playfield , Showing some detail. And sorry guys i can't work out how to edit pics and text together !@#
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A few more..
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Great work Ralph old man, Uncle Lester would have to be well pleased with your progress.
BTW didja hear about the cat that crept into the catacomb?
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Lockdown bar all cleaned up , had some bad scratches , sanded out and re-grained, may do a bit more on it yet, Under side repainted and new "Beer Seal" Installed... $&&
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Nice work Ralph,some talent is showing here.
And you too Frosty , The cabinet repaints that you do are fantastic. You should start a tread on a respray
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That's great attention to detail. The lock down bar should always have a new beer seal, and the underside has been cleaned up very well.
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I was just curious, was this the Catacomb that was on Gumtree approx 6-12 months ago that was missing the backglass?
Strangely I recall that around the same time someone was selling a Catcomb backglass on Gumtree also. I thought it was weird at the time since it wasn't a game I had seen often.
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I was just curious, was this the Catacomb that was on Gumtree approx 6-12 months ago that was missing the backglass?
Strangely I recall that around the same time someone was selling a Catcomb backglass on Gumtree also. I thought it was weird at the time since it wasn't a game I had seen often.
Yes The very same one! Mark (The owner) got a Repro B/Glass the very next day from another seller. Came Cabinet was bad bottom board was rotten and was replaced . Cabinet woodwork and respray by Pinprick whom did a great job on it ...
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Ahh I thought the two might have been put together.
It looks like it's coming together nicely, that cabinet looks fantastic.
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The cabinet looks awesome. The green color is certainly unique to that game.
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That looks great Ralph. I'll have to step up my restoration now. <.>
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A few more shots of the mostly stripped playfield up on the trolley jig i made up..
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Some more shots of some hacks that i found. Shooter coil wiring to be fixed and lastly a home made Link on one of the flippers. New flipper kits will be installed. Note the Hankin Flipper coils too. If these are the same windings as per original they will left as is..
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Metalwork that needs to be cleaned up and the last shot is of some of the New parts that will be used on this game *%*
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you are certainly going to town in this one ralph,keep up the good work.It will be worth the effort for this title.I will come west one day to inspect.lol
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About time a made a update with the "Catacomb" I have finished some touch ups on the playfield , The Ladies arm is finished , but still a little to do on the guys leg on the upper left playfield . 1st pic is the before shot , 2nd pic is of the finished artwork , I used enamel Umbrol model paints, had to use several coats to level up the holes first ...Then put the details in ...
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More pics , Showing the guys knee area that was worn although this section still needs a bit more to finish , Areas will be polished up and then i will apply a couple of small mylars to stop and future wear ..Top pic is the work in progress
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A few pics , Playfield Finished
Now putting the cabinet all back together , Bit more wiring work to go on the speaker/ volume pot etc ,
Side rails re-installed and head box wiring fitted out also new lock etc , more pics to follow
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Nice work, it's looking great! ^^^ On the home straight now.
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Few more shots , Cabinet
Last shot is of the New 3-D printed Light shades made by "Swinks" ^^^
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Wow, that cabinet and the coin door look sensational! How good do those light shrouds look also! I have Jady's shrouds on a couple of my games also and and they sure beat the hell out of the brittle and broken original ones.
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Wow, that cabinet and the coin door look sensational! How good do those light shrouds look also! I have Jady's shrouds on a couple of my games also and and they sure beat the hell out of the brittle and broken original ones.
Pinprick made up the Coin Decals and Stern door sticker, look hard and you can see the nipples . && The upper door surround is not installed yet . Lock down mech needs some welding up..
New shooter housing and spring ,and polished up the shooter rod and coin reject button.
Re-grained the side rails then fitted them all bolts polished...
,Hope to get the rest sorted over the next few weeks and fire her up for a game
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really really looking forward to giving this a whirl. Nice work all round! ^^^
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Thanks for sharing Ralph. Loving the resto & quite like the colour of the cab - unique but works perfectly.
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Any updates Ralph, are you having a game yet? It's looking great.
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I finally have the game working , after some head scratching . F1 was blowing , turned out a few connector pins had been placed in the wrong slots , all sorted now , Just need a small welding job done on the lock down mech , and a few other small things , a few lamp holders to replace .
Game playing well, really happy with the outcome
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#*# Yeah Dude. But how is the gameplay? looks complicated. Cant wait to give her a whirl. You leg end. #*#
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Looking good - especially the cabinet. I can't recall playing this game.
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Very cool, looks great! Good to here she's up and playing again. Love the green displays also are they original or new?
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Very cool, looks great! Good to here she's up and playing again. Love the green displays also are they original or new?
Yes Pinscore Led's Displays , looks great with all the green on the game ,
Will give her a test run soon , then its heading out to a collector over here in WA ...
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Looks great Ralph. +1 on the led displays & the flipper/rubber combo goes well too ^^^ You should have a very happy client I expect. Would love some more photos later before you ship it out if you get the time!
By the way, I've been missing "today's repair" - I loved reading this when you had time to post - informative & interesting.
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A few more pics of the game , all going , multiball and speech working .
I have played a few games with it still on the pinball trolley and it feels like a great game.
Legs needed along with the backglass and playfield glass to giving it a proper play.
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Another shot showing the whole machine working
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CONGRATULATIONS,
To ralph,max and mark on an awesome restoration of catacomb.
$#$ #*# ^^^ $$( $%$ ^%^ $&&
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Great job! It looks like a really cool game.
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CONGRATULATIONS,
To ralph,max and mark on an awesome restoration of catacomb.
$#$ #*# ^^^ $$( $%$ ^%^ $&&
Cheers Waz , Another bought back from the Dead!
Has been fun , but i'm glad its outa here, a bit more room to work now . im workin on the Raven atm
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Whats the game like as a player as it looks interesting.
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Whats the game like as a player as it looks interesting.
AWESOME GAME TO PLAY.
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Thanks very much for sharing, it does look cool
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Never played one but its a great looking machine... LOVE the green displays, that's a really nice touch that suits perfectly... Nice work! ^^^