Fair bit of progress today.
Got my wife as a 2nd set of hands with putting the backbox decals on - not too difficult really, just took things slowly.
Trimming for the 1st time was a little nerve racking, but once i got going it wasn't too bad - ran along the cut edges with a black marker to conceal the white cut edge of the decal.
Then i replaced all the bits of the backbox that i had cleaned. The metal mounting board that all the PCBs mount to was repainted with Cold Gal - i tried polishing it but it didn't come up really well - apparently it is zinc anneal??, anyway, it came up pretty good painted i reckon.
Then this arvo i have been putting all the cabinet hardware (that i can before i put the decals on) in, as well as the wiring harness.
Its amazing how simply and quickly things go back together with plenty of photos and labelled bags of screws etc.
While it may not be original to have the whole inside painted black, i quite like the look of it with the bits in there - will tidy the cables etc up once everything is in
One other thing that has always bothered me about the later model WPC games that have the transformer mounted on the back of the cabinet is the loud hum they give out (ToM, Indy 500 are the same). Anyway, went out and hacked an old tractor tube a bit, put a square of the tube rubber between the mounting plate and the transformer, plugged it in and the sound is only just noticeable:):):), with the glass on i'm pretty sure it will be silent.
Another thing i hadn't mentioned is i made new runners (what the machine sites on when it is standing on its back for transport) for the back of the cabinet out of hardwood as the ply ones were pretty dodgy and dinged around - put new furniture sliders on and it looks sweet.
Hopefully tommorrow arv will have a couple of mates to help out with the main decals
