Fear not Strangeways, YEP i did budget for a set of leg protectors and they were installed!!
To be honest, this is the first pinball machine i have ever purchased/worked on. It sat in my garage for two days so i could get it 'working' - before i started taking it apart. Seeing all these restorations is what got me motivated to give it a go myself -
Ill be sure to keep you guys updated, and thanks for the kind words. It means alot coming from guys who have done this kinda thing before...
el_timbo