So, we are in the home stretch.
Got a few days of nice weather here and I was able to paint the backbox insert on Friday. It's not perfect, but you'd not know unless your nose is up against it.
Unfortunately, the sockets are slightly heat damaged. I'm seeing more and more of this on games of this era, especially the blown out examples I start with - but, the original sockets are not readily available, and I've had some so yellowed they practically turn to dust - so this one isn't too bad!
Translite is dirty as always. Amazing how a few years of being smoked around can make anything look like complete trash! Lift bar is broken, and one side trim is cracked and not holding anything, so I'll replace all 4 pieces.
Nicotine stains coming off. Isn't bright white like a NOS one would be, but it's uniform and lets lots more light through
So this is what a smoker's lungs look like
The glass cleaned up nicely, so I reused the original glass. I had some new translite glass sheets made up a couple years back, and they somehow all got scratched. Got them in trade for some pin work for someone whose wife worked at a glass shop. So, it wasn't a deal I could go complain about.
Front
Back
There are a few scratches through the white layer of the translite, and even a couple spots that are completely clear, but I'd just make them look worse trying to 'fix' them.
Test playing broke a plunger, unfortunately. Luckily, I had a nice used spare
Check out the translite reflection in the PF window!
With the lights turned back on
