Hi all.. been a while since the last update on the Galaxy can resto i took on, but its now back with its owner...finally
i had been going back and forth between this one and a TZ which i had to repair/shop out for another client (it can be partially seen in the 1st pic, background... what a bastard THAT thing was to pull the pf apart and put back together)
but im glad to say that BOTH are finished so i can finally relax do some work on my OWN games
Anyway time for some Galaxy pics... 1st couple of pics, the repainted coin door fitted into the cab, done in silver hammered metal, and one of the backbox with the boards and insert panel refitted.
since i had no joy sourcing a lockdown bar for this pin, and Martin who owns this game tried sourcing a lockdown bar in his travels to Sydney, hunting around all the pinball places he could find there.. again to no avail
It was time for me to get creative!! I had an old Wms EM lockdown bar and clamp assy from a SuperStar that i parted out about 18 yrs ago. I worked out that this could be made to fit with a few modifications to the clamping mechanism. This too was painted in the hammertone paint to pretty it up a bit. Sorry i didnt get any pics of the mods done to make it fit, but it involved a few cuts with an angle grinder, and a couple of holes needed to be drilled to fit over the coin door surround carriage bolts/nuts. Also the pf front metal hangers that slot into the lockdown bar clamp had to be relocated to fit the Wms clamp. Plus the lockdown bar itsself needed a couple of modifications, involving a couple of cutouts to fit over the relocated pf hangers. Hope that all makes sense.. i'll try to get some pics of the mods done tomorrow when i visit Martin and post them if anyone wants to see how i made it all work.
Last pic, shows the game starting to be reassembled in Martins house.
