Hi pinnie mates, Yeah I do still need a set of rails for this. I managed to get most of the metal from a buddy of mine in USA. It's still in transit but he's been a great help to me in this insane project. I reckon I might have been finished now, except I had to wait 6 months for this cabinet. Whenever I take a 'break' in a major resto it's always hard to re-build my energy levels up to where I am making fair progress again. However, I'm almost taped up for the red circles. This tape-up took me 4-5 days believe it or not!
One interesting point: If you look below to the pic of the cab when it was still a 'Gigi' cab (glue still drying) .... then the box is actually repaired, strong and solid in every way. The whole thing about the 3 ply on the inside and outside of the cab is 95% just for the look of things. It also provides that extra support and stability for this area. But as I never let the bottom of my cabinets get wet, or even touch the ground without using a towel or something, I know this box will last another 100 years. .... as long as someone doesn't let it sit in water or something stupid like that.
Painting this cab is the last major part left to do. But then I have to put all the metal on the cab, and then I'll be able to put p'field and motor board in and see how we go. When I swapped motor boards over (about 6 months ago) the motor board did blow a fuse so I'm not entirely 'out of the woods' yet. I'm hoping that I'll be able to sort that out without too much trouble or strife. ... still also sweating on Pinball Rescue doing the Kings & Queens playfield plastics so still some months away from 'mission accomplished'. Lucky that I've always loved this machine ... There have been times with this project where I have questioned my own sanity, but overall this is proving to be one of the most satisfying pinball projects I've done. For any of you that haven't had much experience with 60's machines or 2" flippers: do yourself a favour sometime and get a single player, 5 ball push-up Gottlieb wedgehead from about 1960-1967. After a lifetime of interest in pinballs I still rekon these are the greatest pinballs ever made. Tony (Illawarra Steelers) has called them the 'Rolls Royce' of pinball machines and he is right on the money there. Have a great day guys. Rain rain and more rain......
