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Offline Mr Pinbologist

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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #60 on: May 05, 2013, 04:34:01 PM »
A couple more pics for now.. this is where i'm at with it at this moment in time.

Yellow done on the right hand side.

Notice the orange section in the 2nd pic i have indicated with the black arrow, that is absent in the 1st pic..
It was necessary to create a 3RD small stencil to do this bit!!
When i was making the stencil for the yellow i realised that there was this section of orange that was impossible to incorporate into the yellow stencil, since it doesn't connect to the rest of the orange!  Originally i thought 'no worries i'll just cover this bit with masking tape when i spray the yellow'... simple i thought  *%*
THEN stupid me, forgot to mask off this bit and cut it before i did the yellow, didn't i??  @.@

i'd already made a small cardboard cutout of this, which i was going to trace onto some masking tape stuck on to the cab, so i simply used this and added the orange over the top of the yellow.. problem solved  *%* (this had already been done in the previous post when i had taken the pics).
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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #61 on: May 05, 2013, 05:56:45 PM »
What a great looking artwork, it looks fantastic. I've never played this game but you're making want to track one down. Thanks for the walk through posts and pictures.  ^^^

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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #62 on: May 07, 2013, 09:19:47 AM »
Stencilling now completed  $#$ got the last side done yesterday afternoon

pics of the cab sides completed, plus a before and after showing the rotted backbox pedestal section and the new one i made to replace it.

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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #63 on: May 07, 2013, 09:22:58 AM »
Some more pics of the cabinet. I sat the backbox on for the pics

Now i can start adding the legs and side rails etc back onto the cab.

Playfield restore will be started soon  *%*

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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #64 on: May 07, 2013, 02:27:28 PM »
Looking great Mitch . Those colours really POP  ^^^ . Nice work on recovering from your tiny mistake with that little bit of orange
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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #65 on: May 07, 2013, 07:17:58 PM »
Another sys 1 machine on my wishlist.  Cabinet looks very nice.
Addicted to pins.

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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #66 on: May 08, 2013, 12:20:42 AM »
Cheers guys  ^^^

I made a start on reassembling things this evening.. bolted the new legs on that i bought nearly two years ago, new leg bolts, i just need to get some more leg levellers as i used the last of the ones i had on other people's games.

Also i started polishing up and refitting some of the metalwork inside the cab. Not a lot to look at much as yet but i'll put up a few pics anyway since i'm here  :D

Will add more later on as i make more progress with it!!
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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #67 on: May 08, 2013, 07:45:49 PM »
Looking good Mitch !

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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #68 on: May 10, 2013, 11:24:05 PM »
Some more reassembly pics;

Side rails regrained and reinstalled; i had a couple of sets of Gtb side rails here so i picked the best set of the two to use.

And the lockdown bar clamp tidied up and refitted.. i chose to paint this as it was in pretty ordinary shape.. ie rusty and didn't clean up real well.. AND it was the better of the two that i had!! I used White Knight silver hammered metal to paint it with , as i had some on hand. Anyway it looks a LOT better than pitted bare metal  *%* *%*

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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #69 on: May 10, 2013, 11:28:38 PM »
as always, your work is impeccable!  $#$

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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #70 on: May 10, 2013, 11:39:08 PM »
More pics, Transformer/power supply panel being refurbished.

I stripped the board of all components, took off the fuse labels and gave the plywood a light sand then gave it a couple of quick coats of clear acrylic to pretty it up a bit  :D I didn't go silly with the clear.. just enough to seal it a bit and no more, so its not so glossy as to look out of place.

While the clear was drying i scanned the labels and cleaned up the images and printed new ones to staple onto the board. I used plain A4 paper and covered them with some mylar to protect them, so they'll be easy to clean!

All of the wiring and transformers were cleaned while it was apart, using Nifti and rag, and a toothbrush for the stubborn bits.

I stapled the new labels in place and reassembled everything, then refitted it all back into the cabinet.
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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #71 on: May 10, 2013, 11:40:14 PM »
Excellent job as usual Mitch, thanks for sharing.

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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #72 on: May 10, 2013, 11:53:07 PM »
That's a huge improvement on the transformer panel. It all looks great.

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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #73 on: May 11, 2013, 08:26:00 PM »
That pannel did look crapy     Its looken good now ^^^   worth the extra effort
I reckon PP will be a great game     

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Re: Gtb Pinball Pool project
« Reply #74 on: May 11, 2013, 11:29:31 PM »
mitch,I know that game and you have saved it from death.I don't think any one would have done that.It will be a great player. good on ya ,you have bought another game back,pinball heaven's watching.good to see the trolleys still in good use I use mine all the time for every thing.