I got asked to make some signage for a surf shop. Owner came into my shop to talk about it and noticed one of the restored pins i had in there.
he then asked if i could supply a pin for his shop which is opening June 25th. Disussions happened and what was going to be relatively simple turned into a pin that was to be rebadged to suit his shop. I had a WMS GULF STREAM lying around... cabinet had been repainted, although almost true to original, it stil had the hand painted signs all over it.. BG was shot.. PF was pretty good.
I got 4 weekends to get this pin rebadged and working faultlesly. In that time, my wife has been in hospital and so have i, plus im juggling a mountain of work.
Well - shes all done with a day to spare and i reckon she looks damn nice... owner will be pleased. She is set up to take $1 coins.
Hope you all like it and hope the purists dont take too much offence...
The theme of the pin ties in well with the surf shop, and although the PF is hardly changed, the whole thing blends better than i anticipated.
So what was done??
New BG
Newly stencilled
all new pop bumpers.. bodies, skirts etc
Repainted and decaled ( yes i decaled!) apron.. this was an old scratched up WMS apron i had.. the original Gulf Stream apron and shooter gauge i still have.
N-O-O-S-A L-O-N-G-B-O-A-R-D-S inserted into the PF inserts.
Instruction card altered to suit new game,
Few lights moved in backbox
coin mech installed
New graphics on front door entries..
PF touched up and coated
Decal i used for the apron is a STERN graphic i had made up way back.. it was altered to fit WMS apron and of course include the shops logo.
Yet.. after all this has been done, its still possible to take her back to a GULF STREAM if need be.
Hope you all like it.. gets delivered on Thurs... the new signage is just as sweet!
