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Offline ktm450

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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #45 on: December 17, 2011, 01:35:14 PM »
Expensive game to play!  %.%

Thats for 5 balls though  *)*

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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #46 on: December 17, 2011, 03:09:01 PM »

Very nice work - well done !
Cheers Nino Much appreciated!

Expensive game to play!  %.%

Have to recoup my resto costs somehow %$%

Found that one on the net somewhere Quite clever I recon,

 Ejecting out of a Real F14 would Cost the Us military about that I assume!


well done Peter , its great to see the old girl come back to life
thanks for all the pictures and keeping me upto date
fantastic job mate
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Cheers For the comments Mark,

I think im going to fall short of Playing it by Christmas but hopefully early 2012!
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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #47 on: December 17, 2011, 03:43:01 PM »
Top effort  ^^^

Really like the woodwork too.
Call me a thicko, but is $38m significant?
I like doing custom coin eject inserts too - a little thing but dressy (pic)

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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #48 on: December 17, 2011, 04:12:44 PM »
Top effort  ^^^

Really like the woodwork too.
Call me a thicko, but is $38m significant?
I like doing custom coin eject inserts too - a little thing but dressy (pic)

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Like your insert Pin Well done..Its the little things that personalise the Home machines I recon...

The 38 million is the cost of a replacement F14 to the US military if a pilot happens to have to Eject from it!!!

Cant take credit for that one tho found it on the net somewhere and thought it was cool...
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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #49 on: December 17, 2011, 06:23:10 PM »


Big Update!

Inserts are all reinstalled (had to use a couple of original cracked ones that I couldnt source unfortunatly ,put in less obvious places)

First coat of clear is down seemed to go ok, transforms the look of the colours and artwork for the better *%*

Went pretty heavy on the coats (not on purpose,way I had the gun set  laid it on a bit thick,seemed ok on my gun test run but hard to tell with clear!)

Test decal I placed in apron area reacted a little lifting on the edges,hopefully just cause I went on thick,might start another post on that...

Will still take a few more coats I recon clears sunk into all the insert gaps,ball swirl and grain which is the whole point I guess...
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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #50 on: December 17, 2011, 06:49:07 PM »
Lookin' awesome Peter, make sure to send a few dimensions to me for the decals. Great work - this will have to be a keeper after all this work.
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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #51 on: December 17, 2011, 11:03:21 PM »
Great work Pete seems like only yesterday i was helping you find look at firepower now your into clear coating makes me proud  ^^^

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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #52 on: December 18, 2011, 11:53:46 AM »
Nice work  *%*

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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #53 on: December 18, 2011, 12:03:56 PM »
This game is going to look and play great when finished !
I need more room ! and more $$$

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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #54 on: December 20, 2011, 12:17:22 AM »
Cheers Guys just learnin as I go!!
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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #55 on: December 20, 2011, 09:41:15 AM »

Cool - Always GREAT to see the clearcoating process. Great work.
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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #56 on: January 12, 2012, 01:21:22 PM »

Ok had a bit of a break on this over Christmas,

also to let the two double header coats of clear it has now to cure properly before I go any furthur..

dont want to trap any solvents between coats..

Been putting off the artwork touchups not one of my strong suits..

Playfields pretty good compared to most just some minor touchups in the usual areas..

the before pictures below

Yagov and Hitman get their ears worn off by the centre Up kickers

the Yagov kickback hard on the lane below

top loop sees plenty of action too bit of a ball track...
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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #57 on: January 12, 2012, 01:30:14 PM »
Heres the after shot,fine stuff done with my unsteady hand and a brush,

the centre section of the sky blue was masked and airbrushed to get rid on the crecent shaped wear from the non mylar covered section

Critique my colour matching Can you pick which blue parts were airbrushed and which parts didnt?

It should blend well under the next clearcoat...
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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #58 on: January 12, 2012, 01:39:12 PM »
Another small area that took a bit of work with the brush,not 100% happy with this area yet but better than it was!

will need to be redrilled for the ball wire once finished filled original flogged out hole with epoxy was huge!!

hence the artwork damage..

some of the blue been airbrushed here also...
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Re: Project F-14
« Reply #59 on: January 12, 2012, 01:59:01 PM »
Lookin awesome Peter, going well with the restore. I will send you some sample cabinet files so you can print and check artwork. Also will get back finishing the cabinet for you.
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