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Re: Data East/Stern legs
« on: November 28, 2012, 09:45:24 AM »

No - Those are for Sterns. I think DE started using 30 1/2 inch legs on Guns N Roses onwards.

I don't think the DE legs are carried by anyone locally. You can use Black Bally / Williams legs - but they have a different finish. But you definitely need 28 1/2 inch legs.

Thanks Nino, I think i'll just get mine re power coated in that case. Do you know if the lock down bars were also originally in the same light stiple finish as the legs? Mine's not but the finish isn't the best on it either so i'll get it done at the same time. Just not sure on what the finish should be.

Legs are much the same as the lock down bar and siderails. I had a lockdown bar and siderails done on a Jurassic Park and it looked awesome.

 Sounds nice, I imagine that would greatly lift the look of the game. Are side rails available for DE games? I've been told that these are sometimes fixed down with double sided foam tape, meaning that the existing ones are difficult to remove and easy to bend/damage in the process of removing. Is this generally the case on DE games because if i'm going to do the legs and lock down bar it then I may as well do the side rails as well. Either that or buy new if available I guess.

Not sure if you can buy them new, but they are not that hard to remove. You only need a scraper and a hair dryer. You heat up a section, then push the scraper inbetween the rail and the side of the machine. Be careful not to scrape any paint. As long as you take your time, and do it in sections, it is easily done.
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