And this is where patience pays off...High Hand will definitely benefit from all this collected wisdom.
Having seen the cabinet restore and now this playfield finish, the whole project has been upgraded to a much higher grade outcome. Every thing from the replating to the stencilling to the finishes used has improved out of sight since I went with APR for a grail project and I couldn't be happier.
It's great to see a whole bunch of skill and knowledge come together to get this sort of result
This is where future projects will benefit. I cannot even image the hours I put into this playfield, but I enjoyed ever minute. when I looked at this playfield and the high Hand - I thought the High Hand would be impossible. But the techniques and "tricks" I've learnt from the Genie have been expanded on to the high Hand. Techniques with lettering I learnt on "Ace's High" will be applied to High Hand. what seemed to be be very difficult, can be broken into smaller sections and as the puzzle comes together, the playfield becomes the original work of art - and that is what we are doing - replicating the art. The playfield restoration of the Surf Champ has led to around 4-5 years of EM playfield restorations. but I feel the high Hand has the potential to be my best work.
