Bally Fathom Restoration

[Crashramp]

Some fantastic work Cashramp when you look back to the original photos.  How good's the feeling to look at the before and after photos and think, "Yep all those hours were worth it!"

Thanks and yes it feels good to see it all coming back together. The wire loom is now back on and I've started populating the playfield again so not much longer and it'll be ready to go back into the cab for testing. Hopefully if there are any issues they're only small ones. I just need to find a bit of time to finish it off.

[Crashramp]

Well the games all back together and I've been playing it for about the last month just ironing out the bugs. I still have an issue with about 6 light that I can't get going but I'm sure I'll work it out eventually. Apart from that it's now playing really well. It's such a fun game.
The playfield has been re-cleared by Tim at HRP. There process just adds a whole new depth the the playfield. A big thanks to all who helped me get it to where it is. Particularly the guys on the forum here. Nino was only to happy to answer my questions. I'd still be trying to work out how the right cab switch went together on my german machine amongst other things with out his help. Gav turned out a set of stencils in record time when I needed them, Tim and Stuart's work on the cab and playfield, and Blair came around more than once to help problem solve. Apologies if I've forgotten anyone, it's been a little while since I started.
Anyway here some pics. The backglass is a repo, unfortunately my original one was just to far gone.

[Crashramp]

More pics

[Pintoxicated]

Spectacular machine mate.

I don't recall actually helping with much if anything apart from just bouncing around a few ideas and possibly creating more problems.  We will have to nut out the light issue once and for all though very soon.

[Crashramp]

Spectacular machine mate.

I don't recall actually helping with much if anything apart from just bouncing around a few ideas and possibly creating more problems.  We will have to nut out the light issue once and for all though very soon.

You've forgotten about the board work early on.

[Caveoftreasures]

Machine looks brand new. Absolutely awesome.

It is certainly a work of art to look at.

[Pintoxicated]

Spectacular machine mate.

I don't recall actually helping with much if anything apart from just bouncing around a few ideas and possibly creating more problems.  We will have to nut out the light issue once and for all though very soon.

You've forgotten about the board work early on.

And you are wondering why some lights aren't working.......

[Strangeways]

An amazing machine. Just the artwork alone makes this one of the best games ever made. 10 Years ago, there were only a handful in the country, and now there are many beautiful machines like this.

A credit to your hard work Adam - well done !

[Crashramp]

Machine looks brand new. Absolutely awesome.

It is certainly a work of art to look at.

Thanks Cavey, the idea was alway to get this back as close to new as possible. Such beautiful art on this machine, I really wanted it to look it's best.

Spectacular machine mate.

I don't recall actually helping with much if anything apart from just bouncing around a few ideas and possibly creating more problems.  We will have to nut out the light issue once and for all though very soon.

You've forgotten about the board work early on.

And you are wondering why some lights aren't working.......

We shouldn't be suprised Blair after all this is what generally happens when the AT and the TTT put their heads together. 

An amazing machine. Just the artwork alone makes this one of the best games ever made. 10 Years ago, there were only a handful in the country, and now there are many beautiful machines like this.

A credit to your hard work Adam - well done !

Thanks Nino, it was actually the last Fathom Resto you did on here that really tipped me over the edge with searching out and restoring one of these machines. I'd never even played one before but I knew I'd like it just by the looks of it and now I'm very happy I have one. Great game, well worth restoring.

[GORGAR 1]

AT & TTT I just spat my coffee out lol

[Crashramp]

I'm not sure what a really good score on this game is but I was pretty happy with this one last night.

[andypinboy]

Crash, that's an awesome looking machine - you & the rest have done a fantastic job! Be proud & enjoy it mate.

[swinks]

beautiful game, very nice work

how do you like the reverse outlanes on this game?, skateball had one side like this but not 2.

are the many other games I wonder with the reverse outlanes?

[Crashramp]

beautiful game, very nice work

how do you like the reverse outlanes on this game?, skateball had one side like this but not 2.

are the many other games I wonder with the reverse outlanes?

The way the outlines are set up on Fathom is a cool feature. They just add another skill to the game trying keep the ball in play right to the end.
For those who haven't played it you sometimes think you've lost a ball only to have it hit the rubber and bounce back towards the flippers and into play again.

[Strangeways]

That's a very good score. I've once made it over 5 million. A very tough game, but you only need one good ball, with multiball to score over a million quickly. Then the next ball drains with 50,000 added to the score. Love this machine !