Tag: backbox
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Big Guns backbox stuff
Cleaned both sides of this board in the backbox, removed all bulbs, cleaned bulb sockets, and gathered all the pieces of the King’s Chamber for reassembly. First I need to replace the plexiglass for that part, it’s super yellow and nasty. Took advantage of a dry and relatively calm night a couple of days ago…
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Block sanding and stripe painting
Block sanded the first coat of clear on Space Mission. It’s pretty nerve racking to sand away at the surface I have so meticulously touched up over the past weeks. I stopped several times to wipe down with naptha to make sure I wasn’t cutting into paint. I think I could have gone down further…
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Backbox stripe sketch
I’m going to make the lines skinnier, and they will be green to match the cab stripes. Also going to move it up a bit to obscure a portion of the circle around the “W.” I also masked the rest of the Space Mission playfield holes to prep for painting. I’m hoping to do that…
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Backbox spray results
I removed the red stencils Sunday morning but haven’t really looked at it until tonight. This will need to be sanded artfully before I paint black into it again with a rag for the depth an texture aura. Then the green stripes to tie it together with the cab. Still not sure about how to…
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Big Guns backbox painting progress
Glad to (finally) be done spray painting.
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Productive night
My original plan was to empty the tumbler and touch up some more of the Space Mission playfield, but the weather was so great with very little breeze so I had to paint the black on the cabinet. It’ll need to cure for at least a week, and then I can do the yellow and…
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Backboxing
Ended up having to work from home today and not having a commute meant I was able to get the backbox sanded and make a trip to the hardware store for sandpaper and paint before the kids went to bed. The littles were great helpers at Menards. I did a round of wood filling with…
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Emptying the Big Guns backbox
Removed everything out the backbox except for the ground braid. I discovered a few minor problems that will be easy to repair. It feels a little strange to have all the boards just lying in my garage, but I’m glad I took the plunge and decided to do this now. I will sand the box…