Tag: pinball restoration
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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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Tearing down Shadow
Got started tearing down the topside tonight. Taking it very slow and snapping plenty of pics.
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Big Guns backbox painting progress
Glad to (finally) be done spray painting.
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Filling cupped inserts
Filled up all the Space Mission inserts with automotive clear. I think I pooled it up too much in some places and not enough in others. Next step is a full coat of clear.
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Finished painting Space Mission
Finished all touch up restoration painting on the playfield. As you can see in the before and after, it’s a pretty dramatic change. It’s not perfect by any stretch but damn it’s good. Next up for this one is leveling the inserts and clear coating. Should be an adventure.
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Space Mission playfield touch-ups
Progress over the last week has been slow, but i finished the blue touch ups for Space Mission and painted yellow stencils on the Big Guns backbox. Again the stencils peeled off a lot of paint but that’s ok because I expected it and plan to finish the same way I did the cab. For…
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Space Mission touch-ups: blue
Started touching up the blue tonight. Managed to get it matched almost exactly and got ¾ of the playfield done. In the picture above the left side isn’t done and the right is. I’m doing all the planking, pits, and wear so there’s a ton of ground to cover but holy crap it’s gonna be…
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Space Mission touch ups: teal complete
Wasn’t planning on it but it was so nice outside so I decided to do a bit more painting. When I do it at night I have to shut the door because the spotlight attracts bugs. Turned out great, but there are two more colors left to touch up, and then probably black a bit.…