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  • More taxi playfield repop progress

    More taxi playfield repop progress

    Got all the metal and rubber parts on the playfield. If all goes well I could be playing this weekend, but I’m not counting on it! In other news, my workshop is a frickin mess.

  • Taxi post puzzle: solved!

    Taxi post puzzle: solved!

    Placed all the ramps to figure out where the posts needed to go, then installed all the posts. Screwed in the back board as well. There are a lot of plastic pieces to clean and polish. I am missing a few trim plastics and that bums me out. Unfortunately there isn’t a repro set out…

  • Poking holes

    Poking holes

    So nerve racking. I think these are the last to drill out.

  • Taxi posts puzzle, it’s tricky

    Taxi posts puzzle, it’s tricky

    It’s been mildly stressful finding and drilling holes in this playfield but I’ve got nearly all of the metal parts on now. What I have left is the tricky stuff. I have to figure out where all the long posts and hex posts go and there isn’t any documentation. I failed to get proper photos…

  • Taxi interconnect board fixed, playfield progress

    Taxi interconnect board fixed, playfield progress

    Lots more in on the playfield and having tons of fun now that I have a boatload of new machine screws in different sizes and lengths. I paid my oldest son to do the board work. He replaced two resistors and made a molex connector from the GI wires that are soldered directly to the…

  • 7 more guides down

    7 more guides down

    Installed 7 more metal guides in no time today. This is getting fun. Still finding more holes to drill as I place everything.

  • Taxi: moving along

    Taxi: moving along

    Got a bunch more installed tonight. Lane guides, two ball gates, and quite a few posts. I’m realizing that I need to replace broken screws and I probably don’t have everything I need. Hopefully it’s stuff I can get at the hardware store. Still, it’s looking amazing. Calling it a night cause my computer ran…

  • Getting back into Taxi

    Getting back into Taxi

    I’ve been traveling and painting for the last four weeks so it’s good to be back. My goal is to get this done in the next 3 weeks. It’ll hinge on how long the board work and fixing GI wiring takes me. Tonight I finished drilling all the holes in the back half so it’s…

  • Finding the screw holes

    Finding the screw holes

    I found all the through holes using a flashlight under the playfield, but now that I’m repopulating I’ve got to find all the screw holes that didn’t go through. Luckily, I’ve found that if I locate the approximate position and press that area with my thumb, I can see a slight dimple where the hole…