Midevil Madness Restoration

From: Kevin L’Heureux <>
Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball
Subject: MM Restoration pics are up

Just thought i’d share some pics of my MM restoration since John Wart
Jr. has been so kind to host them for me. You can find them @
http://usergallery.myhomegameroom.com/gallery/kevinlheureux
There are 2 seperate albums for the machine, a before and an after.

I would like to thank all the fine people here who have helped me
complete this project including but not limited to,
Jim Belsito,Tim Hanian, John Puckett, Mike Paris, Robert Winter, James
G., Bill Davis, Martin, Steve and Gloria @ PBR, Dave @ FAO, Allen
Shope, Rick @ BAA, John Wart Jr. and a few others I probably missed.

Here are the details:

MM Restoration

Cabinet Body-

The cabinet on this machine is in excellent condition especially
considering that it was on location for 6 years. It had the usual filth
associated with any route machine but wasn’t as dirty as many i’ve
seen. Everything was removed and the interior of the cabinet was
completely sanded to remove all the dirt and the ugly black over-spray
that is common on MM’s but not most other late model Williams/ Bally
titles.
Sides of the cabinet were painted with gloss black paint to look factory fresh
Bottom side of cabinet was also sanded to look NIB condition
Every harness was hand cleaned and detailed and clear harness sleeving
replaced where called for
Lockbar receiver was removed, cleaned and NOS Williams “Install 4
balls” and “Caution High Voltage Under Playfield” decals were installed
All cabinet bolts were removed and repainted
Cabinet was slightly touched up where necessary although Zero touch-up
was necessary on the head unit
I decided to give my Medieval Madness the gold treatment so all new
hardware was purchased in order to get the best possible results

Cabinet Head-

Head was completely stripped and all boards removed and had washed to
remove every spec of dirt including the metal plate that the boards
mount to
The head was also painted gloss black
Coil knocker assembly was replaced with an NOS unit
Translight assembly was completely disassembled and cleaned replacing
all 555 & 906 bulbs with new ones
All head bolts were removed and repainted

Parts used on cabinet
NOS Legs (18k gold)
NOS Leg Bolts (18k gold)
NOS Side rails (18k gold)
Side rail carriage bolts (18k gold)
NOS Lockdown bar (18k gold)
NOS Leg levelers
NOS Flipper buttons
NOS Coin door
NOS Start button
NOS Launch ball button
NOS Fliptronic opto interrupters
NOS Coil knocker assembly
NOS Williams “Install 4 balls” decal
NOS Williams “Caution High Voltage Under Playfield” decal
NOS laminated cabinet sheet
Clear cabinet harness sleeving

Playfield-

Playfield was COMPLETELY stripped and bottom side sanded to perfection
All lenses hand cleaned and polished
All Harnesses were completely removed and hand cleaned and detailed
Playfield touched up and clear-coated by Bill Davis
All assemblies were rebuilt or replaced using as many NOS parts as
available regardless of condition
All coils were replaced with new ones NOS regardless of condition.
New DMD display installed
New rubbers installed
Polished Pinballs installed
All ball guides regrained to look new
Brand new moat ramp
Brand new Damsel and Peasant ramps with refurbished harnesses.
I replaced the white and white/yellow wire in the switch harnesses with
brand new white and white/yellow wire to rid the game of the old
yellowed look that they get over time in the arcade
All clear plastics were either replace with new or torch polished to
look ultra clear
Castle assembly completely disassembled, cleaned and pivot pins hand
polished for nib quality operation
Left rear castle tower re-weighted for upright alignment to match the others
Castle assemblies custom painted by Treasurcove with NOS Scull decal
Dragon assembly custom painted by Treasurcove
Dragon LED mod by Tim Hanian
Protector set installed (Kerry Stair)
NOS merlin popper
Wireforms gold plated (18k gold)
Wireform machine screws gold plated (18k gold)
NOS Backboard decal
NOS Red star posts (All)
NOS Red plastic mini posts (All)
NOS Yellow Castle lock targets
NOS GE bulbs
NOS Kick/Score switch assemblies installed
NOS Moat jump ramp assembly
NOS Plastic set installed
NOS Dragon wings
NOS Jet bumper caps
NOS Green Flasher domes near castle for better effect
NOS Black/chrome lamp reflectors for castle
NOS Yellow lamp covers
NOS Drawbridge gears in cluster x4
NOS Drawbridge bushings

Jet bumper assemblies were completely disassembled and rebuilt using
NOS Coil brackets
NOS Coil retainer
NOS Springs
NOS Sleeves
NOS Coils
NOS Bodies
NOS Wafers
NOS Bumper caps
NOS Yokes, Bakelite & metal
NOS 555 wedge sockets
NOS plastic tubing used on GI strapping to protect from metal contact
with bumper brackets

Castle gate assembly was completely disassembled and rebuilt using
NOS castle gate
NOS castle gate actuator rod
NOS castle drawbridge
NOS castle decal set
Custom decal application at front of drawbridge using NOS decal

Troll assemblies were completely disassembled and rebuilt using
NOS Troll heads
NOS Troll flaps and springs
NOS Troll flap decals
NOS coils
NOS brown rubber bumpers in housing

Flipper assemblies rebuilt (actually all new) using
NOS Flipper plates
NOS EOS switch brackets
NOS Coil stops
NOS Flipper bushings
NOS bolt & nut hardware
NOS EOS switches
NOS Coils

Arch assembly cleaned and painted where necessary and NOS Sword decal applied

Mods-

Dragon LED Mod / LED’s added to the dragon courtesy of Tim Hanian
Merlin light mod / Added a GI light to Merlin plastic
Custom Painted Castle and Dragon courtesy of Treasurecove

Back panel assembly was cleaned, repainted and NOS panel decal installed