Pinball Restoration Blog

Creature touch ups

Creature touch ups

Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Creature Touchup — How’d I do? Open to comments, suggestions, etc… http://www.michael-g.com/creature/ The aqua blue was tough as all hell to match… Still debating on how to do the pink… How’s...

I own vids as well.

I own vids as well.

Picked up a dragons lair, and I’ve been slowly getting ready to re-store it as well. Found a good resource: dragonslairproject.com

Link Attack

Link Attack

I’ve wanted a jukebox for a while now. Here’s some links to some that guys are building (as usual, some are pretty, most are ugly) here and here

TZ third magnet project update

TZ third magnet project update

Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Tech: TZ third magnet project update Instructions for adding third magnet driver and wiring completed http://iobium.com/adding_the_extra_driver_transist.htm Drilling template part tested, partial instructions completed http://iobium.com/drilling_template.htm Switch matrix optos tested and working I...

Where to buy Playfield Glass.

Where to buy Playfield Glass.

From: Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Re: Who sells and ships wide body playfield glass?? I have use www.onedayglass.com twice, and been very satisfied with the price and service. Their prices are reasonable, even with shipping....

BSD Repair, Part 1

BSD Repair, Part 1

The op who sold me the BSD had a thing. A thing with snipping any wire they could. I’ve counted at least 4 snipped wires on these games so far. Cayle George was willing...

Gottlieb System 3 Repair Guides

Gottlieb System 3 Repair Guides

From: Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Announce: Gottlieb System3 repair guide Though i have to admit, this certainly isn’t the most complete repair guide. But at this time it’s as far as i can take it....

PinMats

PinMats

Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: FS – Custom Logo Pinball Mats I have had my treasured games in my gamesroom for many years. The floor is hard and cold, but of course I keep the heat...

Pinball Machine Placement

Pinball Machine Placement

Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Re: Question for commercial ops. Here’s what I have done. I replaced the collectable Williams titles with select Gottlieb system 3 titles. This is in laundrymats and low profile locations. The...

WW HOME ROMS now available to everyone

WW HOME ROMS now available to everyone

From: Wolffy Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Re: WW HOME ROMS now available to everyone I was the beta tester, and the release point. Go here for the good and bad: http://www.gaspar.net/05120901.htm -wolffy

Pin Transportation

Pin Transportation

From: “Beemus” Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Re: Transporting a TZ? If you do use cardboard beneath, keep in mind that the pin WILL slide when you’re driving/stopping…take care to protect anything(pin included) that you don’t...

More Pinball Coffee tables!

More Pinball Coffee tables!

From: “Greg Dunlap” Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Pinball Coffee Table Hello all, For Christmas I made my girlfriend a coffee table from a pinball machine I got off ebay. Unlike many of these projects that...

ElDorado Photo

ElDorado Photo

Wonderful playfield restoration of an Eldorado http://www.users.on.net/~bradandpam/restore/eldorado.html