Well I have finished building and installing the new coin door. I made a few mistakes while painting the door but I should be able to fix them. Now comes the real fun part, painting the rest of the cabinet and head.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
New bottom & front pannel installed
I have finally finished cutting and installing the new bottom panel and coin door panel. Putting this part back together took longer than I thought it would because the old plywood at the front of the cabinet was starting to delaminate from moisture. I must say that Gorilla Glue is my friend. I used a bunch of this fine product to make the cabinet structurally sound again, and to glue everything back together. These pictures show the process so far. I still need to clean up some of the excess glue, but the cabinet is looking much better now.
It is now time to get out the wood filler and sanders to get the cabinet ready for paint. I ordered some frisket material to start making stencils, hopfully I will start painting soon.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
1976 Gottlieb Target Alpha Pinball
Here are some pictures of a 1976 Gottlieb Target Alpha Pinball machine that I am going to restore. There are defiantly some problems with this machine. At some point in this machines life is has sat in some water and I will need to replace the bottom panel, one cabinet brace, and the front coin door panel. Most of the graphics on the head of the machine is missing so I will have to repaint the entire cabinet to make everything match up. I am also going to have to touch up the backglass, there is a lot of flaking paint. The playfield is in good shape and will only need minor touch ups. These pictures show the condition of the machine when I got it and some of the tear down process. I will be updating the pictures as the restoration progresses.
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