2nd Playfield Resto, Nishijin Model A, FINALLY Done
Hello Everyone,
After almost 3 months I finally finished this guy. With the fact that I travel in my job it was hard to make time for it but ITS DONE!
Once again this was an experiment in technique. Not neccesarily chosen as a particular favorite theme but it was in the roughest shape compared to my other machines. A good candidate.
Every square inch of this machine was dismantled and refurbished.
Here's a list of major things done:
1. Completely new Playfield/Cell. Reproduction of original art with added elements for customization.
2. Stripped and refinished all wood pieces. Dismantled frame and stained. Front frame stripped and urethaned in natural. Stained back of playfield.
3. All mechanical removed, meticulously cleaned and reinstalled.
4. Playfield plastics/pockets repainted and customized.
5. Converted electrical to 7.5v bulbs with 9v battery.
6. All metal brackets, and metal parts were cleaned with a wire wheel and clearcoated.
Of course all nails were removed, tumbled, polished and reinstalled.
The biggest challenge was the playfield. My art was reproduced at Kinkos and protected with 5mil Duralar.
The color reproduction wasnt what I expected. I take that back, I did expect it but was hoping that I would be pleasantly suprised (based on my past experience of copies of my artwork). My original was much more vibrant. The scale isnt exact either. The copy turned out slightly larger. I decided that it would work in this case.
Hope you approve!
Here is a link to an album with more photos before and after. Privacy settings are for members only. http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/memb...jin-model.html
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