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King Kong DB(2014)

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Game as it arrived.
 
 

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Game as it arrived.

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Setting it up.
 
 

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Setting it up.

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Head is   busted up a bit in the venting area of the back.
 
 

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Head is busted up a bit in the venting area of the back.

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Stern style  latch was incorporated at some point.The game  did not come with any latching  mechanism at all.I  will likely c
 
 

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Stern style latch was incorporated at some point.The game did not come with any latching mechanism at all.I will likely c

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Various bumps bruises and problems  to be dealt with on the cabinet.
 
 

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Various bumps bruises and problems to be dealt with on the cabinet.

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Scuffed here and there as you  would expect.
 
 

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Scuffed here and there as you would expect.

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Some gouges here and there also.
 
 

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Some gouges here and there also.

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Graffiti?
 
 

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Graffiti?

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Inserts cut into the cabinet.These are not level at all and will need to be  reworked.They are not wired either but I  may c
 
 

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Inserts cut into the cabinet.These are not level at all and will need to be reworked.They are not wired either but I may c

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Set up  next to an outgoing King Kong for some comparision and technical notes before  we get into teardown.
 
 

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Set up next to an outgoing King Kong for some comparision and technical notes before we get into teardown.

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Ready to teardown.Our primary concern will be getting the cabinet and playfield stripped so the rework can begin.
 
 

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Ready to teardown.Our primary concern will be getting the cabinet and playfield stripped so the rework can begin.

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Playfield  has full Mylar that  was installed after it started to wear so this will be a tough one to deal with on any level
 
 

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Playfield has full Mylar that was installed after it started to wear so this will be a tough one to deal with on any level

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Has the longer  flippers that  look to have been rough cut into the  playfield.
 
 

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Has the longer flippers that look to have been rough cut into the playfield.

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Some plastics like the sling accents look  homemade.Better versions will be  done.
 
 

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Some plastics like the sling accents look homemade.Better versions will be done.

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Now the backglass is out and  you can see how crude the lamp panel is with  writing and notes.We  will preserve this for the
 
 

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Now the backglass is out and you can see how crude the lamp panel is with writing and notes.We will preserve this for the

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Lamp panel was modified version from a Simpsons.
 
 

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Lamp panel was modified version from a Simpsons.

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Cabinet is well on its way  to being gutted.
 
 

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Cabinet is well on its way to being gutted.

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Cabinet is gutted now and will move into the paint shop shortly.
 
 

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Cabinet is gutted now and will move into the paint shop shortly.

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Cabinet parts have been cleaned and serviced as they were removed.
 
 

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Cabinet parts have been cleaned and serviced as they were removed.

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Will start  tearding down the playfield more at this point.
 
 

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Will start tearding down the playfield more at this point.

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Rust is a problem on much of the metal.
 
 

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Rust is a problem on much of the metal.

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