1 MM base game as it arrived.Looks decent from a few feet away.Colors are still sharp.
2 Head is a bit beat on the left.
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5 Right side head is much rougher.Very deep gouges.
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9 Playfield is not horrible but not really worth salvaging either with good repros available.
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11 Wear at the scroll.
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14 Dirty and corroded like most others at this point.
15 Inside is very heavily oversprayed and stained.
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17 Wiring is of course dirty.
18 Drawbridge and castle mech need work.Moat will need to be replaced.
19 Looms bent might be catching somewhere.
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21 Here is the replacement playfield I will be working off of.First will be to make the needed corrections in order to make i
22 Shooter lane on these runs a few inches too short compared to factory and is also not as wide.The graduations from one
23 Other than the shooter lane observation there is a benefit is shaving as much of the clear off of these as possible then
24 Playfield is sanded as much as possible without breaking into the art below the surface.
25 Shooter lane is widened and now runs the correct length.As a result the uglluy lane just got uglier so I will address tha
26 Wood tone work is done.
27 Looks very promising and should show well once cleared.
28 Ready to clear.
29 Cleared for the first time.
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31 Shooter lane looks much better now and is correct in sixe and shape.Once this cures a bit I anticipate that the wood fi
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34 Playfield has cured and it is now sanded and prepped for the final clear.
35 Final clear wet.
36 Final clear now dry overnight.While this cures I will concentrate on the other aspects of the restoration and then when
37 Ready to gut the base game.The A/V board is suspect it has a service tag on it and some obvious poor repairs.I will know m
38 Translite panel will be torndown cleaned refinished and rebuilt with new channels.
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40 Large out of place resistor(green one) .