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TAFG as it arrived.First order of business on this one is to gut it and duplicate the lower cabinet.TFG uses a specific cabin
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Opened up.
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Game already has some enhancements like a gold door.
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Trim is worn through and will be replaced.
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Playfield is ok at a glance but there is some ugliness about it that would be hard to overcome.The ugliest part is the shoote
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Inside the head is just average nothing terrible nor great.
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The head is broken at the joint and both hinges are bent.This one being the worst of the two.
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Already has the color dmd installed.
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Boards look good will need to be cleaned and service.
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First the lower is gutted so it can be duplicated.The power box style ,transformer panel ,chocking and extra buy in button
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New head built.
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New lower built.
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Lower refinished.
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Head refinished.
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Head screened.
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Prepped for art application.
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NOS TAFG playfield besidethe used one.
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Checking bar codes to verify.
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Used playfield shooter lane has very little potential sice it is so rough in the actual wood not from a wear perspec
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NOS playfields lane is a big improvement.This playfield was previously cleared but unfortunately they did not drill no
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The playfield is signed by the designer.That was after the clear so it is easily rubbed off.I will clear over it after
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Date stamp on the replacement is one day after the playfield it is replacing so we know everything is correct for TAFG.
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There are a tone of holes and dimples to be made.
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Focusing on just the jet bumper area to highlight exactly how much is missing in terms of holes right now.
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The used playfield is the hole example.Big difference but always to be expected on these types of swaps.
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Underside is also blank and lacks any dimpling.
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Example of an area to be dimpled.
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This same area now dimpled.Predrilled is rally more correct.
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The drilling and dimpling is done.
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Playfield is now ready to prep for a final clear.This will seal the drilling and dimpling as well as lock in the si
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Prepping is complete and the signature is avoided as much as possible.
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The playfield is now cleared.
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