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Arcade and Pinball Discussions => General Arcade and Video Game Discussions => Topic started by: jaffo on June 01, 2015, 06:44:57 pm



Title: Gyruss Restore Progress
Post by: jaffo on June 01, 2015, 06:44:57 pm
Hey everyone

For anyone who is interested, I wanted to post some progress pics for my Gyruss restore.  I've been taking my time working on it little by little since I picked it up last October/November.  Recently I spent quite a bit of time in the garage getting things done, though.

I replaced the control panel overlay, installed new buttons, and cleaned & lubed the monroe stick (back toward the end of April): http://i.imgur.com/usWOvJW.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/usWOvJW.jpg)

On the weekend of May 23rd, I finished repairing a 14" section of particle board that was missing under the t-molding (using Bondo), and I cut a new slot in the repaired section using a router that I borrowed from a friend.  I also finished sanding some areas (like where I filled in the holes from a previously installed security bar across the coin door.)  I finished up painting the front (including the areas repaired with Bondo) and installed the new t-molding.  I sanded and painted the coin door using a RustOleum "hammer finish" paint & primer in one.  I re-assembled the coin door last night and put it back in the game.  Snapped a quick picture this morning on my way out the door: http://i.imgur.com/EqLU9kh.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/EqLU9kh.jpg)

The game is mostly put back together.  Now all I need is a functional PCB - mine is currently out for repair with a capable guy :)

If anyone is interested in seeing the whole album (so you can see what it started off looking like), here it is: http://imgur.com/a/2uNmw (http://imgur.com/a/2uNmw)  I haven't done anything to the side art - I kind of like the battle scars.