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Author Topic: Restoration Complete of a 1980 Williams Black Knight pinball  (Read 2882 times)

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Restoration Complete of a 1980 Williams Black Knight pinball
« on: April 11, 2019, 11:13:39 pm »
Not exactly Mame related but certainly arcade related!  Just thought I'd share a few pictures of my completed project, after months of tinkering.  If anyone wants to read the full blog of the entire process, here is the link!
http://www.markronsman.com/blackknight.htm

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Re: Restoration Complete of a 1980 Williams Black Knight pinball
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2019, 11:18:13 pm »


its beautiful.

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Re: Restoration Complete of a 1980 Williams Black Knight pinball
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2019, 11:27:29 pm »
Thanks! I only wish it was mine to keep!

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Re: Restoration Complete of a 1980 Williams Black Knight pinball
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2019, 12:04:42 am »
That looks fantastic!  Just in time for the new Black Knight Stern release.

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Re: Restoration Complete of a 1980 Williams Black Knight pinball
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2019, 12:37:44 am »
Great game, impossible to keep running correctly.


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Re: Restoration Complete of a 1980 Williams Black Knight pinball
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2019, 10:47:46 am »
Wow, that is awesome.  I spent many hours playing this at the mini-mart on my way home from school...

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Re: Restoration Complete of a 1980 Williams Black Knight pinball
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2019, 11:36:05 am »
That was a fun read. I can't believe the level of detail you did to that thing. Beautiful. I hope to get a pinball machine some day as I feel you can't really emulate those. It gets close but won't ever feel like the real thing IMO. Great work!

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Re: Restoration Complete of a 1980 Williams Black Knight pinball
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2019, 07:39:03 pm »
This surely is a lot of work to do but looking at it now I feel like its new. I have checked your blog and have seen that the insights component to run the device was burn but you did manage to replace it with new components.  :notworthy:
You did a magnificent job!