El Toro backglass??????

[sean2276]

El Toro backglass???
I just picked it up but the backglass pic is falling apart. Anybody have one FS

[rohan]

1.  Scan it now
2.  Touch it up in Photoshop
3.  Print it professionally and attach to cut glass.
4.  Wash, Rinse and Repeat
5.  Up the scan to localarcade.com


Also, there are those in the Artwork forum that may be of more help.

[sean2276]

It is way to bad to scan. but over all the meachine is in good condition for being 42 years old.

[sean2276]

here are some pics.
you can see the problem

[sean2276]

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[tommy]

Art on glass doesnt last long in the humidity of a warehouse, thats probably where it was sitting for many years.

[rohan]

I would still scan it just in case you find a backglass with the part that you're missing but messed up everywhere else.  You could them combine them, fix them up in photoshop, and print them...I've seen a lot of rare artwork reproduced from little parts of multiple sources.  Be patient, and please contribute to localarcade.com when your done...Good luck!

[rohan]

Found this decent sized pic for reference; I highly recommend you scan yours and have someone with some photoshop skills to correct for parrallax distortion and fill in the blanks.

[sean2276]

thanks
How much do you think this is worth being so old? It is complete just needs to be cleaned up and new rubber, but I have a rubber kit on order.

[rohan]

These old obscure electro-mechanical machines are really not that valuable to most people.  If you totally have it professionally shopped out like a museum piece, you may have more luck getting some money from a die-hard collector.  It's not really about the money to me.  Preservation is a big part of the hobby; not just of the mechanics, but of the artwork as well.  Those old pins are relatively simple, I would almost recommend building a new cabinet and re-stencilling the artwork back on.  If you do actually take on the task of restoring this old machine, please share scans of your artwork.  If just a fraction of collectors did this, we probably wouldn't have such a hard time finding replacement components.