Author Topic: Indiana Jones Restoration..."Finished" (Read 40241 times)

RichSorr · « **Reply #80 on:** February 08, 2009, 01:13:37 pm »

cannot even begin to tell you how jealous i am. looks incredible, i wish i had the time and money to do something like that.

studmuff · « **Reply #81 on:** February 12, 2009, 09:55:20 pm »

I like how I can see your camera reflecting off the mirror finish you have on the ramp leaving the PoA. Very Nice job. Hope you enjoy playing it after all that work.

koolmoecraig · « **Reply #82 on:** April 08, 2009, 01:38:20 am »

99.9% done. Just need to install the air planes. I think I'm going to leave off the bi-plane. I like having the playfield less cluttered.

Flake · « **Reply #83 on:** April 08, 2009, 09:59:28 am »

Damn that thing is pretty.

shardian · « **Reply #84 on:** April 09, 2009, 09:32:57 am »

It is absolutely beautiful!

I have to say that you are in for a very depressing moment soon. After I finished my resto, I was convinced it would stay beautiful for quite some time. For the last 2 weeks, we have played the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- out of the game though, and it shows.

Zero_Hour · « **Reply #85 on:** April 09, 2009, 11:48:12 am »

Nicely done.

koolmoecraig · « **Reply #86 on:** April 10, 2009, 01:21:38 am »

koolmoecraig · « **Reply #87 on:** April 10, 2009, 01:29:12 am »

Went a little crazy with the brass plating...

koolmoecraig · « **Reply #88 on:** April 10, 2009, 01:31:53 am »

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #89 on:** April 10, 2009, 02:01:32 am »

Ahem, your Qbert cabinet is all scratched up.

Flake · « **Reply #90 on:** April 10, 2009, 09:17:38 am »

Quote from: pinballwizard79 on April 10, 2009, 02:01:32 am

Ahem, your Qbert cabinet is all scratched up.

But seriously.....absolutely beautiful. Make me feel better by telling me you have about $6000 in this.

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #91 on:** April 10, 2009, 11:47:11 am »

Its cool how when the light hits it just right you see it glowing with money & obsessive traits, awesome!

Trash pickup is today, I need to throw away my pinball machines now so I gotta go

Do you happen to have the first pic on flickr but larger?

Because man that's so cool I want it to be my PC's wallpaper till my GF changes it.

koolmoecraig · « **Reply #92 on:** April 12, 2009, 08:59:12 pm »

Thanks for the kind words.

I don't think that I will ever tackle a restoration like this ever again.

More pics:

JonProphet · « **Reply #93 on:** April 12, 2009, 09:19:28 pm »

Ok, we have to know. How does it play?

Or is the thing to damn pretty to send a chrome plated steel ball down it?

It is now just a piece of art, u may as well take the legs off put a frame arond it and just marvel at it!

-JD-

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #94 on:** April 13, 2009, 06:03:36 pm »

Pft, whatever.

koolmoecraig · « **Reply #95 on:** April 13, 2009, 06:57:34 pm »

I only have about 20 plays on it but it plays incredible.

Fast but not too fast. Smooth as hell and the ball still bites. Doesn't just float on the surface.

I'm really happy with it. I wish someone would make white rubber rings that are more firm like the black rings. The white ones play too "softly".

Wade · « **Reply #96 on:** April 14, 2009, 06:42:12 pm »

Why did you install dirty flipper rubbers on it??

That game looks incredible. I don't know if I could enjoy playing a game that nice. Might feel guilting walking it across the floor with slam saves.

Seriously! That game looks so nice I'd feel bad putting fingerprints on it. Honestly, I would sell a game that nice if I could break even. It'd break my heart to see things wearing on it.

IJ is one of those games that's REALLY easy to do saves on the right outlane. Bump it at the right time and you'll save the drain 90% of the time. I've had a couple marathon games on IJ before. Once you get into the zone it seems like you just can't drain...

Most people like the bouncier white rubber and slippery balls, I'm surprised you like the black better! You can always put black rubber on it. In my experience, black rubber doesn't make all the black dirt/dust like so many people say it does. I think the black stuff comes from the other metal parts more than the rubber. I've had freshly shopped games with black rubber and never had a problem with dirt building.

Totally jealous!!

Wade

JonProphet · « **Reply #97 on:** April 14, 2009, 09:27:43 pm »

Still very nice. Congrats on the nice work.

-JD-

Silas (son of Silas) · « **Reply #98 on:** May 04, 2009, 02:55:48 pm »

Good Skills....

Jeff AMN · « **Reply #99 on:** May 18, 2009, 05:52:46 pm »

I just saw this and I'm blown away. This is great work.

I thought I was awesome for disassembling my dad's pinball machine, waxing it, rebuilding the flippers, and changing out his bulbs for him. Now I just feel...weak.

JonProphet · « **Reply #100 on:** October 07, 2009, 11:51:54 am »

Thanks for bringing this to the top. Now that I have an IJ and I will be restoring it with a CC'd PF (not from Chris) but I won't be going over board as you did. I have been going back and forth on applying new decals. I like the gun though....

-JD-

Jeff AMN · « **Reply #101 on:** October 07, 2009, 01:06:47 pm »

I'm picking mine up on Saturday. I'll be doing my gun like yours. MUCH better than the brass treatment.

MameMaster! · « **Reply #102 on:** October 28, 2009, 01:36:15 pm »

Stunning. Really amazing attention to detail. Fantastic job.

You just got a mention in the Dec GameRoom news section. You earned it big time.

Enjoy your beautiful new machine.

KevSteele · « **Reply #103 on:** October 28, 2009, 05:50:56 pm »

Quote from: MameMaster! on October 28, 2009, 01:36:15 pm

Stunning. Really amazing attention to detail. Fantastic job.

You just got a mention in the Dec GameRoom news section. You earned it big time.

Enjoy your beautiful new machine.

Yeah - nice job! Heck, you've got some great photos of every step of the way -- any way I could convince you to chronicle your adventure as an article for GameRoom Magazine?

koolmoecraig · « **Reply #104 on:** January 03, 2011, 03:00:04 pm »

Thinking about selling if anyone is interested...

Jeff AMN · « **Reply #105 on:** January 04, 2011, 02:11:53 pm »

I know somebody looking for one. Have a ballpark price range?

koolmoecraig · « **Reply #106 on:** January 06, 2011, 05:59:31 pm »

Around $7k

Shoot me a PM if interested.

Thanks!

Pinball Wizard · « **Reply #107 on:** January 06, 2011, 08:15:01 pm »

I'd feel horrible selling such a nice machine! Knowing that someone else will own a holy grail of yours and will wear it away to nothing hurts. About to give a similar level treatment to a Centaur but I'm undecided on wether or not to strip and repaint the cabinet or not.

TechDante · « **Reply #108 on:** January 06, 2011, 08:41:06 pm »

nice work seeing this remids me of an old arcade i used to visit was easily me favoite pinball machine beutiful restoration


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