The correct term for this type of repair is, “good enough for the girls we’re datin’.” Meaning, the only person who would be able to tell the difference would the a snobby professional. It’s absolutely perfect for the rest of us. Nice work.
OK I worked an arcade for 15 years. We had a go to guy named George. You picked George's brain you could advance eons. You sir are the George of playfeild restoration. Well.....all restoration...who am I kidding???? Excellent job Thanks for sharing
I think it looks damn good Ron. People draw a lot of encouragement from watching these transformations. I just started a new project on a Qix arcade cabinet. Like and elephant, "one piece at a time". We are going to fix it! Thanks for sharing!
I painted my bathroom this week in the exact same colors as you used with this pinball machine! And I was just as meticulous with the touch-ups. Also I totally watched this entire video without walking to the kitchen and making myself a cup of hot chocolate. Okay, maybe only some parts of all that are true.
Ronny, you should give yourself more credit. You are an artist. You are working to reinterpret color fade from decades of use to restore a piece of art. As Jason puts it the Bob Ross of Bally. Happy Playfields.
Looks like the light bulbs on the table really do a number on the paint. With age giving you a tough original point to paint the color from , you really got a lot of work ahead of you . Great videos!!!
@10:41 "Make it a lot worse", I replayed it twice to be sure I heard it right. LOL...I don't know Ron, it always looks great. As you continue to say, you're not trying to make it perfect...diminishing returns plays a role in how good it can be. Way better than I could do, that's for sure!
Looks great Ron. I kinda wish you would've used that gray you mixed to make the area under the slings match instead of the brownish gray they faded to. To paraphrase the Dude, it would've tied the pin together. LOL
I know you do get paid for doing this stuff, but it’s great to see someone preserve a little part of history. Because of guys like you, we can show this to the next generations. Thank you!
Outstanding work as usual Ronnie. In December you spoilt us with a video every day. … the hardest part of January is waiting the 2-3 days for the next installment. …. but you gotta get some rest sometime.
My first job out of school in 1988 was as a trainee silk screen printer and we printed all lot of arcade machines. Best bit was the blank machines where sent so the graphic artists could prototype up all the decor needed. Those machines where all lined up in the canteen with the coin slots left open so we could just click up the credits. BTW you missed counted the colours the trans and silver light block all count :P
Very nice work. I looked around and I found that you can you can get an inkjet printer to print with acrylics. You also can get inkjet printers that will print onto a surface. It would be pretty neat if you could scan your playfield, fix up the image on a computer then have the inkjet print the surface with paint. I didn't find anything like that but I think it might be feasible.
I think your paint stroke skill is pretty good and you're great at mixing colors. ;) Do think you could use some finer tip brushes and pens though since the details get very fine in places where you could use such tools effectively. Still its tons better better than the previous restoration, great job. :D
That really was a marathon painting session to get the grey redone, but I have to say it looks hell better. TO be honest, I think the green tinge is the underneath bleeding through. That playfield had something weird done to it that messed up the paint badly, not just the wear. Something else has happened to that playfield. You've done some bad playfields, but that bleeding of whatever chemical from underneath is weird
Great video. If you will use White before Yellow it wont take as much. The yellows are transparent. White will reflect it and be easier to paint then. Wood is hard to cover.
Joe, Have you thought about nickle plating the stained and rusty metal components? It's exceptionally easy and provides a much sturdier finish. Love your videos! Regards.
You have a great idea. You would need to remove all hardware and scan the playfield artwork. Then you could, while the playfield has no hardware, adhere the sticker and coat it with a plastic/vinyl protectant. Yes, a very good idea.
@@papafrank7094 I just looked it up, and apparently it's been an idea since at least 2014. So I obviously wasn't the first person to think of it. :) But I wonder if you could use it to just fix certain parts, like on the chest area. Make an exact replica of the circles and colorings, then line up the vinyl along one of the black lines. But it makes me wonder if it'd be too thick and would affect the ball travel.
I think you did an amazing job. It really looks awesome. I like the location of “DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE”. lol And where’s that rocket between the flippers headed?
I know on eBay you can get a complete overlay of this board for $225 but I don’t want “come on people!” for saying it You did great for a paintbrush and min time
@@djmips but in this case the board already has a partial overlay in the torso area so figured a remove and and a complete one would have been faster (labor in painting vs overlay… who knows) Either way he does a great job on them Only wish he was closer to so cal so I could visit and grab a few of these fun games!
The 4 pieces of plastic that direct the ball on her face are yellow in colour. Are they supposed to be yellow. I would have thought Clear plastic would look a lot better.
Just some hopefully constructive advice: that brush is too big for the finer details, you want to use some fine tipped modeling brushes instead (they're specially made to paint miniatures). Also, instead of smudging paint with your finger, you can use some stiff, fine tipped makeup brushes, which are perfect for cleaning up the edges. I do realize that you did your best with what you had in a reasonable amount of time, however.
Luv you dearly but the "Ladies and Gentlemen" thing is getting a little tired, I realise it's your saying thingo but it's just my stupid thoughts that's all.
You sir are the Bob Ross of Bally, the Andy Warhol of Williams, the Georges Seurat of Stern, the Van Gogh of Gottlieb!
The correct term for this type of repair is, “good enough for the girls we’re datin’.” Meaning, the only person who would be able to tell the difference would the a snobby professional. It’s absolutely perfect for the rest of us. Nice work.
Man I've never heard that phrase but that's a great one, i'm going to have to steal that, lol
To say that you did that without using masking tape at any stage, it is really superb.
OK
I worked an arcade for 15 years. We had a go to guy named George. You picked George's brain you could advance eons. You sir are the George of playfeild restoration. Well.....all restoration...who am I kidding????
Excellent job
Thanks for sharing
I think it looks damn good Ron. People draw a lot of encouragement from watching these transformations. I just started a new project on a Qix arcade cabinet. Like and elephant, "one piece at a time". We are going to fix it! Thanks for sharing!
So much better now...
Just having the booster rockets straight made the shuttle really look so much better...
Ron, it is time for some "C'mon People" merch !!!!!!
I painted my bathroom this week in the exact same colors as you used with this pinball machine! And I was just as meticulous with the touch-ups.
Also I totally watched this entire video without walking to the kitchen and making myself a cup of hot chocolate.
Okay, maybe only some parts of all that are true.
Nice job on the shuttle's liquid tank and solid rocket boosters. They look really good.
The Shuttle looks great!!
Ronny, you should give yourself more credit. You are an artist. You are working to reinterpret color fade from decades of use to restore a piece of art. As Jason puts it the Bob Ross of Bally. Happy Playfields.
Looks like the light bulbs on the table really do a number on the paint. With age giving you a tough original point to paint the color from , you really got a lot of work ahead of you . Great videos!!!
@10:41 "Make it a lot worse", I replayed it twice to be sure I heard it right. LOL...I don't know Ron, it always looks great. As you continue to say, you're not trying to make it perfect...diminishing returns plays a role in how good it can be. Way better than I could do, that's for sure!
Yep, I heard it too. Was that some kind of Freudian paint slip?
Thanks for filming these for us Ron! :)
I noticed today the "Spin the small wheel" rocket looks really alot like a guitar neck and head.😄
What a nice difference. Great work.
27:15 a holler from the other room...."I hope that's a pinball video you are watching" LOL
LOL
Looking great!!! Saved another playfield!
Great work Ron!!
I love seeing the end results of your touch-up work "I'm not the greatest" Yeah, but you've done it a great job as always. Thanks for the videos!
Looks great Ron. I kinda wish you would've used that gray you mixed to make the area under the slings match instead of the brownish gray they faded to. To paraphrase the Dude, it would've tied the pin together. LOL
I WAS gonna skip. Your last video ended to a promise that we could see some paint job. So, start painting already! 😄
shuttle looks great‼️®™️
Great work as always Ron. Thanks for taking the time to record your work.
I wasn't going to skip ahead this time but now I want to.
This pinball-machines theme is wrong on so many levels, it's funny *lol* I like the little astronauts, floating about, each doing their own thing.
I know you do get paid for doing this stuff, but it’s great to see someone preserve a little part of history. Because of guys like you, we can show this to the next generations. Thank you!
Outstanding work as usual Ronnie. In December you spoilt us with a video every day. … the hardest part of January is waiting the 2-3 days for the next installment. …. but you gotta get some rest sometime.
My first job out of school in 1988 was as a trainee silk screen printer and we printed all lot of arcade machines. Best bit was the blank machines where sent so the graphic artists could prototype up all the decor needed. Those machines where all lined up in the canteen with the coin slots left open so we could just click up the credits. BTW you missed counted the colours the trans and silver light block all count :P
Looks very nice! Good job.
I squint my eyes and it looks perfect!
Very nice work.
I looked around and I found that you can you can get an inkjet printer to print with acrylics. You also can get inkjet printers that will print onto a surface. It would be pretty neat if you could scan your playfield, fix up the image on a computer then have the inkjet print the surface with paint. I didn't find anything like that but I think it might be feasible.
I think your paint stroke skill is pretty good and you're great at mixing colors. ;) Do think you could use some finer tip brushes and pens though since the details get very fine in places where you could use such tools effectively. Still its tons better better than the previous restoration, great job. :D
Looks really good. Your choice of music was pretty good. At least for my taste.
Nice job, looks good,
People don't skip ahead! lol love it :D
That really was a marathon painting session to get the grey redone, but I have to say it looks hell better.
TO be honest, I think the green tinge is the underneath bleeding through. That playfield had something weird done to it that messed up the paint badly, not just the wear. Something else has happened to that playfield. You've done some bad playfields, but that bleeding of whatever chemical from underneath is weird
Great video. If you will use White before Yellow it wont take as much. The yellows are transparent. White will reflect it and be easier to paint then. Wood is hard to cover.
I know he knows about the white under color technique because he's used that on other playfields but usually when it's a large area.
@@djmips Guess i missed that. Thanks. Just trying to help.
Joe,
Have you thought about nickle plating the stained and rusty metal components? It's exceptionally easy and provides a much sturdier finish.
Love your videos! Regards.
Great work! I love seeing these playfields being transformed from yuck to cool!
Lol............
This game is is a funny innuendo and I just realized it
Nice.👍
Do you think recreating the artwork on a computer and then cutting vinyl to replace the damaged areas would work? Can you clear coat vinyl? 🤔
You have a great idea. You would need to remove all hardware and scan the playfield artwork. Then you could, while the playfield has no hardware, adhere the sticker and coat it with a plastic/vinyl protectant. Yes, a very good idea.
I Clear coat over vinyl every day works great just can't get too heavy with it.
@@papafrank7094 I just looked it up, and apparently it's been an idea since at least 2014. So I obviously wasn't the first person to think of it. :) But I wonder if you could use it to just fix certain parts, like on the chest area. Make an exact replica of the circles and colorings, then line up the vinyl along one of the black lines. But it makes me wonder if it'd be too thick and would affect the ball travel.
other than being tasked with the impossible the resault is great though you should thin your paints and do multiple coats (its woth it)
It looks awesome so far, Ron! I would use round shapes to do the circles, because I could never do that by hand.
hey ron you should do a Q&A with us one day
Looking good
Man, I've always wanted to add the Bride to my house! Sigh one day.
I've said it before and I'll say it again She reminds me of the robot woman on lost in space that liked dr. Smith
I have often heard you mention 'clear coating.' How do you apply the clear coat? Thanks from Canada!
Betting you wished you had a compass for the circles
Are you and Nathan from Nathan MRE's related you both have similar vocal patterns.
I'd say put Imron on it if it wasn't so expensive. That is the material Sun Process used in their patented "Diamond Plate" clearcoat process.
I think you did an amazing job. It really looks awesome. I like the location of “DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE”. lol And where’s that rocket between the flippers headed?
I was waiting for the new vid to drop
You caught me skipping ahead!
I know on eBay you can get a complete overlay of this board for $225 but I don’t want “come on people!” for saying it
You did great for a paintbrush and min time
He knows that too and has mentioned it but he prefers to keep as much of the original paint and just touch it up as best he can. C'mon people!
@@djmips but in this case the board already has a partial overlay in the torso area so figured a remove and and a complete one would have been faster (labor in painting vs overlay… who knows)
Either way he does a great job on them
Only wish he was closer to so cal so I could visit and grab a few of these fun games!
The 4 pieces of plastic that direct the ball on her face are yellow in colour. Are they supposed to be yellow. I would have thought Clear plastic would look a lot better.
Yodelayheehoo
Little Old Lady Who?😁
I used to sell carpet they say there's 256,000 shades of gray..... very difficult to match‼️®™️
Just some hopefully constructive advice: that brush is too big for the finer details, you want to use some fine tipped modeling brushes instead (they're specially made to paint miniatures). Also, instead of smudging paint with your finger, you can use some stiff, fine tipped makeup brushes, which are perfect for cleaning up the edges. I do realize that you did your best with what you had in a reasonable amount of time, however.
Why not get a new aftermarket playfield?
Very Expensive, Very time consuming to swap, would have to take everything off the top and bottom of the playfield No thanks
I'd just leave it. Always a good chance of making it worse and most just prefer having it untouched.
Luv you dearly but the "Ladies and Gentlemen" thing is getting a little tired, I realise it's your saying thingo but it's just my stupid thoughts that's all.
Looks like coffee stains.
Looking good.