i haven't figured out the problem with the coin counter yet. hey sascha, didn't you wanna look for one?
anyway, let's finish off this restoration with something
HUGE 
speaking of "huge": a huge tube arrived from canada!
a first peek inside
danger lurks inside!
danger all around!
before i reveal, i have some explaining to do: most of the original gauntlet cabs came with the normal sideart, but there are a few which had the (what we call) tall sideart. "tall" because it is wider, higher and therefore simply has more gauntlet action going on
. up to now, there were no reproductions of the tall sideart available until a guy from canada took on the task and reproduced it himself. he dropped tons of money into that project and made various revisions based on fellow collector's comments, but in the end the results are great (at least in my opinion). admitted, the repros are not 100 per cent perfect (some colors are a little off, some details are wrong), but to me totally acceptable. in fact, i didn't buy his latest (and final) version, because i think it is too expensive and noone will notice the differences anyway. therefore, i managed to get a good price on one of the earlier versions and here it is, rolled out on my living-room table to flatten out!
after a couple of days, they are flat enough to be applied to the cabinet - let's bring them into position!
because the sideart cost some serious money nevertheless and because they are huge and therefore difficult to handle, i've brought in some help in the form of charlotte
be careful, those skeletons can bite
well done, superully, no air bubbles, no nothing, just perfect!
handshake over a job well done
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
some more random pictures
the picture is brilliant after my successful cap kit
it's finally time to insert some coins and play that game - i need three more players, c'mon over guys!!!
THIS RESTORATION IS OFFICIALLY DONE!!!
