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"Flash" Part 2: A bare playfield (on the underside at least!).
Not a huge amount to report on the Flash rebuild this week. I completed the wiring harness removal, and ended up dumping a lot of good but smelly copper wire. I briefly thought about re-using the copper wire, but it stinks. Years of cigarette smoke and that strange, ozone smell which lives beneath the playfield of all pinballs. I spent a lot of time removing mechanisms after that, and cleaning (with a toothbrush!) the underside of the playfield. It looks a lot better, now. It's not factory condition by any means, but it's presentable.
Rebuilding "Flash"
We just acquired a very old "Flash" playfield in not-great condition, but with all of the original coils and mechs, including the pop bumpers and flippers. We're always on the lookout for old playfields, because they make interesting wall-art. Well, it's interesting wall art if you're into pinball machines. This one came to my notice, and what was interesting about it was the fact it was still fully loaded. I have yet to receive the playfield, it is being shipped as I type this, but the photographs show a playfield which has seen a lot of play, and by the...
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