NOS marquee, but i’m not sure for what version.. I’m assuming it’s a conversion kit of some kind.

Seeing the really angular designs for protecting the Arwen plastic at the end of the Path of the Dead got me to thinking, how can I simplify this and be just as effective? Here’s prototype 2:

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Yep, serial number 2.

When I first moved into my current house almost 7 years ago the gameroom got a relatively quick and not thought out coat of purple paint and games shoved in there.  Then I kinda ran with a memorabilia everywhere theme and filled every corner with ’stuff’ from my childhood. Read the rest of this entry »

OK, so I did a complete rethink of the gameroom and the old ‘memorabilia everywhere’ look is gone leaving me with tons and tons of vintage toys and things from the 70’s and 80’s.  Here’s a quick list of it all, if you have a particular piece you might want please email me and I can send pictures etc! Read the rest of this entry »

Just a quick update to show the near finished game. Have to restore the control panel still so the brackets and stick etc aren’t cleaned up yet, also need new locks and some marquee molding strips but that’s it.

Well, almost.. Here’s just a progress shot or two after painting the cabinet and starting to put things back together after polishing. I still need to order some ground braid and some bolts but getting there fast on this one! Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been too long since I did a somewhat detailed how to for restoring cabinets.  So, for the first time in a few years i’m going to do one.  This time, I’m going to go through the steps I take to fix badly damaged plywood issues commonly found in Williams style cabinets. Read the rest of this entry »