Repainting A Worn, 1980 Williams FIREPOWER Pinball Playfield - Hand Mixing The Colors

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Komentáře • 76

  • @jeremiahsherman2718
    @jeremiahsherman2718 Před 2 lety +9

    Having to Paint that Playfield Would Break my Brain. My Hats off to you Guys you do good work!

  • @andymcdandycdn6808
    @andymcdandycdn6808 Před 2 lety +3

    Excellent touch-up job Ron.

  • @KentDiego
    @KentDiego Před 2 lety +2

    Amazing painting skill. Keep up the great videos.

  • @TheRealScooterGuy
    @TheRealScooterGuy Před 2 lety +3

    I love your videos! I can't speak for everyone else, but when you are doing fine detail work like repainting, I'd love to see that included in the video. Just put your camera on a tripod and work away. Same for soldering and other work on the electronics. Technique is king.

  • @Potts1966
    @Potts1966 Před 2 lety +1

    Those classic Williams sounds were reused on other games, but why not they are iconic and superb.

    • @wackyworldofwindios3476
      @wackyworldofwindios3476 Před 2 lety +2

      Every time I hear them I start looking for a Defender or Star Gate game to play.

    • @Potts1966
      @Potts1966 Před 2 lety

      @@wackyworldofwindios3476 were they used on Robotron too? I don't think Joust used them, but I've not played that very much

  • @saskia6750
    @saskia6750 Před 2 lety +1

    Always love your playfield touch ups.......very therapeutic viewing,..and FirePower what a fast paced addictive game ! Thank you guys x

  • @irieman442
    @irieman442 Před 2 lety +4

    Joe was kicking that machine in the ribs for a while. Way better than me on that machine. Seems to me like every target in that game is angled straight down the middle. Ya !! I hit it .. ploink... right between the bumpers every time. It's always one of those super speed flipper shots where the ball screams up the playfield and comes back twice as fast. Super lucky on the red right out of the bottle. I love that feeling. BTW The artist that drew the planet is probably insane now. It had to be miserable getting all of the shapes and colors balanced and then trying to get the shadow right. I guarantee he is in the looney bin. Nice work !

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you for watching Irieman442 I'm glad you enjoyed it! See you on the next video!

    • @irieman442
      @irieman442 Před 2 lety

      @@LyonsArcade Fo Sure!!

  • @wackyworldofwindios3476
    @wackyworldofwindios3476 Před 2 lety +4

    Good morning Professor Ron. An Artist and his canvas . Thank for taking the time to record these wonderful videos . There good for the brain. Have a great day, Professor.

    • @naytch2003
      @naytch2003 Před 2 lety +2

      No happy little clouds people come on now people 😴💤😁

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  Před 2 lety +2

      The color was a little off but then I hit it with the clear coat and it yellowed it up slightly, looked pretty damn close when it was all said and done, thank you for watching Dano!

    • @wackyworldofwindios3476
      @wackyworldofwindios3476 Před 2 lety +1

      No clouds in site, just sun and 90+ . Hello from southwest Washington , were all going to melt. @@naytch2003

    • @naytch2003
      @naytch2003 Před 2 lety

      @@wackyworldofwindios3476 hello from New Zealand we are water logged lol

  • @darrenxw3495
    @darrenxw3495 Před 2 lety +2

    Hi all, great job on that repair. I didn't think it would turn out that good but your the man!!! lol. I LOVE Firepower, here in Australia these machines go for stupid money, and that's if you can find one. So many memories of this and a few others you have shown us. Really enjoy the videos thanks for posting them.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  Před 2 lety

      Thank you Darren, see you on the next one!

  • @markjackson1444
    @markjackson1444 Před 2 lety +1

    Outstanding work as usual Ronnie. What a great machine this is. The owner should be very happy with it now. The playfield turned out great. Thanks for posting.

  • @leemackenzie549
    @leemackenzie549 Před 2 lety +1

    What an awesome machine, came out beautiful and man are those pop bumpers violent, absolutely love it.

  • @macdaddyns
    @macdaddyns Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome, this, Alien Poker and Black Night were early 80's classics from Williams,
    Thanks for the great trouble shooting on this one and the reward - game play!

  • @pliskenmovie
    @pliskenmovie Před 2 lety

    That machine ate so many of my quarters in the 80s, and it's such a fast game. You're either out in less than 30sec with those center shots that rebound right back down the throat, or you get a game like that last one.

  • @Joe_HamRadioGuy
    @Joe_HamRadioGuy Před 2 lety +1

    Cool game. Them pop bumpers are snappy boy lol

  • @SergZak2023
    @SergZak2023 Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing work, Ron! Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @frankgagliano9677
    @frankgagliano9677 Před 2 lety +1

    Great paint match Ronnie. Multi Ball on Firepower is tuff but when you do get it, it's one great light show. That one pop bumber beatup that one side really good. Thanks for filming Ronnie, see you on the next video.

  • @beavis6363
    @beavis6363 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm content with the machine I own, but I really like this one too. Great sights, action, and sounds! Nice work as always Ron.

  • @jasonsteverson4609
    @jasonsteverson4609 Před 2 lety +1

    Happy Monday, Ron!!

  • @jasonudall8614
    @jasonudall8614 Před 2 lety +1

    Great
    OK almost didn't need re touck. When done can't find the retouch ...brilliant.
    Best work is not obvious when done....Nice

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  Před 2 lety

      Thank you Jason we thought it came out pretty good

  • @pinballtime
    @pinballtime Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks

  • @davidbowers521
    @davidbowers521 Před 2 lety +1

    When I saw those two areas by the slingshots, I was sure you would shy away from that as being too complex. I guess the beauty of a seemingly random pattern is if you just go with the jist of it nobody will notice. And, the early days of solid state, when they had the score displays count up just like score reels as they were afraid of changing too much all at once.

  • @ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524

    Cripes! Only just finished yesterday’s and we’re off again! Epic Ron! Drops the logic probe and picks up the paintbrush.

  • @danijelcar5184
    @danijelcar5184 Před 2 lety

    You have made great job on tuchup😎👍

  • @rigmaster1
    @rigmaster1 Před 2 lety +1

    One of my favorite pins, it got many of my quarters back in the day. I finally managed to score my own Firepower a couple of months ago and still love it!! Thanks JCVG!

  • @patrickmorrissey2271
    @patrickmorrissey2271 Před 2 lety

    Great Job Sir.
    I used to be a color matcher at a paint factory.... Your color matching wasn't half bad, for an amateur.
    The repair on the left side, was really first rate. If you didn't know it was there??? Really good. Great job on that one. On the right side, you could have come in with a few more of the blue straight lines, just to "blend" a little.... pretty good though.
    Overall, really good. Looked like a super fun machine.... Well done.

  • @molarmedic
    @molarmedic Před 2 lety +1

    If you added white stipple to the right side it would match almost perfectly.

  • @srkord2003
    @srkord2003 Před 2 lety

    Love the videos. Keep up the good work.

  • @mikeyocain
    @mikeyocain Před 2 lety +1

    I use the testors hobby enamel for touch ups. If its a large area like around the pop bumpers ill put mylar down over it. If it's just a small area I follow it up with some of the testors gloss coat clear, then just clean and wax the playfield like normal

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  Před 2 lety

      I haven’t tried the enamel yet

    • @mikeyocain
      @mikeyocain Před 2 lety

      @@LyonsArcade there's not as many colors to pick from, and color matching can be more difficult, but I find the enamel dries a much harder and more durable paint

  • @simondempsey1
    @simondempsey1 Před 2 lety +1

    What touch up? i think that turned out really well considering the design. Great looking and sounding machine . Remeber playing it many times. Nice to hear Matt again😃

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  Před 2 lety

      Matt still comes around from time to time

  • @Columbiastargazer
    @Columbiastargazer Před 2 lety +1

    "Turpentine" is what was used to clean paint brushes when oil based paint was the only option

  • @stevenphilcock4178
    @stevenphilcock4178 Před rokem

    The Who's Tommy Pinball Wizard by Data East has a really good multi ball feature on it - and its not too difficult to activate. I bet you already know this though :D Great work on the repair - especially the paint job Ron!

  • @AvengerII
    @AvengerII Před 2 lety +1

    Sharpies are good for some things but I wouldn't do art projects with them!
    Black markers in particular aren't really black; they're more dark violet.
    When they wear over time, they go "purple." I've seen this happen in old marker drawings.
    Markers in general I don't think are a good archival medium. If you hang up drawings on the wall, gravity can cause them to drift by capillary action and you'll have a problem of smearing in addition to color shifting.
    Paints are more stable.
    I kind of wonder about digital. That really depends on software and the settings of the hardware an image is displayed.
    It's an issue with films and restoration. They've had DVDs, Blu rays, and 4K Blu rays of the same movie that has widely different colors based on who regrades the colors for a particular master of a film! There are earlier DVD and Blu ray editions of films that look better than later 4K remasters. Seven Samurai is better on Blu ray that 4K. Some people think the earlier Blu ray releases of Ghostbusters 1 and 2 look better because the color is more saturated in those editions.

  • @Masterkill45588
    @Masterkill45588 Před 2 lety +1

    I've cleaned an area of a playfield with lighter fluid because it was really dirty. Id imagine rubbing alcohol would get wax off too

  • @JamesUK-je4ew
    @JamesUK-je4ew Před 2 lety +1

    Ronnie, what was the issue with the Lane change in the end? Sorry if I missed it in the video. Keep up the good work. Your videos are the best thing on the entire inter web thing. Regards

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  Před 2 lety

      It was just the switch wasn't touching on the flipper, that circuit is very simple, they just added a switch to the flipper to make it activate when it pulls in. Someone (if I'm remembering correctly) had replaced it on this machine but didn't get it adjusted right. Thank you for watching James, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @waynegram8907
    @waynegram8907 Před 2 lety +1

    JOE CLASSIC< for all pinball games the "Trough switch" is always NC Normally Closed? What other switches in pinball games are NC normally closed?

  • @joaquinstekl4288
    @joaquinstekl4288 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Hi, what a great video, I have a question, after painting do you put something over the paint? like mylar or lacquer?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Yes we clearcoat it with just rattle can clear. We use Satin, seems to match the original finish very well.

    • @joaquinstekl4288
      @joaquinstekl4288 Před 10 měsíci

      @@LyonsArcade Thank you very much, your videos have helped me a lot!! I am 16 years old and I am restoring a Williams Time Warp that has a lot of little problems that I am solving by searching the internet.

  • @paulclarke7571
    @paulclarke7571 Před 2 lety +2

    I can attest that waxing over paint touch ups will take the paint RIGHT OFF. I spent 2 hrs. touching up my Black Knight only to have all the small touch ups simply wipe away the next time I waxed it. COME ON PEOPLE....listen to Ron.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  Před 2 lety +1

      Come on now Paul you gotta cle... you gotta clear coat it Paul, come on now

  • @DavidHoegen
    @DavidHoegen Před 2 lety +1

    Good day, great videos. I noticed the two firepower have different inserts' for the power targets. This one your working has red and the other, like mine has blue. how different are the SN of the pins?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  Před 2 lety

      Unfortunately I don't have them in anymore so I'm not positive, sorry... they made a TON of them though!

  • @lileveretteyoakumiii
    @lileveretteyoakumiii Před 2 lety +1

    Yodelayheehoo

  • @viscountalpha
    @viscountalpha Před 2 lety

    How red is your orange? or how orange is your red? and that's VERY passible. if you weren't looking for it, you wouldn't see it.
    I did want to ask, is there a suggested color code for a DK brown cabinet and white/cream top? I haven't seen anything properly suggested for it.

  • @AvengerII
    @AvengerII Před 2 lety +2

    Heh... I'm looking at the playfield now and I'm realizing that ball/planet is a Death Star rip-off! 😆This is basically an unlicensed Star Wars pinball machine! 🤣
    Oh, how they had NO SHAME in "homaging" popular films and TV shows back then. Make it "50% different" and you don't play a license fee! 😂

    • @charlesn898
      @charlesn898 Před 2 lety

      That and Stellar Wars were "inspired" by Star Wars. 😉