Weekend update

One of the big tasks for the weekend was to finish one layer of side art. I finished the blue stencil on both sides. Next weekend I'll apply the red stencil. The blue needs to be really dry before I stick the next layer on top of it.

There's just something about wet blue paint that screams out to insects: "Please land on me and die!" I had to pick off many little bugs that got stuck in the paint and then respray over the mess.

When the stencil is pulled off, two registration marks are left behind. Those are used to align the next layer.

I removed the Happ Competition sticks from the control panel and installed the Wico leaf sticks:

The game is working now. The last repair it needed was to replace a bad chip on the motherboard. I'll put up a picture of the game in action once everything is done. So, what's left?

• Apply the red side art (spray paint)
• Install T-molding around the edges
• Buy a new marquee
• Maybe buy a new bezel (tempered glass)

Then I'm done! There's not too much left before I can bring the cabinet inside the house and see what high score I can get on a real machine.