The first color was then put on. Hopefully, I won't need another coat of green (this is 2 coats).
First stencil applied and painted.
This is the second stencil applied to the opposite side. . .
Stencilling finished!
The rails, which had been removed for the painting of the cabinet, were then sanded
down and re-stained.
This picture shows the two side rails, one sanded and the
other before sanding.
Finishing the backbox was actually quite a few steps, but the process doesn't
come across too well in pictures. Some shots are below, though.
It involved mainly
removing, disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling the credit unit and the runs
unit. I decided I would like to make the lights in the backbox as dependable as
possible, so I replace every lamp socket that I could access (49 of the 54
bayonet-style sockets). It was a LOT of tedious soldering, but I will end up with
bright, non-flickering lamps. I also modified the wooden "mask" section
of the backbox that have the recessed lamps for the innings display, so that the
lamps could more easily be replaced. I have no idea how those bulbs were
changed before!
On the left is a shot of the credit unit (foreground) and the runs unit before removal and rebuilding. On the right is a shot of the front of the credit unit. Rusty!