Final Pic! ThisOldGame.com Ultimate Aerial sticker. PhoenixArcade.com boombox and control panel overlay.(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))

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Here it is nearly finished. Some blue tape holding the marquee retainer sticker until it sets up fully. Needs a few touchups on the boombox insides. Still needs the control panel overlay replaced (this one is defective - see comments and picture later in this album).(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))

TO DO LIST: Get a new joystick ball and shaft, and dust disc.(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))

This still has the defective control panel overlay, but the boombox is a nice quality PhoenixArcade.com repro and the Ultimate Aerial is a nice ThisOldGame.com repro that was indistinguishable from my NOS original.(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))

This was how I bought it. Poor condition, painted over, all pieces removed and in boxes, some parts missing and broken.(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))

Early picture after stripping the old paint and vinyl using a heat gun to soften it, then just peeling it off.(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))

First finyl application to the head.(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))

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Oops! Some of the 720 decal tore off when I removed the premask!(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))

Working condition but not finished.(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))

Great picture comparing the reproduction ThisOldGame.com silver vinyl (left) versus the original 720 vinyl (right). I think the match is about as good as possible. The color varies slightly depending on the angle of the light.(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))

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New front - the original was damaged and I really tore it up when I tried to remove it.(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))

Laminated with black formica laminate.(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))

Getting closer - new front and restored coin door installed.(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))

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This was a defective "B" stock overlay I bought secondhand and wasn't disclosed as defective, and was originally produced by Phoenix Arcade. The overlay delaminated as I was installing it - the paint wasn't sticking to the clear laminate. Even though he was not responsible for my problem, Darin Jacobs of Phoenix Arcade gave me a great deal on a replacement. Definitely a stand up guy. I suggested that he mark any B stock in the future by writing on the backing something along the lines of "Phoenix Arcade Second Quality / Defective" so other people like me won't get suckered into buying a defective piece.(Wade Lanham (wadelanham))