CAN I SAVE THIS SOUGHT AFTER PINBALL MACHINE?
Summary
Captain Retro rebuilds a Captain Fantastic cabinet's rotted back wall and tours his shop's restoration and multicade projects.
Captain Retro (Captain Retro, a restorer/operator) walks through repairing a Captain Fantastic cabinet whose back wall was rebuilt incorrectly, so leg bolt holes miss the cabinet seam; he decides to cut and rebuild the back section and says the cabinet will end up slightly shorter. He then runs a tour of his shop and storage: a Mortal Kombat 2 multicade project, a Solar City/Target Alpha cabinet, a Lost World with drop target work, a G07 monitor repair, a Vector for sale, a Touch Tunes jukebox, and a Star Wars Data East for a Trackside Tavern client.
In this video, we tackle the full restoration of a 1976 Bally Captain Fantastic pinball machine – and yes, it’s as glorious and chaotic as Elton’s outfit on the backglass. From a water-damaged cabinet that had to be re-capitated and looked like it went ten rounds with a leaky basement, to a full playfield teardown, cleaning, and parts replacement, this machine gets the rockstar treatment it deserves. so stay tuned for those videos! In this video I - Rebuilt the back wall and repaired cabinet rot Restored original stencils and gave it a fresh paint job Whether you're a Bally purist, a fan of classic EMs, or just here to see a machine rise from the dead, this is a restoration you don’t want to miss. 🛠 CaptNRetro’s Pinball Co. | Atlanta, GA 🌐 Visit: captnretro.com Captain Fantastic pinball, Captain Fantastic restoration, Bally pinball repair, Bally Captain Fantastic, EM pinball restoration, vintage pinball repair, Elton John pinball machine, Captain Fantastic gameplay, 1976 pinball machine, EM pinball tutorial, pinball cabinet repair, pinball playfield cleaning, pinball coil replacement, pinball rebuild video, retro pinball, classic pinball machine, pinball tech guide, CaptNRetro, pinball restoration video, Bally EM restore
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