# Restoring this 1977 Star Explorer (Scroll)

**Source:** r/pinball  
**Type:** forum_thread  
**Published:** 2026-02-16  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.reddit.com/r/pinball/comments/1r5uu8j/restoring_this_1977_star_explorer_scroll/

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## Analysis

User is restoring a 1977 Star Explorer (Scroll) pinball machine, including repainting rusted sides, cleaning, replacing bands and LED lights, and seeking help with dead alphanumeric display digits and modification ideas.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Machine has rusted metallic sides that have been repainted — _User states 'repainted the rusted out metallic sides'_
- [HIGH] Machine has dead alphanumeric display digits requiring repair — _User mentions 'There's dead digets' [sic]_
- [HIGH] User is replacing bands and LED lights on the machine — _User states 'ordered new bands and led lights to replace everything'_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Star Explorer | game | 1977 pinball machine by Scroll being restored |
| Scroll | company | Manufacturer of Star Explorer (1977) |
| /u/jstro2019 | person | Reddit user performing restoration |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Vintage machine restoration, Alphanumeric display repair, LED conversion/upgrades
- **Secondary:** Pinball modifications

### Sentiment

**Neutral** (0) — Post is matter-of-fact status update seeking community help; no strong emotional tone

### Signals

- **[technology_signal]** User replacing original lighting with LED lights on 1977 machine, indicating aftermarket LED conversion trend (confidence: medium) — Ordered new bands and led lights to replace everything

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## Transcript

So far I’ve repainted the rusted out metallic sides, cleaned everything ordered new bands and led lights to replace everything. There’s dead digets so if anyone knows how to fix that. And if anyone has any mod ideas
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