The Addams Family Pinball Restoration - Update 2

Cary Hardy·video·7m 19s·analyzed·Aug 5, 2019

Analysis

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TL;DR

Addams Family pinball restoration progressing with 250+ hours invested; finale video planned.

Summary

Cary Hardy provides a restoration update on an Addams Family pinball machine being worked on by Jason. The machine has received extensive work including playfield restoration, metal polishing, ramp replacement, and rubber kit updates. Hardy plans a comprehensive finale video detailing the full playfield swap process and any issues encountered during restoration.

Key Claims

Jason has invested at least 250 hours and $2,000+ on the Addams Family restoration
high confidence · Hardy states directly: 'He's put in at least 250 hours. I don't know the exact figures, but he's spent at least two grand.'
Gray rubber color is an effective aesthetic choice for Addams Family machines
medium confidence · Hardy comments: 'Oddly enough i didn't know it was going to go well with Gray, but it turns to Gray is actually a good choice for this machine'
Multiple ramps had to be replaced due to previous damage
high confidence · Hardy notes: 'he's got pretty much brand new everything when it comes to the ramps um i mean obviously a whole bunch of stuff is brand new because it had to be because the previous was so damaged'
Broken ring targets are a common issue in used Addams Family machines
medium confidence · Hardy states: 'I've had about three or four of my machines that I've purchased where one's broken, like jackpot...the threads on one of the rings were just completely broke off.'
Final video will be published on 'straight down the middle' platform (likely referring to a separate channel/site)
medium confidence · Hardy says: 'the finale will be on the straight down the middle page'

Notable Quotes

“He's put in at least 250 hours. I don't know the exact figures, but he's spent at least two grand.”
Cary Hardy@ 0:32 — Establishes scope of restoration effort and investment
“Centaur was easy on the top side compared to this one.”
Jason (guest on video)@ 2:25 — Indicates Addams Family is a more complex restoration than Centaur
“I was going to do all the bumpers and stuff like that. I thought if I do that, then that'll be less stuff on the bottom side that I've got to figure out what holes to go where.”
Jason@ 2:36 — Explains restoration strategy and decision-making process
“Oddly enough i didn't know it was going to go well with Gray, but it turns out Gray is actually a good choice for this machine”
Cary Hardy@ 5:18 — Aesthetic choice commentary on rubber kit selection
“The game is starting to look as if it just came off of the factory floor.”
Cary Hardy@ 5:50 — Assessment of restoration quality and progress
“I believe it's going to be up there with the best of the best when it comes to this particular game.”
Cary Hardy@ 6:31 — Expresses confidence in final quality of restoration

Entities

Cary Hardyperson Jasonperson Addams Familygame Centaurgame Titancompany

Signals

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event_signal: Cary Hardy documenting comprehensive Addams Family restoration as multi-video series with finale on separate platform ('straight down the middle'), demonstrating community content creation approach
high · Hardy explicitly plans finale video with full playfield swap details and issues encountered; mentions schedule challenges preventing step-by-step documentation
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product_concern: Ring targets on Addams Family machines are identified as chronic failure point across multiple machines; Hardy reports 3-4 machines with broken or damaged ring threads
medium · Hardy states: 'I've had about three or four of my machines that I've purchased where one's broken...the threads on one of the rings were just completely broke off'
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technology_signal: Use of third-party rubber kit suppliers (Titan) for color-matched and properly-sized components during restoration, reflecting aftermarket support infrastructure
medium · Hardy notes: 'We ended up having to get a hold of Titan to make sure that we had the appropriate colors and sizes'

Topics

Playfield restoration techniquesprimaryRubber kit selection and aestheticsprimaryMetal polishing and finishingprimaryRamp replacement and modificationprimaryBroken ring targets as common failure pointsecondaryVideo content planning for restoration documentationsecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— Hardy expresses enthusiasm and satisfaction with restoration progress; praises Jason's work quality; optimistic about final result; minor frustration about schedule misalignment for documentation

Transcript

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What's up guys and welcome back to my channel where I talk and do everything pinball. So if that sounds interesting to you then hit that subscribe button down below. It's been a while so I figure it's about time I give you guys an Addams Family Machine restoration update. Jason has been hard at work on this game. He's put in at least 250 hours. I don't know the exact figures, but he's spent at least two grand. Jason's wife, if you're watching this, don't get mad. Trust me, he's got plenty of room to profit if he decides to sell this game. I want to apologize to those of you that would love to see this have been done step by step, going over everything that he's done as we're doing it, but our schedules don't line up anymore. What would typically happen is that he gets to a certain point and he lets me know where he's at. I would come over after I get off work, get some footage to basically show where he has progressed. And that is not to say that we're not going to be going over this machine whenever it's all said and done to give you the information that you need in order to do a playfield swap with this machine. This is something I want to do for the finale is show you everything that he had to do. Any kind of, you know, issue that he had to deal with that potentially those of you would have to deal with, he's going to go over everything. Things to look out for do and don for you We not going to be losing a whole bunch but we are going to be showing you basically rags to riches through the series but the finale will give you much more information So with that being said, on with the show. What's up, man? How's it going, man? Wow. You're missing Centaur already then? Yeah, Centaur was easy on the top side compared to this one. I'm surprised you're doing the top side before getting the back side all done. I was going to do all the bumpers and stuff like that. I thought if I do that, then that'll be less stuff on the bottom side that I've got to figure out what holes to go where. Because there's a bunch of stuff drilled through on that sucker. So that's why I didn't. I mean, I'm not going to finish it. I'm not going to put the plastics or any of that on. Yeah. Basically, I'm just almost there. and I'm going to flip it over and put the wiring harness on the back side. Target's on the wiring harness. Anybody with ribs on the box, hang on a second. Does that box it up? The detergent over there Oh every single one of these is broken Yeah, I've had about three or four of my machines that I've purchased where one's broken, like jackpot. of the ring was, you know, even the threads on one of the rings were just completely broke off. I'm not even going to clean this mess up. Take dollars a piece all over brand new rings and get done with it. It's still in good shape and it worked just fine. Yeah. Now I want to talk a little bit about how far he's come and how good this game looks. At this point in time, you can see that he has done a tremendous amount of work when it comes to polishing all the metal. And also at this point, the rubbers that he has on here are not final. We ended up having to get a hold of Titan to make sure that we had the appropriate colors and sizes. We have now resolved that, but it's not going to be in this video. so you can see he's got pretty much brand new everything when it comes to the ramps um i mean obviously a whole bunch of stuff is brand new because it had to be because the previous was so damaged and it had to be replaced so going over this you can see that a good choice of color for your rubbers is gray for this particular machine so oddly enough i didn't know it was going to go well with Gray, but it turns out Gray is actually a good choice for this machine Let me know what you think Now currently the ramp is just sitting there on the playfield It not bolted down because he not done He was actually wanting to do something with the that thin piece of metal that goes from the ramp onto the playfield. He didn't like how the basic regular one looked. So in the upcoming video he's going to show you how he got those things polished to a chrome finish. The game is starting to look as if it just came off of the factory floor. Great. Not to mention he will be adding mods to this game. So that's it guys. That is your Addams Family restoration update for now. How I believe this is going to go is that I'm going to have one more video on this channel giving you an update on how the machine looks and even how it place, but the finale will be on the straight down the middle page. That's going to wrap this video up guys. I hope you enjoy and I'm glad that this machine is coming together the way it is. And once again, give Jason some kudos down below in the comments section. He is working really hard on this machine and I believe it's going to be up there with the best of the best when it comes to this particular game. So if you think the game looks good, give it a thumbs up down below so Jason knows that he's doing a great job. And if you haven't already, do not forget to hit that subscribe button down below. That way you can be notified of whenever I upload something for your viewing pleasure. Until next time, guys. Peace out. you