VECTOR Activity Log Archive
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Completed: 2016-07-05: Champion Rifle Range moved offsite. Playfield pulled for paint touchups and clearcoat. Cabinet going out for cabinet repair and repaint.
Completed: 2016-03-26: New project begun: 1962 Chicago Coin "Champion Rifle Range". Initial assessment and parts ordered. (Shawn Christian)
Completed: 2016-03-26: Project complete: Slick Chick repaired following major failure while at Texas Pinball Festival. Moved offsite. (Shawn Christian)
Completed: 2016-03-18-20: VECTOR/DMS represented at Texas Pinball Festival, with winning four of the twenty possible awards.
Completed: 2016-03-13: Project complete: Yukon parts cleaning finished to satisfaction; all related parts moved offsite.
Completed: 2016-03-13: Jayson Woods confirmed as committee chair.
Completed: 2016-03-10: New project begun: Yukon clean switches and score reels in head unit (Stevo and Stacy). Head unit kept near work table.
Completed: 2016-03-04: Painted wall with base color. Acquired new worktables, parts bin, and cart for solder station.
Completed: 2016-02-25: Offsite meeting and member vote for new committee chair. Unanimous consent for Jayson Woods to assume chairperson role, pending board approval.
Completed: 2015-02-21: New project begun: Yukon deep clean relay board (Stevo and Stacy). Relay board kept on shelf.
Completed: 2015-02-16: New project begun: Slick Chick repopulate play field and fine tune (Shawn Christian).Bally Fireball moved offsite.
Completed: 2016-02-04: Class held: Building arcade cabinets and demonstration of Mortal Kombat project.
Completed: 2015-12-22: Paradise moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-12-13: New project begun: Mortal Kombat arcade cabinet (Rodney Black). King Pin moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-12-03: New project begun: Pachinko machine (Michael Sorensen).
Completed: 2015-11-14: VECTOR/DMS represented at Houston Arcade Expo.
Completed: 2015-11-12: New project begun: Bally Flip Flop (Erik Smith). 2001 moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-11-03: New project begun: Gottlieb MIBS (Jayson Woods). Lawman moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-11-01: New project begun: Gottlieb 2001 (Nicholas Schell). World Cup moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-10-03: New project begun: Williams World Cup (Nicholas Schell). Flip-A-Card moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-09-12: VECTOR provided 11 playable pinball machines for the DMS annual open house party.
Completed: 2015-09-05: VECTOR relocated to corner workshop w/improved layout and work area.
Completed: 2015-08-26: Project transferred from Nick Sainz to Chuck Baber: Gottlieb Sinbad.
Completed: 2015-08-16: New project begun: Bally Fireball (Shawn Christian). Slick Chick moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-08-06: New project begun: Gottlieb King Pin (Stevo and Stacy). Gold Wings moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-07-31: VECTOR/DMS represented at Pinburgh/ReplayFX.
Completed: 2015-07-14: Facebook site created: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DMS.VECTOR
Completed: 2015-07-12: New project begun: Williams Student Prince (Paul Wilson). Top Score moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-07-09: New project begun: Gottlieb Slick Chick (Shawn Christian).
Completed: 2015-06-23: New project begun: Gottlieb Flip-A-Card (Nicholas Schell).
Completed: 2015-06-22: Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man parted out and moved offsite. Will be repurposed as art and a custom machine.
Completed: 2015-06-19: New project begun: Gottlieb Lawman (Jayson Woods).
Completed: 2015-06-18: Spanish Eyes moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-06-16: New project begun: Gottlieb Top Score (Nicholas Schell). Snow Derby moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-06-09: Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man moved onsite... evaluated to be unsuitable for restoration.
Completed: 2015-05-31: Out Of Sight moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-05-29: Spanish Eyes returned to playable condition and featured in DMS Art Show.
Completed: 2015-04-28: New project begun: Gottlieb Paradise (Jeremy Ortwine).
Completed: 2015-04-27: New project begun: Gottlieb Out Of Sight (Nicholas Schell). Freedom and Switchboard projects moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-04-19: New project begun: Williams Spanish Eyes (Shawn Christian).
Completed: 2015-04-14: New project begun: Bally Freedom (Nicholas Schell). Pro-Football moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-03-31: Speed King moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-03-29: VECTOR/DMS represented at Texas Pinball Festival. Need HDTV and signage for 2016.
Completed: 2015-03-20: New project begun: Gottlieb Pro-Football (Nicholas Schell). Vector moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-03-07: Class held - Diagnosing pinball machine electronics w/Daniel Jackson.
Completed: 2015-02-28: New project begun: Gottlieb Snow Derby (Mitch Cerroni).
Completed: 2015-02-21: Class held - Virtual pinball and MAME Hyperspin configuration w/Billy Roadifer. Steam Shovel moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-02-20: New project begun: Bally Vector (Nicholas Schell). Tag Team moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-01-26: MAME arcade prototype is complete. Will be moved offsite/elsewhere for breakdown. Version 2.0 planned.
Completed: 2015-01-25: New project begun: Gottlieb Tag Team (Nicholas Schell). Flipper Fair moved offsite.
Completed: 2015-01-24: Pinball/arcade event staged at DMS for 1st open house party. 13 pinball machines and William's MAME cabinet available for play.
Completed: 2015-01-23: New project begun: Gottlieb Sinbad (Nick Sainz).
Completed: 2015-01-16: VECTOR/DMS represented at Arcade Expo.
Completed: 2015-01-11: New project begun: Gottlieb Gold Wings (Stevo and Stacy).
Completed: 2015-01-10: Slot machines broken down into components for gold recovery/recycling.
Completed: 2015-01-04: New project begun: Switchboard game (Haley Moore and Darcy Neal).
Completed: 2014-12-14: New project begun: Slot machines (Steve Blanchard).
Completed: 2014-12-01: New project begun: Chicago Coin Speed King (Shawn Christian). Space Invaders moved offsite.
Completed: 2014-11-19: New projects begun: Gottlieb Flipper Fair (Nicholas Schell) and Chicago Coin Steam Shovel (Shawn Christian). Surf Side, Seawitch, and Joust moved offsite.
Completed: 2014-11-13: Class held - Backglass restoration techniques.
Completed: 2014-11-8: Promoted DMS/VECTOR at Houston Arcade Expo. Walter Day was impressed with our membership numbers.
Completed: 2014-11-6: First Restoration & Development night completed. Event brought in three non-members and some existing DMS members.
Completed: 2014-10-29: Scheduled rotating 1st and 3rd monthly Thursdays for Pinball & Arcade restoration and development night.
Completed: 2014-10-22: Haley Moore completed "Operation"-style custom board game.
Completed: 2014-10-2: First committee meeting. Updated projects and new goals (see report section).
Completed: 2014-9-19: Membership added to committee roster & Google Group.
Completed: 2014-9-7: Board approval granted for formal committee induction
