Advice on Star Wars Cockpit

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Ok so I took delivery of my cockpit this Saturday. Just another in the long line of restorations I have going.

I need advice to either let me loose or rien me back in. The cabinet is in ok shape...its going to need sideart when it becomes available because of some damage on the bottom of the cabinet.

I have to rebuild the back door and the melanine is showing its age. I know that there are posts from people that have recovered with Vinyl. I'm in the midst of doing a couple of cabinets in automotive paint and I need someone to talk me out of a black clearcoat on this cabinet. I really am leaning towards making it deep and shiney rather than the flat black that the melanine has become.

What's the consensus. I want my games to be very close to the way they came off the assembly line but I have a tendency to push them over the edge to better than they ever would have been built.

?????What should I do??????
 
I think you need to go as far as you want to on it. If you plan on selling it, then keep it as close to original, as you can. If you change anything that helps the way it was originally built then it might help out in the sale price. Pictures? I am replacing some of those same panels, and going to put vinyl on them. I have also replaced the rubber matting and had the 2 chrome hold down pc's reproduced. I am also going to have 4 sets of the plexi canopy reproduced . I have one of the cockpits with some deep scratches. Have fun doing the restore, it is rewarding.
 
I'm restoring one and have to make some replacement panels. The original panel is particle board with some sort of heat laminated black vinyl. Adhesive backed black vinyl is probably the closest thing to original, for obvious reasons, but it's not exact. I may go with matte black formica instead as it's also a 'laminate', but will be near impossible to screw up after the panel has been made. I think clearcoat or any glossy surface wood look off. Go with vinyl if you can do that.
 
UGH...the flat look is driving me nuts but it is what it is...I guess I will just source some black melanine to make my panels out of an hopefully the cleaning will get rid of the gime on the game.
 
UGH...the flat look is driving me nuts but it is what it is...I guess I will just source some black melanine to make my panels out of an hopefully the cleaning will get rid of the gime on the game.

That would look good. Gotta decide if you want to use PB or ply. I think I'll use ply for the pieces that you won't be able to see the bottom of, especially the cross brace pieces on top, and you get added strength. Will probably use particleboard, laminated, for the 'back' doors.
 
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