Restoration old Football arcade machine from 1920s

I have once again selected a very interesting restoration project for you. It is an old football arcade machine from 1920. It was manufactured in Belgium and is called FOOT-BALL STAAR - 2 J. V2. The machine is completely mechanical and contains no electronic parts.
The condition of the football machine was badly deteriorated. Most of the mechanical parts no longer worked; some were broken or even shattered. Additionally, there was heavy rust on the parts, and the wood had warped due to prolonged exposure to moisture.
It took me a lot of time and effort to make the football machine playable again.
Why wasn’t the arcade machine fully restored?
During the restoration, it was important to me that the football machine was not restored to 100% perfection. I didn’t want it to look as if it had just come out of the store brand new. You should be able to see that it has a history.
For this reason, I didn’t renew the playing field or the players, but instead cleaned and refreshed them. I believe this highlights the long history of the machine. However, I restored and repaired the mechanical parts and the wooden components to make them functional again. This way, the arcade machine can be played just like in the old days.

[@MWRestoration]

Why wasn’t the arcade machine fully restored? During the restoration, it was important to me that the football machine was not restored to 100% perfection. I didn’t want it to look as if it had just come out of the store brand new. You should be able to see that it has a history. For this reason, I didn’t renew the playing field or the players, but instead cleaned and refreshed them. I believe this highlights the long history of the machine. However, I restored and repaired the mechanical parts and the wooden components to make them functional again. This way, the arcade machine can be played just like in the old days.

[@MeadowStargazer]

Enjoy the rust destroying everything further. What a waste of time. Unsubbed.

[@fredfredburger5521]

Why did you leave the players and pitch untouched? It's only partially restored without it. It made no sense as to why you painted the nets and penalty boxes.

[@markbounds6260]

100% agree. Ugh

[@tmtltn]

I was wondering also

[@chrissilveira3470]

All I can think is that it was a commission and that’s what the customer wanted.

[@MrOrionpax]

That glass did not survive that long its new. This is how it would be restored for a museum keeps old look but any parts exposed to the public are made to stand up a little more

[@dancofo]

He does explain his reasoning in the description, I noticed. I personally like the look of leaving it a little worn, it dates the piece very well!

[@JoeTjoepJoep]

There was no money left for the field and players?

[@abramx]

Terrible restoration, not having repaired the court and the other metal parts of the sides, corrosion will continue to damage those parts, at least they should have repainted everything in green or put grass self-adhesive synthetic, doing all that to end up not repairing the most important part of the game, which is the court.

[@samanthadean1083]

Only thing I would have done differently, is that I would have painted that one side piece that isn’t green anymore… Other than that, fantastic job!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@MathieuStern]

Can you restore me ? I am old and tired

[@Caramelhoney08]

You are above his pay grade 😂😂😂😂

[@raziel3726]

Amazing Craftsmanship and Restoration 👍🏻👍🏽👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@smirnovSany]

I can't believe you got that field back... was it really that hard to recover???

[@Frendo44]

Great work. I like the restoration more if its no like 100 % new. It is 100 years old and i like when you see it that it is 100 years old

[@trattoriLANDINICLUBITALIA]

fantastic

[@manuelsoul1]

Tanto lavoro per poi lasciare il campo di gioco rovinato, potevi ripristinarlo.

[@jennyk544]

The video shows “1920s game” but the piece of wood on the actual machine says 1935. I’m curious about that discrepancy.

[@alexanderalbach468]

I like it this way. ❤ Great job

[@alilaayouni3280]

J ai pas perdu mon temps en regardant ❤.j ai espérait que tout soir peint.

[@razorboyXVII]

Nicely done!

[@Starfire099]

I cannot fathom the decision to restore everything else, but leave the play field in it's damaged and corroded condition. And nobody give me the "it gives it character" crap line. It doesn't give it character, it just makes it look like crap. As is, it just looks like a shitty, half-finished restoration. If that was the case, why powder coat everything else? Why re-paint the lines on the field? Why totally repaint the goal netting? Instead of restoring it for future generations to enjoy, the "character" you gave it now ensures that the playfield will just corrode away until ne needs to be completely replaced

[@paulosborne6517]

The restoration plaque you added was not the best decision.

[@karol_chaves]

Sensacional 🇧🇷

[@mikeguaruja]

No Paint ?????😢

[@rorodsr300]

Pourquoi cette "restauration" n'a pas été restaurée ??

[@daniellourie1978]

Love that you didn't repaint he field and the figurines

[@Timeno123]

Glad you kept the pitch as it was. Gives it a good bit of character

[@bharanib.r8849]

No not good..... you should have sand blasted and re painted the field, the goal and players..... not good at all

[@johnmalone3969]

You should call your channel mw unrestitution

[@abhiruproy6572]

Not uappy with the restoration....☹️☹️☹️☹️

[@吾郎山田]

It was a good repair up until the middle…… The green field and the doll remain covered in rust. I don't understand the meaning😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@kamuikami0120]

なんでもかんでも綺麗にすると言うのは間違えだ。 刻まれた時を表現するのはもはや芸術だ。 これが新品のようになったらきっと普通でつまらないだろう。 最高で最善の修復だ。 日本より🇯🇵

[@JuergenDueplois]

Keine schöne Arbeit

[@snacktheslack]

Crappy, Lazy restoration.

[@жекат-н1б]

ааа шо поля не покрасили то . ужас какой то поля не поля совсем

[@antiquesinmotion7760]

That looks like a soccer game to me.

[@DonnaWilsonon]

Das nenne ich Talent! Nur mein Kessel kann singen, und das nicht immer💋