OK, I have started digging into this further now that I have the service manual (many thanks again Brumby, it is perfect).
1. Power Supply
I checked all the low voltage rails, and they are all within spec. Now that I received my HV probe, I checked the HV rail and it seems to be a bit low (or is that high?). According to the service manual, it is supposed to fall between -1,995v to -1,805v but I am measuring -1,650v. I hope I am doing this correctly, is this a DC voltage (service manual doesn't say), and I connected the HV Probe ground terminal to chassis ground. Is this too far out of spec?
2. Working Backwards from Intensity Pot
After looking at the 'HV CRT Drive' schematic, I started at P604 Pin 4 and measured voltages. Turning the pot sweeps from -6.6mV (~0v) through to -11.76V (effectively -12v rail) so I believe the pot works correctly.
While I was scouring the internet for this service manual (prior to getting it from Brumby) I discovered that the Hitachi V-212 is a very similar scope with pretty similar schematic layout. In their service manual, they handily include some interesting scope diagrams for various points on the board and there I saw that they included a diagram for the spot between the 2 nearest transistors to the intensity pot. (I attached it below and highlight the scope diagram in question)
I immediately hooked up my 'cheapo-scope' to my board, and made an interesting discovery. When I connect 'downstream' of transistor Q621 at a point I labeled "P1" in the attached image, then I get a similar signal (is this the blanking signal?)
However, if I connect the scope to "P2" (between the 2 transistors, similar to the Hitachi scope), then I just get a constant flat 1.34v
Does that seem right?