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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #75 on: May 09, 2009, 11:47:18 AM »
Thanks Tony
                      Yes i have the cigarette holders from my machine and the rails were going to be re laquered not painted red like the tools in that photo lol

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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #76 on: May 20, 2009, 01:10:20 PM »
Wow looking great

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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #77 on: June 03, 2009, 09:54:27 PM »
Well im slightly Nervous hopefully nothing to worry about but i paid for My lockdown bar and two days later the guys emails are bouncing back?  So fingers crossed for me guy !!!
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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #78 on: June 03, 2009, 11:07:32 PM »
Well im slightly Nervous hopefully nothing to worry about but i paid for My lockdown bar and two days later the guys email is no longer Valid (Emails bounce back)  So fingers crossed for me guy !!!

How long ago did you send payment?

The joys of pinball collecting - here is to the lockdown bar arriving very soon

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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #79 on: June 09, 2009, 07:43:23 PM »
 $#$ YEAH my lockbar arrived today   $#$    I sent him an email through the paypal email address and he got back to me that night not sure why they were beeing returned but he wondered why i never answered his questions.   But there are some pics

Now i really need to pull my finger out and get the cabinet respray done to finish this old girl off

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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #80 on: June 09, 2009, 08:12:17 PM »
that machine looks huge! Nice work on getting the lock-down bar.

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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #81 on: June 09, 2009, 08:15:42 PM »
Same size as a normal pinball it has an old piece of playfield glass out of a newer pin

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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #82 on: June 09, 2009, 08:17:59 PM »
hmm looks longer in the photos. Bet its heavy though.

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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #83 on: June 09, 2009, 08:19:10 PM »
Ill let you know how heavy it is once i get some legs for it but i think your right it will be heavy

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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #84 on: June 09, 2009, 08:21:55 PM »
hmm looks longer in the photos. Bet its heavy though.

The bodies are around the same weight, the heads (especially the 4 players) are real heavy but no different to a 4 player Gottlieb/Williams/Bally EM head from the 1970s.

Game is coming along real nicely Daniel....still if it was my game would think twice about respraying it.

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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #85 on: June 09, 2009, 08:26:26 PM »
Yeah not going to be easy but it looks really shit as is

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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #86 on: June 09, 2009, 09:25:32 PM »
The lockdown bar looks good, nice pickup there.

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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #87 on: June 09, 2009, 10:18:02 PM »
Great news Daniel .. looking forward to pics of her when she's finished.

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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #88 on: June 14, 2009, 11:35:47 PM »

Good work Daniel - She is going to look great with a set of legs !
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Re: 1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION
« Reply #89 on: June 16, 2009, 04:51:45 PM »
Well just got an email from Texas and the legs will be posted tomorrow so should have then in two weeks yeah $#$