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Title: Just added more Black hole Pics..
Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 11, 2009, 09:26:48 AM
Ok well half the forum knows now anyway...cant keep a secret on here thats for sure...smartasses....this is MINE all mine I say...lol...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=400036216353&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=027

Im happy with the price...and looks like a nice one....
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Post by: pinnies4me on March 11, 2009, 09:59:02 AM
Well done! I love my BH. One of these days the playfield at Playfield Renovations will actually get finished (2.5 years and counting) and in will go a cleared virtually new field....
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 11, 2009, 10:00:38 AM
EBAY has been VERY good to me over the last few weeks....just lucky i guess...
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Post by: illawarra_steelers on March 11, 2009, 11:32:43 AM
Well done mate - much better than KISS.

Wow you turn games over - so it has gone Stingray to KISS to Black Hole in 2 weeks?

This will look so nice next to your Genie  ^^^
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Post by: illawarra_steelers on March 11, 2009, 11:33:39 AM
EBAY has been VERY good to me over the last few weeks....just lucky i guess...

Never thought I'd hear you say that after the PayPal dramas you had  :lol
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 11, 2009, 11:47:52 AM
Yeah see the Paypal drama has come back in good karma..lol....and yes...stingray to kiss to BH...Oh yes...will look VERY nice next to the Genie...all i need now is a Haunted house...and a Joker Poker..
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Post by: jyebow on March 11, 2009, 11:54:47 AM
Ok well half the forum knows now anyway...cant keep a secret on here thats for sure...smartasses....this is MINE all mine I say...lol...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=400036216353&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=027

Im happy with the price...and looks like a nice one....

Congrats Paul , wasn't a bad guess, hey !
looks like a nice machine.
Steve
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Post by: Wotto on March 11, 2009, 12:16:30 PM
Man- that looks to be in good condition.
And has the spinning BG !

Good onya mate.

Hey, as you know, I am going to QLD this weekend and return 25/3.
Do you reckon you will keep this machine long enough for me to get a game on it  :lol :lol
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 11, 2009, 12:35:00 PM
LAUGH it up...lol....Pinball trader should be my new nickname hey mate???You never know....whats next??
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Post by: illawarra_steelers on March 11, 2009, 12:59:56 PM
Man- that looks to be in good condition.
And has the spinning BG !

Good onya mate.

Hey, as you know, I am going to QLD this weekend and return 25/3.
Do you reckon you will keep this machine long enough for me to get a game on it  :lol :lol


Wotto I don't know that he wants you near his games anymore  :lol

Well at least not with a hair dryer  :D
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Post by: Wotto on March 11, 2009, 01:23:54 PM
Man- that looks to be in good condition.
And has the spinning BG !

Good onya mate.

Hey, as you know, I am going to QLD this weekend and return 25/3.
Do you reckon you will keep this machine long enough for me to get a game on it  :lol :lol


Wotto I don't know that he wants you near his games anymore  :lol

Well at least not with a hair dryer  :D


Hey Hey Hey - I only started the blow job, he finished it  :lol
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Post by: 63wizz on March 11, 2009, 06:34:08 PM
good one Paul, i think i would rather the BH instead of the kiss, but i wouldn't knock back a kiss (pinball machine) for the right price.

cheers Ian
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Post by: Strangeways on March 11, 2009, 06:50:46 PM

Congratulations Paul - Fair price for both the buyer / seller - and it is the US version - mirrored backglass etc.

Now if you restored the KISS and sold it - then you could have both the BH and HH !
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Post by: v8racefan on March 11, 2009, 06:52:21 PM
great deal paul,

wow you lucky bugger a BH & Kiss in 2 weeks, good work.... #*#
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Post by: Wotto on March 11, 2009, 10:31:20 PM
Now if you restored the KISS and sold it - then you could have both the BH and HH !


Now THERE is a DAMN fine idea right there  *)*

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Post by: MartyJ on March 11, 2009, 10:43:20 PM
Good stuff...Great looking machine.  I've never played one that I can remember but looks very cool!

The last machine I bought from PBJ/BCW was my Simpsons which was cleaned up very nicely and very well shopped.
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Post by: Ford Fairlane on March 12, 2009, 12:05:15 AM
Congrats again mate!! i just wonder which ones you will have to get rid of now ....
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 12, 2009, 06:43:18 AM
Well where the hell could you find a HH from anyway???
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Post by: GORGAR 1 on March 12, 2009, 12:04:13 PM
Well where the hell could you find a HH from anyway???

If anyone could find one at the moment-it's probally going to be you!! @@*

Peter
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 12, 2009, 12:14:09 PM
lol
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Post by: illawarra_steelers on March 12, 2009, 12:59:46 PM
Well where the hell could you find a HH from anyway???

Paul,

If somebody had told you 2 weeks ago you would have both bought KISS and Black Hole in that time what would you have told them?  *.*

Mate - you never know what might pop up!  *%*
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 12, 2009, 01:35:23 PM
I would have told them a HH as well...lol
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Post by: Strangeways on March 12, 2009, 06:33:52 PM
I would have told them a HH as well...lol

funnier things have happened

I was looking for a HH and Spirit for YEARS - ask Marco (Pinfan).

Then MarkC / Childs found me EXACTLY what I wanted - a Project Haunted House AND Spirit. I even bought a second Spirit as a "BIG Project", and a Force II. So ASK and you shall find.
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Post by: Pinfan on March 12, 2009, 08:21:11 PM
I would have told them a HH as well...lol

funnier things have happened

I was looking for a HH and Spirit for YEARS - ask Marco (Pinfan).

Then MarkC / Childs found me EXACTLY what I wanted - a Project Haunted House AND Spirit. I even bought a second Spirit as a "BIG Project", and a Force II. So ASK and you shall find.

No comment !  <.>  :D
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Post by: chris288 on March 13, 2009, 12:01:29 AM
Congrats on your score.

Looks a great machine too. Always love BH, so much so in fact Iv'e got 3 of them. All needing a full resto job of course, but when they have been sorted out properley are a great fun game to play.

Now, if only I could find a HH ( like everyone else here obviously ) then they would look great side by side.

Possible swap anyone ?? %.% %.%
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 13, 2009, 07:53:57 PM
Ok Ive been told that the Black hole that im getting has the spinning disk backglass...and the sounds work fine..
Just it has no speech...bit of a bummer but not the end of the world I guess...
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Post by: Extra Ball on March 13, 2009, 08:28:09 PM
Ok Ive been told that the Black hole that im getting has the spinning disk backglass...and the sounds work fine..
Just it has no speech...bit of a bummer but not the end of the world I guess...

Should it have speech? Is this a fault? Was the fault mentioned in the listing? Not trying to stir trouble, but you paid a fair price for the machine Paul.

edit: Notable Features:  Flippers (6), Pop bumpers (6), 5-bank drop targets (1), 4-bank drop targets (2), 3-bank drop targets (1), Kick-out holes (2), Horseshoe lane (1), Rollunder spinner (1). Backglass animation (rotating disc, non-export only). First machine to offer a lower playfield sloped away from the player with the flippers at the backbox end. Multiball and speech (non-export only).

edit: So as it was listed as 100% working you are entitled to ask for compensation for the S/B repair, unless your happy.

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Post by: Rod71 on March 13, 2009, 08:48:55 PM
Might be a Export model with the spinning disk added later in it's life?.

Also has the 3 coin slot door which is unusual in US machines, or is that just modern stuff?.

If the disk has been added, is it possible to add speech as well?. Not really up to speed on Gottlieb sys80, so dunno.

Edit: Bit of detective work shows that the machine was exported to Germany "1 Mark" "2 Marks" etc on the coin door.





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Post by: Strangeways on March 13, 2009, 09:11:58 PM

It should have Speech - It is definitely a "non US" model - Dual Backglass, chaser lights etc.

The Euro versions I've seen have a different Door and an inscription on the coin faceplate and sometimes the lock down bar.

So it IS either missing the speech board or it is broken.
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 13, 2009, 09:28:17 PM
Damn...when you look at it like this....

 Notable Features:  Flippers (6), Pop bumpers (6), 5-bank drop targets (1), 4-bank drop targets (2), 3-bank drop targets (1), Kick-out holes (2), Horseshoe lane (1), Rollunder spinner (1). Backglass animation (rotating disc, non-export only). First machine to offer a lower playfield sloped away from the player with the flippers at the backbox end. Multiball and speech (non-export only).

There sure is a shitload of stuff in a Black hole...

well speech non-export only...Im not that worried about it as it doesnt say much anyway...and can look into it later...
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Post by: Pinfan on March 14, 2009, 12:01:12 PM
Could be as simple as missing the SC 01 chip.
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Post by: Strangeways on March 14, 2009, 12:02:01 PM
Could be as simple as missing the SC 01 chip.

An easy fix !
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 21, 2009, 09:11:09 PM
I would have had the Black Hole on Friday but due to a driver taking a sicky I didnt get it....

BUT

MONDAY IS BLACK HOLE DAY.....

Cant wait...
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Post by: ajlaird on March 21, 2009, 10:36:43 PM
MONDAY IS BLACK HOLE DAY.....

Cant wait...

In a cosmic sense, that sounds scary.

Hope the pin lives up to your expectations.
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Post by: Strangeways on March 21, 2009, 11:30:38 PM

Post pics, Paul. Looking forward to it.
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 21, 2009, 11:54:32 PM
will do...
and yes I hope it lives up to its rep as well...

still its one I LOVED back in the day...and thats from me..yes I was a VIDEO head back in the day
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 23, 2009, 11:20:12 AM
The wife has told me the Black Hole is in the Garage.....she had to help the truck driver carry it into the garage....she says i owe her a bunch of flowers....told her I will give her first game on it instead...lol...
Cant wait to get a game on it later today...cool.
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Post by: pinnies4me on March 23, 2009, 03:03:04 PM
Excellent, looking forward to the report on the game and your initial impressions. I had a game just then on my BH (actually three games, first two I sucked) in honour of your new arrival!
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Post by: Extra Ball on March 23, 2009, 04:05:24 PM
The wife has told me the Black Hole is in the Garage.....she had to help the truck driver carry it into the garage....she says i owe her a bunch of flowers....told her I will give her first game on it instead...lol...
Cant wait to get a game on it later today...cool.

Paul just hope she hasnt been playing it for hours, rolled it 3 times, and the poor old pin has shit itself!
 :lol
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Post by: illawarra_steelers on March 23, 2009, 07:18:58 PM
The wife has told me the Black Hole is in the Garage.....she had to help the truck driver carry it into the garage....she says i owe her a bunch of flowers....told her I will give her first game on it instead...lol...
Cant wait to get a game on it later today...cool.

Mate knowing how she plays she probably has the highest score on it already!
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 23, 2009, 07:27:23 PM
Ok got it setup...turned it on....and the displays where all on 8's....and no sound....damn...

Opened it up and gave the connectors a wiggle...bobs your uncle...all good...

machine looks VERY nice for its age...only minor playfield wear....bottom plastic over the flippers is broken...backglass spinner works but a little noisy...may install a switch for it to turn it on and off as I please...

flippers play GREAT...nice and strong...

Bummer but it has the WRONG SIZE playfield glass on the machine....its not wide enough...not happy about that but not the end of the world...

had a couple of games on it....just want to know how do you reset the Black drop targets??I knock them all down and they stay down...anyway will work it out....will put up some pics soon..
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 24, 2009, 10:41:35 PM
Ok have it all up and running 100%....and seems the playfield glass is the right size....but the cab has expanded out a little....and it can be pushed back in...will look into that later....

PLAYS GREAT....

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z314/rollerball230967/beachwithgrandad022.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z314/rollerball230967/beachwithgrandad023.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z314/rollerball230967/beachwithgrandad024.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z314/rollerball230967/beachwithgrandad025.jpg)

will add more pics later....
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Post by: ajlaird on March 24, 2009, 10:46:21 PM
Looking very nice there - certainly a winner. I'd forgotten about the blue displays on this machine which do set it apart.

With the cabinet expanding, is this due to moisture damage do you think?
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Post by: Strangeways on March 24, 2009, 11:25:08 PM

Very nice, Paul !

Now try for multiball !
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Post by: v8racefan on March 25, 2009, 12:04:03 AM
one very nice pinball paul, the blue displays look great, thanks for sharing the pics #*#
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 25, 2009, 06:31:07 AM
dont think it is due to moisture...cab is very solid.....damn maybe the glass is the wrong size...anyway not sure now...lol...

Yeah I got Multiball up once so far...hard to do...best multiball ever....way different than any other machine...crazy to have balls on both playfields at once..
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Post by: pinnies4me on March 26, 2009, 10:08:49 AM
...best multiball ever.....

You said it! A real effort needed to achieve it, it's like a Wizard Mode payoff in a modern game it's so satisfying!
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 28, 2009, 04:29:12 PM
Here you go...just took some more pics...


(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z314/rollerball230967/BlackHole001.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z314/rollerball230967/BlackHole002.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z314/rollerball230967/BlackHole003.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z314/rollerball230967/BlackHole004.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z314/rollerball230967/BlackHole005.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z314/rollerball230967/BlackHole006.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z314/rollerball230967/BlackHole007.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z314/rollerball230967/BlackHole008.jpg)
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Post by: Strangeways on March 28, 2009, 05:59:32 PM

Very nice mate !

How is it playing ?
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Post by: ddstoys on March 28, 2009, 06:16:23 PM
Thats sweet mate good score
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 28, 2009, 06:24:38 PM
It plays like new...Fantastic....damn how good is it...crazy multiball..thats if you can get it..lol
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Post by: illawarra_steelers on March 28, 2009, 08:59:57 PM
Looks awesome Paul - might be time for another pinball meet  #@#

Also looks like she is fantastic condition - good on you!  ^^^
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Post by: MartyJ on March 28, 2009, 09:18:43 PM
This pin has now gotten my interest...It looks like awesome fun to play...
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 28, 2009, 09:23:00 PM
Hey Tony...yeah for its age I think its in GREAT condition...wear around the pop bumpers but nothing that cant be touched up....and plays really nice...Im thinking this will be in the collection for a while..lol..as with the Genie
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Post by: Ford Fairlane on March 28, 2009, 09:53:42 PM
Looks awesome Paul - might be time for another pinball meet  #@#

Also looks like she is fantastic condition - good on you!  ^^^

count me in for the meet as well  #@#
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 28, 2009, 11:38:25 PM
Next meet will be a little while off yet...want another change to the lineup first...It will be my 5th meet...how time flys...Still the meets sure are a fun night..
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Post by: illawarra_steelers on March 29, 2009, 12:49:57 AM
Next meet will be a little while off yet...want another change to the lineup first...It will be my 5th meet...how time flys...Still the meets sure are a fun night..

Mate you are the perfect host with real fun pins!

If you do have one please count me (and Rob) in - working enough at the moment on my collection to have a meet soonish at my place to give you a break - do you think that pizza place will deliver 30 minutes South?  :lol
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Post by: ROLLERBALL on March 29, 2009, 01:01:53 AM
Mate I could always pickup the pizzas on the way down...lol...yeah good pizzas....had one from there tonight..
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Post by: pinnies4me on March 29, 2009, 10:43:31 AM
Make sure you remove those pop bumper myler disks they do more damage than good (and look crap anyway).