The Aussie Pinball Arcade
Aussie Pinball Forums => Restorations => Topic started by: pinnies4me on February 01, 2015, 09:48:24 AM
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Picked up some games today from Strangeways latest container.
One game is for the office – Elvis because my business partner is a huge fan, and it seemed the ideal choice.
Having seen and purchased some of the games Strangeways brings in, I was pretty sure they would be at the better end.
This game was still plastic wrapped from shipping, so even Strangeways did not know what to expect - the photos were not super high res, although it was described as a nice one and he only buys from the quality supplier...
(http://imageshack.com/i/exVKtxttj)
(http://imageshack.com/i/eyrqV7B4j)
(http://imageshack.com/i/ipF8HMLfj)
(http://imageshack.com/i/pc3L1Gsyj)
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This game looks almost unplayed! You start to realise what a gem this one is when you look in the cab and the coin tray lid still has it's pin, and the manual is still stuck to the side of the cabinet.
(http://imageshack.com/i/f0CkieNfj)
(http://imageshack.com/i/paLOo6PRj)
We gave it a twice over, and due to its incredible condition we determined it could be fired up without anything further being done.
(http://imageshack.com/i/ipuo8nBlj)
Game needed no adjustments (other than language settings) and was playable right away.
I haven't gone into the settings yet, but the number of plays can't be high - zero playfield dimpling, perfect plastics, no wear anywhere. Interestingly there is a set of rubber pin footies inside, not something I'd expect from an operator game.
To top it off, the game is fully LED - not something you'd expect an operator to do, so now we are wondering about its history - maybe this was a home game that ended up with an operator for a short time?
The total work required on this game comes to -
1. checking fuse values;
2. change plug;
3. change display rom;
4. white rubbers only due to preference;
5. nifty and a rag, some novus and carnuba.
But the best is for last - Strangeways noticed this first, and a few of us had to take a photo. This game traveled half way around the world, was on its end when I got to it, stood up and unwrapped.
Look where the balls were sitting when we started examining the game.
(http://imageshack.com/i/ipZN3t9Yj)
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Good to see in the last pic elvis still has his balls as well. Very nice game, great to see people having a major win now and then finding absolute gems
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pictures are not loading for me
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me either
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I think it was the "https" in the url - I've changed to http so hopefully OK now.
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Great find for sure ! Amazing about the balls too %.%
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Wow! That looks awesome. I played a few games on an elvis at bumper many years back. Not a bad game from what I can remember ^^^
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I think there is still something wrong with the pics... That Elvis looks like it's had about 5 games since new....
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Still not seeing the pics !@#
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Looks like it came out of Gracelands. Priscilla did not play it a lot.
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Really nice! I can't belive how little had to be done to it.
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I knew the game was in very good condition before I bought it. So it is was the "pick of the bunch" in this container. There are still good games to be found if your timing is right, and you are prepared to pay a little more for a higher standard. I have had some really nice games over the years - a Junkyard proto HUO and a HUO Breakshot. This game is just as good if not better.
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I can't see the photos now
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I can't see them on my PC but work via the iPad.... !@#
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I can't see them on my PC but work via the iPad.... !@#
yep same here
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Nice one your having plenty of good luck with pin purchases lately
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Wow! That looks awesome. I played a few games on an elvis at bumper many years back. Not a bad game from what I can remember ^^^
This was one of the first games I played on location when I got into pinball a few years ago (somehow I missed the 1990s). I liked this game as well, and was surprised to find out later that many people put this game down. Good to see that at least one other person thought this game was OK. Not every game is going to be an Addams Family.
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Well done.
A lot of container pins are in excellent condition.
I have bought machines which simply need a wipe over for dust and require no work whatsoever. They are like they have come straight from a home use collection.
Well done on a good Elvis machine.
Not everyone's cup of tea but people who do want them do pay big dollars for them.
They rarely leave collections.
Now put on your blue suede shoes and play a game whilst doing the jail house rock.
Cool machine.