The Aussie Pinball Arcade
Aussie Pinball Forums => Restorations => Topic started by: illawarra_steelers on February 14, 2009, 10:42:52 PM
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This was the original post........
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=374.0
Here are the pix.....they will do all the talking.
Remember this old girl is 50 years old....traded for a Gottlieb Sure Shot 1976, fully restored and rebuilt...every part available to replace was with new was, including brand new Shay Group backglass....
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some more....
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Looks great Tony -wish me over 50 could be restored as good.
If you dont mind could you post the steps you took cleaning the PF.
Kev
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tony...just one word comes to mind...SWEEEET
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last ones...sorry for the double post in the first series of pix
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Looks great Tony -wish me over 50 could be restored as good.
If you dont mind could you post the steps you took cleaning the PF.
Kev
Kev,
Was lucky this game had a real short arcade life. She has just over 2,000 plays which is f**k all for a pin 50 years old....this is straight off the play meter on the inside of the front door (which still works). She came from Country NSW and while rebuilding her came to the conclusion that certain parts played up and the game was hacked at until she worked no more.
One of the flipper mechs was totally pulled apart, the backglass animation unit was pulled apart, the 10 point relay was locked and burnt out and one of the pop bumpers was locked up and burnt out.
So cleaning the playfield was just a wipe over...there is a mark above the bumpers that was there when I got it...other than that the playfield was totally stripped, all new parts installed and playfield cleaned with Novus2
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Tony - What a beautiful machine. I guess I don't need to remind you of how fortunate you are to have such a pristine machine in your collection.
It looks amazing - Well done @@*
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Mate, that is a real classic.
Congratulations ^^^
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Stunning machine Tony. Congrats!
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I guess if you had that much work done at 50, you could almost pass as just about new.
Nice restoration.
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yeh - its not bad i suppose...its a GTB Universe right??
Yeh thought so... plenty of em about, been offered a few in better condition than yours over the last 6 months or so... not a good seller, but as a collector id be interested maybe..
..... so what we say????..... Hows $400 sound??
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OK Tony, my wife will want to have words with you now. Seeing that game has made me absolutely need an EM, not just want, I **must have one**! Something out the centre lanes between the flippers reminded me of the games I first started playing in the early/mid seventies. I don't remember any of them, but now I have to have one.
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Looks fantastic Tony ^^^
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OK Tony, my wife will want to have words with you now. Seeing that game has made me absolutely need an EM, not just want, I **must have one**! Something out the centre lanes between the flippers reminded me of the games I first started playing in the early/mid seventies. I don't remember any of them, but now I have to have one.
Same with me, Nick. I want to finish my games and then look for a 60's pin and a woodrail. I'll be looking for favours from Tony and Gavin then !
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yeh - its not bad i suppose...its a GTB Universe right??
Yeh thought so... plenty of em about, been offered a few in better condition than yours over the last 6 months or so... not a good seller, but as a collector id be interested maybe..
..... so what we say????..... Hows $400 sound??
Is that the best you can offer? && I'll even drive it to your place and set it up.... :lol
Might just go and have a game on it, just has one bug - not lighting the special when the numbers are all out
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Glad you posted the link tony thats beautiful Tony
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WOW WOW very nice
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Restorations are never complete....gave this old girl a new look in the front - and at the same time did the same with Sunshine from 1958.
She just needs the coin reject rod installed that should arrive from PBR any day.
Got: front door taken off and stripped of paint and repainted original colour. New coin entrance plates, door surround, bolts for door and associated hardware, beehouse surround for plunger, both inner and outer spring, credit button and front door lock.
Lower door harware had been treated with anti rust and then treated and primmed and then repainted.
Actually very surprised on the results and how much they make the game really come alive.
Also all the legs were treated and resprayed red with new leg bolts installed.
All games will get this treatement with each restore now ^^^ ^^^
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Top notch work there buddy ^^^
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Great to see your restore work Tony,what a sweet looking game.Great art and colour on playfield .I think your right we sould all have a wood rail ,they are the coolest looking bit of history you could get.please line me up for one,one day.The second thing I must ask is how well does it play,does your young bloke take to it (wood rail games).Once again thanks for posting your lovely restored game,it's a bloody winner mate.
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Great to see your restore work Tony,what a sweet looking game.Great art and colour on playfield .I think your right we sould all have a wood rail ,they are the coolest looking bit of history you could get.please line me up for one,one day.The second thing I must ask is how well does it play,does your young bloke take to it (wood rail games).Once again thanks for posting your lovely restored game,it's a bloody winner mate.
Thanks Cam,
No my kids don't care....well maybe when I'm dead and they get these games as part of their inheritance :lol :lol :lol
What are they like to play? I love them but they aren't for everybody. Suppose they do play totally different to games post 1970.
The thing for me is their beauty and history - they are just stunning. This one looks near new now with the reproduction backglass.
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Great work there Tony .. front looks excellent now . I have recently pulled apart and cleaned the coin door and door surrounds etc on Lady Luck and was also surprised at the improvement it makes and will be doing the same to all my other games too. Mine, of course, are no match for your beautiful woodrails though.
Shame your kids can't appreciate your games .. my girls each have one favorite machine which they play very occasionally but ignore all the others.
Cheers
Dave
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Very nice Tony . Thanks for the posting the pics . Does the spaceship on the BG go around the Earth ??? Looks like it does .
I grew up in the late SS / early DMD era but I can definitely see the attraction to these older machines . Like you said they are not just a pinball - they are works of art .