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Aussie Pinball Forums => Member Services => Sales and Services => Australian Pinball Restorations => Topic started by: Strangeways on May 03, 2013, 10:16:57 PM
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.. So I asked one of my friends overseas to track one down for me (for the next container - and it would go in my personal collection), and he kept his word. He did find this title for me - X 9 !
One of these is HUO - STRAIGHT into my personal collection.
These are on their way - Hand picked - I'll release more info shorty #@#
(http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/misc/Nip%20It%2002.JPG)
^^^
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Amazing!!!
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Nice they look great all lined up :-)
Peter
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Unreal Home use only EM couldn't be many of those around of any title..
Any reason for this particular title Niño?
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Wow! I think you're friend passed the test on that one %.%
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Unreal Home use only EM couldn't be many of those around of any title..
Any reason for this particular title Niño?
Yes - when Dad was an operator, he had two of these sited, and I remember playing it as a child. So I wanted a Nip-It and El Toro. Nip It is a unique game with a "toy" - The crocodile. This is a zipper flipper game, and these Ballys were much better players than the Gottliebs and Williams of this era. This title is particularly rare in Australia, but I target these more interesting titles.
I have a HUO Fireball coming as well. It is a stunning machine - straight into the collection.
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$#$ I knew there would be a good story behind that one can't wait for some more photos
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Great machine(s) . Well done on the find Nino . You must be stoked .
Is it too early to ask where these will be sold via and roughly how much each ??
Also for anybody who doesn't know ... Bally Nip-It is the pin that was in Al's Diner in the TV show Happy Days .. made famous of course by getting played by the Fonz !!
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Way way way cool.
Massive entry in my bucket list would be to go to the States and spend several months over there on the hunt.
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"I've always wanted one of these....
So 9 is a little greedy %.%
One must be mine ^^^
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Wow man, that is the best photo of an EM line up I have ever seen on AP for the sheer amazing number of them!! Looking forward to a game on the HUO when it arrives (if I'm allowed!)
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Would look nice next to my Bazaar. *%*
Early Ballys (especially zipper flippers) Rock ^^^
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Thats a picture i dont think i could ever tire from.. classic pinball at its best.. raw pinball, gator feature ( so cool in its simplicity) zipper flippers ( yet to be beaten in any aspect).and yeh right.. 9 of these is just self indulgence.. sleeper titles in every aspect.
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WOW nice line up! And they look in good condition for the age, I think Happy Days featured a different machine in the earlier shows but i remember seeing Nip It. It was being played in the background by an extra and it was not even turned on! %.%
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Wow, who would have thought 41 years after these were made that you would see 9 lined up together.
Congrats Nino and thanks for sharing.
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Wow! Well done mate, they look amazing all lined up together ^^^
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Great pic . () . An amazing find . What are the odds .
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Awesome find Nino, so you're getting all of these??!! They look to be in AMAZING condition ^^^
Yes - when Dad was an operator, he had two of these sited, and I remember playing it as a child. So I wanted a Nip-It and El Toro.
Do you have an El Toro in your collection Nino? A mate of mine has one of these that was GIVEN to him! in really nice shape too apart from a little wear around the bumpers. I find it really tough and challenging to play for such a simple game, Very hard for me to score much more than 40'000, he clocks it on a regular basis.. the bastard :lol
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Amazing! They look great all lined up. Nice work Nino.
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Great machine(s) . Well done on the find Nino . You must be stoked .
Is it too early to ask where these will be sold via and roughly how much each ??
Also for anybody who doesn't know ... Bally Nip-It is the pin that was in Al's Diner in the TV show Happy Days .. made famous of course by getting played by the Fonz !!
No pricing until they land and I've had a chance to go through all of them. The HUO is mine, and two are reserved for members that have asked me to track these old Bally EMs. If you are interested in one - PM me.
I know most have chimes and catcher assemblies. Some don't - as they were not provided (from factory) to Euro distributors.
Wow man, that is the best photo of an EM line up I have ever seen on AP for the sheer amazing number of them!! Looking forward to a game on the HUO when it arrives (if I'm allowed!)
I've had the photo for a long time (as the other titles were collected). I wanted to share the photo and the humor of having NINE Nip Its all lined up.
Thats a picture i dont think i could ever tire from.. classic pinball at its best.. raw pinball, gator feature ( so cool in its simplicity) zipper flippers ( yet to be beaten in any aspect).and yeh right.. 9 of these is just self indulgence.. sleeper titles in every aspect.
I think I've mentioned it many times before - The Ballys of this era are much better players. There are some average players like El-Toro, but games like Nip-It, Vampire, Air Aces - All excellent players. I've located a few of these more interesting games.
Awesome find Nino, so you're getting all of these??!! They look to be in AMAZING condition ^^^
Yes - when Dad was an operator, he had two of these sited, and I remember playing it as a child. So I wanted a Nip-It and El Toro.
Do you have an El Toro in your collection Nino? A mate of mine has one of these that was GIVEN to him! in really nice shape too apart from a little wear around the bumpers. I find it really tough and challenging to play for such a simple game, Very hard for me to score much more than 40'000, he clocks it on a regular basis.. the bastard :lol
Dad had a few El-toros and he gave them away - as he did with hundreds of his games. A VERY simple game, yet addictive. I love the artwork on this game.
All nine of these are on the water.
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To quote Captain Jean Luc Picard STTNG . . .
"Beyond belief"
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I like the matching coloured pallets, nice touch, professional all the way *)*
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An amazing find! well done!
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I cant wait to see these fully restored and up for sale.get busy nino.ps still waiting on.that bally 8-ball
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I cant wait to see these fully restored and up for sale.get busy nino.ps still waiting on.that bally 8-ball
My personal game will be reconditioned. It is HUO, so it does not need much work. Of the other eight, four have been reserved for AP members.