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Offline ghali

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My Xmas Pressie
« on: November 29, 2013, 05:16:56 PM »
I got the following email from El Timbo this morning.....

GHALIIII!!

Next week man...next week. Gorgar is coming back to you for Christmas....

Looking SWEET!

How is the rest of the project?


Timbo


This is perhaps the best news I've had since.....maybe ever!

I took one of my Gorgar playfields down there for the full high end HRP treatment. 
It's been there a little over a year (I insisted there was no hurry and that he take his time)  Nonetheless....I'm over the moon to be getting him back, been giggling like a schoolgirl all day!

The gallery updates have been looking fantastic but I bet it looks way better in the flesh.  Cant wait to see it.

IMO HRP are the best pin restorers in the country, bar none.
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Re: My Xmas Pressie
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2013, 06:49:40 PM »
  @@* Nice one, Think I'll be the same when my playfield comes back from HRP. Make sure you post some close up pictures to tied me over as mine may be a while yet!
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Re: My Xmas Pressie
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2013, 08:31:37 PM »
Quote from: ghali on November 29, 2013, 05:16:56 PM

IMO HRP are the best pin restorers in the country, bar none.

You'd be hard pressed to find a better restorer in the universe
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Re: My Xmas Pressie
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2013, 10:15:30 PM »
Sweet looking forward to some pics. 

   Can't rush a good thing
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Re: My Xmas Pressie
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2013, 10:22:03 PM »


Can't wait to see the pics! I suspect you're right gonna be a great Chrissy present for sure, I know Tim's work well.

He's doing a playfield for me at the moment too, can't wait for my email!!
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Re: My Xmas Pressie
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2013, 10:31:49 PM »
Got down to G-Bung and picked up this bad boy today!

As expected, Tim & Stu's work turned out nothing short of A-f**king-Mazing!!   For a brief moment, I was literally speechless.  Absolutely elated.    $#$

I'll post some before / after and close up shots sometime soon.   In fact, I'll make an extensive resto thread at some stage, still much work to do on Lord Gorgar.
For the time being....here's a few glory shots.





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Re: My Xmas Pressie
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2013, 11:20:25 PM »
Sweeeeeeet playfield!  ^^^
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Re: My Xmas Pressie
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2013, 11:28:09 PM »
Yes it is definately a beautiful Playfield can't wait to see the rest of the game
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Re: My Xmas Pressie
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2013, 09:22:43 AM »
Looks awesome, nice xmas pressie   ^^^ ^^^

i LOOOVE Gorgar, looking to add one to my lineup  *%*
a mate of mine has one that i'm trying to con out of him (he can't get a good game on it' i keep beating him)  :lol
I'm gonna visit him later today and work on him some more.. sooner or later i'll get it out of him  *)*
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Re: My Xmas Pressie
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2013, 10:03:15 AM »
Quote from: Mr Pinbologist on December 21, 2013, 09:22:43 AM

a mate of mine has one that i'm trying to con out of him (he can't get a good game on it' i keep beating him)  :lol
I'm gonna visit him later today and work on him some more.. sooner or later i'll get it out of him  *)*

Carefull....  Overlord Gorgar is the cause of everything that ever goes wrong.  He'll think nothing of ruining your life, as he has mine.
I'll never forget the time my car stereo was stolen, my girlfriend left and my dog was diagnosed with cancer - all on the same day.....F____n Gorgar. Ruthless.
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Re: My Xmas Pressie
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2013, 10:58:39 AM »
Amazing result !

Now the rest of the game has to match the playfield  ^^^
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Re: My Xmas Pressie
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2013, 01:23:45 PM »
Great Christmas present, looks like Tim's usual amazing quality, nice one!!

Really looking forward to the resto thread!  ^^^
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Re: My Xmas Pressie
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2013, 01:26:55 PM »
Quote from: Strangeways on December 21, 2013, 10:58:39 AM
Amazing result !

Now the rest of the game has to match the playfield  ^^^

.....Now Nino, I've never been one to shy away from a challenge and plan for this pin has always been nothing other then 1st class. Top shelf. Proper like.

I still have massive amounts of work to do on this machine and alot of it requires me to do some homework.  Time always seems to be in such short supply for me. 
This particular Gorgar is the first machine I ever bought, I've never seen it working. 
I've pretty much kept my plans for this machine under wrapps so far, untill it's way closer  towards bein finished. 

I will however, share a few of my plans with you.   Firstly, this pin will not be restored to 'factory spec' thats never been part of the plan.  I have a 2nd Gorgar machine thats more or less 'stock'


I have a spanking repro backglass for this machine.  (Repro'd by Williams in the early 90's, colours are bang on!)
Replacement circuit boards on hand (All from PinballPBC)
Move transformer from backbox to lower cab
Upgrade flipper assemblies (prob sys9)
I've also aquired several one off pieces of bling
Several other surprises - Top Secret!

This is all, of course, in addition to actual machine resto stuff.  I really plan on this machine being an exceptional example of Gorgar....

You'll just have to wait (and wait, and wait!)  for the resto thread I  eventually make on it

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Re: My Xmas Pressie
« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2013, 11:38:10 AM »
Interesting - I'm looking forward to the resto thread  &&
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