The Aussie Pinball Arcade

Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => Non-pinball (other coin opp) => Topic started by: Retropin on July 04, 2012, 06:29:08 PM

Title: What a GREAT day!!!!
Post by: Retropin on July 04, 2012, 06:29:08 PM
Oh man, how cool was today?

Its my birthday and i got a call  from a potential new customer which is always good on your birthday.
Anyway, i met the customer and secured all work.. result!
While i was there, i popped into the arcade to see what they had and noticed this machine sitting in the corner and went straight to it.
Its a repro 1957 Williams 10 strike.. i stuck $2 into it ( probably first coin its ever taken) and had a game.
This is so cool.. the repro is done really well... cabinet and manequin really well made.. guts of machine are all solid state.

Finding this gem just made my day.. bloody loved it.
Heres some pics
(http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr243/retropin/Williams10strike1.jpg)
(http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr243/retropin/Williams10strike3.jpg)
(http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr243/retropin/Williams10strike2.jpg)

I took a video too, but at 100Mb it will take 3 weeks to upload to Utube.. i will try though
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Post by: The pinballist formally known as Dean Morgan on July 04, 2012, 06:50:39 PM
They are cool, I have the original flyer for this from when it was released.
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Post by: pinnies4me on July 04, 2012, 06:51:22 PM


Happy birthday mate $^* and nice find!! 
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Post by: Wotto on July 04, 2012, 07:08:58 PM
Happy Birthday Gav

Nice find - these are cool units  ^^^
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Post by: ajlaird on July 04, 2012, 07:43:35 PM
Happy Birthday, glad you had a great day!!
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Post by: The pinballist formally known as Dean Morgan on July 04, 2012, 08:05:36 PM
Of course happy birthday to you.
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Post by: ddstoys on July 04, 2012, 08:16:21 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAV @@*

That game is Awsome didn't realize they made repro this is a machine definately on my grail list
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Post by: tonyt on July 04, 2012, 08:18:56 PM
Happy Birthday Gav, all the best.
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Post by: Prince on July 04, 2012, 08:44:23 PM
Happy B'day Gav.
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Post by: Retropin on July 04, 2012, 09:13:00 PM
Thanks everyone... heres a short video of it..


&feature=youtu.be

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Post by: Olivia_jason on July 04, 2012, 09:20:41 PM
hey mate happy birthday, i had fantastic day today as well, would have made a great birthday, every one was happy today. so it must have been one of those rare days when every one was having agood day. ^^^
on the bowling game WOW, thats awesome i went to the local arcades on monday night and they didnt have a game as cool as that. i would have spent all my cash on that thing, it looks fantastic
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Post by: v8racefan on July 04, 2012, 10:32:09 PM
Happy birthday Gav, very cool find a coin-op bowler  ^%^
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Post by: ddstoys on July 04, 2012, 11:25:15 PM
Thanks for the video Gav that is so cool i see why it made your day
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Post by: Olivia_jason on July 04, 2012, 11:28:45 PM
is this a redemption machine?? do you win tickets from this game?
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Post by: Retropin on July 05, 2012, 12:08:39 AM
is this a redemption machine?? do you win tickets from this game?

\Yes.. its a redemption machine, although that is an optional add on
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Post by: Olivia_jason on July 05, 2012, 12:18:26 AM
sweet, i took the missus to the arcade the other day as said in previous post, spent $80 on redemption machines, not one pinball was at the place but had a great night anyways. if this machine was at the arcade i visited i would have blown the whole lot on that thing, what a cool machine, $80 of tickets got me a battery operated plasma Ball, lol worth about $15 at a guess, ahaha. our choice of arcades on the coast is limited to one and thats about a 45 minute drive, oh i wish we had cool arcades with interesting games like that.

thank you for posting that up, really great to see something like that being put into arcades today, i hope it makes good money so other arcades catch on and add it to their lineup
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Post by: Strangeways on July 05, 2012, 12:21:28 AM

That's an odd find in an Arcade. Wrong country and wrong decade ! Would not be too many of these around. Amazing find !

 $&&

Happy Birthday mate. Go do something useful and find yourself a bowler or Shuffle Alley. Now that would be impressive  #@#  *%*  %.%
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Post by: Retropin on July 05, 2012, 12:27:33 AM

That's an odd find in an Arcade. Wrong country and wrong decade ! Would not be too many of these around. Amazing find !

 $&&

Happy Birthday mate. Go do something useful and find yourself a bowler or Shuffle Alley. Now that would be impressive  #@#  *%*  %.%

You mean like this?
Just something i bought myself for my birthday..

(http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr243/retropin/SuperShuffle.jpg)

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Post by: Steevsee on July 05, 2012, 12:34:08 AM
Happy Birthday Gav and glad you had a great day.     $&&

Is that a local arcade?