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Aussie Pinball Forums => Pinball Trader => Pinballs wanted => Topic started by: delarge on February 28, 2015, 08:46:03 PM
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Hi all,
I'm currently looking to buy The Simpsons Pinball Party. Preferably in excellent condition with minimal cabinet wear or fade.
I will be travelling to Melbourne next weekend, so I might be able to check a machine out when I'm down there if anyone has any leads.
Cheers!
Adam.
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Hey Adam any luck on the hunt?
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Nothing yet, Pete.
Something always pops up eventually. Will just keep putting the word out there.
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One of the hardest games to scource in Australia.
No one wants to sell them and when they do they want top dollars.
Try chasing one in the USA. It will be easier to find and at a better price but only a commercial seller in the USA will know how to export it for you. Or try talking Nino into getting u one if he can find one for his next container if he is doing another container one day ? Hope u find one.
I have rang around a dozen big collectors in QLD and no one wants to sell unfortunately.
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Many thanks, Brett. I really appreciate your help.
$#$
I have thought about the import option, but will give it a while and see if anything pops up first.
I originally thought that I would have to import a Family Guy, but then I found a lightly sited one for the money I was happy to pay. It has a few dings and scratches, but relatively minor that I'm able to do some paint touch ups. I would be happy to find a Simpsons in similar condition. I'm not that pedantic where something needs to be the magical Home Use Only that gets bandied around in ebay auctions, but want something to match my other machines.
Cheers!
Adam.
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Hope you find one ^^^
I'm still looking for a tspp. I ended up getting a CV in the mean time.
Come one Stern give us a vault simpsons &&
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Hope you find one ^^^
I'm still looking for a tspp. I ended up getting a CV in the mean time.
Come one Stern give us a vault simpsons &&
Sheesh! I thought you would have sourced one by now. CV is an AWESOME looking machine, so I don't blame you getting sidetracked.
I'm trying to tick TSPP off the list now. One of my last grail machines.....then Back to the Future and KISS. It never ends!
Did you see TSPP on Gumtree in Sydney for $4500 last week? I got an e-mail notification at 5:30 in the morning. Had e-mailed them for photos before 7. Got a reply at 9:30 a.m. to say it had sold already. WoW!!!
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There's one going for sale on AA and is also advertised on eBay. In great shape from pics and the seller is honest. $6500 is the price but he's open to offers.
Just bought one myself from a local site. They sold it cause it wasn't making any money.When I played a game it was obvious why it wasn't making money none of the flippers had any power, ball would just dribble off them. Could barely see the playfield through the dirt and 90% of the globes were blown.
Cleaned up alright but now just waiting on flipper rebuild kits, rubber kit and a lot of leds. Also have to work out why the fluro isn't working.
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There's one going for sale on AA and is also advertised on eBay. In great shape from pics and the seller is honest. $6500 is the price but he's open to offers.
Just bought one myself from a local site. They sold it cause it wasn't making any money.When I played a game it was obvious why it wasn't making money none of the flippers had any power, ball would just dribble off them. Could barely see the playfield through the dirt and 90% of the globes were blown.
Cleaned up alright but now just waiting on flipper rebuild kits, rubber kit and a lot of leds. Also have to work out why the fluro isn't working.
Heya,
yes, have been sent pictures of this machine and despite having a nice playfield, am going to wait for one with a better cabinet. Also had to factor in courier from QLD to country NSW which would have made it all too pricey for me.
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Do you know Prowler from AA? He transports pins from Qld to Melbourne making stops all the way down. I've used him a number of time and he's reliable and the price is good. Not sure how far inland he goes but might be worth a look. Also wouldn't count on finding a tspp with a cab in much better shape. I've had two and seen a number of others and the cabs have all been the same.
I traded my last tspp with a member who's on both forums, can't remember what he goes by here but on AA his user name is Grimlock. He made up a set of side decals that looked great. If he's open to sharing you could perhaps get his files to print out a set, might actually try for a set.
Anyway good luck in your search, it's a great game.
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Yep, got a quote off Prowler and will definitely use him where possible.
I've considered the option of custom decals, but for me to sand back a Simpsons, I'd want to find a real beater that is cost effective to do that. There was a Pinside post where someone supplied the background image and as a challenge, I was trying to make up my own decals. Even finding a trashed TSPP would be a challenge.
Thanks for the help!
Adam.
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I have the vector image files for the cab/headbox art if you need them for when you find a beater and want to try a redecal.
Most machines should be in fairly good condition I would have thought? Apart from some cabinet fade and some flipper button wear.
I know the first run of machines has the standard siderails - most of them have severe wear around the flipper buttons. In subsequent runs, Stern swapped over to lollipop style siderails which was a marked improvement for artwork durability.
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My machine is a Euro first run which has had lollipop siderails added later - I just checked and the artwork underneath the siderail is obliterated. ^.^
Good luck with the search.
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The vector files would be awesome. Will see how I go with vectorising first. I've found a few tutorials on drawing The Simpsons characters in Illustrator, so using that as a reference.
Will see what turns up in my search.
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No problems.
I got the file off a guy in Europe who did them but I never got around to getting them printed or anything so have never checked for accuracy.
While on the topic, just digging through files and I've got the DE Simpsons ones as well if anyone needs them. No idea why, as I don't have the machine. ^&^
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Pinsanity,
Would love a copy of the vector files. Mine has real bad flipper wear and I'd like to try and make something similar to the stealth protectors but with artwork.
Sent you a PM
Now back on track #@#
Again good luck joining the TSPP club ^^^ Will post any leads I come across
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Good to read everyone's comments. Keeping that excitement going.
I felt like a little kid again when I played one in Newtown last week. Seeing a game that I want to own in the corner of the pub and not only does it have hot pink legs and rails to make it stand out, it had a brand new ColorDMD.
I'd played TSPP a few times many years ago when I'd just started out in the hobby, but I hadn't played many games to compare it to, so it didn't totally amaze me. Last week was really a wow. So much to shoot for, so many different modes and animations and the ColorDMD just really took it to another level.
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Deepest Stern machine made, IMO. Part of the classic Stern trilogy - TSPP, SM and LOTR.
Nothing beats Keith Johnson's programming skills in the last 15 years.
Keep the excitement going, DL - there are now 3 TSPP machines listed on ebay. #@#
Maybe we can manage to summon a reasonably priced fourth for you out of the woodwork? #*#
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Sheesh, they're everywhere. Was that one on ebay last year?
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Haha put an offer in to buy outside of eBay and got the response.
"Thank you, but this is a rare unused collector's item and will go for more than $7500."
Let's break this down.
Rare - there's two others on ebay at the moment.
Unused - pretty sure it's been used considering its on its legs and there's a "free play" card on it.
Collector's item - isn't everything a collector's item these days?
;-)
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Well, weekend in Melbourne is now over and heading home. No TSPP action. Bumpity bump. Keeping this thread alive.
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FOUND!!!!
This week, a local guy was kind enough to pick up my "working project" in Melbourne and delivered it Monday arvo. He's a relatively new pinhead and picked himself up a Batman the Dark Knight and Star Wars Episode 1 at the same time.
I now own The Simpsons Pinball Party. I think I had two games on it and chose to start restoring and then play it when it's in better condition. Am taking lots of photos, so I will post a thread to document the transformation.
Cheers!
Adam
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Great work! Great game will go with your collection nicely.
There is a beater at the Sunshine cinemas here (not even worth playing) and I was tempted to find out who to make an offer to. Missus canned that idea though.. !@)
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Congrats mate, well done.
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Thanks, guys!
Cursed, I went down this road to get a cheaper machine, but also having fun with the tinkering side.
Had planned to re-decal, but got the lollipop side rails to cover the wear around the flipper buttons (right down to the wood) for now and gave the cabinet a clean with sugar soap today. Removed all the years of grime. It's looking much nicer than when it arrived and have hardly started the restoration.
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Nice pickup Adam, have fun with the restore. I'll be knocking on your door for a game once you've finished.
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Nice one Adam judging by the pics you sent me it'll keep you busy but after some elbow grease I'm sure it'll look fantastic :)
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Can u post pictures to the thread.
Would love to see your machine. Before and after, it's all good.
I am assuming the Playfield is good, over and above the grime u mentioned.
Did u go with std black full side rail flipper guards or just the round add on piece which also works well.
Are you going with Std lighting candescents bulbs or are you going full LED etc ?
Lots of fun making a new pin uniquely personal. Love this title. Playfield and toys are awesome.
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Yeah, pics pics pics - please!
CoT when did u swap to mercs? Weren't u on Fords or something? What's that you've got there? Anyway gd to see you driving a German car - there IS a difference - a big one.
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Yeah, pics pics pics - please!
CoT when did u swap to mercs? Weren't u on Fords or something? What's that you've got there? Anyway gd to see you driving a German car - there IS a difference - a big one.
In answer to your question. Loved Fords as a kid. Purchased Fords always for Sturdy business vehicles plus Toyotas for business. Always loved Benz for personal. Pic on my avatar is from Benz website.
Will be my next car purchase. 2015 C Class. Years of planning and saving hard. Nothing comes easy.
Back to the Simpsons Pinball, everyone loves this title.
People walk into a room and see a Simpsons Pinball machine and most people are blown away.
Along with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinny, Simpsons is the most loved best eye candy for young people to get into pinball. My 5 year old son saw a Simpsons at a friends house and he ran accross the room like a missile.
Some cool mods avail for Simpsons Pinball as well. Pics are always great.
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Will start a thread tomorrow with pictures and will keep it updated. Looking forward to those parts arriving!
Brett, I had a better feeling tonight after seeing just the grime removed from the cabinet. It has a few dings and scrapes, but it's now more vibrant with that brown waxy layer removed.
The playfield I am mostly happy with, but the biggest challenge is that the op who owned it installed a post slap bang below the flippers. My dad is going to do some handiwork with filling the holes (one wasn't enough it would seem and the op had two goes at it) and I have created an overlay decal. Fingers crossed it all works out.
Apart from that, the orange couch was smashed up and daggy old flipper rubbers will need to be replaced. Metal wireforms are getting cleaned and maybe re-chromed.
Lollipop side rails arrived from AMD on Thursday. Installed today. They hid the wear around the flipper buttons nicely. After I get round to re-decaling machine, will put the original rails back on to show off artwork more. My dad spent his spare time this week removing the rust and re-spraying the lock down bar, rails and legs. Will owe him a carton of beer or two after this.
Apart from the other issues, the playfield will look great once it gets a proper clean....and the good part is that I can LED the whole machine as I go.
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Didn't know cabinet decals were avail for Simpsons.
Even when brand new, the factory cabinet decals were very Matt finish.
I always wondered why Stern did the artwork this way.
If u can redecall the machine, decals with a gloss finish or covering from a print shop would be awesome.
Either way, your machine will be great because it sounds like both your dad and yourself will pull out all the stops like you have on all your other pinball machines.
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Wish I had a pinball repairer working for a carton a week *%*. Anyway, really nice thing to do with your dad - look forward to the thread.
CoT just make sure u get the 250 (or better) - 0 to 100 above 7 secs just doesn't cut it. If you haven't purchased yet might be worth at least driving the entry-level Porsche Cayman - ie. if u have worked hard & treating yrself then make yrself REALLY smile mate.
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Congratulations on finding the pin #*# @@*
Now when you have finished with the resto, I will be happy to take it off your hands &&
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Congratulations on finding the pin #*# @@*
Now when you have finished with the resto, I will be happy to take it off your hands &&
Thanks! It was in a sorry state when it arrived, but amazing what can be found under all those layers of dirt and grime. Rails with flipper guards now installed, re-painted legs and put on some blue leg protectors that I had for Tron.
Have been too busy to start the resto thread, but it's coming. Every spare minute has involved cleaning TSPP.
If a nice HUO machine was to come along, I could be tempted to sell, but really happy with this machine now.
Cheers!
Adam.