Bally Carnival Queen Bingo

[millsy]

Thought I would post this for anyone interested in Bingo's.
Finally got a bingo yesterday - 1958 Bally Carnival Queen.
First obstacle was getting home - The cabinet arrived in another vehicle.
I transported the Monster Head in my Mirage - Here is some picts of me getting it into my garage.

[millsy]

And finally out of the car

[millsy]

Being a 1950's machine, my aim is to keep it as original as possible.
Will be mainly cleaning up the playfield and cabinet and getting it running.

[millsy]

First job is to remove all the metal siderails (The original woodrails are underneath)
As well as the metal armour on the rest of the cabinet.

[millsy]

Any tips on restoring the woodrails etc would be appreciated.
Do you just rub them back and varnish 

[visionman]

hi


i am rebuilding one myself , all the metal plates in the front should be removed they are not original

what do you wanna now about the wooden rails ?

looks in reasonable shape , i have seen much worse .

greetings

tony

[swinks]

congrats millsy on the new machine, heard these are heavy

with the woodrails, I suppose strip the metal rails off and show use the condition and go from there

[Strangeways]

Congrats on the purchase 

As mentioned, remove the metal siderails and panels. All my Father's old machines had this awful armor ! There should be original paint work and wooden siderails. Did you get original wooden legs ?

Did you get any documentation with the game ? I have some here, but not complete. You might need to watch Richard Gerlitz's Videos ;

[goodolddays]

Now you've got a project Kev  . Looks like it should clean up really well

[skywalker]

nice pick up champ, best of luck with your project   


check out that Vid, pretty cool, short Vid straight to the point 

[millsy]

Congrats on the purchase 

As mentioned, remove the metal siderails and panels. All my Father's old machines had this awful armor ! There should be original paint work and wooden siderails. Did you get original wooden legs ?

Did you get any documentation with the game ? I have some here, but not complete. You might need to watch Richard Gerlitz's Videos ;

Only metal legs came with it.
Have Richard Gelitzs vids as well as Alan Marriages bingo guide Vids - Tons of info.

[millsy]

Time to remove the metal armour.

Wooden side rails exposed and are in good condition (No cig burn marks).
Metal cigarette holders missing - Anyone have any laying around ?

[millsy]

Interesting the amount of coins that were fed into these machines. This machine has an extra large coin box attached beneath the cabinet.
Found the key but no surprises in the coin box.

[ddstoys]

Looking good Kev

[Strangeways]

Kev - I have the cigarette holders in storage. I'll grab one next time I'm down there.

Keep the updates coming and if you need anything, let me know. Ironically, I will be picking up the leftover Bingos in another storage building later this year.