Great weekend... picked up 2 pins.
Now im meant to be scaling back cos im moving... er.... next weekend it seems ( oh crap!)
Ive been selling a few pins of late.. even sold my beloved first ever pinball, Segasa Travel Time.
Anyway, the cash from this sale funded the purchase of 2 more.. i only have 1 rule with this hobby - IT HAS TO BE SELF FUNDED.. well.. after the initial $Gulp that is - LOL!!
Heres the 1973 Gtb HIGH HAND - its an export model, transformer has 240v tap and BG isnt glass, its plexi. This game was made for export in 73.
Game is in great condition, its been taken off site and cleaned up for home use at some point as all coin mechs are missing and game is set for free play
PF is in great condition, has contact applied and im happy about this as there is wear to the centre and the contact has prevented this from further deterioration
Hows this for a mod?? The oddest things become the best things sometimes. This kind of thing irritates me, but at the same time im glad it was done cos the ball arch and text at the top of the PF have been protected
It peels off real easy, looks crap, but maybe it was the ducks nuts back in 77 or something?.
Even round the bumper
Heres the only wear to the PF, ill touch it up and CC the pf, while im at it, may as well do a full restore on her
Backglass is real good
Tiny bit of flaking on LHS.. this will be restored
Game is a keeper.. for now anyway - ive never been a great fan of 70's Gtb games, they are a bit "floaty"to me, i prefer Wms.. heres 2 games which are made 6 years apart. The one on the left with its 2" flippers and Wms tag( the supposed "lame "things in pinball) is a much better and faster game. The Gtb game has its charm is is a VERY NICE game, but the one next to it bloody rocks!
And so we have game #2... yet again a '73 model.. this time Wms GULF STREAM.
Once again VERY tidy and get this.. game has only just come off location. To play this would have cost you $1... now im guessing that thr owners had this pin pay for itself over and over again!
Once again, game will be fully restored and then sold through my shop front
The ONLY wear on the PF
2 VERY good quality machines just sitting around waiting to be bought. The Gulf Stream was off Ebay.. could have been anyones, i took a gamble on this cos of the lack of pictures, but she has paid off.
Like i said... was a GREAT weekend!
