Awright...
1 game is in the games room.... not sure what you guys are expecting here.. maybe some woodrail?? EM arcade machine?? Rare SS machine???
Well yes - its actually a VERY rare EM pinball... i like my odd machines - rare ones that are hard to source and oddball games...well this one certainly fits the bill.
Game is a 1968 RALLY COMICS - made in France and constructed with ideas and technology that was way beyond its time.
Not much is known about these games.. shrouded in mystery. This one comes with schematics and handbook - how cool is that?
heres some pics of the day
Machine arrives at my shop
The leg levellers - reading the book - back legs have slides for moving game - front legs shock absorbers. to move game lift front and slide
Tha game itself - playfield glass lifts seperately then PF lifts
The PF... what you see here are the bumpers and slings - plastic bars are the rebound sling shots - these can be hit at any angle and will be repelled in the opposite direction - its a 360 deg sling - even the very ends repel. Round plastic is pop bumper
Centre circle here catches ball and fllings it off in a random direction
Bottom of PF - ball follows route to always end up at plunger - the red circle between the flippers rises to prevent ball drain during game
The heart of the machine - slides out of the back.. notice most of the fuses have been replaced with aluminuim foil
Some big ass coils under the PF - notice the metal discs etc - these allow bumper to fire no matter what angle it is hit at.. disc rocks over and is the rectified by coil pulling in - this gives hot opposite repel action
One more of the whole machine
BUT WAIT THERES MORE!!!!
I thought - What the hell... despite the alfoil fuses, ill pluge her in and see what happens - after all can only trip the overload switch and shut the TV down for the kids which cant be that bad... so stand back and plug in i do
SHE WORKS!!!!!
Ive had several games out of her - she is getting faster the more i play.. rubbers are turning to powder,, but as she is being played, the contacts are cleaning themselves... gotts love EM's!!!!
NOW...... THE REAL GEM!!!
Take a look at the score disp[lays - this is 1968... this is done with Nixie tubes... just awesome!
Game also has electronic sounds that put early Stern sounds to absolute shame!
A better look - Backglass hinges up... one burnt out nixie can be seen here.. luckily those crafty Ruskis are still making them.. ill let you all into an insight of me - i bloody love Nixie tubes!!
Last one - backglass illumination and the workings under the glass
As i clean her up and REALLY find out how she works, ill do some more posts... but for now a 6 year serch is over, game works and i am absolutely chuffed to bits!!!!
