Hey all,
I am finally getting started with pinball restoration after many years of false starts. So, a couple of questions about tumblers please. What would you buy if you had your time over again or what will your next tumbler be. How important is an ultrasonic cleaner. Which one would you get ?
Thanks in advance,
Dan

The february update is a large one.
There are 137 images added to the archive, 35 zip files updated or added and 50 pdf files added.
The set for Bally - Twin Win is completed.
A lot of cards are added to Chicago Coin - Hi-Score Pool.
I've received a nice scan for the Gottlieb - College Queens cards.
Relay strips are added to Gottlieb - Far Out.
Gottlieb - Wagon Train and Watch My Line are updated with the help of some new scans.
I've added Gottlieb - Whirl-Wind, Wishing Well and World Beauties.
A request came for Mills - Professional Baseball cards.
Carny Priest told me there are a lot of Stern files available from the Pinball Universe.
Most of them are in German.
I've downloaded the files and added them to the website.
He also updated some of his own files.
Stern - Nine Ball files are added for the Self-Test and Coin Settings, Solenoid and Switch identification, Switch assignments.
Stern - Seawitch now has a file for Self-Test Display Numbers card.
United - Wisconsin has been added.
A lot of Williams STD labels are added to the website.
A new file has been added for Williams - Vagabond.
That is all in a nut shell.
The full list of changes is below.

Enjoy and have fun,
Peter
http://www.inkochnito.nl

29 february 2024 changes
New made or updated card files:
Bally M-1509 cards added to zip file
Bally Twin Win cards added to zip file
Chicago Coin Hi-Score Pool cards added to zip file
Gottlieb College Queens cards added to zip file
Gottlieb Far Out relay strips added to zip file
Gottlieb Lightning Ball cards added to zip file
Gottlieb TKO zip file corrected
Gottlieb Universe cards added to zip file
Gottlieb Volley cards added to zip file
Gottlieb Wagon Train cards added to zip file
Gottlieb Watch My Line cards added to zip file
Gottlieb Whirl-Wind zip file added
Gottlieb Wishing Well zip file added
Gottlieb World Beauties zip file added
Gottlieb World Champ cards added to zip file
Mills Professional Baseball zip file added
Stern AC-DC German cards pdf file added
Stern Aerosmith German card pdf file added
Stern Avatar German card pdf file added
Stern Avengers card pdf files added
Stern Batman 66 German card pdf file added
Stern Deadpool German card pdf file added
Stern Elvira House of Horrors card pdf files added
Stern Game of Thrones German card pdf file added
Stern Ghostbusters cards pdf file added (special thanks to Carny Priest)
Stern Guardians of the Galaxy German card pdf file added
Stern Iron Maiden German card pdf file added
Stern Iron Man German card pdf file added
Stern Jurassic Park card pdf files added
Stern Ledzeppelin card pdf file added (special thanks to Carny Priest)
Stern Metalica German card pdf file added
Stern Mustang German card pdf file added
Stern Nine Ball Self Test and coin settings card zip file added
Stern Nine Ball Solenoid and Switch Identification card zip file added
Stern Nine Ball Switch Assignments card zip file added
Stern Rush cards pdf file added
Stern Seawitch Self Test Display Numbers card zip file added
Stern Simpsons fuse label pdf file added
Stern Star Trek German card pdf file added
Stern Star Wars German card pdf file added
Stern Star Wars Promo card pdf file added (Special thanks to Carny Priest)
Stern Stranger Things cards pdf files added
Stern Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cards pdf files added
Stern The Beatles German card pdf file added
Stern The Mandalorian cards pdf files added
Stern The Mandalorian Promo card pdf file added (Special thanks to Carny Priest)
Stern The Munsters German card pdf file added
Stern The Rolling Stones German card pdf file added
Stern The Walking Dead German card added to pdf file
Stern Tron German card pdf file added
Stern Wrestlemania cards pdf files added
Stern X-Men cards pdf files added
United Wisconsin zip file added
Williams Road Kings German card added to zip file
Williams STD-62 label zip file added
Williams STD-222 label zip file added
Williams STD-270 label zip file added
Williams STD-282 label zip file added
Williams STD-283 label zip file added
Williams STD-284 label zip file added
Williams STD-285 label zip file added
Williams STD-324 label zip file added
Williams STD-329 label zip file added
Williams STD-331 label zip file added
Williams Vagabond zip file added
Williams Wonderland card added to zip file

Thanks Mitch, flippers are good. I just want to do all the top side faded stuff, and i want to do the insert lights.

I'll give you a ring at some stage or if you are going past someday give me a message. I have an insert where the clear is bubbling and i'm worried if
i try to polish the playfield mechanically (or even if that's a sensible option) i'll tear it. Also all the inserts are settled a little and i'd like to know how to handle this.

Gunna do some research on the basics of this stuff and probably keep this thread going if people are happy to advise me on my first real step in learning
pinball maintenance and restore.

I think it's probably the right machine to start on, so simple and so worthwhile restoring.

I reconditioned an "Orbit 1" a few years ago - really easy to fix and clean up. Not a bad game to play as well. I think it uses Gottlieb parts, but I can't remember the flipper assemblies.

I love this machine. It's in gorgeous original condition. Mitch had it for a while and cleaned up the cab, touched up the blue a little, but it's an original,
almost unmarked survivor.
I feel like a 70's cool kid when i play it, and i play it a lot. It's tuned really well, and once you learn where the danger is and what nudges get you out of it
it's great fun to challenge.
Simple rules for my simple brain and very few little cheats that no one knows, so a great leveler in comp.

If it was my only machine, i'd still be a very happy man.

There is a gottlieb with the same playfield. Can't remeber the name, but it's the same machine with a different theme.