Congrats & glad to be your source of inspiration.

I picked mine up from a Pinsider shortly after volunteering for Arcade Expo 2.0 and getting their Skyrocket running again. Aha! I need this one!

It wasn't for sale and was 1000 miles away but I figured why not reach out and see if he was tired of it? Turns out he was. $1100 plus shipping and it was mine. Then another $600 for clear coat and maybe $125 in various parts including fully replacing all of the lamp sockets (in the head too... woo... those Ballys...).

Totally worth it. Rare, fun, pretty, and has an interesting history. Also multiplayer fun in a single-player form factor. Never sell it!

My Skyrocket has also converted a few "never-clear-the-playfield" EM diehards over to the dark side of the urethane...

Dang... $75 a sheet is sheet!

I got one too! Thanks Ivan!

Damn... that is nice. Someday I hope to have the time to do a true jewel box restoration like this.

Restorations are subjective as hell. Finding a pristine original and giving it a little elbow polish versus transforming a dusty rust box with a shot backglass and worn playfield into a beauty is a whole different universe of involvement, time, and skill.

Whoa. That should clean up nice. Technically the one on the museum floor right now is mine (and will eventually be replaced with something else)... so... hmmmm.

Haha nope not selling mine. Was thinking I'd buy another for the museum because Skyrocket will eventually be relocated to my pinball B&B.

But nah. No need for two Skyrockets in this town. Better for visitors to have different games to play between the museum and my place.

Skyrocket is a constant favorite at the museum. Pretty neat that it was designed by Harry Williams. Doesn't play like a Zale. It's different, but in a good way. Also the 2-player in a 1-player cab design is cool. Has great rules for head-to-head play with the extra ball possibility at the bottom. And, of course, THE BEST light show in all of EM pinball.

Skyrocket is in my all-time top 5 EM's, no contest. I'd take it over any wedgehead. Yes, even 2001... if only just.

Yes! The CLACK. Sort of like the safety clicking off...

Whoo boy. Over $2600! Somehow I feel partly responsible for this.

All right... was it anyone here? Fess up!

Aw... thanks Tom! Your reputation preceded you & was cool to meet in person at the show. And your memory is spot-on... when I spent three days volunteering at Arcade Expo 2.0, two of them were rebuilding Skyrocket steppers and stuff. I just HAD to see that "fireball motor" in action.

Once I got a few games in, I was like, yeah... I need this. Not just a novelty. A beautiful game which actually got game! Extra bonus for multiplayer fun too. So I stalked one from another Pinsider the following month and had it shipped from... hmmm... somewhere near Seattle maybe?

I think I paid $1100 for it plus shipping. Which was a lot "back then" (LOL funny how fast EM's have appreciated in only a few years!) but hey, when I find a fun rare game, I grab it.

On that note, I'll have to snag a Majorettes someday...

Heh great action shot Mr. C. I can't help but think whoever bought it from eBay HAD to be someone who played it at York. I was asked a couple times if it was for sale... hmmmmm.

Old Chicago is bad ass, but the high production count means they are still plentiful enough to find. Others are rare for maybe art reasons (Sheba, Canada Dry) or simply low production (The Red Max, Double-Up)... but every once in a while a rare, fun, awesome one sneaks through and those are the ones you gotta grab while you can.

Surf Side is also a MUST. Gottlieb's best 60's multiplayer. A total screaming riot to play with experienced players.