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Looks nice...I've got my eye out for an SI and seeing things like this make me want it MORE!

Probably going to be out of my $ range...looking for a "cheapy" to fix up myself....

Nice job! I'm hoping to add SI to my collection very soon. It's rare to see this game without the middle playfield art completely worn off. Was yours mylared?

wow !what king of clearcoat do you use?

ok,how did you put this product?with a gun spray?i read at some forum that automotive clearcoat crack around insert with time it is true? thanks!

:applause:Looking GOOD!!

fantastic!!how many hours to do this restoration?

wow amazing work!

i have a space invaders myself, game is gorgeous, except for touch up that was done on the playfield before i got it.
touch up was done (i guess, pretty sure) with testor paint, not a bad job but no clear on top of it.
so you know what gonna happen.
from what i can see (touch up) mine was in a bad shape before the touch up, but damn... why not protect it? fools!
anyway, still looking for a playfield maybe with less work to do.
as for the clear, i work in a body shop so not a problem for me and won't be my first clear job on a playfield.

again, very well done sir!

It looks spectacular. Plan on contacting you as I just purchased one and it definitely needs playfield work done. I plan on replacing bumpers, etc. but would also like to restore the PF art.

Looks great I got the same lighting kit from Cointakers and to me it brings the whole machine up to date. Yours Looks Great!!!

Seeing this reminded me that despite not being the fastest action, I miss having an early SS Bally in the house.

I bought some old Pinball and Arcade equipment from a bar that went out of business recently and they had a Space Invaders Pinball Overlay which is in NOS or NEW condition. Willing to sell including shipping if anyone is interested.

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Looks great! If only you had found an Embryon overlay as well!! Wish they had made those... Well you'll make someone real happy.gl

I am about to get into pinballs and SI will be my first one. The price seems right under $400 but the playfield is really worn, and missing MPU board from what I can see, the back glass both pieces are in good shape the outside of the case looks to be in good shape, my only concern is if I can never get a playfield due to the 20th Century FOX HR GIGER lawsuit, is this going to be a fools errand to fix it up to have it as a showpiece? I am a big GIGER fan and even though this is a rip off of his work it is still really cool and has a good story to go with it.
Should I pull the trigger on picking this up...any thoughts would be good here.
Thanks.

go for it Spark! You can find an MPU or an Altek. If the playfield is really bad at that price you can consider this

ebay.com/itm/Bally-Space-Invaders-Pinball-machine-NOS-Clear-coated-playfield-ORIGINAL-NR-/281209494361?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4179645b59

That is not a NOS playfield overlay. It is likely a Classic Arcades overlay. Though based on your location, and what you are trying to sell, I would guess that it is a copy of a Classic Arcades overlay:

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=244135

I've had my SI for about a year. Paid $380 for it, non working. But the back glass was mint! Fastforward to today and it's now 100% working and 100% LED's (and then some)!

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Overlays definitely not still available. From what I read about them they were not fantastic - rough fit around inserts, etc.

My Spacies is not on my restore list as it would be too costly. I got it for a good price from my friend Toads whilst I was upgrading the mini playfield on my DW so that I wouldn't get pinny playing withdrawal. Even though I now have an AC/DC Prem, Spacies holds it's own nicely between them. image-61.jpg

Well My SI is coming along a little at a time. Not sure what I will do about playfield art. Have a feeling I will leave it be. Game is going LED when my new lamp driver boards come in.

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HI Folks,

Was considering picking up an SI, but, as with most of them, some significant areas of play field wear in some areas (around the Bonus Accelerator Ring and around the pop bumpers) where there isn't any mylar. Anyone have a line on any Classic Arcade overlays (like the post last year) or a hi-res scans to make some patch decals? or any success in doing manual paint touch-ups?

Thanks in advance!

Kevin

Ended up finding a nice SI with clear coated overlay, should have waited for the CPR play field, but, eh...

However, just got an order of the CPR plastics (from MAD). Bag was sealed, after going through the plastics everything was good, but one of the plastics from underneath the passive bumpers was missing.

Am I just unlucky and it was a packing issue from CPR originally? or has anyone else run into this with this plastics set from MAD or directly from CPR?

I can probably reuse one of the originals...but the whole point is getting a new set... 8-)

i have a note into MAD.

Any experiences? suggestions?

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Thanks!

K

I ordered a set from Marco several months back but have yet to opened it yet. Guess I should check. Were your pieces loose or still attached to the punch sheet?

If they are from CPR then they are loose in the bag, we do not distribute any plastics with the background attached. FYI: it's not a "punch sheet" as all of our plastics are Laser-Cut not "punched-out" like in the old days.

Our process is this: A 24" x 24" Sheet of freshly printed plastics ( 1 set per sheet ) is placed in the Laser Cutter....Lid is closed....all plastics are cut....the Lid is opened and the "background" is removed & thrown in the recycle bin....All cut plastics are "swiped" into a Bag....the Bag is Sealed & Labeled and ready for Shipping.

...if you are missing a piece you should contact the Distributor for a replacement piece......

Apologies. I recently purchased a set of plastics for Black Hole from another distributer and those came in a punch sheet. Not only did I confirm that all my SI pieces were present but I immediately noticed the glass like edges left from the laser-cut.

I joined the Space Invaders club in a BIG way today! I found a local game that turned out to be on route for a short time (less than a year) and has been HUO ever since. I'm told I'm the third owner. The game is in immaculate shape and I could not be happier. Playfield is near perfect, no cabinet fade (some scratches and has original paper work. Here are a few pics of the game, but will post more once I open it up.

I'm so stoked to now have three Classic Bally wide body games (Paragon, Embryon and Space invaders)!!!

Rob Bell
Robsgameroom.com

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What a score! You sir have luck and taste! Congrats!

Nice find, and nice little widebody collection you have there.

My current wide body collection:

Guns and Roses
Star Trek the Next Generation
Paragon
Embryon
Space Invaders

I like wide body pins!

Wow MrBellMan, I hope to find a score like that on a classic Bally sometime, that thing is sweet.

SI was my first buy a couple years ago when I got into this hobby. It's a game I would have back, even at it's huge size. I'd want one restored though, simply beautiful game. I'd put applejuice's new Bally Control Board in (designed to work with P-ROC), redo rules and sounds and make a whole new Space Invaders. To me, this and Paragon are Faris's best.