Am I being ignored for being a newer member? C'mon guys, you were new here once too, and my money is good!!

I bought this machine from a very well known Pinside member and I desperately need the "Dunk the Dummy" cover and all three ramps... Please help a brother out!

OK, nevermind reasonable... would "I'll pay anything!" work?? The only reason I put that was because I know how rare these parts are, and I had one guy offer me a used and repaired (and with no decals) back ramp for $500... Which is NOT reasonable.

Easy on me fella's, I intend to be a highly contributing member around here now. Ive been a lurker here for about 5 years, and finally signed up so I could message a seller and buy a machine from someone here... THIS machine. But now that I AM signed up, I can be OF help too....

I have been a Williams pinball repair tech since 1989 and I have lots to share, but I too need help from time to time, especially with parts made from "unobtainium"!

I have gone to all the known vendors, and was able to find a couple things. Its frustrating because most of the issues weren't disclosed when I bought the machine, so I never expected to be in this situation. I was told the slings were from a different game and broken, and the left return lane plastic was broken... I was able to source those parts before making the deal. I was told that one ramp had a "good" repair done to it, not that all 3 ramps were demolished in multiple areas! Its amazing that with this much playfield plastic carnage, that the playfield itself and the cabinets are in phenomenal condition! So i'm compelled to restore this game to glory, plus my wife loves playing it. <sigh> Back to the Google machine...

I need all three of the clear plastic ones, And one playfield plastic......

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Thank you sir, just wish there was a BIN!

Nope, this one came from NY, but at least I know that im not the only poor bastard in Vegas with this problem. This game has a pristine playfield, I seriously suspect it was replaced. The plastics, except for "Dunk the Dummy" are all perfect too. One of the 2 ferris wheel covers is hand made, and a pretty good job too, but no decal on it. The cabinets are also in excellent condition. All 3 ramps have stress cracks, mounting tabs broken off, and the entrances are demolished. But the game is 100% playable, and honestly im the only one who notices or cares. But me being a perfectionist, the flaws are making me crazy and obsessed with returning it to awesome. My other 3 games are flawless, all with Comet LED's and Titan rubber (T2 (HUO), Getaway & Pinbot (HUO)) so this one is the "turd" of the lot.

SCORE!!!
I just got the 2 ferris wheel covers from ebay! scratch those off my list!
Now I just need the three ramps and the "Dunk the Dummy" plastic and i'll have a near-perfect machine...

Ok, this goes out to all Hurricane owners and parts hoarders who may have a complete and undamaged "Dunk the Dummy" Plastic.

I believe that I can make a pretty good replica of that plastic IF, someone is willing to scan their piece and email the image to me.
It would need to be a high-res (600 dpi) png or jpg. Anyone who is willing, and is the first to PM me for my email address and send me an acceptable scan... I will make them one AND ship it to them absolutely FREE!! You could then sell it for probably a small fortune, or keep it as a spare for yourself! Keep in mind that it takes time to edit and vector the image, make templates etc, so it may take me a few weeks to produce the finished pieces.

Yes, I spoke to Larry on the phone last week, he said there are 3 other projects ahead of it, but he should have product available by this time next year.

You PM'd Pinster68? To get that ramp he has? Well, if I forfeit that to you to duplicate... He and I get hooked up right??

So what you're saying is, you're not gonna hook us up? If you're really serious about this, I will let you have it.

Thanks for the advice and encouragement guys! I never give up, but the aggravating thing about this is that I wasn't expecting to be searching for unobtainium parts for this game when I bought it... The condition of the game was highly overstated and many many issues were not disclosed at all. For example, you cant tell that the translight disc motor is toast from a picture. I don't assume this was completely intentional, I think the guy I bought it from flipped it without really checking it out at all. In fact, he actually said some things that led me to believe that he powered it up for the first time just before getting it ready to ship, AFTER I had paid for it! But as soon as I gently mentioned some of the undisclosed issues, he immediately stopped communicating with me.

The worse thing about this is, this guy has tons of machines, including almost ALL the ones that I want, and I am looking to add like 8 more to my collection in the very near future (I just bought one of them from someone in Illinois), and now I wont be buying from him ever again... The dude has an otherwise stellar reputation here in Pinside, and he blew it with me on the first deal.

Well, as annoyed as I am, i'm not the kind of person who would file a dispute with Paypal or trash someone publicly over something like this. That said, I havn't identified him in any posts, but it would only take a few clicks to figure it out in a couple seconds... It was posted for sale in the market, and even though I bought it over 3 weeks ago, its still showing as an active "for sale" listing!

Well Brian, I would be happy if that were the case, but ignoring all communication from me, including texts, doesn't inspire me to think he wants anything right, but his bank balance. Its awesome people like YOU that are my only hope for getting this machine back to glory!

The suck part is that my the time I get this thing to at least acceptable (until repro ramps emerge) i'll be into this game about $3K, which is nearly double what its worth... The first, last and ONLY game I have, or ever will be upside-down on, ever again! Lesson learned, but some friends made too!

Still in need of all 3 ramps and the "Dunk the Dummy" plastic, and or a hi-res scan of that plastic... Please?

I'm very close to completing my (temporary) homemade replica of the DTD plastic, but I still need the genuine one, and all 3 ramps!

So, I have completed my (temporary) homemade replica of the DtD plastic, but I still need the genuine (or repro) one, and all 3 ramps!
BTW, during this insane restoration project, I have amassed quite a collection of spare parts for Hurricane, if you need anything or wanna make a trade, PM me.

Yup, i've been constantly searching worldwide for 2 months now, they've been out of stock since i've been searching. I did get the last 2 Juggler front covers from them, so now they're out of those too. Whats funny is, the website has been saying that they will have them in stock "within 2 business days".... for 7 weeks now! lol

Still in need!

bump!