They have basements in Vegas?

It looks brand new indeed. Wow! Congratulations

Just fixed the first 2 school fish which were working intermittently and then not at all. With some great advice and encouragement from Ed at Great Plains Electronics this newbie has replaced the IDC connector for the school fish and reflowed the solder on the lamp board and now they work perfectly. I know it isn’t a big fix, but I was really hesitant to do anything to the board since I didn’t see anywhere on the internet to get replacement parts if I screwed up.

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Not quite the amazing resto that has been displayed by some pinsiders recently but my fish tales was in desperate need of a facelift. Taking a quick break tomorrow to pick up a Batman Forever then it’s on to finishing!

Attaching a before and a where I’m at right now pic

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Is it just me or does the shooter handel look very dark.

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Is anyone looking to sell a Fish Tales?

I believe most had black handles to begin with. Mine is black with considerable wear, showing silver underneath. Very similar to this one.

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Hey all... I just got done tearing down most of the play filed top / cleaning and waxing / and installing 2 new flipper mechanisms. I noticed I do not have rubber on the post entering the casters club and next to the x-tra ball. I looked in the manual and on others photos and noticed multiple solutions. I tried the smallest one I have and it interferes with the x-tra ball target, I've also seen people use a post sleeve here as well, anyone know what is recommended?

Stock photo posted for reference.

Thanks in advance.

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Rebuilding mine right as we speak. I found one pre-tear down and the clean one is what I’m going with

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checked mine too, it's the same. mini post

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Mine is the same. I don’t believe this machine has ever been taken apart so I would imagine that’s how it can factory

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You can get two different sizes of the small bumper rubbers. I forget what they are but you may want to try the smaller of the two.

Hey guys, van anyone who is into all the specifics stuff tell me exactly what nuts/bolts you are using to hold the clear flat plastics onto the top of the boat ramp crossover?

Thanks for the help all. Will do as the ones I have push against the xtra ball switch too much.

On another note... has anyone installed the pop bumper leds kits? I saw them on a BSD at York and they looked cool as heck. If so which ones did you use, do they provide more light to the top of the playfield and have you had any issues.

Thx in advance.

I’m putting together mine tonight
Small #6 threaded machine screw with a lock nut. I’ll post a pic when done.

Finally got around to taking some pics got a couple mods in there one of my favorites is the little fishing rod ordered it one night after too many beers and $140 bucks later it rocked up in the mail , I put some fluoro grass trimmer line in it and the light picks it up pretty well. I saw the fishing lure at a tackle shop and with the colours on it I thought it would work well in the topper. I got pinball bulbs LED set with extra front and rear LED strips with Stadium lighting. I got the handle rechromed and I have new decals just have to get around to putting them on.

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The mods are ok except for the mermaid. IMHO, a mermaid has nothing to do with fishing. Except for being wet.

Mermaids have everything to do with fishing , who do you think steals the bait off your hook ?

It looks like she is holding a taco with a bite taken out of it.

Fairpoint ,I never noticed that before , but I think the diver is the weakest , at least the mermaid came with a light,but I do think the Mosquito from pinball lighted mods is best for that spot.

I guess that the mermaid fits in with the back box art.

I like monster fish the best with mosquito coming in at #2

I stand corrected. The mermaid is also on the back of the upper playfield.

The monster fish is great

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I still have these available, located in my pinside shop if anyone is still interested to add one !! Soulrider ...your game turned out great!

Had my Monster fish for 3 plus years. Love it.

Just ordered my Monster Fish - thx man!!

Did you guys put foam behind these targets when you went through your machine? They didn’t have foam when I pulled it apart so I wanted to check

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The only one on mine that had foam is the one on top of the captive ball in the boat

If anyone is in Texas and wants a FT, PM me for info before I list it. Very nice playfield. DMD and Translite good. Boards great. Typical cabinet fade. Needs a little TLC to take it over the top

Mine has it on that one and the extra ball target but not the others. Of course I figured that it could have just deteriorated over time on mine lol. It was filthy

OH yup, EB target also for mine

Yes I did add foam to mine

Hey folks, I have my Playfield cleared and sealed up. I don't have a need now for these PF decals. Awful mixture of decals I needed to buy to replace the ones I needed, but here is whats left.
I will sell any or all to first come, first serve. We can decide on a price and I will ship for exact cost. I would like to help cover what I had to dish out for these as they are quite expensive. But this was it will still help someone doing their PF for a reasonable price for them..or you!

PM me if you need something.

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ALL SOLD, Pinside wins again. Hope they work well for the buyer!

My partner came back from Bali with this without ever having seen Fist Tales.I am a fisherman by trade.Couldn't resist adding the rest of the line.

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Might want to check where the plunger coil is striking the ball. If it's off center, could be a weaker plunge sending it sdtm.

Sounds like the left ball guide which if I remember wraps around tho the back right hole

Finally got the playfield back together. Put about ten games on it and quickly realized this game was even more brutal without all the dirt slowing the ball down lol.

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Pretty!

Hello All, New here, Joining Club...

I'm back! If anyone has a reel shooter handle, please PM me. Any condition. Mine currently has a sad button..

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Hey guys!

I have a question because I have never sold a game before. Only purchased them. I am thinking I will be selling for the first time and would love to hear your thoughts.

So, I got my FT in May of this year. Spent over 3 months getting it to look and work as I wanted. This was a game with great bones purchased form a guy who worked for a vending company that had been in storage for years and just needed a very deep cleaning and some mechanical work. At this point, it works 100% and looks great!

Here's what I did:
Cleaned out cabinet interior. Dust, grime etc.
Cleaned translite.
Replaced plastic playfield glass plastic trim where cracked/broken. All looks brand new.
Depopulated playfield. Cleaned and buffed out playfield with Meguiar's Ultimate Compound (looks amazing!).
Waxed with Blitz Wax (3 coats).
Rebuilt all pops.
Rebuilt kickers.
Rebuilt flippers.
Replaced catapault microswitch and optos on fishing reel as these didn't work properly.
Replaced ball kicker mech on Fish Finder hole at top of pf.
Reflowed solder everywhere necessary to ensure proper lighting, both GI and feature.
Replaced spinner decal.
Replaced clear center boat ramp (Little Shop of Games remake).
Replaced boat ramp decal at front.
Replaced topper dome with a new one. Decal installed.
Replaced IDCs in head where necessary (J-120, J-121).
Power driver board completely reconditioned and repaired by amazing local tech (YAY JERRY CLAUSE!).
New Rottendog MPU with NvRAM installed. Code version updated as well.
Color DMD installed.
New legs installed.
All broken and chipped plastics replaced. Rest of replacement set will be sold with game.
All lights replaced with new incandescent. Not a fan of LEDs.

All I have left to do before I sell is to replace the cabinet decals and touch up paint on corners, which I will do. The cabinet is in great shape, but 1 side is faded. I am also going to buy a brand new glass, even though mine isn't that bad. Game just looks and plays too good to not replace it.

The only negative things about this table are small wear spots where ball drops out of ramps into return lanes (minor wear and Cliffys installed now) and the coin door is not the best (all mechs and switches work fine but hinge is a little messed up).

I do not consider this a "player's condition" table. It is much nicer in my opinion.

If I decide to sell this to get a game I like more (after playing it for at least a few more months - I am thinking a spring sale at the earliest as I am loving playing it now after all this work), what should I ask for this table? I just have no idea what I would ask. I have never sold a table before. No, I am not worried about getting back all my labor or the money spent on everything. I had an absolute BLAST taking a game that didn't even work correctly and resurrecting it. First time I have done so. I learned a ton and it was just awesome. It was totally worth it and I am not worried about "getting everything back."

What do you guys think? I can post pictures if need be!

Thanks!

Tim In Motown

Yes the need is there.

As a person who can't stand pinball pics (just LOVE all those grainy, unfocused Craigslist pics that do absolutely no good in ads), let's do this however you want. Tell me exactly what you want to see and I will take CLOSE UP, clear pics of what you request. I'm heading off to vote and then to work so I will take these tonight and post them. Seriously, just tell me everything that you think is relevant and I will make sure I upload them.

EDITED TO ADD: I dropped in a few photos I just took really quick before heading off to vote and work.

Thanks again, so much,

Tim
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Looks like you did a great job!

In the words of the champ "Nithe"

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I'm thinking around $4000.

Inserts look like they are starting to raise so I think $4000 is a little steep for this one. But when you do the cabinet over you may find a buyer.