Selling my very first game, a Williams Big Guns. This is a clean, cosmetically good game, in solid working condition.

I bought this game about five years ago from Bill Heatherly of Mechanicsburg, PA. Pinsiders may know of Bill's superb restoration work. THIS IS NOT ONE OF BILL'S MUSEUM QUALITY RESTORATIONS!

But Bill did a nice job of cleaning it up and putting its best foot forward. There are some blemishes -- a scratch here and there, some light insert lifting, a nicked plastic or two. But overall, it's a good-looking game. Here's a video I made today of the game in action:

http://s997.photobucket.com/user/mdolshan/media/Big%20Guns%20gameplay%20video/MVI_1950_zps050f8ac9.mp4.html?sort=3&o=0

And here's an album of about 20 pictures I took of the game today:

http://s997.photobucket.com/user/mdolshan/library/Big%20Guns%20photos?sort=2&page=1

Apologies in advance for the lame focus in some of them. I hope the video helps make up for that.

The new owner will get a brand new set of Rottendog LED displays, which I installed this afternoon and look great.

The game is at our property in Landisburg, PA (17040), which is about 45 minutes from Harrisburg, and 1hr 45 minutes from our home in Baltimore. We should be back up in Landisburg this weekend if you're interested in coming over and checking it out.

Shipping is a possibility, but I'd much prefer to hand over the keys in person.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Asking price is $1200.

Best,

Matthew

By the way, if you're interested in the old display board (three of the four displays are bright and working), I've listed them in a separate thread:

http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/fs-display-board-from-williams-big-guns-three-bright-working-displays

Best,

Matthew

Thank you!

Big Guns is a great game. And a sentimental favorite -- it was the first game I ever bought.

Best,

Matthew

Price lowered!

Come by this weekend and take a look.

Best,

Matthew

Hi Rob,

Many thanks for the kind words! I've followed your posts over the years, and am really glad you managed to bring the HH all the way back.

Big Guns is a family favorite, but we're in a downsizing mode, and it's been with us the longest.

Let's stay in touch. You'd certainly be the recipient of a "friend price" for the Big Guns...

Best,

Matthew

I'm glad you asked about the height of the game, since I seem to remember reading that the raised HH playfield barely cleared your basement ceiling...

Big Guns is a bit taller than a normal game. There was a thread here recently addressing exactly this question:

http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/fs-williams-big-guns-mn-nice-cosmetics-125000

Looks like the consensus was somewhere around 82". I'll measure my game this weekend and post it here as general information.

Thanks for the interest!

My preference would be for a local sale, but I have successfully shipped games. In fact, the last one, a Gottlieb Cleopatra, made it safely to Thousand Oaks, Ca...

Hi all,

Just tried to post and there was a snafu, so forgive me if this winds up being a double post.

We're back up in Landisburg (17040) this weekend, so please feel free to drop by and check out the Big Guns in person.

FYI, I measured the height of the game, which is about 83" to the top of the backbox with the levelers on the back legs extended pretty far.

I took a few more pictures, which it looks like I'm going to have to attach one at a time...

Big_Guns_front.JPG

Here's another...

Big_Guns_side.JPG

And one more...

Big_Guns_playfield.JPG

I'm with you on that one! Really fun and brutal, if set up properly. And good luck saving the queen!

--M

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Sorry, I'm stuck at home for the foreseeable future! But perhaps there's someone here who's headed that way?

I should add that I will happily prep the game for shipping for a fellow Pinsider. By that I mean removing the head, cushioning it, and stretchwrapping the game.

Palletizing, on the other hand, is a different story. I've never done that before, and I'd probably have to charge for the supplies and time.

M

It's the end of summer, a slow time, I suppose.

Thanks for the encouragement!

$1000 is a less than I have in it. Which is fine. I like passing along a good value. Especially on a sentimental favorite, like this one, my very first game.

If I hadn't just replaced the displays with LEDs, I would have priced it a bit lower.

Then again, I suppose my arm could be twisted a little...

Thanks, I think it's a good deal, too!

FYI, I measured the game at the backbox. With the rear levelers pretty high, it's just shy of 83" tall.

Hope that helps.

I'll keep my eyes open for anyone traveling from Landisburg (17040) to Buffalo. It's not that crazy an idea. Our place is about 25 minutes from PA 11/15.

Thanks! I know I'll miss mine, too. But it's time to downsize...

M

I encourage you to keep thinking about it!

As for item one on your "nut-driving" list, I think you'd have to take the head off this game to transport it anyway. It's not hinged. But it's a System 11, and not super-complicated to disconnect and reconnect.

To help with item two, I'd be willing to hold the game for you if we could work out an agreeable deposit.

Not trying to be pushy; I just want to get this game in the hands of someone who'd really appreciate it. Which it sounds like you would!

Hope that helps,

Matthew

Mine has a hasp on the back to secure it in place, but the head doesn't fold down on a hinge. At least, I'm pretty sure it doesn't.

I'll double check this weekend...

M

PM replied to! hope you can come check it out.

I'm happy to chalk this one up to my ignorance!

M

Weekend bump, complete with price reduction...

Come see the game on Sunday -- and take it home with you!

Thanks,

Matthew

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Thank you!

PM responded to!

Thanks, dmklunk.

M

Bump, complete with price reduction.

This will be the last one, though. Come see it this weekend and take it home!

Best,

Matthew

I wish I knew someone who was making the trek.

But FYI, the game is in Landisburg, PA (17040), not Baltimore.

Landisburg is about 40 minutes west of Harrisburg, and about twenty minutes north of Carlisle. You can get to 11/15 at Marysville in about twenty-five minutes...

Thanks for all the interest, guys, but if the game doesn't sell this weekend (Labor Day weekend), I'm going to take it off the market and try again, at my original asking price, around Christmas.

This is simply too nice of a game to give away. No hard feelings; I'm just going to chalk it up to end-of-summer doldrums...

Best,

Matthew