Fish Tales
Williams, 1992Fish Tales just 'landed' here!
It's in the house. Tomorrow morning is the adventure....take the head off, wrangle it upstairs, reassemble it....and hope it all works 
And, the fun part is that this is the one my wife wanted! She is even interested in helping shop it.
FT is always the lady killer! Enjoy it!
Sorry all...I was asleep
Gnatty, the head has got to come off to make the tight turn into my hallway and then to get up my steps. It's possible that we could get it up the steps as-is, but my staircase is only 1/2" wider than the head...so that's a tight squeeze. Not to mention it's just a bit too heavy for the wife and I to move together. So too heavy + no clearance is asking for un-necessary bumps and scrapes both to the wall and the machine. But I've got plenty of practice and can have a head pulled in probably a half hour. That's the price I pay for being able to have pins
mdelorenzo, my insert is green
Pinster...where the hell you been?
Whysnow, I know! I know that I've got some good fade going on but I also know it's better than some.
We will see what the staying power is on this game. If it's loved and looks to have a long life with me, I will probably put the time into it and throw in a CPR playfield and redecal the cabinet.
They are all faded 
Mine spent its ENTIRE life in a basement of a bar with NO windows and it still has some fade on one side from the overhead lights. I can 100% confirm it has only been it that location as i remember the day it showed up there when I was much younger.
The reds and oranges of all this era of cabs seems to fade super quickly with any amount of UV.
Agreed. But the more of the reds/oranges in the art package, the more it's evident. It looks like it really shows up with FT and IJ more than others because they are predominantly orange. It's a shame, but it's funny that it's so common that people accept it without much issue. A faded IJ still commands a ton of money!
Quoted from NJGecko:Sorry all...I was asleep
Gnatty, the head has got to come off to make the tight turn into my hallway and then to get up my steps. It's possible that we could get it up the steps as-is, but my staircase is only 1/2" wider than the head...so that's a tight squeeze. Not to mention it's just a bit too heavy for the wife and I to move together. So too heavy + no clearance is asking for un-necessary bumps and scrapes both to the wall and the machine.I always remove the head when moving a pinball machine up or down stairs. It takes less then 20 minutes and it is much easier to move the machine. It turns a 3 man job into a 2 man job and you are much less likely to strain or permanently damage your back. Also, you are much less likely to damage the cabinet artwork or to dent the siderails. Another benefit is that it gives you a chance to take a close look at all of the connectors. On FT, for example, J121 is likely to have substantial heat damage and need attention.
Done. Upstairs, head back on. Wife spent a few minutes and cleaned the topper. Tossed some LEDs into it so it should be good for a while.
I still need to reconnect all of the wires, but I want to hit the inside of the backbox with the vacuum and get it cleaned out before I do that. Time to get moving for the day of family stuff, so it's going to sit until tonight.
Man there are a LOT of lights in the backbox!
Quoted from NJGecko:I knew by the coin door it was a reimport, but I think this picture confirms it!
As long as it's not rusted from it's trip across the Pond, I wouldn't worry about it. That warning sign is actually pretty neat.
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