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Gottlieb/Mibs/Back box ball

By Raff

1 year ago


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#1 1 year ago

What size are the balls in the back box , and where
Can you buy them. I have looked but no luck.
I'm only after 1 ball there is 11 in there.
Raff.

#2 1 year ago

They are pretty difficult to find. Confirm the size of the ones in your back box- I may have one I can send you if they are the same as the ones in my Too Score.

#3 1 year ago
Quoted from homegameroom:

They are pretty difficult to find. Confirm the size of the ones in your back box- I may have one I can send you if they are the same as the ones in my Too Score.

They are the same size as "Top Score"/"300". All Gottlieb games with the animation balls in the backbox used the same size. Some games had all red, and others had a mix of white and red.
Williams "Zig Zag"/"Wing Ding" used smaller balls in their backbox animation unit.

#4 1 year ago

I found these two lying in the cabinet of a parts game (1962 GTB Rack A Ball). Help me get them to you and they are yours!
They measure 1 1/4" in diameter.

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#5 1 year ago

Thanks guys
I send you a pm mikekap.
Raff

#6 1 year ago

Those will clean up with Novus. I was able to find one for a Bowling Queen that was missing the 12th ball but i have yet to make all 12. Ha. Still nice to know it's complete.

#7 1 year ago
Quoted from Flipsteen:

Those will clean up with Novus. I was able to find one for a Bowling Queen that was missing the 12th ball but i have yet to make all 12. Ha. Still nice to know it's complete.

I've had several copies of "Bowling Queen". Had my first one set up and playing for a couple of years. Made 11 balls twice, but never made all 12.
I brought another one I had to Pinfest several years ago. The great Vic Camp strode up to it, and played a game. Stinker game; he got like 600 some odd points. He said "that was my warm-up game". He then restarted the machine, and proceeded to rack all 12 balls in that game! The man is a legend!

#8 1 year ago
Quoted from jrpinball:

I've had several copies of "Bowling Queen". Had my first one set up and playing for a couple of years. Made 11 balls twice, but never made all 12.
I brought another one I had to Pinfest several years ago. The great Vic Camp strode up to it, and played a game. Stinker game; he got like 600 some odd points. He said "that was my warm-up game". He then restarted the machine, and proceeded to rack all 12 balls in that game! The man is a legend!

Crazy. I know about Vic Camp's collection but didn't realize his playing prowess. 8 or 9 balls on Bowling Queen is a good game for me.

#9 1 year ago

A friend has a 300 that was missing 5 of the Bonus Balls, he had some made. See the link below:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/gottlieb-300-with-intermittent-ball-count-issues#post-7345999

It is post #16

#10 1 year ago
Quoted from Peruman:A friend has a 300 that was missing 5 of the Bonus Balls, he had some made. See the link below:

They look great.

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