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How hard is to build a MB from ground zero?

By AlexSMendes

7 years ago


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#8 7 years ago

I built a WH2O, It's fun collecting all the parts. I found a partial wire harness from a backbox cut at the neck, which saved a bit of time. Williams manuals are pretty darn good. I bought the correct color coded wires from bay area amusements and wired the playfield from scratch. It's not bad; run 4 or 5 wires a night and you'll be done before you know it. Figure an easy 6 months to a year for the project, and expect to rig up a few bits and pieces on your own, mantis amusements sells strips of ball guide metal which is handy. I spent about the price of a player condition WH2O, MB is probably a better deal if you enjoy the work.

#20 7 years ago

I scored a pile of parts from one of the guys that sells stuff from eastern Europe. If you buy stuff one by one costs are going to be high.

#38 7 years ago
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Yeah, definitely... a quick simulation at Marco and PSPA web-stores, adding shipping costs and custom taxes, and knowing that I'm still missing lotsa parts, I'm already at US$ 8K+....

In Brazil you need a guy who can get (the pinball parts) in and get out before sunrise.

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