JB is the last Bally / Williams DMD game in my collection ....no plans on dumping it any time soon either

Yes Ipdb.com is also where I found the information but I do not understand how that can be accurate when I was able to find this .... from http://www.ipsnd.net/

link to the Jack*bot entry

http://www.ipsnd.net/View.aspx?id=3619

Better picture of my SN

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Mine is 1 day before yours and 113 numbers behind. I have the black trim on my cabinet. Maybe they simply switched to doing this towards the end of the build. Who has earlier serial numbers with the black trim. Maybe we can figure out when they started doing this.

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Yours was manufactured before mine (but on the same day), and mine doesnt have black trim, the mystery continues hahahaha!!! Does yours have black rubber on upper playfield??

Yeah and it says "your serial matches format of a production game" Then you look at main page and it says Production Run 2428. There is also a guy on the page that is in the 2700's.

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Yeah that is what I found also ... strange that there is such a range of SN and beyond the 2428 number. Not just a few either, I wonder where the 2428 number comes from and why IPDB considers it to be the correct number to the point that they will not change it. Because if you click on Submit Changes you get this half way down the page ....
"2428 units
Number of games produced. Normally this data is unpublished by the manufacturers, but this value has been obtained from a trusted source, is considered accurate, and so cannot be changed"

I am thinking that this one is not so accurate ......

I mean unless I am missing how they numbered them and how they count ...

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Hahahaha Im right above you Les. They still havent verified mine.

What's the earliest SN someone has? Maybe they started at 1,000 for some reason?

Earliest on IPDB is 53351100043

There goes that theory! Hmm...

If anyone ever has the same problem replacing red mini posts on upper playfield, I first used a hobby knife, cut off as much of the adhesive seal as I could all the way around the post, then twisted it off with vice grips, it was easy and worked great. Hahaha why would they put glue and a screw!!!.................lol come on now people!!!!

I got a new one for you guys, does anyone else have two different colors on cabinet, I just noticed that I only have yellow and red on the right side, and the left side is yellow and gold. Never really took notice to it because the yellow and gold side is always facing the wall and never seen. Thought it was "cabinet fade" but seeing as Ive always had it with the right side exposed it doesnt really make any sense.

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Interesting. I just checked and mine has red/yellow on both sides.

I also noticed in the pics that one has the black trim and the other doesn't. Some strange stuff with the cabinets.

Going to check a jackbot out. What are the wear spots to look for? Any other things to look for? Thanks.

I always thought the "alternate cabinet color" was just fade. My JB is completely faded on all sides - gold/yellow everywhere, and it still looks great. I know it's fade, because when I have the legs off I can still see some of the original red that was never exposed to the sun on those corners.

As far as where to look for "wear spots" - I've never seen a JB with significant wear on any part of the PF. However, there are almost ALWAYS broken plastics - especially the large piece on the upper left of the playfield. I created a playing-card mod for mine that covers the 2 breaks.

Make sure you check allllllllllllll the plastics, it is really hard to find replacements. Make sure the visor goes up and down with no restrictions, and also make sure the ramp lifts up and down when "double or nothing" is selected.

Got the Jackbot - I need one plastic , the long one to the right of the up/down ramp if anyone has one. I can also use a front decal, this one is faded. Playfield minty, Ramps nice. Thanks for the advice above.

Congrats!! It really is a great game, try Marco Specialties for plastic your looking for, worst case senario you may have to reproduce the piece yourself.

If you cant find the plastic, let me know. I can take mine off, scan it, and send the scan to your email. Then you will just need to get plastic, cut it, and drill holes.

Shlockdoc, this is an example of a piece I had to recreated for my Jackbot.

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Amazing job. I ended cleaning the piece real nice and using tenax on a very clean break. You did an awesome job.

Impressive job.

Ok I am going on record here ... To say that there was never 2 different color schemes .... all machines that I have been looking at over the last two weeks (including mine) have fade! I can see at different locations where the red color has faded and then you get to the edge of a boil or trim or hinge and there is the red. This is not limited to JackBots either, I was able to look over quite a few Williams and Bally games from the late 80's early 90's and they all have some fading / bleaching of color. On my particular JackBot machine I was doing some cleaning, (after I reading this and other posts about color fade and different color schemes) and realized that the front Coin door and the left back box does indeed have some fading. The coin door front still has some red on it but while cleaning with a damp cloth would actually get a slight red on it if I rubbed too hard. The back box left side looks exactly like all the "alternate" color schemes with only the yellow and gold on it. The right side back box is beautiful full color with only a few little edge scratches. There is no way they would put one color scheme on one side and a different one on the other of the same box .... unless this was a Friday at 5 build that was finished on Monday ... lol I took out 2 bolts in the back box to confirm my suspicions, mine is fade for sure as there was still red "where the sun don't shine"

That makes sense, only reason I thought it was alternate color was that registration site that I signed up on. Dosen't seem like they are too knowledgable!! hahahaha ( made it on a Friday and finished on a Monday) too funny!!!!

Guys I'm after a set of Jack bot plastics. I recently acquired one and it is in good cond aside from a number plastics which need replacing. Having trouble finding anything aside from sling plastics. Do most pinbot plastics match up?

Ideas and leads are appreciated. Thanks guys.cby the way this is one fun game.

Sorry but they are impossible to find, you could always recreate them yourself.

Cabinet decals for Jack Bot:

http://www.retrorefurbs.com/shop/jack-bot-pinball-cabinet-decals/

Awesome find!!!!

Had this for a year and a half. Just now getting it shopped. I'll post some pics when done.

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Finished my Jackbot. I made a new mini playfield too.

Might as well show off mine: Pinballbulbs light kit, Titan Bands, Mirror Blades, and a Super Skill Shot Shooter Dice plunger.

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Where did you get the mirror blades?

Hello there, very nice job with this broken plastic, it look super quality... I'm in the process of buying a Jackbot (so hope to join the club very soon..). The one I'm buyng got a broken plastic, the blue long one on the left to casino run, does anyone know a source for replacing this plastic ? I searched but did not find one, perhpaps do someone's got a nice vector scan of this Jackbot plastic ?

Many thanks, I love this pinball...

Jackbot plastics dont seem to exist anymore lol, impossible to find. Im out of town working right now or I could scan mine for you. Keep bugging me every couple weeks and I will send you a scan when I get home.

Man that looks AWESOME Digitao.....WOW! I have a Jack Bot that is in Pristine condition and I am doing that same light kit next week. How long did it take you to install it all? Seeing the pics of yours has me pumped now, i can't wait to get these lights in!

In the club!

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https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/45864

I'm new to streaming and put a few games on my Jack*Bot the other night:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/122409686

Check it out, like, follow, blatant shilling, etc...

Sorry - Bit busy with all the streaming stuff...

http://www.pinballdecals.com - It was an EXTREMELY tight fit, I did put a small scratch in the right blade when lowering the playfield back in.

I cheated... The guy I was buying it from was shopping it anyways so I sent him the kit and he put it in while he was at it.

I also have this shooter rod in it:

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1057-super-skill-shot-shop/00596-dice-custom-pinball-shooter-rod

Highly recommend it - feels great and looks awesome.

I just got my LED kit installed today, same kit as you have from Pinballbulbs. It looks amazing, I couldn't b happier..... it made an unbelievable difference. I followed you on Twitch and will be watching your streams. I usually have to watch them after you stream them live so please archive them if you would. I don't see the Jack Bot stream in your archives? Your stream looks great dude, keep it up and you will slowly draw an audience. I'm looking forward to watching more of your streams!

I'm uploading videos to Youtube after the fact:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjYbdHQdkLJRXNMELiUOB-w

They've been hit and miss quality wise- but I think I finally got things dialed in with my Rob Zombie video last night. Thanks for the follow!

The most important question for the club:
When is someone going to make a rom set that is a Pinbot/Jackbot combo?

Since the playfields are essentially the same, why not have an easter egg mode where you can play Pinbot on your Jackbot. Missed opportunity here... 1995 WMS

Someone please please make this. Custom DMD animations could make up for the lack of planet inserts and the other small differences.

Interesting post KloggMonkey

On a similar note, I have a question about Pin*Bot / Jack*Bot.

If you own Jack*Bot, would it be too redundant to own Pin*Bot (or vice versa) in a relatively small collection?

Small collection, I'd say yes due to similar layout. If you have more than 10, having both isn't an issue. While the layout is the same, the gameplay is quite different. I have both and enjoy both.

Thanks! Do you have a preference between Jack*Bot and Pin*Bot?

I find Jackbot is better, Bride of Pinbot goes well with Jackbot or Pinbot.

On their own merits....Jackbot is deeper rule wise and has more features. Pinbot is more challenging. If you want a shorter game go Pinbot, the drain monster.

On the vortex, the lowest skill shot (by the exit switch), what is the switch associated with that supposed to trigger? It seems like it's just a metal tip that pokes up through the edge of the hole that moves a lever under the left plastic. However, I don't see anything associated with that mechanism, am I missing something?

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