Black Knight
Williams, 1980I've wanted this machine for a couple years. This one is a project but is in fairly good shape overall. Fully functional! Backglass is new but the owner scraped it in a few places. No paint flaking though. Playfield is dirty and swirly and has had a few touch ups and the cabinet is ok. Displays look like new but are originals. All together, I got a player for now and one that will clean up great for later. So excited!!! Can't wait to get in the lineup!!
For a 'project', it's in very good cosmetic shape for a Black Knight. Good pickup!
If you have any questions, and I don't pop into your thread here, you can always drop me an e-mail about it at [email protected] or PM me.
-Hans
Quoted from HHaase:For a 'project', it's in very good cosmetic shape for a Black Knight. Good pickup!
If you have any questions, and I don't pop into your thread here, you can always drop me an e-mail about it at [email protected] or PM me.
-Hans
Thanks! I will need some advice. Functionally, it is in pretty good shape. When I go to clean up the playfield, I worry that I will take off the previous touchups. My talents are not at all in the artistic. I may be in trouble.
Man, I Cant Wait!!!
Quoted from Slugmeister:BK is so good I bought three back in the day.Top ten machine to me.
In my top ten too! Now I finally own one, Lets see if it stays that high on the list for me!
Quoted from Pafasa:In my top ten too! Now I finally own one, Lets see if it stays that high on the list for me!
Well once you finish up with it it may go higher.Oh yeah it can't.BK is pinball period.
My first pin. Played it so much that it got monotonous.
It's been apart for, cripes, ten years now, and still wayyyy on the back burner.
I still doubt I'd ever sell it though! (Unless I find a deal on one in better shape!)
Hey Pafasa (OP), I wouldn't call yours a player or a project. It looks NICE - no bare wood. I bet after some gentle cleaning with Magic Eraser and Novus 2, it will shine like a new penny.
Quoted from swampfire:Hey Pafasa (OP), I wouldn't call yours a player or a project. It looks NICE - no bare wood. I bet after some gentle cleaning with Magic Eraser and Novus 2, it will shine like a new penny.
You may be right. I would like to do what you did. CPR playfield and plastics eventually. Ill clean and play this one till the time is right.
Quoted from swampfire:BK was my first pin, bought in 1998. Here's a tip for avoiding damage to the eagle kickout, and to make sure shots stick:
This is one of the questions I already had. I noticed the lock shots rolling right through. What is under the aluminum tape?
Quoted from swampfire:Hey Pafasa (OP), I wouldn't call yours a player or a project. It looks NICE - no bare wood. I bet after some gentle cleaning with Magic Eraser and Novus 2, it will shine like a new penny.
Quoted from HHaase:For a 'project', it's in very good cosmetic shape for a Black Knight. Good pickup!
Completely agree, your project looks like it's at a great starting point. I've seen some Magna Save spots that were so worn down, they almost looked like kickouts. Some Novus, a little wax, and flatten those plastics in the oven (carefully!), and you don't have a player- you have a keeper.
I need to figure out why my MagnaSave magnets are so weak. The ball kind of wobbles for several seconds, and sometimes goes right into the outlane.
Quoted from Slugmeister:Hang on to that one swampfire.
I bought it when my son was born and he thinks of it as his "brother". I'll hand it down to him, for sure. I just need to paint the cab to make it a perfect game.
Had it as a kid, it's a great pinball. Just don't leave it on in the middle of the night like I did when I was a kid. It scared the sh@t out of my parents, they thought someone was in the basement talking..lol
Quoted from Pafasa:When I go to clean up the playfield, I worry that I will take off the previous touchups.
It may happen, when I cleaned my playfield it removed all the touchups, if they used acrylic paint kiss them goodbye. Don't let that stop you though, either fix them or if they are small just leave em.
I always liked that feeling of having a new pin in the back of my van. Actually I put 3 pins in my voyager at one time. Seeing that black knight really brings back memories. "The Black Knight will slay you". You will enjoy. And we are here to help!
Nice! Need me one. A limited edition one is for sale here for $900 (needing unspecified board work) - thinking about it but seems a bit $teep. Not sure what if any differances the LE has other than the apron says 'Limited edition" Anyone know?
Zippy...
Limited Edition also had the microswitches in the ball trough's, the metal plastic protector in the upper trough, and a couple other small changes that came around in the production run. Other than the apron, all of this stuff was either fitted in the end of the first run or available as retrofit's. I haven't seen anything really different in it other than the "Limited Edition" stampings on the apron.
Swamp...
Are they some of the super-shiny balls with a high chromium content? Some of them don't respond well to magnets.
-Hans
Congrats on the score Pafasa! I just picked up my first one a few weeks ago and getting it ready for repaint. Looks like we both just joined the round table. 
Would anyone have a line on replacement ramps? One of mine is beat-hammered.
Quoted from HHaase:Swamp...
Are they some of the super-shiny balls with a high chromium content? Some of them don't respond well to magnets.
-Hans
Yes, I think that's the problem - thanks!
Quoted from HHaase:Limited Edition also had the microswitches in the ball trough's, the metal plastic protector in the upper trough, and a couple other small changes that came around in the production run. Other than the apron, all of this stuff was either fitted in the end of the first run or available as retrofit's. I haven't seen anything really different in it other than the "Limited Edition" stampings on the apron.
Swamp...
Thanks!
Quoted from Prmailers:Nice score.
It will look great next to your firepower!
I agree! It will look great there! I think next to it should be f-14 tomcat. The hunt is on...
Well I picked up that Limited Edition. Got it up and mostly running pretty quickly. Couple bugs to track down still but very happy.
Quoted from zippydapinhead:Well I picked up that Limited Edition. Got it up and mostly running pretty quickly. Couple bugs to track down still but very happy.
Cool! Can you post some pics that show the difference? Is there play difference? Mine is still standing on its end waiting for room.
Quoted from swampfire:BK was my first pin, bought in 1998. Here's a tip for avoiding damage to the eagle kickout, and to make sure shots stick:
Swampfire, interesting... can you describe what you did there?
Quoted from ChadH:Swampfire, interesting... can you describe what you did there?
Pretty simple...I folded up some paper to make the "bump", and then cut a piece of foil tape to hold it in place. It's low tech, but works perfectly. Before I did this, the ball frequently shot straight through the lock without stopping.
Quoted from Pafasa:Anyone have a line on BK drop target decals and spinner decals? Maybe a scan?
I am needing those also and found a nice scan, pm me.
I love my BK. this one just came up on CL, looks pretty nice! Not sure about the red trim though.
losangeles.craigslist.org link
Great Game.. I have one in my collection and it's going nowhere. My wife loves it too. It's
sits ready for battle next to my BK2000!
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