On that solar fire, there were a couple good size scrapes/chips that I had to touch up. There was a big scrape in the area that is red with purple dots that I was so happy came out so well. It looks perfect. Both the upper and lower had the crescent moons on one side of the inserts, that cleaned up well.
I really like doing these older pfs for customers that understand they take a lot of extra time/ money to look really good. I have been prepping an Incredible HULK this week that is going to require lots of luv.

I was working on the back of a target alpha when I noticed there was an insert missing that I hadn't noticed was gone, before. So I was panicking, looking all over the place and couldn't find it. So I sat down on the floor and did the old "if I were a wayward insert where would i go" and thanks god I found it.
crisis averted.
This is not one of those shop threads where you only see photos of the perfect work, in the surgically clean, uncluttered, more space than I need, shop.

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I am super happy with this solar fire. the top pf still needs 4 more coats, but the bottom only 2

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Block-sanding the most popular job of last year, and maybe this year?

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In my opinion, you can never have too much light. if its too brite for you, put a color in the can and it will be less but still light up the important area. So far every game I have done, I have added lights to. especially the games with more than one level.

Here is a sweet Dirty Harry NOS pf that I cleared about 4-5 years back. The clear looks amazing. I didnt clean the compound out of the holes and edges back then. If I get a chance I will clean them.
Rather than pricing it the price of the nos pf plus my clear, I price it from what I paid. So asking $1350. Its also hard for me to store these pfs with amazing clearcoats, since I cant stack them on their side, face to face and back to back, like I do with the normal nos pf's. Now that I have over 10 pfs for sale that have my clear, they are against every open wall.

I may have to take it out side and do the pics if it doesn't sell fast.

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So I was digging around, in my studio and came across this classic stern wide-body IRON MAIDEN. Stern made 2 super cool games called VIPER, and IRON MAIDEN. They were both deep rule sets, amazing pf layout and super artwork. I had a viper game, and I always wanted the iron maiden. John Dayhuff has one, and I have been trying to get him to sell it to me for about 10 years. I found this pf set at a show more than 10 years ago, and its been in the shop to get restored for that whole time.

When I found it again yesterday, the first thing I thought was I will put this in line and get it restored, and sell it. Then I thought about it, and its a waste of time for me to restore these pfs, since they dont sell, and I have so many jobs waiting in line.
Its really easy to forget that there are only 24 hours a day. Anyway I am going to just put it up for sale as it is, and let someone with the time, restore it. I always wanted a pimped out, cleared, IM game with one of my pfs in it, just to have something super rare and super cool.

I have been told that most of the iron maidens and vipers when over seas for that market. The viper I had was a reimport so that makes sense. It also makes sense that starting in 1980, america started getting really conservative as far as boobies go. (see regan/mease anti pornography)

One of the cool things about maiden is its a really difficult multiball and you have to get the drops in order, or they come back up.

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Naked chicks floating in space!!!! sign me up!

So every girlfriend/wife I have ever lived with is cold at all times (a lot had to do with the way they dressed, some just wanted to whine) and always complaining that its too cold in the house.
So when I see these healthy young women hanging around in the cold vacuum of space, wearing just a thong... I gotta call BS!

Yep . sexy corpses.
That's funny.

The website is usually within a month. So there are usually about 5 pfs that came in lately, and have yet to be listed. My friend runs it for me, I would be hard pressed to find a good website. I could never make one.
I have really been focusing on buying and sometimes selling pfs since last summer. My excuse is that they are for the business, but the truth is I love pfs, and love collecting them. Most of the titles I would like to keep for me get sold immediately, but that is ok. I really enjoy the feeling of having a pf that someone is looking for, and being able to hook them up, and not burn them for the most I can get out of them.

If there is a pf you want, I suggest dropping me a line and asking. I have a couple all ready that are not on the website. That dirty harry
safecracker and monopoly are not on the website yet.
I have been trying to decide if I want to sell my nos DE Guns and roses. I have a customer who may sell his stash, and I will need the money.

My website is pinballplayfieldskruzman.com

The Iron maiden is also not on the website. I am trying to decide if I want to sell it or keep it for a later project.

I have been wanting a nice running EM game to trade for a pf/clear

The best way to do it, is to buy a nos pf. send it here to be cleared and fixed up, then do a parts swap. then sell your old pf or hang it on the wall. I dont have a ghostbusters pf right now, but they out out there for sure.

all true

classic.
check out the pics above

I am old enough that I tell the same dam story all of the time!
I had this woman living in my guest house that I called red (she died her hair, and often half of her forehead red). She was all right to have around. feisty old broad, but she was getting up there in the years. I dont know what was wrong with her guts, but you couldnt have the shortest convo with her, without her farting. Every 3rd step... honk! she didnt feel it or hear it or care, but it took me months to be able to not either giggle, or about choke from trying to hold back my laughs.
Man I hope that doesnt happen to me!
Its bad enough that your body looks gross when you get old, but your butt gets loose too!

I have always been a maiden fan. I will own one some day. I still haven't played the premium yet. My buddy ryan bought one new and picked it up at the kalamazoo show. He was kind enough to set it up and let folks play. I didnt know the rules at all and I love it, plus the music!! It would have been a crime if that game didnt look as good as it does. All of the art work has been done over the years. Though they may be fun to play the LZ and rush titles do not draw me at all. My fear is that they will do a pink floyd pin and just make it uninspiring and lame. If they do a pink floyd pin, it better have something very new or cool as hell. Look at the toys on TOTAN. when that game came out, it must have blown minds, the cage ball saves, and the floating ball on the circle thing, plus the beautiful art.
anyway thats my 2 cents.

Also I want to invite anyone to post pics of any pf swaps they are doing, or any new pfs. I would like to see some nos pfs. I am always stressing that I will sell the last one, and they are all gone. should have saved one dummy.

I leave the room for a few minutes and you guys are messin around all ready???!!

First off, is it a grocery store?
That is an amazing line up of games, but I always want to know the story of the square pegs. Looks like a memory lane and a space mission or grand prix. The flash gordon still fits in a dmd collection, like centaur. Or maybe there is a whole row of older games you didnt shoot?

There is one thing that always hits me when I see amazing collections like this, and that is the financial commitment. Although we are finally back in the red with pins, where they will earn their money. My bloodline is full of low level gangstas, hustlers, and pimps that live on a cash basis. So I picture all of those beautiful quarters.

I have wanted to have a game on route since I got my first game when i was 14. I know nothing about the business really. I was just thinking that pinheads like me would get a boner if I saw that line up of games. I would spend all day there, which would make you about 8 bucks. Serious pinheads would be horrible for the business unless they bring their friends and significant others. I have always been super interested in a route. One friend who has a location with like 25 games told me that the claw game is the biggest earner. I think about it and the place I go, which is called "one well" has a 2 player guitar hero that is the only game people wait in line for.

So just like in pfs, I would pick the titles I like.... and fail. The titles I like seem to be the red-headed stepchildren of pinball. Half the time I like them because they are rare, or I just like the art.

I have about 40 pfs that I have had for 10 years and never sell, then there is the 10 or 15 that sell, get replaced, sell. I can never predict, except for a couple titles, TAF. Actually, when cpr made TAF repros for the first time, and they were the only ones available for a while then mirco came out with them. Anyway, I bought 7 of them. I borrowed the money. The last one sold this fall. Since I cant pick the ones that are going to sell, my policy now, is just buy any nos that I can afford (charge).
Anybody wanna buy a pf?