Hi all,

I'm brand new here so I apologize in advance if I've posted this in an inappropriate forum.

I am finalizing a deal for the purchase of a Data East "Laser War" machine. The seller was given the machine several years ago from a friend who set it up for him. He is willing to ship the machine to me but in order to prepare it for shipping we need to fold down the head box.

I've looked all over but can't seem to find instructions for this particular machine so I was hoping that a helpful Laser War owner could set me straight as to how to do the fold down.

Many many thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Cheers!

Thank you both for the helpful info. I'll pass it along to the seller.

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Can one of you tell me how to unlock the translite on the Laser War machine? Based on the pictures I've found I don't see any obvious way to unlock it. Am I overlooking something that's right in front of my face?

Sorry for all of the questions, but without the pin in front of me I'm finding it difficult to guide the seller.

Once again, thanks in advance!

You are a star! Thanks so much. I will forward this info on immediately.

Much appreciation from this newbie. Cheers.

You would think so. Unfortunately he's really not a pinball guy. The machine was sold to him by a friend just to fill up some space in his man-cave, but the seller himself knows nothing about pinball machines.

Sadly, the plot sickens a bit. He doesn't have the key for the backbox, or the coin door (which is unlocked, luckily). Looks like a locksmith will need to be called as I don't want to ship the machine with the backbox in the upright position. I imagine that would be a serious no-no.

Ah well, maybe I'll appreciate the machine that much more for all of the trouble it's turning out to be getting it to my house.

Oops. I guess I was in "it's all about me" mode.

My bad.

Yeah, the legs were going to be removed for shipping for sure. If he drills out the lock will the translite rattle during shipping? I'm a newbie at this point myself so I don't want to make a mistake that will have everyone pointing at me and laughing at my stupidity. lol