My New (to me) Monster Bash (now with signed translite)

This is a routed game that i just acquired. Besides some obvious cabinet damage, a little wear around the scoop, and some general cleaning, i think this looks pretty good.

pictures were taken before any cleaning was done. this is how i received the machine

*update*

stopped by Stern yesterday to pickup a couple of customers machines. asked ahead of time if George and Lyman could be asked to do some signing... and they did!!!

Merry Christmas to me!

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#2 10 years ago

CCM

KingPinGames

paid for itself about 3 times. maybe this is why you can still find them on the route while some of the newer games barely make it a season.

#3 10 years ago

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Concretehardt

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Eugene, OR

11y 145K 10,075 2 27

Gettin the band back togethaaaaa

Nice pick up I freakin love MB

#4 10 years ago

CWS

chadsugg

PinballBoy.com

Murfreesboro, TN

11y 56,900 472 18

Congrats! Still never played one and have always wanted to.

#5 10 years ago

CCM

KingPinGames

you can get the "virtual" one with the Farsight arcade app. i used it to hold me over until i could get one.

#6 10 years ago

JTS

sammiesguys

Pinside+ Addict

Los Angeles, CA

11y 79,800 2,468 11 9

Nice! I just got mine about a month ago. Really fun game.

#7 10 years ago

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centerflank

Inactive member

Unknown

11y 165K 13,962 7 206

There are 2 on route by me and they are in sad shape

Congrats on your MB, I finally played a nice quality one at Jetzxi's and had my opinion about the game lifted quite a bit.

#8 10 years ago

CWS

chadsugg

PinballBoy.com

Murfreesboro, TN

11y 56,900 472 18

OP
Quoted from KingPinGames:
you can get the "virtual" one with the Farsight arcade app. i used it to hold me over until i could get one.

That's what made me fall in love with it in the first place. That app is great, but only adds fuel to the fire that is my addiction.

#9 10 years ago

DAD

Pinmeister

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Cherry Hills Village, CO

14y 65,300 1,083 19 13 1

Congrats.

MB is the most played game in my collection. Its great for kids and guests.

#10 10 years ago

CCM

KingPinGames

i wasn't really on the look for one, but this one came up and the guy was looking to put a WOZ on the route. we worked out the details and he is getting a WOZ (standard) when i get them in.

It has been on my list for a couple of years now. i was just looking through my past records today and found that i sold one in october of 2011 for $3500.... oh how i wish i could go back and do that again. i also had a Scared Stiff that i sold for $2750. I thought that those were high prices back then, now i would buy either of them sight unseen and not think twice about it.

can't wait to see what happens 2 years from now.

#11 10 years ago

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centerflank

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OP
Quoted from KingPinGames:
can't wait to see what happens 2 years from now.

You will be regretting not grabbing that beautiful TAF for trade in SE Wisc

#12 10 years ago

NAM

kwiKimart

Inactive member

San Diego, CA

12y 90,650 10,693 3 71

Somebody fetch me a RAZOR!!!!!!!

Congrats!!

#13 10 years ago

JFH

jfh

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10y 161K 10,146

Looks great for a game that earned that much. Congrats.

#14 10 years ago

SAM

smassa

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San Diego, CA

13y 86,900 6,012 9 68

Quoted from jfh:
Looks great for a game that earned that much. Congrats.

OP
Quoted from KingPinGames:
paid for itself about 3 times. maybe this is why you can still find them on the route while some of the newer games barely make it a season.

It really didnt make that much if that is the true earnings audit for its lifetime (which it may not be accurate since they can be reset)

I picked up a AFM a couple years ago that had well over 50,000 games played (even at .50 per play comes to well over 25k) & have a ACDC premium that was on location for just about a year & its almost make 8k.

#15 10 years ago

whisper

Inactive member

Melbourne

11y 80,550 1,680 6 67

Congrats, love monster bash!!!!

#16 10 years ago

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Captive_Ball

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Cypress, TX

11y 128K 7,186 17 86

Congrats on the addition....so jealous

#17 10 years ago

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Methos

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Lodi, WI

12y 103K 7,270 21 10 1

Congrats on the game! She will go great in your gameroom.

#18 10 years ago

EMM

Hogbog

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Oak Park, IL

10y 74,900 215 10 12

Can't wait to have it in my gameroom!

#19 10 years ago

CCM

KingPinGames

Quoted from Hogbog:
Can't wait to have it in my gameroom!

that is a possibility, but not in the house you are in currently.

#20 10 years ago

CBM

spfxted

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Saddle River, NJ

12y 147K 24,659 4 9

Looks great! Should fix up perfect!

#21 10 years ago

KLA

Mantra

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10y 38,400 514 7 15

nice pickup!

#22 10 years ago

BRG

IdahoRealtor

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Eagle, ID

13y 137K 6,773 11 10

OP
Quoted from KingPinGames:
paid for itself about 3 times. maybe this is why you can still find them on the route while some of the newer games barely make it a season.

Not if the operator had a 50/50 split with the location, not to mention hundreds of trips for collecting the coins, and maintenance. Pinball op sure seems like a tough way to earn these days.

I bought a couole arcade games before with nearly 100,000 credits on the coin counters. That's over $20k in each. The games were a 1981 ms pacman cocktail and a 1990-ish Neo Geo 4-slot. They still had the original monitors and original guts and played just fine. That really put the whole "death of pinball" in perspective fo me.

#23 10 years ago

BOO

Jetzxi

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13y 79,450 2,307 13 45

OP
Quoted from KingPinGames:
that is a possibility, but not in the house you are in currently.

No room for it?

#24 10 years ago

BOO

Jetzxi

Inactive member

13y 79,450 2,307 13 45

Quoted from Hogbog:
Can't wait to have it in my gameroom!

BTW......good job on the LED boards!

#25 10 years ago

EMM

Hogbog

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Oak Park, IL

10y 74,900 215 10 12

Quoted from Jetzxi:
No room for it?

My pinball collection may or may not be on the 3rd floor of my house. Somebody (nmeun87007) doesn't like swapping games with me because of that.

Quoted from Jetzxi:
BTW......good job on the LED boards!

And thanks!

#26 10 years ago

CCM

KingPinGames

somebody (hogbog) needs to get either an elevator or a ground level game room.

tell you what, when you get twilight zone up and running (and on the first floor) we can swap machines.

#27 10 years ago

ELF

sillyoldelf

Sillyoldelf Mods

10y 53,400 845 12

Looks pretty good condition wise. Try cleaning the drac mechanism out - I stripped mine down and it was full of glue like grease. Can't believe the difference it made - now drac moves more like the flash.

#28 10 years ago

MBR

ShinyBall

Inactive member

10y 81,650 1,577 32

WANT!!

#29 10 years ago

WEB

Magic_Mike

Pinside member

Atlanta, GA

11y 56,550 2,985 20

Take the time and clean it up right. Congrats!

#30 10 years ago

ZZZ

dr-fun

Pinside member

Woodbury, MN

10y 30,650 16 8

OP
Quoted from KingPinGames:
This is a routed game that i just acquired. Besides some obvious cabinet damage, a little wear around the scoop, and some general cleaning, i think this looks pretty good.
pictures were taken before any cleaning was done. this is how i received the machine

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Why did you buy it dont you know they going to remake MB, with all new boards etc.

#31 10 years ago

CCM

KingPinGames

Quoted from dr-fun:
Why did you buy it dont you know they going to remake MB, with all new boards etc.

1) i do not KNOW that they are making a new one (this has not been confirmed by anyone that i know of)

2) i can have this one NOW and not in a couple of years (if ever). the rumor mill is saying (and this would be logical) MM, AFM, CC, MB (possibly) figure if they can make one every 6 months that would still be 2 years away.

3) i had a machine to trade that the other guy wanted (no cash out of pocket)

#32 10 years ago

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spfxted

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Saddle River, NJ

12y 147K 24,659 4 9

You did the right thing. Can't wait to see it all cleaned up.

#33 10 years ago

CCM

KingPinGames

Quoted from spfxted:
You did the right thing. Can't wait to see it all cleaned up.

i just need to stop playing it enough to actually get to cleaning it.

#34 10 years ago

CBM

spfxted

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Saddle River, NJ

12y 147K 24,659 4 9

OP
Quoted from KingPinGames:
i just need to stop playing it enough to actually get to cleaning it.

I can't wait to have that problem!

#35 10 years ago

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Whysnow

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12y 187K 35,338 30 1

congrats on the pickup!!!!!!!!!!

#36 10 years ago

JRK

jrivelli

TrueColor Protectors

Milwaukie, OR

11y 89,650 4,625 10 20

Some cliffys, leg protectors and spit shine you'll have yourself one hell of a MB! Great pickup man!

#37 10 years ago

CCM

KingPinGames

do people install Cliffy's and Mantis or is it one or the other? for the wear that i have on this one i would think cliffy.

also, i thought i saw something once about a drac-trac protector, but i can't seem to find it right now (at work and should be working so just did a basic search)

thanks

#38 10 years ago

BOO

Jetzxi

Inactive member

13y 79,450 2,307 13 45

I only have the cliffy on mine.

The drac trac part is a bracket for under the playfield, yours might have it. It helps keep the 2 split halves aligned properly.

#39 10 years ago

JSB

sinnisterjsb

Pinside member

Bossier City, LA

11y 32,900 111 6 11

I love my MB. I am getting ready to do a restoration on it, and will be extremely sad to see it down for anytime.

#40 10 years ago

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ulmpharmd

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11y 97,550 1,736 21

dont cry now sinnister....we will have it blingd' out and better than ever before you know it!

1 month later

#41 10 years ago

CCM

KingPinGames