Picked up my first EM pin: a Williams Vagabond. Overall, not in horrible shape; but it needs a lot of cleaning. Trying to start moving towards pins, as I'm pretty happy with my arcade lineup currently. Plus, it's something different; and I'm enjoying pins more and more. Snagged it less than a mile from my work at a rummage sale for $100. Figured for the price, why not! The power cord was cut, so took a bit of risk on it. Connected a cord when I got home, plugged it in, added a credit and....it works! The hundred reel isn't counting; so that's another small thing to fix. The backglass was also flaking a bit, so I sealed it with some triple thick. Waiting to see how that turns out, just gotta peal the cling wrap off tonight. So besides cleaning (a lot of it), the hundred reel and the backglass flaking; everything seems to be functioning and in good shape.

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I did see that while searching for parts/information. I'm debating it. I'll probably wait and see how the sealing turns out. Ideally I'd like to not drop too much money into the pin, just get it cleaned up and running. Although, if it turns out I can't save the backglass; I'll probably be ordering the repro.

I didn't even notice the purple! I compared it to other pictures, and yeah, the purple on the backbox is a bit faded. lol, oh well. I think once it's cleaned up, it should look pretty nice. Just going to take a LOT of cleaning to get there.

I also just snapped the pic quick with my phone, in low light; so I'm sure it's not doing the colors any favors. The playfield color seems to be pretty good, but yeah, not so much on the cabinet itself.

Just put the last coat of sealer on the glass today, and it turned out fine. Was able to save the flaking paint, and stop any further loss. While I could get the repro glass, I'm going to hold off at this point. It's just more money to sink into it, which I'm trying to avoid at this point. Not that I don't want it to look awesome, but...it's just more cash I don't have. Plus, I'm trying to put money aside to pickup a TFTC. So, the original is at least saved; and repro is always an option later if I decide to get it. Believe me, I know how much better it'd look; and if I had the available cash I'd snag it and have both.

Ha, there's always someone looking for everything. I saw another post for someone looking for one. Nice to know if I ever decide to sell, it shouldn't be too difficult of a process.

I'll be sure to grab a video once it's all up and running. Hopefully soon than later!

Also, I've been trying to find this info; and haven't been able to find it. What size balls should this use? Since I'll need to grab more, I just want to make sure I get the correct size. Thanks for any help!

Awesome, thanks for the info. I couldn't really find anything specific, so this helps.

I'm enjoying it so far. I'm usually not a huge fan of ems, but this one is pretty fun. So far I haven't noticed any way that multi-ball would start/work, but that'd be awesome if it did!