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Williams, 1980
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Williams, 1979Quoted from atrainn:Maybe not quite as horrific as some of these, but still a bummer. I went to a barcade today that I don't think has ever cleaned their games
These were at Harveys in Lake Tahoe a couple of years ago.
IMG_6255 (resized).JPGIMG_6256 (resized).JPGIMG_6257 (resized).JPGIMG_6258 (resized).JPGQuoted from onemoresean:These were at Harveys in Lake Tahoe a couple of years ago.[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
My soul has left my body.
Quoted from onemoresean:These were at Harveys in Lake Tahoe a couple of years ago.
I remember visiting Harveys in Tahoe back in '99 and playing South Park on every visit.
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:seller assured me this WASN’T a mouse nest.
Maybe it was a RAT's nest! 
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:The seller assured me this WASN’T a mouse nest. Just some crap under the glass.
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Probably wasn’t lying. The nest was under the playfield. They don’t like to crap where they sleep
Quoted from onemoresean:These were at Harveys in Lake Tahoe a couple of years ago.[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
I bought my TZ from a local operator 20 years ago right out of the bowling alley it was being operated in. It was so dirty you couldn't tell it had door panels in the center of the playfield. When I finally got it home and started tearing into it I found a pristine playfield under all the dirt. At least it limited the wear to the game.
Quoted from gdonovan:newyork.craigslist.org link
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Just once, I want to see a coffee table "repurposed" into a pinball machine.
Quoted from RCA1:Just once, I want to see a coffee table "repurposed" into a pinball machine.
The playfield is decent, made me cringe looking at the ad. One of the few zipper flipper games Williams made as well.
Quoted from gdonovan:Horror.
With the way that the table base is made, it looks like the playfield is just sitting in the base. That is one way to save a populated playfield, which shows it off.
However those corners on the glass top look like they could hit a shin or knee.
Quoted from RCA1:Just once, I want to see a coffee table "repurposed" into a pinball machine.
I picked up a Fireball home edition that was turned into a coffee table and turned it back into a pinball machine. Does that count?
Quoted from ThatOneDude:I picked up a Fireball home edition that was turned into a coffee table and turned it back into a pinball machine. Does that count?
it was a home edition so no 
It's not a disaster story or nasty....but the way this thing was put back together is driving me insane! And I can't find a data east parts list to save my life, to order all the messed up hardware...
One small example....not sure if this machine is a computer or a light switch cover but, wtf.
Whole damn machine has little crap like this....
KIMG4070 (resized).jpgQuoted from pacmanretro:It's not a disaster story or nasty....but the way this thing was put back together is driving me insane! And I can't find a data east parts list to save my life, to order all the messed up hardware...
One small example....not sure if this machine is a computer or a light switch cover but, wtf.
Whole damn machine has little crap like this....[quoted image]
Having a mixed up mess of any random fasteners available would bug me too. At least it should be easily fixed if you find proper fasteners for it.
Quoted from Robotworkshop:Having a mixed up mess of any random fasteners available would bug me too. At least it should be easily fixed if you find proper fasteners for it.
From what I see, Data East doesnt have hardware lists and exploded views like other companies....so idk how I'm ever going to figure out "correct" hardware 
Even closer hardware has crazy crap like double the length (if you can see it) lol.
KIMG4071 (resized).jpgForgot pic, but even the gate in back for left/right orbit had wrong hardware and was put in BACKWARDS!!! So you could NEVER score orbit shots.....wtf!
Quoted from pacmanretro:It's not a disaster story or nasty....but the way this thing was put back together is driving me insane! And I can't find a data east parts list to save my life, to order all the messed up hardware...
One small example....not sure if this machine is a computer or a light switch cover but, wtf.
Whole damn machine has little crap like this....[quoted image]
Glad to know that I’m not the only one that anal about hardware. I try my best to get my games back to all original nuts and bolts, whenever possible...
Quoted from Pinballer22:Customer drop off, said it had been in storage for a few years.[quoted image]
The rodents have been playing it for years.
Quoted from pacmanretro:From what I see, Data East doesnt have hardware lists and exploded views like other companies....so idk how I'm ever going to figure out "correct" hardware
Even closer hardware has crazy crap like double the length (if you can see it) lol.[quoted image]
If you post in the game specific thread and ask for tear down pictures I bet someone already has some details that will help. If not the next time someone shops a similar game they could note what hardware is used.
When I get my Meteor home I need to go through it too. Game plays great but a previous owner installed a mix of no matching post styles and mixed up the tall and short ones in the wrong area. Luckily someone posted great pictures so I know the right place for all of them.
Quoted from Nihonmasa:Don't know him. A link?
Seems nice though. Did you open it with the delivery guy to complain?
He's well known in the bingo community for his high-quality reproductions of glasses and hardware, but he does pinball stuff too. He's not cheap, but he's well worth the money. If you have a backglass that doesn't require mirroring, he can also sell easy-to-ship films which you can apply to glass yourself. Here is his website: http://www.coos.net/bingo_e/backglasses.html
The packaging was too big and under too many layers to open while the FedEx guy was here, and exterior damage was limited to some creasing and a puncture of the box... but once opened, is was all too obvious that the package had been stepped on. A total loss. Coos has offered to make me another and is pursuing a claim with FedEx. I've got to figure out on my end how I'm supposed to get the $100 of customs and import fees back from the Canuckistani government...
Thx a lot! Will surely come in handy one day!
For the taxes, if they're like here, they'll tell you that it's not their concern and that you should have denied the reception...
Or maybe Canadian customs are nicer than the Swiss ones 
Quoted from Nihonmasa:Or maybe Canadian customs are nicer than the Swiss ones
I've never met Swiss ones. I met German ones once, but the moment they heard that I was headed to Czechia they waved me through.
The Canada Border Service Agency has never been nice to me, but I'm not sure they're allowed to be. They do follow procedures to a fault, so if you have supporting documentation and you can fill in forms correctly, the experience is greatly improved. In this case, I can get duties and taxes refunded to me if I prove that I have exported the item... so it looks like I will be taking a hammer to the glass to break it into smaller pieces, and posting it back to Coos for disposal.
Semicolin I had a similar CBSA experience several years ago on a non-pinball items - had to prove to them I had returned the damaged item, but once I did they processed a refund relatively quickly. I hope your experience goes well.
Quoted from PinJim:Glad to know that I’m not the only one that anal about hardware. I try my best to get my games back to all original nuts and bolts, whenever possible...
How can you even tell with your shitty rainbow puke LEDs?
Quoted from Mitch:How can you even tell with your shitty rainbow puke LEDs?
Ha ha, I do what makes them looks their best. Which is LEDs, like most manufacturers put in from the factory. I guess you hate all JJP pinball?
Quoted from PinJim:Ha ha, I do what makes them looks their best. Which is LEDs, like most manufacturers put in from the factory. I guess you hate all JJP pinball?
those games have generally white GI, unless its mode specific. Colored GI look like shit.
Quoted from Marvin:those games have generally white GI, unless its mode specific. Colored GI look like shit.
Wrong thread for this? I like colored GI, others may not. Take it to another thread. This thread is about pinball tradgedy. People neglecting or otherwise destroying pins.
I’m here to have fun. It’s a hobby. Keep it light, life it tough enough as is.
Quoted from pacmanretro:And we are RIGHT back into same discussion......
Sorry my fault this time. I'll leave it in the other thread where it belongs.
Let's see some more horror pics!!
20190705_192426 (resized).jpg20190705_192414 (resized).jpg20190705_192410 (resized).jpgQuoted from PinJim:Wrong thread for this? I like colored GI, others may not. Take it to another thread. This thread is about pinball tradgedy. People neglecting or otherwise destroying pins.
I’m here to have fun. It’s a hobby. Keep it light, life it tough enough as is.
Colored GI is a horror, it belongs here.
Quoted from Marvin:Colored GI is a horror, it belongs here.
Personally, I won't disagree about led horrors I've seen.....but since there is a SPECIFIC thread on just that.....more than a small comment on occasion belongs there; just in my opinion.
Otherwise, THIS thread turns into THAT thread very quickly.
Not disagreeing, just NOT what I come to this thread for.....
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This was already posted, a while back, I’d have to dig for it but it was very early on in this thread.
Update on those, sources tell me they have been saved and are living a new life! 
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