Quoted from fixintoplay:Here's one for the record. This is the way it was delivered to me.
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All those stepper units and parts rubbing together...ouch
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At least the guy admits it... but how the frick do you apply any topcoat resulting in a messy, oozy, awful mess! Never seen anything quite this bad...
Quoted from Dono:At least the guy admits it... but how the frick do you apply any topcoat resulting in a messy, oozy, awful mess! Never seen anything quite this bad...
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Seems to know cameras...maybe there is a filter that will take a picture that makes it look good.
Quoted from Dono:At least the guy admits it... but how the frick do you apply any topcoat resulting in a messy, oozy, awful mess! Never seen anything quite this bad...
easternshore.craigslist.org link
it's the 2nd pic in the series...ewwwwwww!!!
Leduc, AB
Quoted from Dono:At least the guy admits it... but how the frick do you apply any topcoat resulting in a messy, oozy, awful mess! Never seen anything quite this bad...
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It's easy really, he touched up some spots and it reacted with the clear.
Quoted from Dono:At least the guy admits it... but how the frick do you apply any topcoat resulting in a messy, oozy, awful mess! Never seen anything quite this bad...
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Attaching to preserve
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I believe the remaining artwork on buck is actually printed on paper and taped to the playfield.
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It looks like the entire layer delaminated and they taped it back on. Probably cleaned it with some harsh water-based shit and it peeled that playfield apart.
Or it could be Mylar well after the playfield was destroyed and they’re hopelessly taping it back down. Like a piece of tape when you rip it off a cardboard box.
They have obviously been at the same site since new with no cleaning or real service work done to them. Love the blocked eject hole with cardboard in it. WTF..... 
Offer them a couple of hundred bucks for each and save whats left of their poor pinball life.
Quoted from mappy_mouse:They have obviously been at the same site since new with no cleaning or real service work done to them. Love the blocked eject hole with cardboard in it. WTF.....
Offer them a couple of hundred bucks for each and save whats left of their poor pinball life.
Reminds me of the City Slicker I bought, had zero work done to it, and someone shoved a tiny plastic football into the eject saucer to block it.
55E70948-0DC1-41BB-A5BF-C752E83B3184.jpegI realize operators have to keep machines running but that is just plain stupid, I would not spend one cent to "try to play" any machine in the condition of those if I saw them on site, They probably use more power being switched on than they would make in a year. "it does not compute to me at all" 
Quoted from mappy_mouse:I realize operators have to keep machines running but that is just plain stupid, I would not spend one cent to "try to play" any machine in the condition of those if I saw them on site, They probably use more power being switched on than they would make in a year. "it does not compute to me at all"
Maybe so. This place was trying to replicate a 50s diner, so a few pinball machines fit in. I’m sure they are owned by them, not a route. At least the food was good. I haven’t seen that back on a burger, ever. Yummmmm
Quoted from PinJim:At least the food was good. I haven’t seen that back on a burger, ever. Yummmmm
I go through that area a few times a year and have seen that place, maybe I'll stop by for a good burger and some bad pinball next time.
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That playfield looks like the playfield on my MM when I bought it. But now that is as good as new.
Hard to justify that kind of work though for this title.
At least it has been enjoyed a lot.
Quoted from Bundy:At least it has been enjoyed a lot.
Either that or they have 40 year old rusty pinballs in the machines. Given the condition of the playfields, I wouldn't be surprised if they did.
Just pick these up from an operator that was storing them in a basement for 30 years every cab rotten all wood swollen
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Yikes, what a shame 
Quoted from slochar:Wow, anything salvageable?
I’m guessing that’s why there a burning pile of wood in one of the photos.
Salvaged what he could and roasted the cabs.
Quoted from slochar:Wow, anything salvageable?
Just parts
You can tell by how badly the side rails are bent how much the machines actually rotted away
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You can tell by how badly the side rails are bent how much the machines actually rotted away
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Damn, buckled under its own weight as it rotted. 
Quoted from Mitch:Just pick these up from an operator that was storing them in a basement for 30 years every cab rotten all wood swollen
Poor bastards didn't stand a chance, a brutal death. 
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Record the serial numbers! I also see a Target Alpha in there sell the whole thing, I’ve rebuilt a worse cabinet and that game is WORTH IT. One of the best EMs of all time.
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:Record the serial numbers! I also see a Centigrade 37 in there sell the whole thing, I’ve rebuilt a worse cabinet and that game is WORTH IT. One of the best EMs of all time.
Yes. And hopefully you can save the end pieces with the serial numbers.
Quoted from dudah:Cabinets can be rebuilt!
It would be mostly a labor of love, correct ?
Quoted from cottonm4:It would be mostly a labor of love, correct ?
Hey I did it for DAC. It’s worth it because some of them are fun and EMs don’t for much anyway. It’s either top dollar collector quality or under 1k players condition. Or in this case better-be-free junk that would make a great restoration project if you’re handy for woodwork
Quoted from mappy_mouse:Listed on eBay Australia
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Damn, looked like this pin sat in the desert for 20 years, then got soaked with a thunderstorm or two resulting in a rust bloom... love the brown ball sitting on that playfield so lonely... brutal!
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:God help me
That’s definitely just a fuse.
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I've seen that room before...
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Quoted from Beatnik-Filmstar:I've seen that room before...
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hey it's my socially distanced rave!
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Could be yours for $100!
No way total loss
You pay me a 100 to get it out of your way lol
RUN
Corona ain’t got much on that room yikes
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