Pinball Horror Pics!!

Quoted from ryanbrooks:
Mini storage find Gorgar. Supposedly had been there for two decades. cshelden found it, and made the deal for me. I went to get it from his house yesterday. We opened her up expecting to see “green weenies”, saw these instead. OMFG! I’d seriously been thinking about those old Radio Shack batteries on the way to his house and they’re in that Gorgar.
BTW, big thanks and shout out to cshelden for hooking me up with a Gorgar to fill the void of the longest period (~3 years) of my life to not own a Gorgar.
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Another satisfied customer thanks to The Shack!

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#4004 2 years ago

AKB

Andy_B

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Worksop

11y 50,550 516 3

Just pulled the boards from my Firepower project and have to admit I haven't seen this one before.

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#4005 2 years ago

C P

Skatewake

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2y 99,550 505 9 64 3

Quoted from Andy_B:
Just pulled the boards from my Firepower project and have to admit I haven't seen this one before.
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Gives the new meaning to “plug and play”

#4006 2 years ago

JEF

Bodean

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Jefferson City, MO

11y 37,050 110 18

I sold a guy this machine and two others a little over 3 years ago. He had a problem, I went to fix it, and found this. Half broken drop targets, missing plastics, filth everywhere, and extreme wear.This playfield was a solid 8.5 when I sold it to him. Just ugliness.

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#4007 2 years ago

MCH

Pinkitten

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Williamston, MI

6y 136K 3,776 14 87

Quoted from Bodean:
filth everywhere, and extreme wear

A little Novus 16 and no problem!

#4008 2 years ago

DCP

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7y 77,300 758

Quoted from Andy_B:
Just pulled the boards from my Firepower project and have to admit I haven't seen this one before.

The "Direct Drive" system...LOL

#4009 2 years ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Quoted from Bodean:
I sold a guy this machine and two others a little over 3 years ago. He had a problem, I went to fix it, and found this. Half broken drop targets, missing plastics, filth everywhere, and extreme wear.This playfield was a solid 8.5 when I sold it to him. Just ugliness.
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Some pinball owners are just sad. These types people have no common sense! Same type of people who blow up a car engine because they ignored the oil light.

#4010 2 years ago

BJD

roffels

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Minneapolis, MN

10y 85,300 1,992 3 20

Quoted from Bodean:
I sold a guy this machine and two others a little over 3 years ago. He had a problem, I went to fix it, and found this. Half broken drop targets, missing plastics, filth everywhere, and extreme wear.This playfield was a solid 8.5 when I sold it to him. Just ugliness.
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I can't even wrap my head around how you could do that much damage in 3 years. Was he playing it outside and using rusty balls?

#4011 2 years ago

ROB

RCA1

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St Joseph, MI

11y 128K 8,679 28 11

Quoted from Bodean:
I sold a guy this machine and two others a little over 3 years ago. He had a problem, I went to fix it, and found this. Half broken drop targets, missing plastics, filth everywhere, and extreme wear.This playfield was a solid 8.5 when I sold it to him. Just ugliness.
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He must play it quite a bit anyway.

#4012 2 years ago

JEF

Bodean

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Jefferson City, MO

11y 37,050 110 18

It's in a small, dirty unfinished basement with a wood stove. The guy is an old retired guy. Apparently, two or three friends come over most every night, drink Natty Light, listen to tunes, watch tv, and play pinball for a few hours. So yeah, it gets the crap played out of it. I forgot to check the audits.

#4013 2 years ago

MCH

Pinkitten

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Williamston, MI

6y 136K 3,776 14 87

Quoted from Bodean:
The guy is an old retired guy. Apparently, two or three friends come over most every night, drink Natty Light, listen to tunes, watch tv, and play pinball for a few hours

That’s pretty awesome. Good for that guy!

#4014 2 years ago

CAD

cottonm4

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Wichita, KS

10y 148K 16,564 10 23

Quoted from Pinkitten:
That’s pretty awesome. Good for that guy!

While we chase the beauty queens, my op friend would be buying the Taxi if it was still on route. A worn out pin means it has taken in a lot of quarters.

#4015 2 years ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Quoted from cottonm4:
While we chase the beauty queens, my op friend would be buying the Taxi if it was still on route. A worn out pin means it has taken in a lot of quarters.

Or a lot of Natty lights in this case!

#4016 2 years ago

JAW

jawjaw

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Humble, TX

9y 85,550 5,534 5

Quoted from Pinkitten:
That’s pretty awesome. Good for that guy!

Yeah, that's pretty awesome if you ask me. Dude is living the life. That's what pins are for.

#4017 2 years ago

PVW

pascal-pinball

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19y 92,075 1,590 255

Look at the bottom…

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#4018 2 years ago

GTX

gdonovan

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7y 185K 13,208 70

Quoted from pascal-pinball:
Look at the bottom…
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Just trimmed some rot off, 'tis but a flesh wound.

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#4019 2 years ago

N_W

Neal_W

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9y 99,550 3,435

Quoted from gdonovan:
Just trimmed some rot off, 'tis but a flesh wound.

Lots of talk about what model pins will fit in what vehicles. That's one way to make a pin fit in that fancy SUV with the low clearance.

No wonder there are no legs attached.

#4020 2 years ago

PVW

pascal-pinball

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19y 92,075 1,590 255

Beware of the dog.

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#4021 2 years ago

DIO

Dee-Bow

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Regina, SK

8y 101K 5,293 4

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#4022 2 years ago

RSH

Velluminous

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2y 31,650 39 2

Not mine; pics/post stolen from a facebook group.. hope he doesn't mind, but had to share the horror pics! That's a lot of mouse house in that cabinet. Thankfully there is a happy ending, since these machines are being saved.
("Saved these from the trash! Gotta be some of the biggest rat nests ever!" - Bryan Howard, original poster, April 1st)

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#4023 2 years ago

JIM

Jamesays

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San Jose, CA

3y 141K 9,207 8 19 1

Quoted from Velluminous:
Not mine; pics/post stolen from a facebook group.. hope he doesn't mind, but had to share the horror pics! That's a lot of mouse house in that cabinet. Thankfully there is a happy ending, since these machines are being saved.
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I have a thing about clean and neat,this would kill me to have even a storage room like this.

#4024 2 years ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Quoted from Velluminous:
Not mine; pics/post stolen from a facebook group.. hope he doesn't mind, but had to share the horror pics! That's a lot of mouse house in that cabinet. Thankfully there is a happy ending, since these machines are being saved.
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Some decent titles. For the right price I’d take it 100%

#4025 2 years ago

WTF

fast_in_muskoka

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Muskoka, ON

10y 77,800 1,299 2

P U K E !

Quoted from Velluminous:
Not mine; pics/post stolen from a facebook group.. hope he doesn't mind, but had to share the horror pics! That's a lot of mouse house in that cabinet. Thankfully there is a happy ending, since these machines are being saved.
("Saved these from the trash! Gotta be some of the biggest rat nests ever!" - Bryan Howard, original poster, April 1st)[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

#4026 2 years ago

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Playdium

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Barnstable, MA

10y 82,550 2,160 6 2

Quoted from Velluminous:
Not mine; pics/post stolen from a facebook group.. hope he doesn't mind, but had to share the horror pics! That's a lot of mouse house in that cabinet. Thankfully there is a happy ending, since these machines are being saved.
("Saved these from the trash! Gotta be some of the biggest rat nests ever!" - Bryan Howard, original poster, April 1st)[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

Absolutely NOT.

#4027 2 years ago

CRD

chad

Game Guy

11y 140K 15,164 9 5

Quoted from Velluminous:
Not mine; pics/post stolen from a facebook group.. hope he doesn't mind, but had to share the horror pics! That's a lot of mouse house in that cabinet. Thankfully there is a happy ending, since these machines are being saved.
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One of the few times you don't want to crank too tight on the ratchet straps. Cabinet may burst .

#4028 2 years ago

JCR

HydrogenHuman

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Well, this was a fun experience for me...one of the pipes burst in my house, and it just so happens that the pipe that did blow was near my machines.

And, well...let's just hope I can prevent major warping.

Any advice? Haha...ha...

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#4029 2 years ago

JCR

HydrogenHuman

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The MVP of the pipe burst shit storm...my Keith Holbrook Clearcoated NOS Whirlwind playfield took the brunt of the water BUT....it had been wrapped in plastic and took only a few hits on the corners. PHEW!

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#4030 2 years ago

AAM

aamauzy

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St. Louis, MO

2y 65,300 499 8 1

Water in my basement (and therefore near my games) is my absolute first-world nightmare. Here's hoping you've dodged disaster!

#4031 2 years ago

JCR

HydrogenHuman

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Quoted from aamauzy:
Water in my basement (and therefore near my games) is my absolute first-world nightmare. Here's hoping you've dodged disaster!

Doubtful on the Sky Jump as the front part of the cabinet and inside where the coin box was did have water on the edge. The Whirlwind I have has been through the mill as was left outside under a tarp for years and years from its previous owner. So for it this is probably small time stuff lol.

#4032 2 years ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Quoted from HydrogenHuman:
Doubtful on the Sky Jump as the front part of the cabinet and inside where the coin box was did have water on the edge. The Whirlwind I have has been through the mill as was left outside under a tarp for years and years from its previous owner. So for it this is probably small time stuff lol.

Wipe it down and get the heat gun out! Glue whatever warps

#4033 2 years ago

JCR

HydrogenHuman

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Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:
Wipe it down and get the heat gun out! Glue whatever warps

Got a fan, demudifier going, and my dad blasted out the bits of water with an air compressor.

Looks like the majority of any water damage hit the front of the cabinets, with Sky Jump taking the hardest hit.

The Whirlwind playfield was sitting on top of the Sky Jump at the time, so that actually took the biggest hit, but man that plastic wrap, so glad I did not remove it.

#4034 2 years ago

JCR

HydrogenHuman

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The ultimate irony...my Surf 'n Safari, themed around a water park, did not get a drop on it lol.

#4035 2 years ago

KJG

BubbaK

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Whitehouse Station, NJ

6y 73,400 616 10

Sorry to hear. Hope all works out. If a machine gets damaged, check with insurance. Might be surprised.

#4036 2 years ago

JCR

HydrogenHuman

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