Quoted from DennisDodel:These bingos had been stacked in this basement for over 30 years.
Nice to see they ended up in cool storage instead of the dumpster. 
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Quoted from ForceFlow:Well, from what I can tell, the machines went up for auction:
https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/uk/pinball-tables/03-21190-0-3284782/?s=pinball
And the restaurant closed on or around August 31st:
https://www.google.com/search?q=KOLIBRI+ERLEBNISPARK+LYSS
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kolibri-Erlebnispark/164683683547075
http://www.kolibrisport.ch/
Looks like a torture chamber for pinball machines 
Cypress, TX
here's one of about 5 years ago.. a Fire that had been in a basement that flooded..
Playfield was covered in mud, the coinbox was still filled with water.
But the machine booted and played. Completely cleaned it up.
edit: and yes this was also first cleaned with a garden hose. no kidding.
Quoted from Star_Gazer:Pinball upside down!!!!, just fix them on the ceiling...
what a waste of a nice collection
He makes the woman with the garden house look like a genius
Quoted from aeneas:here's one of about 5 years ago.. a Fire that had been in a basement that flooded..
Playfield was covered in mud, the coinbox was still filled with water.
But the machine booted and played. Completely cleaned it up.DSCF4274.jpg
At first glance I was like, "It was in a fire, then a flood? I don't see any fire damage." Then I realized what pin it was. 
Quoted from ForceFlow:Well, from what I can tell, the machines went up for auction:
https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/uk/pinball-tables/03-21190-0-3284782/?s=pinball
Yeah they went "UP" for auction alright 
The way the playfield is wrapped in plastic leads me to think this was being done to clean the harness.
4 weeks later
1 week later
Quoted from Taxman:The way the playfield is wrapped in plastic leads me to think this was being done to clean the harness.
Looks like someone cleaned the harness in the tub and hung up the wires in the stall to dry. Maybe not the best way to clean it, but not necessarily the worst.
1 month later
Quoted from jasonp:47460766e7ecf569ccd174b6f751771b_(resized).jpg
You do NOT want to pull the rod!!! 
2 months later
Quoted from Star_Gazer:Wish i would be there...
That is truely horrible. Where was that taken at?
Quoted from aeneas:here's one of about 5 years ago.. a Fire that had been in a basement that flooded..
Playfield was covered in mud, the coinbox was still filled with water.
But the machine booted and played. Completely cleaned it up.
edit: and yes this was also first cleaned with a garden hose. no kidding.
DSCF4274.jpg
I love when people think "mud" is what happens after a flood.
Its actually a horrible mixer of stuff but def some sewage in there! Dont look back now lol
Sana'a
Quoted from Bowlingpin:image_(resized).jpeg
Yup. Seen that to many times.
2 months later
Kiss on it's side read more here: http://qweddings.com/blog/artsy/abandoned-houses (maybe someone can pick this one up)
In the cases ive seen in this thread i fully condone theft and breaking and entering to safe pinballs.
2 weeks later
Quoted from The_Director:Here's the playfield of a Heavy Metal Meltdown that I went to look at recently. Looks like it literally melted down from all the face melting metal.
That's salvageable. Little ME, naptha, then a bbq lighter.
1 month later
philadelphia.craigslist.org link
Vintage Pinball Machine Retro Coffee Table - $300 (Bensalem)
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Quoted from Dynadan:Owner explained that a screw came off the car so he had to get to it to fix....from the top down. (Disassembles from the bottom). Yes that's putty and black tape holding on the new non fitting plexi piece in place.
Gross..lol
Quoted from Dynadan:Owner explained that a screw came off the car so he had to get to it to fix....from the top down. (Disassembles from the bottom). Yes that's putty and black tape holding on the new non fitting plexi piece in place.
I had a game were somebody cut off the screw heads of the side rails, removed them, and in the process, cracked and bent out the sides of the lockbar. I'm guessing they didn't know how to open the game and remove the glass...
Upper Hutt
Quoted from accidental:Fire damaged Skylab
RIP Skylab.
Donate your good parts to science, err I mean to restoration specialists.
Parts of you can live on in other machines.
Toronto, ON
Quoted from accidental:Fire damaged Skylab
Let me guess, just needed a fuse, right? Lemme see...........I don't have a 2 amp fuse in here. What if we use this 20 amp one I got?
Quoted from dothedoo:Let me guess, just needed a fuse, right? Lemme see...........I don't have a 2 amp fuse in here. What if we use this 20 amp one I got?
oh look a carriage bolt, this will work better lol.
Quoted from accidental:Fire damaged Skylab
Looks like it didn't survive re-entry.
Quoted from Drewscruis:oh look a carriage bolt, this will work better lol.
A .22 caliber long rife cartridge works well also 
Quoted from aahgo:Looks like it didn't survive re-entry.
That's what makes the theme authentic!
Quoted from aahgo:Looks like it didn't survive re-entry.
Damn! Now that's funny. You can drop the mic now.
Working rare/very desirable 1963 Bally Star Jet painted over original cabinet paint with black paint, "F*CK", "SH*T", and "P*SS" by GRC/Gameroom Collectibles and cabinet destroyed with a sledge to be parted out.
I ended up picking up the all of the pieces to make it whole again as it didn't deserve to die and finally getting to making some stencils. Only 1,000 made. Only around 26 (including mine, this one) of these accounted for as still alive on the internet so far.
All of the head parts were cut from the harness, only the bottom board remained intact.
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