Yeah, I know.... Good luck
Still... might be worth a shot.

I picked up a Special Force last year really cheap and just love it. Not a theme I figured I'd be into... but Mr. Nordman's first game out of the gate has got some real depth and great gameplay for a Bally 6803.

I've even decided to do a full restore on this pin. My friends think I'm nuts, but I know that I'll get a kick out of polishing up a game that most people wouldn't even look at twice.

In any case, I'd love to get my hands on the alternate SPECIAL FORCE GIRLS backglass that was produced primarily for the German/European market. I figure there's a decent overseas community here and maybe I'll get lucky.
I know shipping a BG that far could get problematic... but I'll cross that bridge if/when I locate one.
If anyone has one in N. America, even better!

Any and all leads are appreciated.

I posted this late last night... so here's a daytime bump.

Looking for these hotties!

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Well. I happen to have a spare playfield that's pretty decent.
I'm going to do a little light touch up and clearcoat it.

The cabinet is in good shape, so just a little freshen up on that.

The rest will just be a really good shop job and clean, polish and tumble everything.
I have a couple of broken plastics, but my friend scored a fully populated playfield that we should be able to harvest a few parts from.

It won't be HEP quality... but it should look pretty nice once complete.

Post a pic or shoot me a PM.
But, if it's either one of the plastics at the entrances to the ramps, you're probably SOL
Those are always toast and the same ones I need... and I'm not sure about my buddy with the other SF

Yup... Seems you have all the commonly broken ones.
Sorry man. The spare playfield my buddy picked up has them, but we need them too.

I can always take a scan and send it to you in case you want to make your own.

Wow! Nice score John. Wish I'd known about that playfield.

TBH, I prefer the original glass... but I'd really love to frame up the alternate and have it hung near the game.

Figured I'd bump this thread once again.... and also show off my spare playfield in the process

It's mostly touched up now and I'll be dropping a coat of clear on it before I do any more.
Just need to repair one insert with a waterslide decal and that'll be that.

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A little friday....

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Still looking

Well, I'd like to say a huge thank you to Junior for a well-timed tip on an Australian eBay auction that I would have totally missed.

Tony from Pinball Shed in Brisbane had listed one of these beauties NOS for $150 AUS.
Sadly, the shipping/handling to get this BG home safely was more than that.

After soem false starts with soem shippers, it is now currently en route to Canada and, with any luck, the girls will be home soon!

Thanks again!!!

And...... 5 short days later, the girls have arrived!!!

Super excited to finally find this super rare (and super cheesy) glass.
I know the game gets little love, but I'm a Nordman fan and I think it's just so much fun to play.
So happy to have this small piece of pinball history... and NOS no less!!!

Thanks again to Junior for the tip and Tony at the Pinball Shed for making this happen.

Adriano

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Nope. All original NOS glass John.
It's sitting on top of white packing foam. You can see the other piece of foam above it. The windows are clear.

You may also be seeing some highlights off the packing tape around the perimeter that was holding the foam together. Not sure what else looks weird? It's pristine!

Tony told me that he had bought it in a 3 glass lot from Germany several years back and it's been sitting in his shop since then.

Double post

I actually prefer the original... but the story and history behind the alternate glass is just so funny that I had to find one.
Amazing that a European distributor had the pull to do this. I wonder who did the rework on the art? Doubt it was Ramuni.

It's actually a super game and, if not for the heavy theme, the rules and gameplay are VERY well thought out.
If Bally's system and sound package wasn't so much weaker than Williams at this time, this game would likely have given HS a run for it's money IMO.

I love how locked balls are "hostages" and they actually remain stuck in the game until a player releases them. Could be several games later; like little pinball POWs