That's a Williams

Just saying, as you put Stern

Hah, I just said it because you didn't edit it after your second post so I wasn't sure you got what I meant, didn't wanna sound like I was calling a Williams a Williams for no reason ("that it is"), that'd be silly. Simply posted again for my own accord incase I didn't make any sense, wasn't trying to be an ass. Damn. Glad you got it, though.

No hard feelings I hope.

It's funny/weird, I've seen like a billion Airborne Avengers games on CL by now, but I've never even seen or heard of a Circus before and it has a pretty big production number, especially compared to the low number of Airborne Avengers. Weird.

Wish it wasn't so far Perfect Star Jet cabinet opportunity, although why does the sideart have to look so nice? Blah. I'd feel awful sanding that off.

I was going to say what the hell then I remembered that the slot machines and stuff need to be older than 20, I was very confused on why he would only put 20 when he clearly kind of knows when it was made LOL

Sent an e-mail

Please! PM incoming! Sky Jump is one of my grails.

I wonder how much shipping would run on this. The cabinet would fit for Star Jet which I need. Hmm.

Here she is, as is. Most of the units are frozen up and it needs some love for the reset cycle to finish but it got farther than I thought it would (the second time after trying again, lol) without service/adjustments, so that's good! Needs a lot of love but it will shine eventually, definitely a good base. Went somewhere else after I picked it up and calling it quits tonight after setting it up to do some other things but I hope to get back into it in a few days. Finally get to use my knowledge on an actual game again repeatedly rather than providing assistance on threads. Love a good project. It will go next to the rest of the wedgeheads once it's done, I need time to restore a lot of it and also move a bunch of other games to where I've been planning for a while.

Camera makes it looks much more flaked than it is, the glass is actually pretty nice and only a little bit of shine through the red, not even worth replacing, probably. Cool!

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Thanks all! Already (lol) got it working after rewiring some stuff and a bunch of other fiddling, I'll go into that later. I'll probably put a little thread up on it, but honestly there isn't too much more to do, original paint is very very nice and now it pretty much just needs a really good cleaning, new rubbers all around (obviously), and rebuilding of some very rough units among other loose ends. I dug out a suitable ball and even knocked the ball around a little and probably 90% of it works like it should now so that's nice. A hacked and removed slingshot assembly and misadjusted outhole switch (separate issues) were holding the reset up but after rewiring/reinstalling the slingshot (which by the way was working completely fine yet they removed it, "bottom of the cabinet special") with some pinball-recycled wire and correctly gapping the outhole switch it started right up. Outhole coil and assembly are also gone but that part is universal to like every Gottlieb ever (exaggeration) so that won't be too bad to find.

Now I just need to order bulbs since I'll be out before I finish this machine. Whoever owned it previously replaced almost EVERY bulb in the entire machine (inserts, GI) with #455 flash lamps/flasher bulbs... that was a bit of a weird surprise.

I already swapped a few bulbs out but I think I might put them back where they were just to get a video of it before I do the rest, it's crazy.

Had an issue with uploading the videos but I'll get them up when I post the thread, decided just to do it when I'm finished.

I suppose I can throw a spoiler out there though...

Edit 1 second later: Nevermind. I'm just gonna put it in the thread. Too cool of a picture to spoil.

Playfield is shot if I remember correctly from looking at the pictures, that's not "fixable" so many avoid it

Very very nice condition for $75.

Here's one, 1974 Gottlieb Top Card bid is at $250, Fisher Illinois

ebay.com link: used pinball machine

Probably too nice for the project games thread

To be fair, I'd rather have a machine untouched if the price is right, who knows if the fuses are wrong or if there's a short, etc., etc..

Could end up in a lot of problems for the seller and the buyer. Old electricity is scary to a lot of folks (and a lot of these things look very daunting), I don't blame them for not plugging them in. It doesn't bother me with pinball but if I saw a tiny old brown lamp cord going into a box filled with metal contacts I probably would have left it be before I was in the hobby as well.

As long as the price is right. If it worked their price would probably be higher.

Wow, looks amazing for the price.

And no ships came in that day...

This is the cabinet I need for Star-Jet and I sent him an email a while back asking if he would consider working with me and shipping only the empty body cabinet even if I threw some extra money his way for his efforts. No dice, not even a response. Common, but still a bummer.

Worth it at that price! I love that it seems like a lot of these projects are finally coming up for sale at a reasonable, hooray for sellers coming back down to Earth.

It's like a Gottlieb, a Williams, and a little bit of Bally (reels) had a baby.

Also, all that wiring, holy shit.

That's an amazing deal

That looks really nice for the price.

Silly Ryan, you're mixing it up with the Bally version! AFAIK the Williams version is pretty well received.

Note that this has the "extra digit" mod cut into the backglass art in the four places

Actually, a lot of times dirt helps "seal" the playfield up a bit more from the elements and whatnot if it's like actual dirt from lack for use with glass off and not like ball dirt from constant use. I've heard stories of people bringing home machines with playfield absolutely COVERED in dust and dirt (like literally, as the glass was off as stated, so you could barely see any art or text) and wiping it off with whatever they used and it was a perfect example underneath.

I did it! She's on her way, what an adventure this machine will have!

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Original picture of it out in the Southern California mountains, stayed tuned for unloading pics and pictures of it finally in my game room in my Williams row! HOW EXCITING! :

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Bad glass but cabinet looks nice. Worthy pickup in non-working condition if anybody can talk him down $100.

EDIT: Playfield looks pretty nice from the only photo you can really see half of it in anyways.

Read that as "First good project game here" and said "Wait a second...", hah!

Straight Flush is such a beautiful game, unfortunately never played one yet though. I love the staircase artwork on the playfield, almost makes it feel like a ramp. I think this title is next in my planned Williams 70's-only "big-number-reel-only" (+ personally-desired 1969 Post Time/Paddock & 1969 Seven Up/Set Up) single player collection. Man, when I get a row filled up with these things like I have my wedgehead collection it is going to look sweet, except nobody has done this one before as far as I've seen. These won my heart almost just as much as the wedgeheads. The ones I'm after all have a very similar look and will be a great beautiful collection to me, the earliest machine I want was conveniently also the first Williams single player with 3" flippers, but I didn't want to note that as that's not the reason I like them so much, it's in the look and then the play. Finding a name for what to call these is almost harder than collecting them!

It's interesting how different (but also great) they can play from the Gottlieb machines as well. Doodle Bug/Love Bug is another great one.

Photo credit of Straight Flush, to IPDB & the uploader there. If it were closer I would snag it.

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I also took a liking to Expo and have watched your video more than once, actually!

Jive Time also has the spinner in the backbox. Only thing with that game is I wish they didn't use so much (bright) RED!

Jive Time got here today after waiting 2~ months and working my ass off to save up for the shipping bill. I had to move stuff around to get it inside my garage (temporary) so I had them leave it outside the garage door. On the way out wheeling back a shitty $100 "why did I buy this it's a piece of shit" arcade machine into my driveway to reorganize and make some room, due to the awful base it fell off the cart, fell sideways, took a quarter sized chunk of paint off of the near perfect side of Jive Time, then hit me (bleeding pretty bad but nothing major, just skin), then fell face first onto my driveway in all of it's 300 pound particleboard cabinet fury.

Large black scuff marks and lost paint on Jive Time, a little less and less as it went down. I'm absolutely crushed. After that and my pinball high going to a very low pissed off low, never has this hobby brought me so close to frustrated tears. Figured since I was updating the story here I'd put it here, had to vent somewhere.

I guess I'll try my best to touch it up, but I don't think it'll ever be the same unless there's some wonder method. I wish I had a time machine so I could have reacted differently. I'd prefer that arcade machine falling to the ground and bursting to pieces instead if it saved the paint. What an awful awful feeling.

Very true. Thanks for the kind words, they helped. Even being quite careful I feel like I do this way too much, luckily nothing large scale, but these little mess ups are brutal. I guess sometimes they're just unavoidable, especially in a hobby where they're such a big deal, and a very physically demanding hobby at that. Let's lighten this up a bit, I'll post pictures shortly of its arrival.

Thanks for listing this, Pecos! Just think... you are one of the SOLE reasons behind a pinball machine crossing the entire width of the United States. Weird, huh?

Anyways, here it is! Unfortunately no photos of it's good side, I guess it was in a corner or something because the left side (the side that unfortunately took the hit) is like almost spotless beautiful while the right side has more wear. I love it, and I'm gonna love it. Time will heal my frustration I'm sure.

Works good! Needs a proper pop bumper cap and adjustment on one of the reels as stated in the original ad, but it works. Popped the jones plugs in, pulled the cord out and just put it through the back door spot temporarily, grabbed an extension cord, and played it right outside. No shame!

It's come a long way from the mountains of Southern California! License tag on the apron says Wisconsin. This machine has seen and been a lot of places! Now it's in its forever home.

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Has the add-a-ball score cards, a covered credit window, and a Wisconsin license tag... yup, add-a-ball state! Then to California, then to New Jersey. Pretty cool.

Sorry for clogging up the thread guys! As you were...

Anyways, turns out a little break and then going back to it and enjoying pinball on it is the best medicine for feeling upset. Plays great, needs a few little tweaks, but then we'll be golden... or should I say jivin'. (Yes, I still need to take the "shipping securing" tape off of the backglass!)

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Speaking of which, one of these days I'm gonna have you send me that spare Spanish Eyes and your (EDIT: also spare? just noticed) Strike Zone. STI only charges like $30 more for an extra game.

Nooooooooooooooooooooo, I missed this I hope it was decent, the cabinet is a Star-Jet match

I say this Christmas we all chip in to buy Pecos some good sleeping medicine.

Pinsomnia...

Very awesome! Looks pretty good!

Do it, do it, do it

Dear god, look in the background, I sure hope that's the photo of the place he saved it from and not his own place. (Pinball hell???) Regardless, may want to look out for water damage on this Egg Head as well:

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That is like the nicest looking cabinet repaint ever, particularly the front of the head, goes really well. Maybe it's the walls.

Booooo, no money for shipping. I really wish I could pounce on that King Pin (a grail) and Ding Dong.

What was it? At that price I'm not surprised, if it was in okay condition either a decent deal or a really really good deal depending on the title.

That explains it. Would have wished I was closer!

Should note that it's just half There's an olympics joke/pun in there but I'll keep quiet lol

I bet the following years of intense therapy would be a lot more than $150