Some nice looking EM classics just came up on CL

Quoted from NextoPin:
In this thread?

Not sure what you mean??

#10653 9 years ago

AJD

bailorgana

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Quoted from boilerman:
Aurich did you see it up close?

In defense of this pin, I have, personally, seen it up close and played it many times. I have seen 3 unique Strange Worlds. One at Pinball Forever. One at Arcade Expo. And this one. This one is in the best shape of the three that I have seen. All I can say is that I personally feel that this pin is actually underpriced. I've talked to a number of people who have said this pin is worth $1300-$2300 depending on condition. If this was in my collection, I wouldn't let it go for less than $1800. I would give it a solid 7/10 and regarding play, imho, it is actually what I would consider a play trainer. To play this game you need to use extreme ball control. After mastering this game, I'd wager your abilities increase dramatically.

#10654 9 years ago

ABB

Aurich

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Torrance, CA

11y 144K 23,395 3

Quoted from bailorgana:
All I can say is that I personally feel that this pin is actually underpriced.

Yeah, I was actually surprised he listed it so low, I know he's sad to let it go.

It's a very cool pin, I love the art and it's rare. But it's not the wedgehead I'd pick for someone starting and EM collection.

#10655 9 years ago

AJD

bailorgana

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Quoted from Aurich:
But it's not the wedgehead I'd pick for someone starting and EM collection.

I would agree that this may not be a good game for a single game house. However, I see no problem with this game being the first EM game in a collection. Also, someone commented that it was easy. There is no way this game is easy. There is no way to cradle and this game has some of the hardest shots I have ever seen. Additionally, in order to truly drive the score up, you need to hit 12 unique shots with the same ball. I never managed to even come close to rolling it. I don't think the owner has managed to either.

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#10656 9 years ago

AJD

bailorgana

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#10657 9 years ago

AJD

bailorgana

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#10658 9 years ago

CJM

EM-PINMAN

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Quoted from bailorgana:
Strange World

Quoted from Aurich:
It's a very cool pin, I love the art and it's rare. But it's not the wedgehead I'd pick for someone starting and EM collection.

Agreed. The last single player Gottlieb EM that I think was good made 8/1978 was Hit The Deck, good Gameplay/Ruleset/Artwork. After that it all started going downhill for Wedgeheads up to the end for Ruleset/Gameplay. After HTD/Neptune, only the Artwork held it's own IMO.

Ken

#10659 9 years ago

WEN

jrpinball

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Quoted from John_in_NC:
Patina Shmatina.. I like my pins crispy. My latest restore in progress. Guess the game win a (virtual) cigar

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To each his own. That didn't look too bad to me. To your credit, you did do a very nice repaint on it.
And...although you don't see too many of them despite the relatively high reported production number, it wasn't like it was a desireable wedgehead or something. For some reason, I can tolerate repaints on particular games, but not on others. I guess I'm just funny that way!

#10660 9 years ago

GCP

Pinballprowess

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Quoted from NextoPin:
In this thread?

Okay... I talked to DirtFlipper and he told me what the deal was on this.

Sorry about that... don't ask me where my mind was!

No... I got the pictures from another collector. Maybe I'll ask him if he would mind if I posted them on here. Don't know why he 'would'... but just as a matter of propriety.

#10661 9 years ago

JMS

John_in_NC

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Chapel Hill, NC

15y 95,050 1,963 19 26

OP
Quoted from o-din:
Ship Mates

Give the man a cigar!

#10662 9 years ago

GTB

DirtFlipper

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Sky Jump for $750 in Lincoln:
lincoln.craigslist.org link

Looks promising. Surf Champ sitting next to it too.

#10663 9 years ago

BIF

CactusJack

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Lake Forest, CA

10y 80,050 4,200 93

In China, 2015 is the year of the Sheep. It is looking like in America, it is the year of the Sky Jump!

#10664 9 years ago

GTB

DirtFlipper

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Surf Champ at an estate sale in VA this Fri:
http://vandvantiques.com/estate-sales/

#10665 9 years ago

LMB

bellbrand

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Quoted from CactusJack:
In China, 2015 is the year of the Sheep. It is looking like in America, it is the year of the Sky Jump!

I like its a fun game and I do believe one will be in my house soon..

#10666 9 years ago

CJM

EM-PINMAN

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Quoted from CactusJack:
In China, 2015 is the year of the Sheep. It is looking like in America, it is the year of the Sky Jump!

Quoted from bellbrand:
I like its a fun game and I do believe one will be in my house soon..

I already locked one in which I will pick up at the end of TPF to start my official Atlantis vs Sky Jump trials.

Ken

#10667 9 years ago

SDH

iron00monkey

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Meridian, ID

10y 49,150 868 1 23

Quoted from EM-PINMAN:
I already locked one in which I will pick up at the end of TPF to start my official Atlantis vs Sky Jump trials.
Ken

You're on a roll!

#10668 9 years ago

CJM

EM-PINMAN

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Quoted from iron00monkey:
You're on a roll!

You too!

Ken

#10669 9 years ago

LMB

bellbrand

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orangecounty.craigslist.org link
Wow this one dropped in price..

#10670 9 years ago

LMB

bellbrand

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Quoted from EM-PINMAN:
I already locked one in which I will pick up at the end of TPF to start my official Atlantis vs Sky Jump trials.
Ken

Damn..

#10671 9 years ago

MAO

MikeO

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Overland Park, KS

11y 88,400 3,625 41

Quoted from bellbrand:
Damn..

You're only an hour away, assuming you have a way to haul it.

Try before you buy is the way to go. And that one looks great.

#10672 9 years ago

LMB

bellbrand

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He's weird I emailed him awhile back before I bought the Atlantis

#10673 9 years ago

ABB

Aurich

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Torrance, CA

11y 144K 23,395 3

Quoted from bellbrand:
orangecounty.craigslist.org link
Wow this one dropped in price..

Yeah, from absurdly overpriced to just overpriced.

#10674 9 years ago

SDH

iron00monkey

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Meridian, ID

10y 49,150 868 1 23

Quoted from EM-PINMAN:
You too!
Ken

Are you going to increase your collection number?

#10675 9 years ago

GCP

Pinballprowess

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Quoted from NextoPin:
In this thread?

Here's the pictures of that yellowed cabinet on the Higways I was talking about.

I don't mind and actually 'like' that look... but this one is a little much for even me.

Yellowed Higways cabinet (front).jpg

Yellowed Higways cabinet (side).jpg

#10676 9 years ago

ARF

AlexF

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Edgerton, WI

11y 116K 5,766 9 8

Wow, that is grungy. I'm guessing a lot of that grime would clean off. Highways is cool, for the right price I'd have still snagged it.

#10677 9 years ago

SBS

o-din

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They might have actually used the cigar holders on that one that are now missing.

#10678 9 years ago

CJM

EM-PINMAN

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Quoted from iron00monkey:
Are you going to increase your collection number?

Yep. Going from 5 pins / 1 Gun game to 8 pins / 3 Gun Games once I have the new arcade built. I could get more pins in there but that damn Ball Bowler I want is just going to take up so much room.

Ken

#10679 9 years ago

CCC

ccotenj

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Quoted from AlexF:
Wow, that is grungy. I'm guessing a lot of that grime would clean off. Highways is cool, for the right price I'd have still snagged it.

that would fit right in here...

#10680 9 years ago

SDH

iron00monkey

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Meridian, ID

10y 49,150 868 1 23

Quoted from EM-PINMAN:
Yep. Going from 5 pins / 1 Gun game to 8 pins / 3 Gun Games once I have the new arcade built. I could get more pins in there but that damn Ball Bowler I want is just going to take up so much room.
Ken

Excellent. Keep it up!

#10681 9 years ago

LMB

bellbrand

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Quoted from MikeO:
That is why it won't advance past the "1" position.
There are two arms that need to pivot freely that allow this unit to advance properly. They allow it to ratchet one position at a time. If they are not engaged the unit will free wheel as you are seeing.
Refer to the image in the previous post. The pivot positioned where A-1059 is pointing needs to pivot freely. If it doesn't, get some Tri-Flow teflon lube in a 2oz squeeze bottle at a bicycle shop and apply it to both sides of this member using the tube and work the pivot action back and forth until it moves freely.
Then, the member that A-517 spring is attached to (the small tab end) also needs to pivot freely. you can see the pivot position of that member at the circle on the side of it. One of these are probably the reason your stepper unit will not advance properly. Apply more lube here and work them loose and you should be good to go in terms of the normal operation of this unit. The rivet plate still needs to be scrubbed with a scotch brite pad and then some SuperLube applied for longevity. Get SuperLube at Harbor Freight. About $7 a tube.

Oh ya who fixed this!!! I did

#10682 9 years ago

LMB

bellbrand

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But now the scoring is off. I don't think it's possible to roll it over on the first ball. Any suggestions??

#10683 9 years ago

CCC

ccotenj

Inactive member

Quoted from bellbrand:
Oh ya who fixed this!!! I did

we knew you could do it... that's why we shamed you into it...

congrats on your first em repair!!!

#10684 9 years ago

SBS

o-din

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Quoted from bellbrand:
I don't think it's possible to roll it over on the first ball. Any suggestions??

Time to get a 60s EM with two inch flippers and massive outlanes.

#10685 9 years ago

WEN

jrpinball

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Quoted from Pinballprowess:
Here's the pictures of that yellowed cabinet on the Higways I was talking about.
I don't mind and actually 'like' that look... but this one is a little much for even me.
Yellowed Higways cabinet (front).jpg (Click image to enlarge)
Yellowed Higways cabinet (side).jpg (Click image to enlarge)

Lay it on it's side, and cover the entire thing with rags. Then get some Castrol "Super Clean", and saturate the rags with it. Let it sit like that for about five minutes, pull off the rags, then scrub the cabinet with a scotch brite pad, keeping the pad wet with hot water. If that doesn't get the brown crud off, nothing will and it's a repaint for sure. That's an easy one to do. You could try the same thing with "Goof Off" (at least the old formula), but it will probably take a few years off your life.

#10686 9 years ago

GTB

DirtFlipper

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Space Odyssey for $300 in NC:
raleigh.craigslist.org link

#10687 9 years ago

LMB

bellbrand

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OP
Quoted from o-din:
Time to get a 60s EM with two inch flippers and massive outlanes.

Time to get a Big Hurt!!!!!

#10688 9 years ago

LMB

bellbrand

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Quoted from ccotenj:
we knew you could do it... that's why we shamed you into it...
congrats on your first em repair!!!

Yes but now how do I fix the scoring every switch is scoring like 1000 pts

#10689 9 years ago

SBS

o-din

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Quoted from bellbrand:
Time to get a Big Hurt!!!!!

Now there's something you don't read every day. Not even the all DMD guys give that one much love. It just happens to still be one that I still really like. And baseball season is right around the corner. Go Angels!

#10690 9 years ago

LMB

bellbrand

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Quoted from bellbrand:
Yes but now how do I fix the scoring every switch is scoring like 1000 pts

And now the ball doesn't eject... Ha good times

#10691 9 years ago

SBS

o-din

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Quoted from bellbrand:
good times

good.jpeg

#10692 9 years ago

NEX

NextoPin

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Syracuse, NY

10y 48,400 1,102 8

Quoted from Pinballprowess:
Here's the pictures of that yellowed cabinet on the Higways I was talking about.
I don't mind and actually 'like' that look... but this one is a little much for even me.
Yellowed Higways cabinet (front).jpg (Click image to enlarge)
Yellowed Higways cabinet (side).jpg (Click image to enlarge)

That is pretty grungy. Not below my standards though if the price was right

#10693 9 years ago

GCP

Pinballprowess

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Quoted from NextoPin:
That is pretty grungy. Not below my standards though if the price was right

If I had the room, I wouldn't have let that stand in my way either.

As I recall, it had a really nice playfield and glass.

#10694 9 years ago

GCP

Pinballprowess

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OP
Quoted from o-din:
good.jpeg

Wow... that's scarier than Bram Stoker's Dracula!

#10695 9 years ago

CCC

ccotenj

Inactive member

Quoted from bellbrand:
Yes but now how do I fix the scoring every switch is scoring like 1000 pts

so that you can get a more focused discussion of the "fixin", start up a thread... that way you can work through it step by step... people will chime in and guide you...

#10696 9 years ago

CCC

ccotenj

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philadelphia.craigslist.org link

swing along - $2500 - philadelphia (pa)

these sell for over 4000 when totally refurbished...

this one, however, will be for sale for quite some time...

image.jpg

#10697 9 years ago

DAN

Rat_Tomago

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Plano, TX

11y 107K 3,491 22

Quoted from ccotenj:
swing along - $2500 - philadelphia (pa)
these sell for over 4000 when totally refurbished...
this one, however, will be for sale for quite some time...
" target="_blank">philadelphia.craigslist.org link
image.jpg

Hey look a $500 dollar machine that must have an envelope of cash inside equal to 2000 dollars!

#10698 9 years ago

GTB

DirtFlipper

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'58 Wms Soccer Kick-Off in KC for $500:
kansascity.craigslist.org link

#10699 9 years ago

CCC

ccotenj

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