Looks good but the fourth photo shows a patch of paint missing in front of the kick out holes, can that be repaired?

Looks good but the fourth photo shows a patch of paint missing in front of the kick out holes, can that be repaired?

Looks good but the fourth photo shows a patch of paint missing in front of the kick out holes, can that be repaired?

Congratulations! That's a nice woodrail.

Yuck. It turns my stomach seeing those nicotine stains (I'm actually queasy right now) but it'll look nice next to your Wishing Well when cleaned up.

Turns out I was queasy because my wife and I had food poisoning from dinner last night.

I was thinking of replacing the playfield plate glass on my woodrail with a tempered for safety. Good idea? Where would be the best place to get and have tempered glass cut to size?

I'll start getting quotes from glass companies. I was wondering what do you do with the old playfield plate glass?

Does that price include cutting it to size for you?

Definitely agree with you on this. I'd hate to have broken glass ruin this "museum piece" and it would be safer too.

I also got the United "UTAH" pinball off CL recently. Don't think anyone posted it here and I was surprised no one took it because it was a very fair price. Will post pictures soon.

It looks like they sell standard size glass 43" x 21" and this UTAH game is too short for it. Do they cut glass?

I bought a game off CL two weeks ago and was lucky my friend happened to be in the area with his SUV so it could be brought back safe and sound to me.

Don't think the listing was posted in this thread or I missed it. This is a excellent "spotting" thread where we can help each other find great games. Sometimes I think about posting a list here but I'm not sure which games are worth linking here.

I haven't played it since first set up because I need to clean and wax the playfield and wait for the new balls to arrive from PBR.

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"Bally Super Soccer pinball machine"

The flyer shows it's a Gottlieb.

Same listing as the one in Los Angeles. Maybe the seller hopes to get $4,000 for it in LA or $1,500 for it in Seattle.

Wood trim looks great on that Serenade. What was used for it?

I mean I wondered what was used for finishing on the wood trim? Varnish? Shellac? It looks really good.

Thanks. Will the Lacquer alter the natural wood color or just shine it up? I'd like to keep the wood color as it is but make it look good plus protect it.

They look great together!

It looks like your own personal EM arcade. "Honey, I'm going over to my arcade in the shed to play a few games."

I hope she doesn't say, "either they go or I go."

Thanks. I want to finish the wood trimming and legs on my woodrail with Lacquer. Any brand recommendations?

Will remove the wood trim/legs and do it outside. Closest Menards is 325 miles. >.<

Thanks Alex, this will be my first time refinishing the woodrail trimmings and legs. I want them to look good.

I did a search and am seeing semi gloss etc models but it looks like this is the Watco model you use. Will try to find it here or order it online. http://www.menards.com/main/store/20090519001/items/media/Wallcoverings/rustoleum/Prod_Tech_Spec/Watco-LacquerClear.pdf

Only own one woodrail but hope to get a second nice woodrail someday for a good price. Either a Williams, Gottlieb or United.

I'm thinking about getting the United Tropicana but haven't decided for sure because it's flipperless, doesn't seem as much "fun" as a flipper model with a good ruleset.

The lacquer on your woodrail is beautiful and speaks for itself.

Can you tell which game this is from the saguaro cactus on the side of the head?

I'm looking at a tropicana for possible purchase but the cabinet was painted black. Maybe you would be able to get me stencils of the cabinet paint for repainting it?

Will do. I haven't decided whether to get the Tropicana or a bingo machine.

I like the balls to roll naturally like they're
supposed to instead of sliding across a clear coated playfield.

I used to like the popular titles until I played them and found them to be over rated. Lately I have been leaning towards the lesser known good games because they have a more unique feel to them.

I have a second woodrail. Thanks to a private tip by a fellow Pinsider. It needs a good cleaning, new rubbers and maybe I can repair the backglass using newmantjn's tip in the backglass touch up thread.

If you look closely at the apron. You can tell someone (the seller? didn't ask him) cut out paper or cardboard by a different manufacturer. I think that should be removed and the game returned to as close as original if possible.

BTW, this was the first game I bought in the 60's for $30 that I played for a short time until it stopped working then my father made me leave it behind when we moved across country.

I didn't think there would ever be another chance to own this game again and one feature that blew me away was that you could win multiple replays by getting the balls in the first prize, second prize etc holes. In the 60's I was used to winning one replay at a time on the games.

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They're all trap holes, no kickouts and I took a photo of the rule sheet for you.

Also the cardboard apron either came from a Gottlieb game or Gottlieb outsourced it to Williams? It looks hand cut as if someone made it.

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That's a nice one. There is one close enough that I thought about buying but don't have the resources to repaint the cabinet. It was painted black.

Wasn't that one listed before in same area?

Bruce

I'll have some, thanks. Will wait until I'm home to check previous posts on the PC but that CL item listing looks familiar.

I just emailed the seller. I've never had an AAB and after reading the Favorite AAB game thread was thinking which theme would appeal to me and realized the Palooka would be PERFECT for me being a cartoonist with it's very cartoony theme.

It's now $650. Is that a good price for it?

Is there anyone in the Portland area that could pick it up and hold it for when I come to Portland over Labor Day weekend?

He emailed me back that someone else wants to buy the game just before I contacted him but would let me know if the sale falls through. It may be too little too late but I'll keep my eyes open for another one because this title seems perfect for me as my first AAB with the cartoony theme.

Bruce

Hi Lo Ace $400 in Boise
boise.craigslist.org link

I would use BG resto if there weren't any other repro BGs available or repair my own.

Ask them anyway. Steve Engel did have a nice original BG that wasn't listed when I asked him.

All Odin has to do is say that and the games will start pouring in again.

Only $50. I'd check that out if it was local.

Now you need an eyepatch and parrot.

They are pretty intimidating looking. Even scarier than my two tarantulas.

Bruce

Knowing the history of a game is part of the fun of collecting them.

Bruce

I would be very disappointed too! Hope you're able to work out something with the seller.

Good luck.
Bruce

750 miles round trip in one day from 5:30 am to 7 pm with breaks and an hour to break down the machine because the guy didn't know how.

This was to get a Williams Grand Champion, the machine I had as a teenager and had to leave behind when my family moved across the country.

Was worth it.
Bruce

Which games had that shelf on the front of the cabinet for holding your drinks?

I'm surprised this feature wasn't used with more games.

Bruce

I wonder who did the artwork for it? IPDB doesn't list one and it looks like the artist was trying to copy Parker's style.

Bruce

Thanks, it would be neat to have one for putting my beer on while playing some games.

Bruce

I thought about buying one because they look like fun and they're "gambling machines".

Never tried playing one but there are different strategies to play them like nick rooster says.

I'll have to wait until I have the room for one and can pay the money for a good shopped working one because I wouldn't want to have to try to fix it.

Bruce

Not only stay way back but also pay attention to what's in front of the driver like I do. I look through the front car windows or around the car to see what's happening. I don't like "surprises" like what happened to your daughter.

Glad she's ok!

Bruce

It sounds like that to me too but he seems serious about it. It'll be unfortunate if it doesn't sell and he does what he says he will.

He's only been a Pinside member one day.

Bruce

Blasphemy! I have to admit I lose interest when I see a three inch flipper game.

Bruce

The three inch flippers just seem too big for the play field. Has there ever been a two and half inch flipper?

Bruce

The first Williams three inch flipper Games were fun and I liked the style of their flippers than Gottlieb's three inch flippers. I wouldn't mind getting a Williams three inch flipper game.

Bruce

The long Stenholm noses and faces are funny. They make me think of Jughead of Archie comics.

Bruce

The flipper linkage is tied together on my 1949 United Utah but they don't have impulse.

Bruce

I had to look at the backglass after seeing that playfield! I think it would qualify as one of the WORST backglasses in JRpinball's topic.

http://ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=1475&picno=30686&zoom=1

Bruce

That's great to know!

Road trip!

That posting is "expired". Wonder if it sold at all. I'd have been interested if it was in my area.

Link? I get a "This posting is expired" page.

Fun game with 6 flippers, 2 bullseye targets, 3 ABC targets and a rollunder. It's a 1968 game though.

Good game. If I was closer... oh wait I already have one and I don't need another. A friend shopped mine for me years ago and it still plays great. It's my wife's favorite.

OBO means the seller is willing to accept best offers below the asking or posted price. (not above the asking price)

Oh I get it, thanks.

Nice pickup! I used to play a SaC at the local swimming pool. The only goal in my mind was to get that red special lit then cradle the ball and try to hit it several times.

Thanks JR for the heads up.
Someone local could ask to go see it in person just to see what the seller would do. It looks like a foreign scammer from the butchered english language.

Maybe you can have the cabinet made into a coffin so it'll stay with you in the afterlife.

http://gameroomblog.com/stuff/dracula-real-coffin-spookiest-pinball-machine-ever

Wow, what a beautiful game and such a unique feature with the 10 kick out holes lighting up.

Is the PF repairable? Do you have photos of the damage? Are schematics available for this game?

Someone from the Woodrail FB group went to see it and this is what he says:

"I've also taken a look at this and passed. Lots of rat poop and some wires chewed. Delamination of playfield and those kick out insert rings aren't anywhere close to flush. Plastics out of shape but there mostly. Agreed that cabinet is really nice including the legs. It powered on as well."

Having a pinball machine that WORKS is better than having pinball machines that aren't working.

I'd possibly be interested in a trade for it for the Palooka I got from you except I've never played it. A game that I have played and really enjoyed was the Williams Apollo if anyone close enough has one to trade for my Palooka.

This Palooka is sold and I feel it will be well taken care of as a game like it should be.