I'm not into repainted cabinets myself but I gotta tell ya... that thing looks amazing!

Great work!!

That Gusher playfield is scarier than Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death'.

'The Fall of the House of Gusher' hahaha

YOU see a pattern??

At least it makes a good jigsaw puzzle.

Pool Balls on the Playfield Wow

Yeah, okay.

Should be... Worn to the wood Playfield Wow

Hmmm... maybe I should consider getting a "rare" game for MY collection.

Yes... take Dasvis up on his kind offer, don't take a chance on hurting your back and ruining the rest of your life.

Man, that IS a rough cabinet. Playfield looks 'fair'... although probably could have done without the post somebody had put between the flippers at one time. And it almost looks like 'one' post hole wasn't enough for them?? Sheesh.... the dumb things people do to these games.

Yeah, me too.

Although, I think if I had to call it... Cross Town would be the clear winner.

Love that game, Grand Canyon between the flippers included!

Well, you know... it's a lot like GiGi, if you don't give it that big nudge (or bump) right at the last second of contact coming off of those rollovers on the sides above the flippers, you're done.

I 'think' that's why some people don't 'like' GiGi. Maybe Cross Town too?

Just my guess... food for thought, anyway.

They really are.

I can't imagine being without either one. Sing Along is my favorite Gottlieb wedgehead. But that is primarily due to all of my fond memories of playing it on route when it was bright and shiny new. Although, I think Sing Along stands on its 'own' merit... despite taking into account, of being the sentimental fool that I am.

It's called... 'Coulrophobia'.

Haha! Good one!!

You and me both, jr. It's just nice to watch something without being interrupted with commercials that drive you absolutely insane every five minutes. Not to mention... watching a channel that doesn't have their logo or some other upcoming program or even POP-UPS polluting the screen. BRAVO!! TCM!!!

And when I look at how the women talked and acted and how they interacted with men on those classic movies, it's hard for me not to think... what HAPPENED?!?!

Well, it was just a whole different world. Men acted like men and women acted like women, the gender roles were more clearly defined. Women were 'happy' to be women. Nowadays women want... well, I'm not sure WHAT they want. I think they want a woman in a man's body.

Williams changed their cabinet style A LOT during the early to mid sixties... I think something like 6 or 7 times but at least 6. But their leg length was usually either 28 1/2 or 31. Not counting legs like Teacher's Pet or Moulin Rouge, which had two different lengths. Or the shelf series, which had a radically different style of leg ( I know, it gets confusing) Not sure of 'that' length but would guess 31 inch.

I can't say for sure because I don't own a shelf game with this particular style of legs.

But judging from the year of 'your' game (Palooka '64) I would think it takes the 28 1/2 inch legs.

That is probably why it seems so tall to you... or too tall.

Talking to another collector just now, it looks like they transitioned right at the time of 'Big Daddy' which had 31" legs, to when they came out with 'Beat the Clock' which had the 28 1/2" legs.

Not sure about Merry Widow (but this is a 4 player game)

And this was due to them coming out with a deeper cabinet, which required the shorter legs.

I'm not guessing at this stuff... I own and have been around these games for a good number of years.

But... suit yourself.

You boys might as well take advantage of one of the few things I DO know about technical information. Ha!

And if I didn't have all of these sixties Williams hangin' around.... I wouldn't know THAT.

And as far as the length of the legs on shelf games... rather academic as they are so unique I don't think you could even use regular 31" legs or 28 1/2's either because of the way they mount to the cabinet. I guess you could always modify the cabinets and drill holes in the corners... but please don't. What's difficult about these legs is if your game is missing them, they're not easy to find. But someone told me that Marco may be making them now?? If that is true it's good news for people that find themselves in a situation where they are trying to find them.

That's funny!

How do you come up with this stuff??

It was sarcasm, jr... sarcasm.

We'll talk about it later.

That's okay, jr... I was just givin' you a hard time.

I had mentioned something about it on the IPDB for this game.

Or was it... it's sister Add-a-Ball game? Old age setting in.

Or verse vicea

You can't be serious.

Yeah, North Star is one of the games I have left in the queue that I need to shop out.

I wish I would have waited and not bought the one I did. The cabinet has long scratches (more like gouges) in it and it is probably going to need a lot of work. I made the common mistake of buying a game from Jack Crook. I was actually supposed to buy a Cross Town that he said was "mint". Him and I must have a different Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary. That turned out to have a badly planked playfield with a post installed between the flippers. I had driven far and was trying to make the long trip worthwhile, so I bought the North Star from him.

Live and learn.

VGER 'needs' the information!

Sorry... had a weak moment, I'm okay now.

This is a game I really like... but kicks my butt on a regular basis.

But I have it from a pretty good source, that you can put 1496 coils in the kickers and it makes it a kinder, friendlier game. Now, I haven't tried this myself but the next time the game goes back into the lineup, may do it. But that's going to be a last resort and only 'after' I put some of the bigger post rubbers on, loosen up the tilt as much as I think is suitable... and just try to become better at the game. But if that don't cut it... on they go!

hee hee

Hey, I only went off the deep end because it was a 'Spot Bowler'... in CQ condition!

And I'd do it again for a CQ 'Daisy May'... if somebody come ON! hahaha

Perky... not so much.

Planning a trip to the Netherlands?

It might be different if the game was in 'mint' condition... but I'd hardly call it 'that'.

Ugly cabinet paint, flipper drag on the playfield...

Backglass looks to be in good shape though... and it IS a great Stenholm glass.

But is it really that 'good' of a game??

Sure doesn't look like it... but I can't really say for sure, as I've never played this title.

And I know sometimes games can fool you.

Yes... unfortunately, I learned the hard way on that one.

Noooo... I think if you are patient, you'll be able to find a nice example.

Will keep my eyes and ears open, give you a heads-up if I get a line on one.

That's funny!

Yeah... hand truck that Eager Beaver... in through the out door.

How is it, that 'every' time these people list a game... it always goes for crazy money??

Something is rotten in Denmark.

Yeah... this game and its repainted cabinet 'needs' to go to Raphael in France.

With the 'rest' of the games he ruined.

She's decided to become a professional student.

(money's just too good to pass up)

I, for one would like to see all these woodrails.... all this Americana, stay right here in the U.S.

But at least we still have some wonderful collections here like Richard Lawnhurst's (probably the nicest in the world). Now THERE'S a collection that needs to stay in the states and go into a museum here. Also hoping the Pacific Pinball Museum will finally find a suitable building that can house all the woodrails that Gordon Hasse donated and all the other ones they have amassed. Other fine collections are here if you know where to look.

But even more so, I'm glad there are people who keep the love of these EM's alive. Going to the shows and looking around, I don't think there is too much danger of the interest in solid-states dying out. That's not what my eyes are telling me anyway. And nothing better when dyed in the wool, solid-state people come around to the EM's.

$200.00 dollars?!?!

Hope it had $175.00 dollars in coins still inside it.

Probably just as well.