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Space Shuttle crew members' club - prepare for liftoff!

By E_N_3

10 years ago


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Post #19 Center Ramp Switch Upgrade thread Posted by silver_spinner (10 years ago)

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Post #2362 DIY Glare Guard Posted by MurphyPeoples (4 years ago)


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#2084 4 years ago

Price check for a Space Shuttle with the typical completely roached playfield?
I know that there are hot dog hardtops currently available.

Also, concerned about the System 9 Rottendog Board...
Any idea when it will be available?
Any idea about what it may end up costing?

The guy is asking $1000, which obviously isn't happening.

What does a shopped, "good boards, reflowed, reseated, no corrosion" with a good playfield copy go for?

3 weeks later
#2109 4 years ago

I've come across THREE Space Shuttles: one at the local pinball distributor...he's fixing it and gonna charge WWWAAAAYYYY more than I can muster (he said $3k). A Project for $1000 OBO with roached playfield and the guy has no idea what else is wrong with it--won't respond to questions--doesnt' know the answers to them and must feel like answers would diminish his "lotto score" and then a guy who has a project that he has been sitting on for at least five years and he plans to "get around to it someday."

I'm on the hunt for a Space Shuttle and can't seem to find one...I know System 9 boards are tough to replace so obviously need one with clean boards--ok if they need to be rebuilt, just want minimal/no acid damage. I know the playfields are always in horrible shape...what are other common probs/things to look out for?

Any advice?

#2111 4 years ago
Quoted from Completist:

The ramp is a biggy imo. You will want to make sure the ramp is in decent shape. Often broken at the shitty ramp entry plate but you can make a new proper flap and rivet it on. Starship may reproduce them one day but hopefully Freeplay40 will do one of his kickass blue ramps for it. I think that would look sweet!
I picked up a project a year ago and i finally wheeled it into the shop yesterday. I did find a rebuilt original System 9 MPU but it wasn’t cheap. Should have this up and running again soon. I rebuilt the PS and am getting good voltages so off to a good start.

Do you think mirror blades would do anything for this pin? Seems like it's pretty dark...might be kinda cool with mirrors...

The ramp is an issue. Boards are an issue. Anything else?

#2124 4 years ago
Quoted from pinheadpierre:

No, I am not stupid. I will prove it now by being done trying to talk sensibly to someone who will not or cannot reciprocate or understand.

I think that $3k is a stretch for any 35 year old pin. Not saying that there aren't pristine examples out there"worth that much to a person with means" but it doesn't mean that it is a wise way to spend hobby money. There's one born every minute. My aim is not and never will be to have the absolute most pristine example. I also shudder to think of pinball machines as "investments"--they aren't, they're amusements.

I prefer projects so I can afford to get a solidly playable, cosmetically attractive, reliable pinball machine in the end.

"Bulletproofed" and "shopped" and any other term out there including "restored" can vary widely in meaning from person to person.

#2126 4 years ago
Quoted from Apinjunkie:

A special shout out of thanks to the techs who helped me get the balls rolling again. My shuttle had been neglected for 15 years and stored in some very unideal locations over that time butt with a little help it's now performing flawlessly. Locally, thanks Jim,the flipper rebuild is rock-solid, also Edward Cheung, words cannot express how good I feel about the work he did on my board, I was told more than once,"there's nothing we can do", "it's too far gone"or my personal favorite,"strip it down and make jewelry out of the components you can sell them on Pinterest". What was once a very temperamental machine is now a tamed wild beast. Also he helped with a special mod for the machine but I will get into another time. And lastly thanks to the pinsiders, this forum has been fantastic for tips and tricks and simple fixes.What a wonderful forum for people like us, that just want to keep playing with their balls.[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

OK, I gotta know what the astronaut toy is...

4 months later
#2236 4 years ago

Ok, I gotta ask.
I'm looking for a project Space Shuttle and not having luck.
Until today. Sort of.
I have a line on a cabinet.
I'd need a complete board set, a populated playfield and a back glass...and a coin door.
The harnesses are there.
What are the chances that I could find what I need within a couple of months and at what prices?

#2239 4 years ago
Quoted from arcademojo:

Next to impossible... The system 9 cpu board is hard to find and expensive. You could run off a system 11 board with modified roms though. Still looking at $400 for that one board alone. And then you still have to find a playfield. My honest opinion would be not to get it unless you’re willing to wait years to find all the parts. And you’re gonna have more into it then just buying a working game.

My inclination was to avoid it, but wanted to confirm.

I'm aware that the system 9 boards are tough to replace (only three titles used system 9) and that previous replacement board sets have been discontinued due to bugginess.
I suspected that the glass would be easy-ish but that the playfield and coin door would be tough.

#2241 4 years ago

Isn't the way it works like this?
Buy ratty cabinet for too much money.
Holy grail pin shows up.
Second example of holy grail pin shows up for less money and in better shape.
Fall off a ladder and have huge medical bill.
Can't buy either grail pin.
Ratty cabinet falls apart.

I was just trying to get a shot at a decent pin!

3 months later
#2374 4 years ago

Has anyone tried the non-glare playfield glass?

#2379 4 years ago
Quoted from MurphyPeoples:

"Dorky" or not. You don't even notice it when standing in front of it, and for $4.00 does the job perfectly. No Glare. Better than spending $$$ for non-glare glass.[quoted image]

Funny thing. I had noticed the glare on Space Shuttle but I hadn't "put it together" that there was always a glare.

Yours looks great!

#2387 4 years ago

Is someone going to spill the beans on this alleged easter egg?

3 weeks later
#2437 4 years ago

Stopped by the guy with the "not for sale project Space Shuttle with $800 in it but check back in a year or so" today....still not for sale. Sigh.

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