Just took home the original Game Plan factory prototype of Andromeda! It's on a Whitewood playfield, with notes from the designers. It's in a Captain Hook cabinet, s/n 5375. The back glass is pristine! The Pinside game catalog has a photo of it - it's the Whitewood. I'm hauling it home now, may post more pics later.

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Some Whitewood goodness: Note the Sharpshooter drop targets

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Thanks! I feel very fortunate to become the new "curator" of this historical machine. The last owner hadn't done any maintenance or repairs for over 10 years, so there is some work to be done. It would be epic if someday I could get Paul Faris, the art designer to actually sign it! His signature is already on the backglass, but I'm pretty sure it was silk screened onto all the back glasses. Ed Cebula, game designer, passed in 2007, and Mike Kubin, the other game designer, passed in 2014, so a I'm little late for their signatures.

This machine is staying in one piece. The Sharpshooter targets are part of the history of the machine, and the prototyping process at Game Plan in 1985, their last year of existence.

You see Bally pin titles with 20,000 unit runs, whereas most Game Plan models sold 500 units or less! It's clear why their games are extremely rare these days. I want to see this small piece of Game Plan history preserved for pinball enthusiasts present and future.

GAY TIME! LOL - Name says it all!

I'm REALLY starting to enjoy these bingos! Deep rule set, strategy & skill required with an element of chance - very cool!

I'm picking up two Miami Beaches today in clean, working condition, if anyone is interested.

Man, the internals on these things make an EM pinball look like a child's toy!

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