Quoted from RonSS:This is very cool. I think things like these offer so much conversation and history.
Nice catch!
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.
Quoted from RonSS:Should you decide to replace those drop targets I'd be interested in them.
I own a Sharpshooter.
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.