Dude I was there early/mid may. The flipper rubber on the the lotr was in bad shape. The white water I played it it was working with no sound, really weak flippers. The mardi gras funcenter is a nice place. The poker rollers are a fun game. But both machines need some tlc

wow that wh2o screams money pit. It would take $3k in parts to make it presentable. I like projects, but run away!

The wh2o looked ok but the mech and sound with plastics were badly needed. This info is around 30 days old so it could be worse. on second thought it looks like a complete strip may be needed.

doesn't "look" THAT terrible.. I mean, it could use a serious cleaning, and a pop bumper cover.

It depends. Run a rag, rebuild the flippers and you have the same game that everyone else has.

$3K? Maybe if you pay someone for the labor:

Playfield: $900
Ramps: $700
boulders: $250
Side Art (if you can find it) $250.

More like $2K. Besides, it's tucked in a corner, the side art might be in good shape.

Topper and presumably cabinet art. The backbox is beat from what I see and it stands to reason the artwork hasn't been babied. Plus since it's not functioning I'd guess something is wrong with the boards. I stand by what I said! Don't do it!

_{Post edited by Erik : Edit oops saw you mentioned cabinet art. Still run away!}

You wouldn't buy it for $900?

I was at that exact arcade around two years ago and the same two pins (i.e. one LoTR and one WH2O) were there. From what I recall the LoTR was "okay", but the WH2O barely worked. However, the two guys playing the WH2O seemed to be having fun. I must admit, though, that I am a bit surprised that nothing has changed in all that time and that the WH2O, at least, might literally be rusting away at the beach...

Looks good to me!
Anyone want to ship it to CA?

I would not buy it to restore. It is a losing cause.

Enjoy your time on the beach, crash! Forget pinball for a bit!

bring some of that rain back with you plz. My yard is a disgrace

Crash, do me a solid and haul that thing back to nashville, I'll pick it up next GG tourney. I'll give ya $900 for it, so work us up a deal. If you get it for less then $900 just keep the balance. Call it a finders fee/gas money.

If it's not even turned on, I bet it has some serious reset issues or something. Offer $500 to haul it away.

Better yet, tell them you'll haul it off for them for free.

Disney and Daytona? Can I borrow some $$$?
Those pins have been at the boardwalk for at least 2 years.

It doesn't have to have a full restore. Looks like with a good cleaning and a couple hundred it would be a decent player.

I'll buy it and have Jim McCune make it born again. If you get me a price on it I'll get it.... if price reflects condition. please lmk if there's actually been talk and price.

Boy that WH20 is depressing to look at.

This location is already in the Aurcade database. Does this look accurate to y'all?

http://www.aurcade.com/locations/view.aspx?id=642

Move your mouse over the colored dots to get an explanation of their colors. 1st column is controls, 2nd column is screen quality, 3rd column is cabinet condition. If there is a talking bubble next to the name, click on it to see what comments have been posted on that game.

Get it Scott, WH2O is an awesome game. I wish I would have never sold mine. I miss it!!!!!

I'm in the middle of restoring a WH2O I got in player condition and it ain't cheap. But I'm not telling you guys anything you don't already know. Im pretty well underwater on it, but im not doing it for resale... Just always loved the game and want to make it perfect.

The biggest roadblock is obviously topper and decals. I got one of the last sets of screened cab decals around and they are nowhere to be had. The topper is almost stuff of legend. You may see one or two for sale each year. You may be able to live with a repro inkjet sticker for the topper from TC.

At $900 or even $1000 I would still grab it, get it into playable condition and jut enjoy it.
Playfields are available and, if you're lucky, Phoenix will reproduce more decals and a reasonable topper replacement in our lifetime.

The fact it's still sitting there leads me to believe that the owner of this pin is asking way too much money for it as it sits, or just doesn't want to sell. Just think of all the pinheads that have come across that and offered to buy it before.

We have an arcade in my area with some beat to crap pins, and I approached the manager about either fixing them or selling them, and the manager told me they get multiple offers a week from people wanting to buy the pins (they have AFM, FH, TZ, and a few others). The next answer was that the owner has zero interest in selling them.. (and apparently zero interest in fixing them up).

No joke! Clean it up, fix some issues, new flippers and rubbers... you're gonna have a sweet game.

You don't have to drop 3k$ into a game to make it a great player.

Yeah a few things...maybe not panic mode items!

The Treasure Island Fun Center? Damn, I always want to ask about their pins but it's never anyone older than 18 working the counter and they have no idea what they're doing related to pins. They're all beat to hell. I wish they would just fix them already.

That WH20 looks like it's in mint condition compared to the NGG I played yesterday. A new arcade in Jordan, MN opened up that has a NGG. Well, yeah.. It randomly reset twice when I was playing. It also has a lot of metal clunk sounds going on, but seems functional. Sound either works normally, or plays a steady tone for some odd reason. One of the flippers is covered with electrical tape. That was a month ago.

I go there yesterday, and the machine's now in WORSE shape! Some kid broke the plunger, so you have to push the plunger to get the ball out. As I was playing it, the right flipper button gets stuck open, making it unplayable.

Sad machine is sad.

Does that whitewater have mylar? Looks like it.. Just pull it! The pf is probably not too bad underneath.

Doesn't look like it needs a new PF

Yes you never have all you need on your truck . Most ops prefer to do major overhauls in a shop environment where they can start and stop as their schedule ( and incoming parts orders ) permits . The comment would take 3k to get a players game absurd . If all boards had issues send to Clive ( Coin op caldron ) if you don't have the skillset to do your own repairs . Quality work very reasonable . If you cant work on games yourself pinball will be a tough hobby .

I played that last year and it was in about the same condition then. What other games are up and running?

We are going to be a short walk from there for a week tomorrow. So just the Wh20 was down?

Crash are you still in the area? We should play a couple of games this week!

looks like he found the topper too! Fun game.