Good lord, you made my heart jump. I saw that first listing (which, by the way, didn't get a single bid!!!) and wished to heck I was there or knew someone up there. Doesn't do me any good sitting here in Tennessee. The final bid for the second listing was $228, for crying out loud. What a steal. So envious.

I acquired a 1953 Marble Queen in October, which is the first woodrail I've bought. Snagged the last repro glass from Shay (what luck!), and I have bought paint to restencil the cabinet, which I keep claiming I will do.

Woodrails have intrigued me as long as I've known about them (as well as older, pre war machines), but I was blown away when my folks took me to one of the Pacific Pinball Expositions as a wee lad. They had at least fifty woodies set up, which is the most I've seen assembled with me own eyes. So sad the city of Alameda hasn't let the Pacific Pinball Museum hold events in their warehouse space. Those Expositions really were worth travelling across the country for.

oldcarz My goodness, you have a beautiful collection, too! What is admission??

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Haha, that's kind of funny. I hadn't even thought of that.

Joel, that is awfully generous..! Hey, I'll bring you a bottle of wine next time I'm driving up the east coast?

tfduda Colors is such an intriguing game. Do you ever film your machines? If you had any interest in it, I know I would love to see video of a game played out on such a rare woodrail.

Doesn't it feel good to have the thing come online for the very first time! Glad to see you put some more life into the woodrail thread, too. I'd enjoy seeing the whole machine when you're ready to share it!

No kidding! Around the World is one of my favorite multiplayers-- I'd say you did it justice.

Oh, awesome!! Thank you for filming your machine, such a cool game. I like your split screen, too

Very interesting write up on early Williams-- thank you for the information. I always love the lesser known gems like these. I've not played a Nifty but it sure doesn't look like a walk in the park to me. This looks like the kind of game that makes the case for Williams games being gambling devices!