A buddy of mine was asked to fix up a barn find that a contact had found. He just opened it up and found this. Holy shit. Luckily the wasps are all dead and a mouse carcass to boot. Think he might have some issues getting this one back on the road. I’m sure we’ve all seen some train wrecks. This is the worst I’ve seen. You?
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Space Shuttle is a great game, but it’s not rare (around 7000 made) and it’s neither difficult nor expensive to find one in acceptable “player’s” condition (or better). I would be afraid the effort needed to resurrect this Lazarus of a machine just wouldn’t be worth the time. Restoration of a derelict pinball machine can certainly be a rewarding and fun experience, but plowing through all the mouse turds and other flotsam in THIS game would be a bit too gross of a job for me (then again, I’m sort of a “neat freak” who strongly dislikes dirty jobs and does things like wearing nitrile gloves when working on a car).
(I have seen several retail listings for this game in good condition for $3500-4000 over the past year or so, so I figure with a little searching a good one could be found for even less through a private seller.)
The lack of rust is very promising, depending on how the topside looks it should be worth the effort.
Yeah, the nests should come off easily enough. What they're attached to shouldn't be damaged. The insects just use things as mounting points.
I've never seen that many nests in a game before. At most in a single game, I've seen two tiny nests with 1-3 cells each.
Quoted from Hogey:A buddy of mine was asked to fix up a barn find that a contact had found. He just opened it up and found this. Holy shit. Luckily the wasps are all dead and a mouse carcass to boot. Think he might have some issues getting this one back on the road. I’m sure we’ve all seen some train wrecks. This is the worst I’ve seen. You?
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My Torpedo Alley looked like this, minus maybe 5 nests. But it was also rusty! This looks pretty easy to fix, I’m sure the cab has moisture damage, but screw it!
Imo if the price is right, no game is too far gone.
Quoted from CrazyLevi:would kill it with fire.
And dance around it under a full moon…
Quoted from Thermionic:Too far-gone to mess with, IMO.
Space Shuttle is a great game, but it’s not rare (around 7000 made) and it’s neither difficult nor expensive to find one in acceptable “player’s” condition (or better). I would be afraid the effort needed to resurrect this Lazarus of a machine just wouldn’t be worth the time. Restoration of a derelict pinball machine can certainly be a rewarding and fun experience, but plowing through all the mouse turds and other flotsam in THIS game would be a bit too gross of a job for me (then again, I’m sort of a “neat freak” who strongly dislikes dirty jobs and does things like wearing nitrile gloves when working on a car).
(I have seen several retail listings for this game in good condition for $3500-4000 over the past year or so, so I figure with a little searching a good one could be found for even less through a private seller.)
Do you like camping or yard work?
Quoted from CrazyLevi:God bless you people who are willing to take something like this on.
I would kill it with fire.
When you've lived your entire life in Dallas, and almost your entire adult life adjacent to a creek, smashing mud dauber nests is just something to pass the time. Those guys are EVERYWHERE. There's two nests in progress in a hard to reach spot over our garage right now! 
Quoted from ToucanF16:Do you like camping or yard work?
Camping - yes, love it; yardwork - hell no!
I guess I should have elaborated a little. I thoroughly enjoy the process of troubleshooting, repairing, restoring, and tweaking the electronics and mechanical assemblies, as that comports with skills I feel reasonably competent in. What gets me in over my head are the areas that rely primarily on "craftsmanship"; I was never all that good at woodworking, painting, art, etc., so I tend to want to leave those tasks to someone with the appropriate ability and experience.
Quoted from cosmokramer:Looks pretty easy to clean up. Should come out nice.
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