Author Topic: Pinball Machines (Read 7086 times)

coltrane · « **on:** August 10, 2011, 07:17:57 AM »

Anyone own any or "shop" them?

Curious as I am interested on purchasing own at some point.

ANyone with experience with them on here?

JOCKTHEGLIDE · « **Reply #1 on:** August 10, 2011, 07:19:32 AM »

owned a couple,,,you wont find parts for them its hard I sold mine off only 400 bucks I had 3 of them,,,

coltrane · « **Reply #2 on:** August 10, 2011, 07:57:46 AM »

Kinda what i was wondering. I do see parts on the internet all over the place though.

BayGBM · « **Reply #3 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:01:33 AM »

Haunted House and Superman were two of my favorite pinball machines.

coltrane · « **Reply #4 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:05:37 AM »

Bay: Nice Haunted House. Did you own one at one time? Hard to maintain? Did it breakdown a lot?

BayGBM · « **Reply #5 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:15:10 AM »

Never owned it, but when I was a kid I worked at an ice cream parlor and we had a couple dozen video games and pinball machines. HH was a favorite and I played it often. You may recall that it had three levels and though it didn’t happen to the one we had, I could see it needing repair and service often.

Tito24 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:16:12 AM »

bay already liked to play with balls on a early age

BayGBM · « **Reply #7 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:34:55 AM »

Quote from: Tito24 on August 10, 2011, 08:16:12 AM

bay already liked to play with balls on a early age

How original and witty. Just remember, I could Fatpanda you with just a few key strokes!

Tito24 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:36:13 AM »

even i fail at being funny sometimes bay.

Natural Man · « **Reply #9 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:42:58 AM »

Quote from: coltrane on August 10, 2011, 07:17:57 AM

Anyone own any or "shop" them?

Curious as I am interested on purchasing own at some point.

ANyone with experience with them on here?

it's called nostalgia; a need to re-live good times of your childhood cause you have no recent memory of such a good time lately as an adult. It often leads to bad, stupid, immature ideas like..acquiring a pinball...until you figure that's just retarded and wonder why there's a pinball in your living room.

Grow up and deal with it. Maybe you should focus on something more important in life, instead of wanting to go back into childhood. I guess there are things that scare you and you dont want to face at the moment, hence the need to reassure yourself. But we all have to mature.

coltrane · « **Reply #10 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:49:10 AM »

Quote from: uberman on August 10, 2011, 08:42:58 AM

it's called nostalgia; a need to re-live good times of your childhood cause you have no recent memory of such a good time lately as an adult. It often leads to bad, stupid, immature ideas like..acquiring a pinball...until you figure that's just retarded and wonder why there's a pinball in your living room.

Grow up and deal with it. Maybe you should focus on something more important in life, instead of wanting to go back into childhood. I guess there are things that scare you and you dont want to face at the moment, hence the need to reassure yourself. But we all have to mature.

Wrong.
Actually it's called I love playing pinball machines and have interest in restoring them.

Move along troll.

funk51 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 11, 2011, 07:20:28 AM »

i had one when i was a kid, parts are hard to come by.

gym**rat · « **Reply #12 on:** August 11, 2011, 07:28:17 AM »

Quote from: coltrane on August 10, 2011, 07:17:57 AM

Anyone own any or "shop" them?

Curious as I am interested on purchasing own at some point.

ANyone with experience with them on here?

coltane, I have owned several. None in the past few years. There used to be an arcade auction 3x a year in my town and I would go early, play them, then find ones that just needs a solenoid or two. Stay around for several hours and pick up machines for @ $100 once the mom and pops businesses got tired and left. Easy to fix. Mostly just replacing or repairing solenoids, bulbs, and bumper rubbers. I always made sure the playing field was not worn though. And I put 4-5 coats of wax on it. I would buy all my parts at the local arcade service shop. IM me if you buy one and you need some help on getting some things working on one.

coltrane · « **Reply #13 on:** August 11, 2011, 08:28:39 AM »

Quote from: gym**rat on August 11, 2011, 07:28:17 AM

coltane, I have owned several. None in the past few years. There used to be an arcade auction 3x a year in my town and I would go early, play them, then find ones that just needs a solenoid or two. Stay around for several hours and pick up machines for @ $100 once the mom and pops businesses got tired and left. Easy to fix. Mostly just replacing or repairing solenoids, bulbs, and bumper rubbers. I always made sure the playing field was not worn though. And I put 4-5 coats of wax on it. I would buy all my parts at the local arcade service shop. IM me if you buy one and you need some help on getting some things working on one.

Awesome. That's gymrat. I'm dying to buy one, but just am nervous about the repairs. I'm fairly handy, etc, but after watching some youtube vids on shopping games, they look rather difficult to take apart. Parts seems to be all over the internet and readily available.
I'd love to have 4 or 5 nice pins someday in a game room. Just cool items I think.

gym**rat · « **Reply #14 on:** August 11, 2011, 09:22:56 AM »

Quote from: coltrane on August 11, 2011, 08:28:39 AM

Awesome. That's gymrat. I'm dying to buy one, but just am nervous about the repairs. I'm fairly handy, etc, but after watching some youtube vids on shopping games, they look rather difficult to take apart. Parts seems to be all over the internet and readily available.
I'd love to have 4 or 5 nice pins someday in a game room. Just cool items I think.

Google "arcade auction (your city)" and see if any are coming. You have to invest in several hours at the auction but you can get some for practically nothing. I would bring an extension cord, get there @ 1 1/2 hrs early and check them out. Take notes on what is wrong with which one. If it starts, scores and displays you can fix just about anything else. Just take your time. Normally there are duplicates of the machine you want. The one that would go off early in the auction would go (for example) @ $400 +, but if a duplicate goes off in the last couple hours of the auction you would get it for 50-75% less. Happened everytime. The mom and pop businessess and the general public would fight it out and be broke 1/2 through. Keep me posted and yell if I can help.

coltrane · « **Reply #15 on:** August 11, 2011, 10:47:54 AM »

thanks. I was comtemplating buying one from a vender, but the shipping charges were like $300 bucks. Machine was fully shopped etc, but I don't know the company, ya know? Just risky. It was an earthshaker by Williams. $1750 plus 300 shipping.

gym**rat · « **Reply #16 on:** August 11, 2011, 11:45:25 AM »

Quote from: coltrane on August 11, 2011, 10:47:54 AM

thanks. I was comtemplating buying one from a vender, but the shipping charges were like $300 bucks. Machine was fully shopped etc, but I don't know the company, ya know? Just risky. It was an earthshaker by Williams. $1750 plus 300 shipping.

Wow that's a chunk of change. IM me your location if you are in the states and I can let you know if you have any auctions coming up. The auctions here in Indy dried up for this year.

Megalodon · « **Reply #17 on:** August 11, 2011, 11:48:32 AM »

SilverSpoon · « **Reply #18 on:** August 11, 2011, 11:54:04 AM »

I currently own a Dr. Who Anniversary Edition, released in 1994.
Awesome game.
It needs one repair now, as something is slightly wrong with it, but I have a guy that services many of the pinball machines for the Jersey Shore boardwalk arcades. He has become invaluable.

coltrane · « **Reply #19 on:** August 11, 2011, 12:03:23 PM »

Quote from: SilverSpoon on August 11, 2011, 11:54:04 AM

I currently own a Dr. Who Anniversary Edition, released in 1994.
Awesome game.
It needs one repair now, as something is slightly wrong with it, but I have a guy that services many of the pinball machines for the Jersey Shore boardwalk arcades. He has become invaluable.

This is what i'm nervous about.. trying to find someone to repair it if it breaks down. I would try it myself, but knowing my luck i'd get the thing apart and not be able to piece it back together.
Check out youtube and the "pinball machine shop" vids where owners take them apart to clean and repair. Fascinating how they do it. Really, watch some of these. Really cool stuff.

tbombz · « **Reply #20 on:** August 11, 2011, 12:04:33 PM »

Quote from: Tito24 on August 10, 2011, 08:36:13 AM

even i fail at being funny sometimes bay.

i thought it was pretty funny

Jussup · « **Reply #21 on:** August 11, 2011, 12:34:37 PM »

I love Pinball and have access to some great machines at a friends and a local "arcade museum".
Restoring them is of course part of the game and fun.
I have at least 20 machines that I would love to own... For the time being I started building a virtual/visual pinball machine wiht a 46" TV as playfield. It is obviously not the same, but the current level of emulation comes pretty close. Search on youtube.

coltrane · « **Reply #22 on:** August 11, 2011, 12:38:07 PM »

Quote from: Jussup on August 11, 2011, 12:34:37 PM

I love Pinball and have access to some great machines at a friends and a local "arcade museum".
Restoring them is of course part of the game and fun.
I have at least 20 machines that I would love to own... For the time being I started building a virtual/visual pinball machine wiht a 46" TV as playfield. It is obviously not the same, but the current level of emulation comes pretty close. Search on youtube.

I've seen those vids. Is that virtual table yours on you tube?

There is a cool video game for Wii and ps3 that has some of the old williams tables on it.

Jussup · « **Reply #23 on:** August 11, 2011, 01:19:26 PM »

Quote from: coltrane on August 11, 2011, 12:38:07 PM

I've seen those vids. Is that virtual table yours on you tube?

There is a cool video game for Wii and ps3 that has some of the old williams tables on it.

I haven't posted vids of mine, but mine is a replica of 46'' cabs you find there along with all those toys (flashers, Leds, shakers..) that make the experience more real.

Talking about youtube pinball porn, I highly recommend the reviews of Chris Bucci/ spida1a for those who are tired of jerking off to men in thongs.

coltrane · « **Reply #24 on:** August 11, 2011, 01:22:56 PM »

Quote from: Jussup on August 11, 2011, 01:19:26 PM

I haven't posted vids of mine, but mine is a replica of 46'' cabs you find there along with all those toys (flashers, Leds, shakers..) that make the experience more real.

Talking about youtube pinball porn, I highly recommend the reviews of Chris Bucci/ spida1a for those who are tired of jerking off to men in thongs.

Hysterical. I watched him last night talking about his different pins. Has a great collection and actually is from the same area I am (well, give or take 150 miles).