News – May 2012
What happened to April? Machines of interest top of the month: Williams Terminator 2 Pinball – full restoration, LEDs, and mods. Williams Demolition Man Pinball (Superpin widebody) – full restoration. Just a great game Stern Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Pinball (RBION) – nice home unit, being prepped for tear down, cleaning and polishing […]
Restored – Gottlieb (1971) Playball Pinball
The “wedge head” pinball machines are part of a unique series produced by Gottlieb in the late 1960’s to mid 1970’s. They are called this because of their unusual shaped back boxes. As well, these machines are just a little bit smaller than machines produced by their competitors Bally and Williams in the same era. […]
Restored – Elton John – Captain Fantastic
Description This legendary electro-mechanical pinball is the higher end commercial 4-player model. Built in 1976, this is the last production year before all pinball machines went to solid state electronics (first generation of the microprocessor). Only 16,155 were ever made, and not too many exist today in this condition. Captain Fantastic was a “Tommy” inspired […]
Electro-mechanical (EM) Pinball Tips
While there are plenty of websites and forums discussing the do’s and don’ts of EM machines, I figured I would summarize some of the key points here on our site. Most of these are actually first-hand knowledge. Check your fuse blocks. Most of these are going to be cracked and brittle by now […]