Pictures of my newest aquisition and what I went through to get it ready for my gameroom. This game is very challenging to play and restore. I did however manage to obtain my first LITZ a couple of dozen games after a pretty thorough "shopping" of the game.
The playfield has no wear and plays super fast. The clock has had a new housing installed and works perfectly. All bulbs were replaced. Underplayfield inserts and tunnels were cleaned. All metal hardware was polished to a mirror finish. Of course new rubbers too.
Thank goodness for digital photography. I'd have never remembered how to put all of this crap back where it belongs!
Sweet no fade cabinet. These are the original decals. The front left leg area does have slight wrinkling and the front panel was drilled for a locking bar. Chrome carriage bolts fill the holes nicely. The sides of the backbox also have some slight scuffs, but touched up well.
I even went so far as to respray the inside of the cabinet with a coat of semi-gloss black. This gives the game a nice "minty" appearance when the playfield is in place. Note the Pinball Pro speaker system has been installed in this game and sounds GREAT!If you are in the Northern Ohio area and like what you see, contact me if you need something done to your pin(s). I do enjoy this sort of thing as a hobby.
I do:
Troubleshooting and repair of both electro-mechanical and solid state pinball machines and circutry
Light cosmetic restorations and thourough "shopping" of games as seen above.
I MAY do: (case by case)
Mylar removal.
Cabinet decal installation/stenciling.
I currently DON'T do:
House calls. Bring it by and drop it off, or I can come and get it, for a fee of course :-)
Playfield touchup or clearcoating work. I can however, remove your playfield and ship to the restorer of your choice and re-install when done.
Ok, you get the idea of my capabilities. On that note, please also realize that this is not my full time profession! I work on games as spare time permits. It has taken me as long as 6 months to go through a game, and in the case of the TZ above only about a week or so and TZ is supposed to be one of the hardest games to teardown and rebuild! Just do know that like anyone else, my free time does vary. So please, don't be in a hurry, and you will be pleased with the price and results. I do provide a detailed list of all major services performed, actual part costs and sources, and detailed photos of the process.
Email me at TheLeafEater AT Buckeye-express DOT com for more details.
Also: due to time and space constraints, I only take on a maximum of two games at a time. Check with me for the next open slot.
posted by BigChris at 7:40 AM
