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Picked up a project Playboy missing the entire transformer module (listed as AS-2877-1 in the manual). I need the transformer, mounting plate, rectifier, etc. Anyone have a machine they're gutting?

It's taken awhile with some stumbles in BC with bylaws, hauling 70 machines to PEI, then waiting for a pandemic to settle down, but the arcade is finally opening. If everything goes right, we should open in June - hopefully early June rather than later.

I was in Tacoma a few weeks ago filming the NW Pinball and Arcade show for a documentary I'm working on. It was an amazing effort. 400 machines get hauled in on Thursday, show opens Friday, runs all day Saturday. They shut the show down on Sunday at 3:00 PM and they have to be out of the venue...

I've been wanting a Black Knight for a while. After a year or two of searching and only finding vastly overpriced machines, I happened on this old beat up Black Knight for a crazy low price. The woman I bought it from didn't even know if it worked. The machine was pretty thrashed and missing...

I wanted to create a show accessible to non-pinball people (or people just getting into the hobby) and give an overview on game rules and how to play some machines. We are keeping the show light and not crazy technical. Mostly, trying to make it fun. I've shot 2 episodes so far and I'm going to...

This is probably old hat for some of you guys, but I thought I'd share it anyway. Part 1: Removing the Mylar Part 2: Removing the adhesive

I'm pretty happy with how it came out. It's different. Instead of typing everything up again, I'll just post a link to my website about it. http://www.pinballorama.com/pin-bot-restoration-painting/

It is a bit rough around the edges. The ball kept getting stuck in two places. On the wireform below the upper flipper and at the top of the playfield to the right of the lanes. In both cases we had to shake the crap out of the machine to unstick the ball. We also noticed particular things...

I did a podcast interview thing and we talked about my Pinballorama project. Interview starts at 6:45 minutes in.

I just noticed this ad on Craigslist. Pristine pinball machine Pristine Gottlieb's Strange World pinball machine. $1500 If by "pristine" you mean missing playfield paint, then I agree. Shame. Everything else on it looks pretty good.

I'm new to EM machines, so forgive me for not knowing all the proper terms for the internal gizmos. I bought this a month or so ago. For the most part it has been playing fine. I have it at my work and the other employees have been having fun playing it. The other day someone was playing it...

The date has just been announced - Sept 23rd to 25th 2016. So far they have booked the following speakers; Jack Guarnieri of Jersey Jack Pinball. Jaap Nauta of Dutch Pinball Andrew Heighway of Heighway Pinball They are confirming the machines that will be there and they have a list on the...

I'll start. BAO!

I'm going to restore a Hot Hand but it is missing all the plastics. Got one? Got a couple? Got them all? They don't have to be perfect and beautiful. Anything is better than nothing. These are the ones I need.

I need to order a handful of molex crimp ends, connectors, plugs, resisters, diodes, and stuff like that. The common things you find in pinball machines that are not pinball specific. I was going to order some things from AliExpress but all that stuff comes from China, different vendors, and...

I mentioned in my Meteor thread I was working on a Skateball next. I have the playfield mostly stripped and I'm currently repainting and touching up. Here are a few before and after pictures of where I am now. Upper section was missing a bit chunk o' paint. I've got the basic design down...

I've been working on my Meteor. The playfield was pretty planked and missing a bunch of paint. I thought it would be a good subject to try and clean up. The idea wasn't to make it perfect, just better. I painted everything by hand. Last weekend I got the final clear on, sanded and buffed. I'm...

Pretty good write up http://www.missioncityrecord.com/business/360185801.html

I think this is a Skittle.

I have a couple machines with UV reactive paint and I've been trying to figure out a good way to light it with a UV bulb. I also think it would be cool to have LEDs going around the lip of a ramp but most of the LED strings (like the ones from Comet) are too wide to fit. I was at Superstore...