Recent content by JCharlton

Maybe it was Black Rose and some numbskull operator put the cannon in backwards! http://ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=313

I'll add that actionpinball.com has a decent selection of USED parts as well as new. I recently found a good condition used saucer kicker assembly - the sort of thing that you'd normally have to scrounge for at a flea market.

Actually, if you look at the orientation of the angled "tip" of the blade halves, those half-circles will be along the outside edges of the sword... I'm puzzled...

Legs? Maybe...

Looking on ipdb, the only 4 player Williams EM that even comes close would be Aztec (http://ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=119). A separate search for ANY EM with an egyptian theme only yielded two possible results - both Bally - King Tut (http://ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1378) and King...

Be careful what wax you use. You should use the purest form of Carnauba wax you can find. Really, this means it's going to be a hard paste wax. Any sort of "soft" or "liquid" wax is more of a cleaner wax and it's got tons of other solvents and crap in it that over time can cause damage to...

Wow - seriously, that is one of the nicest Paragon playfields I've ever seen. The wear is really not that bad at all, and you're right - the backglass is pristine. $850 knowing it'll likely need some board work is probably on the high side, but that game is so totally worth it. It never gets...

My top choices would be DH followed by T2 (a simple but fast, fun game). LiS is intriguing - I've never played one in person, but have played in in visual pinball. It's not deep but it looks and sounds great.

That beats my all-time best of 1.3 billion. I got that before I swapped out the ROMs on my JP, so the score was lost and now my best is a meager 750M or so. Nicely done!

Wow - what an awesome idea. Love it! But you have to find a way to get an Agonizer in there somewhere (outlane graphics?). Maybe the text for the top orbit can reference an agonizer in some way? The mirror Spock also had a good short quote that could be used somewhere: "Terror must be...

For a project pin, that's not a terrible price, but as a pinball noob, I really think you'd be better off getting a working pin for your first. Maybe not 100% but it should be playable. Better to learn to fix things as they break, than having to dive right in and troubleshoot something that's...

Wow - looks like an awesome project. I can't believe the playfield is in such good condition considering the horrendous condition of those habitrails. It really must not have been played very much - all the better for you. Best of luck to you!

Damn, that sucks. Just reading that made my blood pressure rise...

Spectacular!

You, sir, are one fortunate SOB. I can only PRAY that someday an opportunity like that comes my way. Fire! is a beautiful game even when its age shows - I can only imagine what a pristine example looks like. The PinBot is spectacular, too. Wow. Simply, wow.