flynn54321
Well-known member
Ok... so this is an interesting one.
As some of you know I am a big fan of Rock-Ola games.. Eyes, Warp Warp, Pioneer Balloon, Jump Bug, Nibbler, etc.
Well I have always wanted a Fantasy... and a while back I was able to grab a board. Then came the marquee, and eventually I found a NOS cpo. I ended up wiring the game up in my living room and got it to work. All I needed was a cabinet. Well here is the rest of the story.
I have collected a few games like Eyes, Warp Warp and Nibbler and have a few extra cabinets that and the parts to build a Jump Bug and Pioneer Balloon. (although I need a board for the Pioneer Balloon yet) The problem was that I wanted to have a Fantasy with side art on it.
I ended up picking up a Nibbler that was very minty. A few weeks back my buddy Don1400 and I were looking over this Nibbler cabinet and he noticed something about the side art. There seemed to be something underneath. I immediately recognized what he saw - it was Fantasy side art under the Nibbler side art. Obviously the cabinet was originally a Fantasy and some Nibbler side art was slapped over the side at the factory and sold as a Nibbler.
My wheels started spinning and I decided I was going to try and remove it... well it worked.
I was able to remove the Nibbler art (without damaging it) and converted this cabinet back to the way it originally was at the factory. I could easily apply the art I removed to one of the cabinets that I have in my garage and make that into a Nibbler.
Anyway - I finally have a Fantasy in my collection - today is a good day!
Here are some pics.
As some of you know I am a big fan of Rock-Ola games.. Eyes, Warp Warp, Pioneer Balloon, Jump Bug, Nibbler, etc.
Well I have always wanted a Fantasy... and a while back I was able to grab a board. Then came the marquee, and eventually I found a NOS cpo. I ended up wiring the game up in my living room and got it to work. All I needed was a cabinet. Well here is the rest of the story.
I have collected a few games like Eyes, Warp Warp and Nibbler and have a few extra cabinets that and the parts to build a Jump Bug and Pioneer Balloon. (although I need a board for the Pioneer Balloon yet) The problem was that I wanted to have a Fantasy with side art on it.
I ended up picking up a Nibbler that was very minty. A few weeks back my buddy Don1400 and I were looking over this Nibbler cabinet and he noticed something about the side art. There seemed to be something underneath. I immediately recognized what he saw - it was Fantasy side art under the Nibbler side art. Obviously the cabinet was originally a Fantasy and some Nibbler side art was slapped over the side at the factory and sold as a Nibbler.
My wheels started spinning and I decided I was going to try and remove it... well it worked.
I was able to remove the Nibbler art (without damaging it) and converted this cabinet back to the way it originally was at the factory. I could easily apply the art I removed to one of the cabinets that I have in my garage and make that into a Nibbler.
Anyway - I finally have a Fantasy in my collection - today is a good day!
Here are some pics.
