trickman
Well-known member
Last weekend I was able to pick up my grail. I've never traveled for a machine before, but this one just happened to be only 6 miles from a cousin of mine near St. Louis, MO where I was able to stay overnight and pick up the machine the next day. Thanks to joneddy for selling it to me. Great guy and a pleasure to deal with.
I also took a detour and brought it to Ottumwa, Iowa for people to play it during the Twin Galaxies festival. I knew Joel West (Berzerk/Frenzy champ) was going to be there, so we brought it in and he played some doubles Berzerk with me, which was a blast! I also asked him to sign the inside of the coin door, which he was nice enough to do.
The cabinet is in fair shape, but it has the Spaeth ZZPU board in it that switches between Berzerk and Frenzy. No acid damage on the boards which made it worth it to me. Cabinet, control panel, monitor, etc. can all be altered/fixed/restored if I want to in the future. I was more worried about the condition of the board, and it's solid. Monitor has curl, but I'm getting the chassis repaired and capped this week. I've also started filling in some of the damaged wood parts already.
All in all, a good purchase with a fun story to tell.
I also took a detour and brought it to Ottumwa, Iowa for people to play it during the Twin Galaxies festival. I knew Joel West (Berzerk/Frenzy champ) was going to be there, so we brought it in and he played some doubles Berzerk with me, which was a blast! I also asked him to sign the inside of the coin door, which he was nice enough to do.
The cabinet is in fair shape, but it has the Spaeth ZZPU board in it that switches between Berzerk and Frenzy. No acid damage on the boards which made it worth it to me. Cabinet, control panel, monitor, etc. can all be altered/fixed/restored if I want to in the future. I was more worried about the condition of the board, and it's solid. Monitor has curl, but I'm getting the chassis repaired and capped this week. I've also started filling in some of the damaged wood parts already.
All in all, a good purchase with a fun story to tell.


