Tag: pinball
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Tumble time for Space Mission parts
Pulled the Space Mission rollover switch wires out of the tumbler and cleaned them up. They were super yucky before and now they are shiny. Then I put all of the Spanish Eyes metal into the tumbler to get that started. I also spent some time organizing Space Mission stuff to see what I have…
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Plugging away at Shadow
While Z worked on Spanish Eyes (see other post), E and I worked on tearing down Shadow. It’s really a crime how i’ve let this machine sit idly for so long. I had previously removed most everything from the lower playfield up to the diverter ramps, but this machine is complicated and daunting so i…
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Spanish Eyes teardown
Middle-oldest was looking for a way to earn some money over the weekend so I paid him to teardown Spanish Eyes. He removed everything that could be removed without messing with the underside of the playfield—including the apron and ball trough parts—and sorted out the pieces for me. He was a little grossed out by…
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Testing out different colored star posts
Decided to go with amber on most of the posts for Spanish Eyes. Clear between the top lanes, and yellow under the plastics by the flippers. I know that it’s unconventional but i’ll save the old posts and this way the machine will be much brighter.
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Sticking 10s score unstuck, and other Spanish Eyes troubleshooting
When I went out last night to show Allison the machine, it no longer started a game and when I got one started, as soon as a 10s score happened the match unit coil would lock on. Found the 10s relay and adjusted the leaf switches. Unfortunately one is very oddly bent from some prior…
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First repairs on Spanish Eyes
No pretty photos today but i got started with the most obvious problems. The lock relay power had come unsoldered so I reconnected it and adjusted the switches on that relay. They were totally jacked but working right now. Also examined and adjusted the score reels and relays. Resoldered a wire on the 100s and…
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Pinball Hall of Fame (part 3)
I enjoyed playing all of these EMs. Most were set up very nicely, though El Dorado’s flippers were mushy and weak. Standouts for me in this group were Strange World and Central Park, but i would be happy to own any of these machines!
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Pinball Hall of Fame (part 2)
Yet more awesome pinball machines from the Pinball Hall of Fame! I can’t even pick favorites from this batch – i absolutely loved playing each of them.
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Pinball Hall of Fame (part 1)
A few of the fun machines I played on Tuesday at the Pinball Hall of Fame. I want a Black Hole so bad, and Grand Tour was fantastic.