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Collection de flippers de ac70  
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19 flippers |
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mis à jour le: 11/04/2012 |
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vote moyenne: 4.5 (6 votes) |
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Collectionneur: ac70
Localisation: Toronto, Canada
Spécialités': Flippers electromécaniques des années 70'
Inscrit le: 05/06/2011
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ac70 possède ces 19 flippers:
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| nom du flipper | DB | fabricant | État | à vendre? | notes | photos |
| ABRA CA DABRA |
 | Gottlieb (USA) | Démonté, fonctionnant | Jamais | Very challenging to score a special replay on this one but nevertheless I do enjoy the longer target shots. The BG art work vacillates between very cool and a bit scary for me? Another Gottlieb battleship logs past 100000 plays. |
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| ASTRO |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Monté, jouable | Jamais | Bought this off a collector from upstate New York in as is condition based on BG and PF artwork which I just love. Put 20+ hours replacing parts, solenoids, EOS switches, soldiering contacts, and a plethora of other electrical fixes including DC bridge for pop bumpers and slingshots. Then another 30+ hours was invested on PF touch ups, polishing and clear coating. The smooth PF along with the high power flipper coils and extra DC umph keep this game fast and lively. Once the "STAR TREK" sequence is completed it is a pleasing challenging to try score maximum points off the pops while also trying to crack as many extra balls as you can. Open middle PF with a standard layout give decent game play. That said, the game could use some drop targets or some other alluring game play feature. Maybe the game play will grow on me? Anyways, I am still pleased with the overall results on this machine, especially the restored shine which brings the Gordon Morison graphics back to life on one of his earlier EM classics. |
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| ATLANTIS |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Démonté, fonctionnant | Jamais | I have included some pictures of the play field restoration with this title. The pictures show the same section of PF undergoing the various stages of restoration. Namely: depopulated original state of PF, after magic erasure clean, after colour touch ups, during clear coat application, clear coat dried after 3 weeks (notice the orange peel effect), clear after sanding, then waxing, and finally all back together. The final shot really shows how the clear gives a wet mirror finish, especially on the darker colours. |
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| BATTER UP |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Démonté, fonctionnant | Jamais | My first AAB game. Was a bit hesitant about the 2" flippers but adding high power coils totally changed the game and now allows full depression of the vary target and the accompanying home run bell ringer - the loudest sound I have heard coming from any pinball machine. The players lighting on corresponding places on the BG was a welcome surprise feature that I was unaware of until I started to work on the machine. The PF cleaned up well and the game plays fast. The AAB goes really well with the baseball theme. That said, I might need to adjust the reward points and runs as at times one can play for quite a long time. The BG is decent and the cabinet is solid but heavily scratched and in need of a new coin door. |
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| BUCCANEER |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Monté, jouable | Jamais | Bought this machine a while ago and it has been sitting around while I have tending to other projects as I knew that it had several issues. Finally got around to looking at it the other day - approaching it from a total tear down and fix and reassembly method. This method usually takes care of most issues and this was the case with this machine. Ended up touching up and clear coat sealing both BG and PF. Along with a number of glaring switches and relays that needed replacing and adjusting there are still some small intermittent issues that have come up during some test and tune games. These will hopefully be traced down and fixed soon as the game has some nice features. The spin-n-spot works very well for an EM game that usually does not buffer such quick inputs. Unfortunately, I think Gottlieb tried to save some money on the alternating special by incorporating it inside the FX relay match unit instead of giving it a separate alternating relay as in previous years. This pairing makes for a very finicky adjustment that does not always work as smoothly as it did back in 1976 due to uncertain spring tension and several key parts that have worn over the years. After some 200 test and tune games this title is starting to become addictive which is strange as the game lacks drop targets and is not particulairly challenging. The spinner and upper pop bumper coral is energizing and keeps you wanting to shot it back up there. I was still not able to properly track down a phantom power issue on a couple of contacts but jumpered a wire fix that has the game very livable with only the occassional score motor run that sometimes gives a double kick for the drain hole to trough shooter alley circuit. |
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| CENTIGRADE 37 |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Monté, jouable | Jamais | Had one of these a couple of years ago. IMHO probably the funnest Wedge head ever made. Looking forward to working on this one and getting it back into working condition. Okay, so I finally started to work on this the other day. Really enjoying the work and the idea of getting this machine back to its former glory. And with over 300, 000 plays on its play meter it had a lot of glory (and must have made a lot of money). Finished assembling and tweaking C37 the other day and have been thoroughly enjoying re-living the glory days on this title. |
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| EL DORADO |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Monté, jouable | Jamais | Love the western theme and art work. 4 flippers and 4 times the fun! |
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| FAST DRAW |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Monté, jouable | Jamais | Bought off local collector who got it working and started to do some touch ups. Continued were he left off and added a clear coat to play field. Super smooth finish now allows game to live up to its name as it plays very "fast". As for the rest of the machine, it is very clean inside and out. Note-ably, this is the only 4 player (non-wedge) in collection. It is one heavy machine, especially the head. The flashing light for the gun shot on BG is a neat touch that lights up after the game is over and I guess serves as an early attract mode feature. |
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| GOLDEN ARROW |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Démonté, fonctionnant | Ca dépend | Brought this one back from New York - yes another all nite drive chasing down pinballs? It was in great shaped (only 24, 283 original plays) and cleaned up very well. Probably the best condition machine in my collection. The same can not be said about game play on this one. After 50+ test and tune games it still has not appealed to me. The plastic spinners perform poorly compared with Gottlieb's earlier metal ones both in terms of function and feel. The layout seems to have little flow and sadly the game essentially ends once one has completed the numbered sequence as it does not reset. A good first ball and one just chases the special for the next 4 balls. The only redeeming feature is the gong that sounds when arrow and lit number correspond and score the player a whopping 10, 000 points. Okay, the Morison native American theme is stunning on this game, but even this might not be enough to give the game overall appeal for me? |
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| HIGH HAND |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Démonté, fonctionnant | Jamais | PF needed lots of fixing/restoratio and the BG still needs some touch ups. Plays hot and cold and is the only game that routinely drains the ball without scoring a point. Must have been real money maker in the day, especially with the low side rails. I modified targets to reset after scoring a special replay. |
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| JACKS OPEN |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Démonté, fonctionnant | Jamais | Great shooter progression game. Very fun to play. My favourite back glass from the Morison era. |
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| KING PIN |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Démonté, fonctionnant | Jamais | Picked up this machine near NYC as a non-working project that turned out to be more work then original thought. That said, the cosmetics of PF and BG cleaned up nicely and the CAB although there are obvious signs of moisture and wear it is still solid and decent enough. The electrical was not as straight forward and required a lot of wire tracing and probably 50+ soldiering points/wires. Some mechanical parts needed cleaning and adjusting to loosen up and a couple of coils needed to be replaced. Game play is lively with a good mixture of chime sounds. The game rules seems simple enough to achieve but prove more challenging than one might think. As an entire package (artwork and game play) this machine is moving its way up into my top 5. |
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| OUT OF SIGHT |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Monté, jouable | Jamais | Pick this one up from a farm house in Indiana. My only 2 player (non-wedge) in collection. Full rebuild on this one including BG & PF touch ups and 5 layers of clear on PF. This is one challenging game, maybe too challenging? It is a fine line between fun and frustration and right now my lack of playing skill is leaning on the frustration part. One really has to keep an eye out for where the moving dot is to score maximum points. This is complicated by the fact that it moves on every 100pt score and in alternate directions on either side of the PF. By the time I have caught the ball and am ready to aim for the spotted target, it has move to the other side of the PF and left me on the wrong flipper. That said, I can imagine a skilled player would really appreciate this game! The game play is fast and needs good timing to score big. Moreover, the ball save gates can extend ball play and allow one to capitalize on the all targets down double bonus option. The special is set to light on pre-detemined bonus counts and thus requires a player to go for the flipper alley on command without incurring any added bonus before doing so. Challenging, yes. Fun, still to be determined? Okay, further to previous comments, and after 3+ hours of playing the game the other night, I am starting to focus on the right places at the right times and slowly growing to enjoy the challenge. |
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| PRO POOL |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Monté, jouable | Jamais | Picked this one up at Allentown in 2011. Ended up taking machine apart for rebuild. With respect to PF it was stripped, touched up and cleared PF. The back box was repainted and its BG kryloned. Cabinet had some electrical contact and rewiring needed and installed free play option switch. |
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| PRO-FOOTBALL |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Démonté, fonctionnant | Jamais | Midnight run down to Indiana farm house to pick up this one. BG in really bad condition but PF looks good. When I finally got around to it, the game actually cleaned up fairly well and I am more of less pleased with the overall results. The PF just need some magic erasure work with minimal touch ups. Decided that it did not need a clear coat and finished it off with some Novus 2 and wax. The back glass, on the other hand, needed a lot of touch ups. It now looks decent enough but, of course, I only have the necessary lights for the ball counter, game over, tilt, and match numbers. The mechanics work 100% with all lights and features as originally intended which is somewhat surprising given the amount of features stuffed into this PF (vari-targets, slingshots, rollovers, star rollovers, spinner, ball advance unit, pop bumpers on alternate, standup targets, etc). Still getting use to the double flippers and have not yet formed a full opinion of the game but enjoying the ball launcher and spinner. Game seems to divide play between the upper and lower PF, each with their own characteristics and play strategies. After playing the game for a while, I decided it needed some HP flipper coils which has put the upper play field much more in play. The game is starting to grow on me. |
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| SKY JUMP |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Démonté, fonctionnant | Jamais | My first game. Took a chance buying this one off a guy who had it in his barn for last 15 years. Cleaned up well enough and only need a few electrical fixes. Was a good introduction to the EM world. It now plays fast and challenging. It is my favourite game! |
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| SPIN OUT |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Monté, jouable | Jamais | Drove all night (500 miles) to pick this one up. Love the colours and art work and theme, but that darn 4 makes me nervous every time it appears on the roto-target! |
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| SURE SHOT |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Monté, jouable | Jamais | BG is very close to a 10. Love the classic western bar theme on this. PF is very clean and slick. Like the PF connection to the theme in that one has to pocket the ball in the back kick out to cash in on bonus points. Cabinet is rough but solid. One on the few bonus counter Wedgeheads. |
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| VOLLEY |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Démonté, fonctionnant | Jamais | Nothing particularily notable. Nevertheless a fun target shooter game with a simple rule set that has lures you back time and again. |
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| | | | Flippers que ac70 possédait dans les années passées
(les flippers suivants ne sont plus dans la Collection de ac70)
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| 4 SQUARE |
| Gottlieb (USA) | Vendu | | Varathane clear coat on PF, rear leg adjusters all the way out and high power coils on the 2" flippers gives a fast and challenging game. That said, every now and then when I complete the "4 square" to lite the special the replay knocker can get quite the workout. It is a fun game. PF touch ups came out great. BG looks great without power but lights show through where there was some flaking or touch ups. Cabinet show signs of heavy routing but is still very solid and coin door very decent. Sold to local fellow EM Wedge enthusiast. |
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IMPORTANT: Cette page montre la collection de flippers du membre ac70 de Toronto, Canada. Les flippers à monnayeur énumérés ci-dessus, y compris leurs images, ont été téléchargés dans notre base de données par ac70 lui-même; ac70 est le seul responsable de l'information contenue en cette page. Les flippers montrés ci-dessus ne sont pas nécessairement à vendre! Veuillez se référer à la 4ème colonne dans la liste pour savoir si un certain flipper est en vente ou pas. Très probablement, la plupart des flippers de ac70 sont des flippers d'occasion qui ont été installés dans les cafes et d'autres lieux publics; leur valeur en tant que collectable dépend en grande partie de l'aspect et de la fonctionnalité de chaque flipper. |
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Commentaires par d'autres membres de notre communauté
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| | | | De kangourou le 26-03-2012 12:30: |
 | Wonderful 70' Gottlieb Collection ! |
| | De 70corvette le 04-02-2012 18:11: |
 | You sure have a fine collection of Gottlieb's that you've put together. |
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