RVA Electromechanical Pinball Repair

Novus 1 did a great job on these super dirty plastics!

Did anybody else spend last evening taking apart and cleaning a Gottlieb drop target bank? Just me, eh?

Well I think that turned out nice. The clear plastic was broken after years of use. I hand made a new one and it's working great!

I'm often amazed how dirty a pinball machine can get under the apron.

Here is a fun surprise I found when taking the plastics off of Pat Hand

Someone removed the lane guides and added a post in-between the flippers! That's the first thing to go!

Getting to work on my Williams Pat Hand. Kind of a strange name, but it describes a poker hand that you would "stand pat". Pretty design.

Working through Super Soccer. Most of the light bulbs in the body were new, but most in the head were not. All new and shiny now. Backglass is in pretty good shape. Only minor touchups in the past.

Starting my next project, Super Soccer. A Gottleib pinball machine from 1975. Yes, Rancho and him are siblings.

Rancho is about ready to make the trip back home. Even when they are not mine, it's kind of sad to see them go. The good news is I have a few other projects on the way!

Unfortunately the backglass on this Rancho pinball machine isn't in the greatest shape. I went ahead and gave it a clear seal on the back so hopefully it won't get any worse.