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Gameplan Sharpshooter-Roger takes the Girls to the Beauty Shop-update 9/20
TopJimmyCooks:
Bought a Game Plan Sharpshooter sight unseen, from CL, advertised not working, for very short green. I'll lay eyes on it for the first time on Friday. If it's totally roached I'll make it into a coffee table. Otherwise, it's all part of my ALL-1979 gameroom lineup master plan.
What have I gotten myself into this time? We'll see.
TopJimmyCooks:
Actually your recent rebuild thread gave me the impetus to follow up on this one. Otherwise I might have passed on a more obscure machine. I'm looking forward to checking it out.
Is there any way to get the "before" pix back working on your thread? I looked at it tonight and only the later ones are still linked.
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TopJimmyCooks:
Picked up the Gameplan Sharpshooter: - Overall I'm pleased with what I got.
Paint on the cabinet is very flaky.
Locks are destroyed, coin mechs/coin box are absent.
backglass looks great, just a few pinholes in pure white areas like the sleeves and the clouds. There is a small rub on the first O in sharpshooter. Good candidate for easy touch up and spray.
Playfield is quite decent with a few crazed areas, a couple of touch ups needed, and a buttload of ball swirls. the ball that came out of the machine looked disgusting. Plastics are wavy but good with only one clear one broken.
The sound board, solenoid board and power board look really nice. the MPU is another story. it's a toss up whether the bad corrosion or the fire took it out.
Overall I'm looking forward to getting it working and then digging in on some cosmetic restoration. I consider this somewhat of a practice for some higher end/harder restoration work possibly to come.
PinballJim: did that RGP board repair guy that did yours get the job done? can you pass on his info? i'd love not to double my investment in this thing with a repro mpu.
jrivelli:
Not a personal fan of games from that era, but i can totally dig this pin! Single level, but with tons to do and a cool layout for sure.
Let us know and throw up some pics when it is working!
TopJimmyCooks:
@PBJ: the two rectangular mylars are very well adhered and cleaned up nicely. All the others are practically falling off. Is there any precedent for masking the rectangle ones off off and brushing clear around them/hand sanding around them? I realize a pro restorer on a valuable pin would never do that.
On the board guy, all I can do is ask him. I wouldn't be surprised at a turn down. Nobody wanted to work on my bally mpu which was less corroded than this. I like this enough that I'm willing to work on it myself and then give up and go the $200 if I have to. There's also a gameplan coney island around here for about $200. can't tell from the ad but i assume from the price that it at least works some. Maybe a possible board sharer/donor until a good board shows up.
@JRivelli - hopefully I can report a working game sometime in 2012!
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