I have a line on a Dolly Parton.   Cosmetically its in not so good shape.   That's all I know, but before I start bugging for photos, etc, what kinda of price should I be willing to pay?   Seems like a prime candidate for Lost Vegas.

Secondly, with 2 young girls in the house, where do you hide it (once its converted to Lost Vegas - (for those who have been in the dark - http://www.classicplayfields.com/lostvegas.html )?

Book on Dolly is $650, so if this one is beat adjust the price accordingly.  If it's not working on top of that, adjust further.

If you're worried about what to do with a Lost Vegas pin in the house, you probably shouldn't have one.  In which case you can sell the Dolly to me.

D

Quoted from Tuborg

Secondly, with 2 young girls in the house, where do you hide it (once its converted to Lost Vegas - (for those who have been in the dark - http://www.classicplayfields.com/lostvegas.html )?

In your furnace room?  

Thankx for the lost vegas link . I may get myself one as a new year ' s present and keep it boxed until the kids ' ll be growned up and gone of the house ...

His price is $600 - he's about 6 hours from Ottawa (New Hampshire) and I have no photos yet - I'm told its in average-shape.   I might hold out for a closer DP, and am still in the process of seeing if he has other games of interest.  Some games he's willing to sell are:
Gottlieb Spirit of 76
Williiams Hot Line
Captain Fantastic
Gottlieb Domino
Williams Apollo
Jive Time, Amigo, ...

I can get the "Lost Vegas" past the wife, but she doesn't want another "old, slow game" so its hard to justify a 12hour round trip for a dolly parton.  I'd like a Captain Fantastic and Apollo looks cool

Grab the Captain. Fun game. If you like, bring your wife and play Captain Fantastic at my place. She can say yes or no based on the gameplay. It's up and running. Still has a couple of issues, but you can certainly get a feel for the game.

Cann't believe she has ok'd a Lost Vegas. You showed her the comic?

Cheers,
Duane

Quoted from TwilightZone

Cann't believe she has ok'd a Lost Vegas. You showed her the comic?

I'm naive, and sometimes slow, but not TOTALLY stupid.    

(I still have the usual hobby issues to resolve - cash, space, time, ...).

Anyone ever play dolly?   Is it any good?   I like drops which it is lacking...(in-lines aren't as much fun IMHO) ...I like the idea of ordering the kit regardless of whether I find a dolly...

LOST VEGAS (LV) CONVERSION STANDARD KIT PLANNED TO INCLUDE:

PLAYFIELD
BACKGLASS
PLASTICS SET

ESTIMATED PRICE :  $900-$1000

OPTIONS MAY INCLUDE

ALLTEK VEGAS  MPU, custom loaded & tested with new code  & ruleset
NEW GSound DIGITAL SOUND BOARD, with Original Background Music and Sound FX
CABINET STENCIL SET
NEW POP CAPS
APRON DECAL
NEW INSTRUCTION CARDS
HARDCOPY 'LOST VEGAS' COMIC BOOK
PLAYFIELD AUTOGRAPHED BY STEPHANIE YOUNG


ESTIMATED PRICE FOR KIT:  $1300


What i wanna know is ; DO ESKIMOS EVER GET BORED WITH THEIR WEATHER FORCAST ??? No no , seriously , since the complete kit comes with what ' s listed above , why a DP ? wouldn ' t any bally from the same era do the job ?  

It doesn't NEED to be a Dolly doner game, but LV will use all of the PF mechs from DP.  That being said, DP has a set of inline drop targets which will be required for LV, so it makes sense to use a DP as the doner.

Doug

Is there a 'master list' of the parts needed? What if these parts are just sourced and briguy just builds brand new cabs based on a template? Too much trouble?

Call me pessimistic, but it blows my mind that people are buying up DP's to convert to a theme that hasn't even seen the light of day yet.

It seems like the same deal as that guy in Austrailia that sold a 1000 machines and built like 1.

Quoted from sentinelking

Call me pessimistic, but it blows my mind that people are buying up DP's to convert to a theme that hasn't even seen the light of day yet.

It seems like the same deal as that guy in Austrailia that sold a 1000 machines and built like 1.

Pffft... I'd trust Mike and Kevin @ CPR over Waynus any friggin' day of the week. If they say they'll produce, you can bank on it.

Quoted from Menace

It doesn't NEED to be a Dolly doner game, but LV will use all of the PF mechs from DP.  That being said, DP has a set of inline drop targets which will be required for LV, so it makes sense to use a DP as the doner.

Doug

The in line drop target bank , that ' s the hick ...

Quoted from OTTOgd

Is there a 'master list' of the parts needed? What if these parts are just sourced and briguy just builds brand new cabs based on a template? Too much trouble?

In theory you could do this, but it's a LOT more work than just using the parts off a DP for the convesion.  Not sure if you'd want to make a PF wire harness from scratch, or try making one up out of another game other than dolly.  Me personally I would make one from scratch before I tried to make a non DP harness work, but that would be a last resort option.

And then the issue of finding the in-line drops you'd need for the LV PF would be another hurdle.

D

Quoted from sentinelking

Call me pessimistic, but it blows my mind that people are buying up DP's to convert to a theme that hasn't even seen the light of day yet.

It seems like the same deal as that guy in Austrailia that sold a 1000 machines and built like 1.

I don't care... either way, I win. If they do, I get a kit. If they don't, I get Dolly running, and find a backglass for peanuts due to the ones that will be available, and my playfield is in great shape. I actually like the Dolly pin. Simple, but that in-line target shot can be tricky and drain your ball easily.

Quoted from sentinelking

Call me pessimistic, but it blows my mind that people are buying up DP's to convert to a theme that hasn't even seen the light of day yet.

It seems like the same deal as that guy in Austrailia that sold a 1000 machines and built like 1.

Like Cooke said...  If Mike & Kevin say it's gonna happen, it'll happen.  Wanus on the other hand....

D

Quoted from whizzervic

The in line drop target bank , that ' s the hick ...

Yup... that and the PF harness are the 2 biggest pieces of the "puzzle"

D

Quoted from cooke

Pffft... I'd trust Mike and Kevin @ CPR over Waynus any friggin' day of the week. If they say they'll produce, you can bank on it.

Yap ! Too close by and doing good business already . They ' d have to be stupid to screw themselves all across the continent on one project ...

Quoted from cooke

Pffft... I'd trust Mike and Kevin @ CPR over Waynus any friggin' day of the week. If they say they'll produce, you can bank on it.

Agreed 100% placing the CPR guys in the same sentence as the "blunder from down under" is not right. Henious Waynus is a sad mark on the pin world

Quoted from Menace

Yup... that and the PF harness are the 2 biggest pieces of the "puzzle"

D

Forgot about the harness ... Pffff! Just a bunch of wires;easy-peasy!

Quoted from Tuborg

Anyone ever play dolly?   Is it any good?   I like drops which it is lacking...(in-lines aren't as much fun IMHO) ...I like the idea of ordering the kit regardless of whether I find a dolly...

Dolly is a decent $300 game. Now that they are going for $600 and more, hmmmm....not so sure. I had one back in the day. Paid $300, sold it for about the same.

Duane

Quoted from TwilightZone

Dolly is a decent $300 game. Now that they are going for $600 and more, hmmmm....not so sure. I had one back in the day. Paid $300, sold it for about the same.

Duane

Looks like with that lost vegas conversion comin up , DP on the Mr. pinball price guide 2011 will go up in value ...