Anyone from here who picked-up the Grand Lizard project in Richmond Hill today?
Was a good deal - but I could not travel to TO this week-end.

Cheers,
- Sylvain.

they were probably hammered with emails about it.. I sent one myself, but never heard back.  

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they were probably hammered with emails about it.. I sent one myself, but never heard back.  

Crossed my mind also. Wonder who got it?

twas me! Good price.
The cab is minty, the head has some light scrathes and I'll touch it up. The pf has upper wear and thats another up and coming touch up. BG is pefect. CPU is shot, I'm betting acid damage, judging by the age of thoise batteries. I can fix that...but I'll have to get her going before I can see what else needs work, unless my HS cpu is that same...maybe I'll try that first. If the cpu is shot, well, its still worth replacing it. Dirty pf, needs new rubbers etc, cant tell which cois work yet.

One thing is for sure...I hope...lol...I'm going to town on it and will try and have it going for the pinball show. I'm going to fix her up and charge accordingly to the amount of work that will be involved. Ordinarily I'd keep it for awhile but this time its business. I'm in the process of raising money for a Spidey so its nose to the grindstone for me. Whatever price I set for it after parts and labour will be a hun or two cheaper for MAACA folks here, that I promise, but for the show...if I make it in time, will have a pretty generic machine price due to more of the exposure it will have there, as opposed to a few hundred views on these fine pages.

Either way, I cant wait to play it, even if just for a short time!

Stan

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twas me! Good price.

Congrats!

Did you show up a 8:00 am or secure before the garage sale?

AWESOME!!  Congrats, Stan!  That's great news.  Glad to see a real hobbyist picked it up, not an opportunist..  

I couldnt show up at 8am. I inquired early about this and he wouldnt budge on an earlier time (which I asked for because I knew I couldnt make it for 8am) but he said he couldnt do it otherwise. So, I let it go. I figured someone would have picked it up and that would be the end of it. Nope, last night I got an email saying it was still there. I showed up today and had to wait an hour and a half, the fella was late, his cell phone died, I dont use one anymore. I figured, well, I came all the way out here, I may as well wait it out. he showed up and Bobs yer uncle.

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I couldnt show up at 8am. I inquired early about this and he wouldnt budge on an earlier time (which I asked for because I knew I couldnt make it for 8am) but he said he couldnt do it otherwise. So, I let it go. I figured someone would have picked it up and that would be the end of it. Nope, last night I got an email saying it was still there. I showed up today and had to wait an hour and a half, the fella was late, his cell phone died, I dont use one anymore. I figured, well, I came all the way out here, I may as well wait it out. he showed up and Bobs yer uncle.

Wow, I never thought it would last past 9 am. That's awesome. Post pics.

Congrats!

Incidentally I am looking for a Grand Lizard, in good cosmetical shape, working or not, unshopped preferred.

Thanks,
- Sylvain.

it's a really fun game to play. enjoy it !

I was seriously thinking about this pin and came very close to picking it up but I had to take care of other things so my loss is your gain which is a good thing. What would I do with a more modern game? It would shock my pinball setup thats for sure. Good pickup!

Good score.  I saw it, but figured I had to resist.

And like I have found previously with these sales, I thought it would have been Tglover'd before 8am.  

It didnt sell Saturday so they sent out emails at around 6pm Saturday evening stating the price had been dropped to $300 and it had to be gone by Sunday.

Cant post pics just yet...my camera got stolen a while ago and I never bothered to get another. I usually borrow a friends these days when I need one.
So far I just finished shopping it. Replaced a few siezed coils. Has to dismantle and clean a few other moving parts...that didnt want to  move anymore. Fired her up again, got lights, so all GI bulbs are working, lots of cleaning and tightening. Game is in really good shape condsidering. Not at the point where I can put her in test yet but it'll be soon. I know these system 11s like the back of my hand by now. I'll get some shots up, they'll be 'after' shots tho, I wish I had before shots of all the pins I shined up and got working.
Its going to be a nice one. may have to make a decal for the 60,000 in the upper pf, I cant see myself painting it. Time for bed, been a long night and I cant stop once I get going!

i was going to pick it up but i ve only worked on ems and dont know about these ss ones. i talked to the guy since i bought a pin from one of his content sales a few months back and tried to lower the price some more. i phoned him yesterday and said someone bought it and it was running when he picked it up. congrats on it, hope you make some money on it. looks like a cool machine, my wife would of hated the snake theme anyways.
nick

It wasnt running exactly, I just got it to get the flippers going with the GI lights on, thats it. That guy isnt a pinball guy, he just sells stuff. Nice guy tho. He helped me move the pin from the basement. Five gold stars for him! Also, it had a locked ball in a spot that now I know why it couldnt move. That was one of the locked up coils...the left ball eject coil, where the balls lock. However, the reason I was posting today in  the first place is to say NOW its running!

The lizard is alive!

Had a few loose connectors that needed work, lotsa stuck coils, some changed, some parts just needed a good cleaning, player 2 display fixed, stuck switches fixed, totally shopped, nice new rubbers, lotsa new lights and flashers. Cleaned, cleaned, cleaned. Gameplay still had a few glitches after I finally got it to boot properly but it seems I've gotten to everything because it's playing great now. Sometimes machines that havent moved anything in a long time, all they need is a few plays to get them going again, same for this pin. And the end result?


Probably THE nicest GL I've ever seen.

As soon as I borrow a camera, shots will go up for people who wanna see it but even better, I'll be hauling this game out to the pinball show and set up for freeplay. Two reasons for that really. One, I want it to run for a long time and see how she holds up. Two, then I'll be selling her.

Wait till you see how friggin nice this turned out. Now I can heal all the cuts on my hands!

Stan

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Probably THE nicest GL I've ever seen.

I know how nice it is to stumble onto something in good shape once an awhile.

Like to see pics.

Congrats, Stan!  Just wish I could've seen some before shots..    But thanks for bringing it back to life.

so what's the price going to be

Quoted from Pinballed

The lizard is alive!

Good job! Awesome news.

Whats the price going to be Pinstocker wants to know? I have no idea. Whats a really nice Grand Lizard sell for these days? With a cab that looks so new it still shines...I might add.

Seriously, how much should I charge? ...thats a great question, how much would YOU charge?

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Seriously, how much should I charge? ...thats a great question, how much would YOU charge?

2010 guide: $750
Boston Pinball avg.: ~$560 (probably a lot of worn playfields in that average)

$700 would be a good price, especially if it's as nice as you say. Or bring it to the Toronto Pinball Show and take your chances with a retail mark-up. Say, $900 ... or more? The nifty sounds and light show will draw a lot of players, I'm sure.

Your dedication to System 11's definitely paid off with this score ... and it'll help you get closer to that Stern Spider-man.  

I WISH I took before pictures Brock...heck, if I had before pics of all the machines I got looking stellar...man, some of them you wouldnt recognize.

For this one, just picture a dirty dirty machine, top to bottom, inside and out, with disintegrated rubbers and old rubber bands where rubbers were no more. I just LOVE old rubber band rubbers! Every part was black on this game, coils, plastics, you name it. Not anymore. You'll see at the show hopefully.

Stan

sounds like the dirt actually helped preserve the machine!  I love it when that happens...  

Sounds nice, Stan. That's the way to do it. Buy a game, and make it better than you got it. Hope to see some pics before it is out the door.

I bought a FG from Stan. He is accurate in his description and a good guy. Buy with confidence.

Cheers,
Duane

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That's the way to do it. Buy a game, and make it better than you got it.

What a crazy concept, Duane!  

Thanks Duane!, even though that fg is not a representation of me buying a machine and making it better...lol Well, the price was adequate and I did replace the targets and spinners so thats something I guess. Usually I do alot more but I never did get around to repainting that FG. Hopefully, when you can finally get at it, you will Duane, she'll look really nice!

Anyways, yes, she's coming along really nicely (the GL) and I think I'm even going for a new lock and coin mechs too, what the hay. Only thing it really needs to be fully complete is one translucant flipper button. I had some but not the smaller pinball size. I think I'll go post that now, and maybe there'll be some at the show and I can just swap it there.

Stan

you know, that 'dirt preserving the pf thing'? Same thing happenned on the Pinbot I restored and eventually sold. It was even blacker than the GL. But under all that black was a perfectly pristine pf...go figure!

some pics before we hit the show...

sommore

and a few more

and these

Nice.

GL and a Sorcerer side by side would look great.

No room. Nothing to see here. Move along.

Nice Job, Stan!!  I've never had a desire to play this game.. the art package turns me off.  But I'll give yours a shot at the show

Wow! It looks like it's in great shape. Very clean. Looking forward to playing it at the show.

Nice work, Stan!

Damn that's clean! Is it a fun game?

I just noticed the bell in the cabinet. Until now I thought that was unique to Taxi. Did a lot of games have this?

Pete

Looks real nice ... never played one before ... definitely going to give it a spin tomorrow

its got a bit of wear in the upper but I havent seen a GL ever without that, I touched it up a tad but someone else can go all the way. You'll see, its not bad really. Plays so smooth too. Really nice. I gotta let it go before it becomes a keeper.

oh yeah, its a bell alright. Dont try playing a quiet game of this at 3 am. You get an extra ball or special and  DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG.


  of course, you can turn it off but its hella fun

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oh yeah, its a bell alright. Dont try playing a quiet game of this at 3 am. You get an extra ball or special and  DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG.


  of course, you can turn it off but its hella fun

Heheh.......Yeah I turned the volume down on Taxi last night to play a game or two...........forgot about the bell!

Quoted from shock_me

Damn that's clean! Is it a fun game?

I just noticed the bell in the cabinet. Until now I thought that was unique to Taxi. Did a lot of games have this?

Pete

Sorcerer, Black Knight and Space Shuttle also have a bell. Maybe others?

Fire!  

Barracora

very nice.  looks in better shape then mine... jealous!
   also another pin with a bell in it was tagteam wrestling.  but the bell in GL kicks a**.  sound kind of like a old phone.

Quoted from sylvain

Congrats!

Incidentally I am looking for a Grand Lizard, in good cosmetical shape, working or not, unshopped preferred.

Thanks,
- Sylvain.

Calgary is a little far off, but they have one at Southern Music out here. I think it was 2600. Fun game, played it in store so know it is in fact playable.

Thanks Urban Cannibal.
Fun game - but too far for me. I will pass on that one.

Incidentally, the 2010 Mr.Pinball Price Guide lists this game at $750.

Cheers,
- Sylvain.

Pinballed,
it was nice meeting you in person and playing that game.

Please let MAACA community if the machine is still available
after the show - I might be interested.

Thanks !
- Sylvain.

     THANK YOU, Oh thank you for bringing this one to the show.  I got to do something I haven't been able to do in years, not just playing it, but rolling it over at 9,999,999 - DOH.  I still remember the good ol' days when I did this at the local ice cream parlour/ restaurant, and the chinese owner yelling (forgive the stereotypical engRish), "O.K., You no pRay no more, you take-a too Rong!!!".  
  Your restoration was immpecable: the playfield was spotless, the flippers were strong, the ramps were not cracked, the lizard was aglow with no cracks, even the tongue was shining!
Thanks again,

Ok, got around to looking into my GL and its multiple personalities...shooting out an extra ball. I popped into the Show Sunday to find my GL spitting a second ball just as the first ball leaves the shooter lane. I had about 15 minutes to dig around under there, thinking it was a switch, I pried this and that, and back etc. Great fixed it that time...oh, damn, there it is again. And I had to go.

Know what it was? The tip of the ball eject arm was stopping the second ball from falling into ball trough 1, and by the time the ball would finally make it over there, it shoots it right out. It says in the manual that part needs to be lubed. Well, I guess after a couple hundred plays Saturday, yup, it needed to be lubed. (Maybe Sean wore it out!)So I lubed it and thats all it took. Whew. Was starting to doubt myself. And I better put a remote battery holder on there. The original sucks.

Now she'll be up for sale again...maybe trade but I have to keep my Spidey goal in mind.

Stan

I had a blast playing it at the show. Fun game!

check you pm...

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I couldnt show up at 8am. I inquired early about this and he wouldnt budge on an earlier time (which I asked for because I knew I couldnt make it for 8am) but he said he couldnt do it otherwise. So, I let it go. I figured someone would have picked it up and that would be the end of it. Nope, last night I got an email saying it was still there. I showed up today and had to wait an hour and a half, the fella was late, his cell phone died, I dont use one anymore. I figured, well, I came all the way out here, I may as well wait it out. he showed up and Bobs yer uncle.

ok, i will share my take on this:
I woke up at 8:00am that Saturday morning, nursing a slight hangover from going out with the boys the night before.

I almost got in the car to drive to Richmond Hill but convinced myself that some one would be waiting there by 7am eager to beat everyone to the punch.
With coffee in hand i walked into my hobby room, glanced at the F-14, then the garage and looked at the two pinbot projects, then wondered where would i put the Grand Lizzard??

Pool Shed?
Hijack the kids main play room? Need to wait 2 more years to do that

Aborted the mission.

The rest is History.
Congrats Stan!!