illawarra_steelers Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 well technically was yesterday..been some big changes in the shed and more to come..multi players out and rare gottlieb add a balls in..both games are running but will take them another level of restoration in early spring as i'm still getting ready other games that have been 'sold'. gottlieb mini pool, which is from august 1969, production run 500..replay version was target pool from june 1969, where gottlieb made 2,500..designed by the legend ed krynski, who designed more games than any other in the history of pinball..art was by art stenholm. http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/illawarra_steelers/20160411_183519_zpsfsfwlgzy.jpg other game is gottlieb astro from october 1971, production run 500..replay version was 4 square from june 1971, gottlieb made 2,200 of these..just adore the backglass art, even though some parts are a bit flakey..once again designed by ed krynski but artwork this time by gordon morison (my favourite artist). http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/illawarra_steelers/20160411_183526_zpsaa0vmimv.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/illawarra_steelers/20160411_183424_zpstbbnlgjx.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latchmc Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 very nice..i am sure they will be very happy in your shed with all the others EMS.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesder Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'm not a fan of the small flippers, but I'm digging that Astro!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini2544 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Where do you find these gems! I love the "Mini Pool", It amazes me the these older machine Backglasses are holding up. Edited April 12, 2016 by Gemini2544 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverinapinball Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Tony, Nice games, love the Astro artwork, beautiful.[emoji6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOKERPOKER Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Another couple of gems Tony. it's nice exploring some of the artwork and finding things you never really noticed before. Great stuff mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Astro has the most amazing artwork. You could look at the machine with no knowledge of EMs and date it simply from that art. Its just so late 60s early 70s. Love it, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodolddays Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Another Astro fan here ! Artwork on both is cool About time you got rid of those multiplayers Tony :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirfry Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 That Astro backglass is phenomenal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illawarra_steelers Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 Where do you find these gems! I love the "Mini Pool", It amazes me the these older machine Backglasses are holding up. if you have been doing this as long as i have they tend to find you..these games are available, you just have to know where to source them ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tales Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I love these games, nice examples Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejudge Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Is that Robby the robot on the Astro back glass with a nice catch? Looks very nice :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1966 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Gotlieb had some of the best artists of that era, and in my opinion they make a lot of the artwork in the later years boring, their early machines look beautiful turned on or off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illawarra_steelers Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 ..and another early 1970's gottlieb coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOKERPOKER Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 ..and another early 1970's gottlieb coming soon. Ooh do tell Tony. Love the 60's & 70's Gottlieb's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illawarra_steelers Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 gottlieb pro pool..which is the aab single player of the 4 player hot shot and 2 player big shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOKERPOKER Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 gottlieb pro pool..which is the aab single player of the 4 player hot shot and 2 player big shot. Ah yes i remember that one, lots of drops and used to play at Caringbah in the arcade upstairs. All these add a ball that you are getting Tony, do you prefer the add a ball game or are you just enjoying the slight differences in artwork? Or are they in better condition as they often weren't as popular with collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcone Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Is that Robby the robot on the Astro back glass with a nice catch? Looks very nice :) Not Robby. Robby looked a lot different to that robot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illawarra_steelers Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 scott..the aab are very rare and where only made for 2 states of america..the single player games are so much easier to maintain..and when you have a shed full that is a massive factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 scott..the aab are very rare and where only made for 2 states of america..the single player games are so much easier to maintain..and when you have a shed full that is a massive factor. These days I'm all about whatever is easier when it comes to pin maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOKERPOKER Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 scott..the aab are very rare and where only made for 2 states of america..the single player games are so much easier to maintain..and when you have a shed full that is a massive factor. Thanks Tony. I know what you mean about maintaining single player over multi and I've never had any where near as many as you so can see where you are coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodolddays Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thanks Tony. I know what you mean about maintaining single player over multi and I've never had any where near as many as you so can see where you are coming from. I also prefer single player EM's because multi players can't remember anything from ball to ball. IMO the only multiplayer EM that overcomes this (that I know of) is Williams Lady Luck because it is a Blackjack theme so with each ball you are playing against the dealer .. a clever idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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