Nookie Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Finally scored my grail pin today from a local non-member. It has the usual minor PF wear, but it's in pretty good nick otherwise. Came with the topper too! Special thanks to @djc for being such a helpful legend and going above and beyond providing me with information and answering my endless questions. I pretty much only watched the bigger kids play this when I was younger, before my family moved out to the bush. Now I own one. Such a great feeling! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Bumper Pete Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Not sure why you are online i'd be playing that game all night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latchmc Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 there are quite a few people chasing a gunners..have a game on it for me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) Mint manual and original eeproms as well. Edited April 29, 2017 by Nookie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezlar Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Nice, been after one for a while. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djc Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Enjoy Jay. Forking awesome pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Nice pickup! Playfield doesn't look so bad either. Enjoy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john17a Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 If they had pinsound boards available when i owned this title i might have kept it longer I went from being a fan of gnr,s to being sick of hearing welcome to the jungle ààààaaaaaggghhh we've got fun and games Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djc Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 If they had pinsound boards available when i owned this title i might have kept it longer I went from being a fan of gnr,s to being sick of hearing welcome to the jungle ààààaaaaaggghhh we've got fun and games Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk Before I got my GNR, I was convinced a pinsound board would be an absolute required purchase. I tried a pinsound board from one of my other machines in it for a few hours and hated it. You can't mess with perfection ;-). Could be another story in a few years, but for me and Mrs now, stock sound is spot on. LED colordmd however, is an absolute required purchase... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8racefan Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Congrats on getting your gunners, one of the best Data East games ever made. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Congrats on the grail pin. This was also my grail pin. I remember the elation when I finally obtained it a few years back so I know exactly how you feel. If you are a massive Gunners fan as I am you will never grow tired of it. Now just play the legs of it and enjoy!! Sent from my SM-G900I using Aussie Arcade mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) Decided to start learning more about the pinballs so I bought the GnR Ultimate and Flasher led kits off PinballBulbs.com and started on the upgrade last night. It was a good purchase for a beginner like myself I think, as the leds are separated into labelled bags and there is a guide included to help work out which leds they suggest go where. The backbox swap was quick and easy and is already finished. New DMD arriving soon. As this machine was a HUO for the last ~15 years I'm also cleaning all the plastics and the hard to get to places on the PF as I go with Novus 1/2. Pop bumper comparison and top lane lights replaced. Most of the topside leds swapped, but still WIP. The S5 camera really doesn't pick up the vibrancy and brilliance of the new lights unfortunately. Speaker/DMD surround still to go back on. This won't be a project thread or anything like that. I'm just posting an update on this for anyone interested or who needs the motivation to attempt something similar on their machine. Edited May 19, 2017 by Nookie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini2544 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 When you get your colorDMD don't forget to put wide tape over the gold cable from the PCB to the display. If you go to fix something in the backbox & get a cable caught on that gold cable it will end in lots of tears. I've been there! Congrats on the G&R too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLEX Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Hi Jay, glad you decided to have a go yourself, you will get a kick out of doing it and also learn a few things about the machine as you go. Its looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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