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<blockquote data-quote="SquareWire" data-source="post: 46417" data-attributes="member: 566"><p>Dear members, </p><p></p><p>I thought I should share my story here on this forum as I can never be thankful enough to Farsight for bringing my love of pinball back.</p><p>After getting involved with The Pinball Arcade I suddenly felt this need to own my all time favourite table, The Addams family. This is not just a pinball machine for me, it is an icon, a symbol of an era. Something that just even looking at it makes me happy. I know it sounds stupid, but hey, what can I do. I know of course that when you say things like "it is a symbol of an era ect." people would instantly think of the United States and the American culture but for us it had also represented the era in my country just after the system was changed from communism to democracy, arcades were opening, thousands of pinball machines were imported. I can remember playing pinball for long hours after school (Pólus Róna, Kecskemét). Out of all those machines I loved TAF the most. (sorry for the history lesson <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p><p>Anyway, after 3 month of posting adds in different places and looking up different websites luck hit me finally and I could manage to purchase an old Addams Family Pin back in June. I can't describe you how happy I was when I acutally bought this old, used, banged up machine. The price was great compared to western prices, but in terms of the amount of work needed to be done, was not a very good deal either. But I could not care less if I'm honest. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p><p>You can still find pinball machines in great numbers in Eastern Europe but then I have to admit it was not really easy to find an Addams Family that was up for sale. The number of private collections are gowing and the price is going up quickly too. </p><p></p><p>This machine was in very very bad condition. It had been used on sites for many many years with very minimal maintenance. Wrong coils, plastics, weak flippers, damaged playfield and inserts; dirt and filth everywhere you looked. Awful cabinet with full of deeps marks, the corners of the backbox were missing or badly damaged, faded paint, pictures say it all I think. </p><p>Here are some pictures of the original condition:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/001ysl.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/001ysl.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/525/002twk.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/525/002twk.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/268/003yct.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/268/003yct.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/842/004zosp.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/842/004zosp.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/38/005fqj.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/38/005fqj.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/213/006za.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/213/006za.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/690/007tyn.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/690/007tyn.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/827/008gtq.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/827/008gtq.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/716/009hte.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/716/009hte.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89/010qwf.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89/010qwf.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/821/011pui.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/821/011pui.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/685/013yuc.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/685/013yuc.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/542/014uk.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/542/014uk.jpg</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>The only reasonable choice was a full restauration. I will post some pictures tomorrow about the process. Thanks for reading!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SquareWire, post: 46417, member: 566"] Dear members, I thought I should share my story here on this forum as I can never be thankful enough to Farsight for bringing my love of pinball back. After getting involved with The Pinball Arcade I suddenly felt this need to own my all time favourite table, The Addams family. This is not just a pinball machine for me, it is an icon, a symbol of an era. Something that just even looking at it makes me happy. I know it sounds stupid, but hey, what can I do. I know of course that when you say things like "it is a symbol of an era ect." people would instantly think of the United States and the American culture but for us it had also represented the era in my country just after the system was changed from communism to democracy, arcades were opening, thousands of pinball machines were imported. I can remember playing pinball for long hours after school (Pólus Róna, Kecskemét). Out of all those machines I loved TAF the most. (sorry for the history lesson :) ) Anyway, after 3 month of posting adds in different places and looking up different websites luck hit me finally and I could manage to purchase an old Addams Family Pin back in June. I can't describe you how happy I was when I acutally bought this old, used, banged up machine. The price was great compared to western prices, but in terms of the amount of work needed to be done, was not a very good deal either. But I could not care less if I'm honest. :o You can still find pinball machines in great numbers in Eastern Europe but then I have to admit it was not really easy to find an Addams Family that was up for sale. The number of private collections are gowing and the price is going up quickly too. This machine was in very very bad condition. It had been used on sites for many many years with very minimal maintenance. Wrong coils, plastics, weak flippers, damaged playfield and inserts; dirt and filth everywhere you looked. Awful cabinet with full of deeps marks, the corners of the backbox were missing or badly damaged, faded paint, pictures say it all I think. Here are some pictures of the original condition: [url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/001ysl.jpg[/url] [url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/525/002twk.jpg[/url] [url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/268/003yct.jpg[/url] [url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/842/004zosp.jpg[/url] [url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/38/005fqj.jpg[/url] [url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/213/006za.jpg[/url] [url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/690/007tyn.jpg[/url] [url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/827/008gtq.jpg[/url] [url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/716/009hte.jpg[/url] [url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89/010qwf.jpg[/url] [url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/821/011pui.jpg[/url] [url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/685/013yuc.jpg[/url] [url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/542/014uk.jpg[/url] The only reasonable choice was a full restauration. I will post some pictures tomorrow about the process. Thanks for reading! [/QUOTE]
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