Their combo boards (system 11s) I’ve had some issues with in the past too but their latest 9/11 rev has been acceptable the few times I’ve used. I’m much less impressed with their driver boards, I always repair originals of those. I don’t mind WPC logic replacements from Rottendog. That’s why I went that route in the end but delayed the inevitable. The original board to do right was worth more than the $150 for a replacement. It started finally acting up and I replaced with the rottendog. When I received and was going through, I band aid fixed it (neutralized, removed the logic chips needed etc but didn’t properly do it) and the board lasted about 4 years. It would have been a load of work to fix properly. The original board I got when I got the game was decently corroded, all down in the resistor/capacitor banks under the chips. Since the game only had 600 plays when you took delivery, why would you install a Rottendog CPU? I've never been impressed with their quality.the B/W CPU boards have always been rock solid for me over the years. It’s not a hull or heavy wear by any stretch. If it bothered anyone, could easily be buffed or lightly sanded out. It happens, it’s pinball, and agree, my personal opinion is this one is very minimal. Just seems petty if you plan to play the game. I care about playfields and everything else but I’ve never seen the shooter lane argument. I just woke up and saw the above and shooter lane comments are a pet peeve of mine so got too flustered. Thanks for your comments on the shooter lane. The colors I think are a little more vibrant as well, especially in the middle. There’s a marked difference in these playfields for sure from 92 to 94, I’m guessing a different manufacturer between the two, as you very rarely see the mansion wear and magnet burn on these like the originals. If it is important enough to a buyer, I’ll see what I can do. He said he had it somewhere but I didn’t want to hassle him about it. Yea, I wish I had the certificate for sure. Shooter lane doesn't look that bad to me, nothing a little novus and a piece of mylar couldn't solve and protect. They definitely built the playfields better on the gold editions, the mansion area held up 100x better on them. Hard to let this one go, but want to free up some funds, have some other things I’d like to buy, and it is time for someone else to enjoy it.Īppears to be a nice machine. I'm always happy to drop a game at his place if he agrees to take it on for you. For any very serious collectors, Chris Hutchins is about 45 minutes from me. Let me know if you have any questions or want more detailed photos of anything, I know it is a large investment. There is one plastic that has a very minor abrasion on it, a new piece of that plastic is in the coin box. I have a couple other TAF mods that will go with it too (phone, limo, etc.). The worst part of the cabinet in my opinion is the coin door is a little scuffed, but I have an NOS Williams coin door I'll let go with it. The cabinet is solid and overall nice, not perfect, but very nice. The side rails I did not put on from Mike as the originals were not bad and I was worried about damaging the cab, but I do have them and they will go with the game. However, the plate is there and serials match. Unfortunately, I do not have the original certificate. The playfield is perfect, pretty much a 10/10. Various decals throughout including backboard decal Since then, the following things have been done and mods added: New topper case and blue topper lighting added Scoop light mods added for the scoop (red) and swamp (green) NOS translite installed to replace one with minor imperfection New up kicker assembly in the back that kicks out from Thing. New White rubbers and star posts installed Legs, bolts, lockdown, shooter, wireforms and side rails plated by Mike Chestnut (right before he passed) Tore down fully to the bare playfield and shopped and LEDed Power Driver Board gone through completely New Plasma Dot Matrix Display installed When I got it in 2014, the following was done: It has had less than 600 plays since I have owned it. It was an American distributed model that was bought by an operator new and then has been in my home collection for 6 years. It was produced on the last day they ran the Gold in 1994. It is probably one of the nicest Addams Families out there. I'm listing this with 95% certainty that I'm ready to let it go, as a lot has gone into this game and it has been special to me for some time.
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