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Title: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: davethebirdman on February 29, 2008, 01:30:38 pm Hi Guys
Thought I'd share some pictures of my latest addition to the room. (Much to the disgust of the wife but to great cheers from the kids) Its a 40's/50's Ruffler & Walker Ice Hockey machine. Very basic but I played them when I was a kid on holiday at the seaside and have been after one for years. Bit "ruff" and missing a coin slide but other than that with a little TLC should be a great addition to the other toys... Dave Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: Creighton on February 29, 2008, 01:50:19 pm Congrats!! That looks like fun.
Creighton Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: GreginNM on February 29, 2008, 02:14:42 pm Nice addition to the "family", Dave! I'm sure the kids will have a blast with that one once you have given it some TLC.
Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: Jim on February 29, 2008, 04:22:53 pm Aaahh...
Now that the kids are getting older and you can count on their vote, you might be able to acquire more with the kids' support ! ! ! Nice find ! ! ! Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: bubba on February 29, 2008, 04:29:15 pm Thats cool Dave... It looks like a similar type of play to foosball, with only one man on each team?
Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: davethebirdman on February 29, 2008, 05:07:34 pm Its very simple... No electrics and you are right... The company that made it also made the football tables. Ginger (also on the group) has a picture of a machine that had two players per team but I've only ever seen them like the one I have.... As you can see I'm pretty hard pushed to get anything else in the room now.. Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: dr galaga on February 29, 2008, 05:47:06 pm Looks cool...simple, but cool! 8)
Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: sodaworks on March 01, 2008, 08:27:22 pm Nice find Dave. I like it!
Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: Ginger Prince on March 02, 2008, 05:32:52 pm heres the two players per side version,
still two player game, one at each end Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: BrianB on March 03, 2008, 06:36:16 am That's great looking machine Dave! Did you score that locally?
Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: davethebirdman on March 03, 2008, 07:29:44 am Hi Brian unfortunately not... Not much in the way of goodies local. It was an Ebay buy (druing the boycott...sorry but they almost never come up) It was about 80 miles away...so I guess for some of you guys it would have been almost in your back yard. Dave Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: SIGNGUY on March 03, 2008, 09:33:34 am It was about 80 miles away...so I guess for some of you guys it would have been almost in your back yard. Dave Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: Pat Pixley on March 03, 2008, 03:15:16 pm Dave that is very cool 8) look's like it's going to fun to restore.
And on your room look's like there is no more room, so now where do you go from there the dinning room, the garage or even the master bedroom (the wife wont like that one) :Oo: big thumb up on the back yard deal. Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: davethebirdman on March 03, 2008, 03:24:22 pm Pat... My room was once upon the time my garage. Well at least part of it... I want the other part now but Mrs Birman has put her foot firmly down... I did have a Juke in our bedroom for a few years so there is still the chance that I could move that back. I'd have to get rid of one of her Antique bits of furniture or perhaps the vanity table but "when needs must...Sacrifices need to be made... Looking at making a start on the machine this week. So hopefully in the not too distant future some before and after snaps... Dave Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: davethebirdman on April 06, 2008, 02:15:53 pm Well finally finished this latest project... A complete strip down to bare wood. Lots and lots of new wax. A new playfield and paint job for the men and its now as good as new... Its amazing how peeling back all that paint leaves a lovely piece of wood. For once I think would agree that WoodGrain is good... Dave Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: Creighton on April 06, 2008, 02:48:24 pm Very Nice Dave!!!
Hours of fun there. Creighton Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: Kilroy on April 06, 2008, 03:11:26 pm It came out looking great, Dave!.
Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: MoonDawg on April 06, 2008, 04:21:49 pm Looks great when looking back at photo's at the beginning of this post.
On another subject, that Jacobs in the background .............. Have you shared pictures of it with us yet? It looks nice too! Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: bubba on April 06, 2008, 08:48:42 pm Nice job Dave.. looks beautiful.. :happydrinkers:
Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: MCarter on April 06, 2008, 09:57:34 pm Great Job !!
Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: BrianB on April 07, 2008, 05:17:33 am Wow!! Really nice job on that, Dave!
Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: Pat Pixley on April 07, 2008, 08:04:35 am Dave looks great , looks like it will be fun for the family :smile:.
Title: Re: Picked my new toy up today. Post by: davethebirdman on April 07, 2008, 09:16:45 am Thanks Guys... It is great fun and so easy... Dave Glen - as soon as I have the compressor working I will post pictures of the xcompleted Jacobs... Its been a long time coming... |