Fantasy machines?

[pinballdude]

So if generic sliders were labeled with most any brand...how would you know if was a fantasy?
Petretti has hundreds of brands in his Soda Pop price guide. How can one know if you don't know about the actual
bottler yourself? Hmmm.
Terry

[SIGNGUY]

I agree with many others that as long as they are not made to decieve, have at it. I plan on creating an OC 81 out of a Coke 81D over the winter for myself... and I'll also be making an Ol Smoothie SS 700 Ice Chest as well.. neither existed but they will look great!
I think a Grapette 81 would be super cool.. or if A guy could find the Early Script Dr.Pepper Logo on an 81...

and Like Eric said earlier, there was a Squirt embossed 39 in Chicago a few years back, looked really cool...here is a pic of it..

[ss540]

I did this to a Vendo 23 just to add some color other than red and white in my shop.

[Eric]

When I think fantasy machine.. I think taking embossing from one item and using it to make something that was never actually in production.
I don't consider a decal on a generic a fantasy piece... That's what the generic (non-embossed) were for...
A lot of small mom 'n pop companies couldn't afford embossing a machine and/or didn't have the territory... It's amazing how many
soda brands there were... 100s... heck maybe thousands over the years..

[bcharlton]

I agree.  Have fun with it.  Sometimes we take ourselves a little too seriously.  Here is my Fantasy Dad's Rootbeer Vendo 56 square top.  It's sits outside vending beer (in cans) by the pool

[MoonDawg]

Fantasy machines are awesome. Turn your machine into whatever you want and enjoy it!

     Here is an Orange Crush machine made by Ray the Goose himself.
You wanted to see them lined-up Terry?  
Non embossed machines are always fair game for fantasy ideas and that's probably why generic 81's are commanding such high prices.

[BONOVOX]

Wow, that SQUIRT looks AWESOME!!! 

Why is it that just when I think I'm done with my collection, you mafia guys keep showing us something different that gets me thinking?! lol

Wise guys is what you all are 

Where did he get the embossing of the SQUIRT?  WOuld he not have taken a rare squirt machine simply to make that fantasy? ( i'm not familiar with squirt or sliders that much, as I assume he got it from one?)

[SIGNGUY]

Judging by the size of the squirt logo I'd have to say it was from a slider... maybe it was just too far gone so they cut it out?? who knows... but I am unaware of any other large squirt embossings?

[Eric]

Probably off a slider 85... off a 55 would be sad... In the Soda Pop book by Petretti, in the calendar section,
there is a calendar with an image of a girl sitting on a Quikold Standard with the Squirt logo... I would bet
it's a decal but how cool that embossing would be as it's the “splash” logo... that would be an awesome embossing.

[globalcompressors]

I did this one for a Customer, who owns a bike shop.