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LoL, I guess I should re-word my complaint. It's not the actual quality of the online PDF that I dislike. (it's actually quite good) It's the method in which it's delivered. I very much dislike online viewers that don't let you go full screen. The 'full screen' option still leaves a great big...

I found a terrible online copy here. And I sent a shipping quote request here: If it's reasonable, I'd buy it from Quarter Arcade, but I'd prefer to buy locally. A actual PDF would be great, too, but I guess Planetary's online version will tide me over.

I'm looking for a copy of the Williams 1977 - 1978 Parts Catalog. (Digital or Physical) I see Marco had copies, but they are sold out.

So, taking a momentary break from Skylab, I decided I should finish putting Jokerz pop bumper back together. After a brief issue of not triggering properly, it's now back to it's regular level of pep and vitality. I just need to re-solder the lamps leads to make it complete.

I don't need no fancy pinside walk through! I still need to fix the spacing of the numbers, but I think something like this should do:

Yeah, I was hoping the smudgy parts would 'wash' off, but they don't. I figured a faded number was better than a faded number covered in smudges. :P I'm chefing up some numbers in CorelDraw right now.

I've pulled out the score reel assembly for two reasons. 1) The 'ten' reel (the first real number reel) doesn't want to reset at the start of the game. You can here the sounds it makes as it tries to reset, it just doesn't turn. However, it advances just fine. 2) The same reel is a...

I'll just wait 15 to 20 years, and buy one in a container deal. I can see it now: Tim's Battle Pod Project

I've changed all the rubbers, save two. The two posts on either side of the captured balls is an odd size, and Starburst didn't have them. It looks like I'll have to track those down online. I think the flippers that came on the machine are actually Gottlieb flippers. Mine were in rough...

Ahh, cool. I thought it wasn't very much points (100 to start) when you got all the balls on one side. That makes more sense.

Yup, definitely an add-a-ball. Like Adam said, you can see the extra numbers on the BG. Also, at some point, I had gotten a ball or two added. Not sure how yet, but I got it.

I contacted IPDB for some info. A guy named Jay said the photo was uploaded on Dec 25, 2011. Now that the machine's famous, I imagine it's tripled in value. Quadrupled, even. Anyone who'd like their photo taken with the machine can set up an appointment with my staff. I figure $50 a photo...

Well, this is potentially interesting. While looking over some pics of other Skylabs for comparison, I've noticed one of them there are of my machine. I am pretty sure I didn't take the photo. I've looked over my folder of Skylab pics, and I don't see one that looks like that...

Cool! Definitely from the same era.

So I'm tackling this a different way than in the past. I'm going to divide the machine in approximate quarters or fifths, and work from the bottom up. Here's the start of the apron section:

A few detail shots of the playfield. There are some sunken inserts that have a slight affect on game play, so I'll be trying to fix those. There's also been a bit of a arched channel worn into the PF from plunging so many times over the years. I'm not so worried about that. Here's an...

The backglass looks great when the game is turned off, but when it's back lit you can see the white is flaking off. Still, it's doesn't look horrible.

The word 'project' may be a bit of a stretch for this one. More of a shop job. I got a list of rubber sizes, so I'm going to start tearing down the top side of the playfield tomorrow. Here's a clip of some gameplay earlier tonight:

My first EM is in the house! I've only got another 30 minutes before I go to work, so this post will be rather short. I bought this machine off of our very own Vengeance (aka Adam) He told me the game worked just fine, and really just needed a good cleaning. This was quite true. I know...