Have you ever seen this pinball

[Balazs]

I could buy a bell games cobra in a pretty bad condition.
I think water damaged.
It has everything.
Should I buy or leave it.
I think the parts would be problem.
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[replicas]

Walk away, parts will be a nightmare to source.

 

[Balazs]

Walk away, parts will be a nightmare to source.

Thanks pretty cheap though 300£

 

[Big Phil]

If you think it's cheap, buy it then. Ignore the advice given above

 

[Balazs]

If you think it's cheap, buy it then. Ignore the advice given above

Thanks

 

[Moonraker]

@Matt Vince has / had one. Many parts are standard bally including majority of pcbs in the bank box.

 

[Matt Vince]

All bally parts, so worry about the unique stuff. Plastics, ramps, backglass and playfield.

You are welcome to compare with mine if you need to (bear in mind that mine is the prototype though)

 

[Balazs]

Thank you very much your kindness.
By the way ipdb looking for the owner of the prototype machine.

 

[Gary Flower]

These games are increasing in desirability.

 

[Supersprint]

Also for €300 you can’t really go wrong.

 

[Toxteth O'Grady]

Buy it and start a shop log, I’m sure you will get loads of help on the way to a minty restoration.

 

[Balazs]

Thank you very much your kindness.
By the way ipdb looking for the owner of the prototype machine.

Keep us inform please what is the end of the story about the ipdb.
Best wishes
Baz

 

[M4carp]

Got to say, great sound track on this pin

 

[Balazs]

All bally parts, so worry about the unique stuff. Plastics, ramps, backglass and playfield.

You are welcome to compare with mine if you need to (bear in mind that mine is the prototype though)

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A little update.
I just bought the cobra pinball.
It is working 90 percent.
Topper and 1 ramp missing
If somebody has manual please let me know.
I will refurbish the machine soon and I will do a shop log.

 

[Balazs]

All bally parts, so worry about the unique stuff. Plastics, ramps, backglass and playfield.

You are welcome to compare with mine if you need to (bear in mind that mine is the prototype though)

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A little update.
I just bought the cobra pinball.
It is working 90 percent.
Topper and 1 ramp missing
If somebody has manual please let me know.
I will refurbish the machine soon and I will do a shop log.

 

[Tony]

There appears to be a manual on IPDB
https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?any=Cobra+&search=Search+Database&searchtype=quick

 

[Balazs]

Thanks I did not notice the manual on ipdb

 

[Balazs]

A short video where I am

 

[Balazs]

Little update old vs. new backglass graphics

 

[Balazs]

New

 

[Balazs]

This is the new

 

[Martywolfman]

A short video where I am

Nice Human League rip off

 

[Deleted member 2463]

its not a bad game, couple have come up cheap on flippermarkt

 

[Balazs]

Alternative backglass

 

[dvs626]

Hi all, apologies for bringing back an old thread for my very first post.
I recently acquired a Bell Games Cobra so i joined to network with anyone that still might have one of these kicking around. Since these seem to be quite rare the more people i can find to talk about this machine the better.
Ill post some pictures soon, its currently in transit.

 

[Deleted member 2463]

its an ok game but after a while and the music starts to really grate. In theory I should love it as it was the game I played to win the league one month.

 

[dvs626]

Hi All,
So i got the Bell Games Cobra, its been a while since my last post.
The machine i got had the wires cut and removed so i had quite a task to get the machine into a "running" state.
Its not quite there yet as im having a few issues still but ive made a huge amount of progress to get to this point.

Regarding the manual on ipdb, i dont believe that the schematics posted for this game are unique to this game, as i checked all ther other Bell Games titles and they appear to have the same schematics. So from a wiring perspective i dont totally trust the info provided. Because of this im asking if anyone has an original manual that they can scan or send to me i would be really appreciative. Happy to cover costs for scanning and postage.


Ill drop a photo of the playfield here.
Also I'll be scanning all the resources as I go through this game so if anyone needs anything please feel free to view my onedrive share. Some items have been touched up or recreated in photoshop to be as close to the original as possible.

Microsoft OneDrive

1drv.ms

Once again...Please if anyone has a manual other than the ones on ipdb, please let me know.