The sorriest machine I ever owned :)

[Sgt GrizZ]

Just found some old pics of the first Swords Of Fury I had the 'pleasure' of owning some years ago. Without a doubt the worst condition machine I ever bought !

You might want to avert yr eyes if you are of a sensitive nature Enjoy !

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

Amazingly with a working power supply board in to test this happened ....... it never played though, made some test noises and a few lamps came on.

 

[BigIan]

You realise the flippers arent aligned properly ??

 

[abaxas]

Mint condition, if ever i saw it.

 

[Carl Spiby]

What happened to it? Did you shop it and make it 'mint'?

 

[Pudsey pinball]

A wipe with a clean rag ..........that's a minter on eBay

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

What happened to it? Did you shop it and make it 'mint'?

I actually toyed with the idea of trying to save the poor old fella ...then I sobered up

Parted out anything worth saving.

Actually most of the playfield plastics weren't too bad once cleaned - and this was before CPR had done repro - so they were sold. And the main black ramp amazingly was virtually perfect - these are almost always damaged on SOF. Some guy in the US bought all the ramps from it.

I still have the playfield in the loft - been a useful source of bits and bobs over the years. Odd screws, switch arms, brackets , wiring etc

Some die so others can live !

 

[Pudsey pinball]

Had it been at the bottom of the sea!!

 

[Fintan Stack]

Yikes!!!

 

[Paul]

man thats scary.

Did you get it from Pinball Paradise ???

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

Came from a closed down, disused ice rink

 

[Pudsey pinball]

Fully working ,new rubbers ,and LEDs chucked in.

 

[Pudsey pinball]

Been used as an ice hockey puck!!

 

[Steve]

Came from a closed down, disused ice rink

You mean it came from under a closed down, disused ice rink.

 

[replicas]

Came from a closed down, disused ice rink

Yep I think the ice rink melted into it.

 

[JMP]

... or someone sailed overseas in it. Don't think I've seen a worse machine !

 

[Carl Spiby]

This machine is alarmed? Looks it.

 

[Steve]

Can't make up my mind if I'm more shocked at the condition, or that you parted with money for it!

 

[Paul]

Oh changing times... some of us would nowadays try to refurb that and get it working!!!

 

[Carl Spiby]

Can't make up my mind if I'm more shocked at the condition, or that you parted with money for it!

Good deal for 50p

 

[Steve]

Good deal for 50p

50p? They must have seen him coming!

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

Can't make up my mind if I'm more shocked at the condition, or that you parted with money for it!

A warning about the hazards of buying sight unseen Actually it cost very little ...I think £75 , but yes was in way worse condition than expected....but the salvaged parts made some owners very happy.

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

... or someone sailed overseas in it. Don't think I've seen a worse machine !

It was a humdinger alright ....was worth the money just to see peoples faces when it rocked up

 

[cooldan]

It's a beauty

 

[geardownthreegreens]

Those pics have scared me so much I'm having to write this behind the sofa. Jeez that's rough!!!

At least you made some yank happy

Si

 

[RudeDogg1]

Oh my ****ting god! makes my project look minty mint lol, the playfield don't look to bad tho. Kinda feel sorry for the old battered rotten ones

 

[ronsplooter]

some of us would nowadays try to refurb that and get it working!!!

When you say refurb....do you mean burn?

 

[ronsplooter]

Here is a video of @GrizZ working on this SOF back in the day

 

[damo666]

what ice rink was it?

 

[lukewells]

Yikes! Looks like a double whammy there. Not only has the cab been stored at the bottom of an ocean, but that has to be the most f*cked up system11 cpu board I have ever seen!

So a transistor shorts out? Hey dont bother replacing it, just leave the dead one in there and add some new transistors onto a piece of veroboard and hard wire the vero onto the pcb JESH