Uh-oh! Somehow a Williams Space Mission got into my house!!
As my previous pin project is winding down: http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/pinb...g-up-down.html I began working on the Gold Union pachinko machine again: http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/vint...-machines.html
But the Pachinko project is once again postponed because I couldn't resist a Craigs list offer for a 1976 Williams Space Mission for $200.
I was watching it for several weeks drop from $350 to $275 to $200 and picked it up tonight for $175. I bought it knowing it didn't work and the seller said the playboard paint was in good condition. So me and the Mrs. drove 6hrs round trip to get it.
I was hoping this machine would be in better shape than my previous project, the Spirit of 76.
It is in better condition in some areas but worse in others. The worse is dirt. It's going to take a long time for me to clean this pin out to be the best it can be. Someone wallpapered the side with a Battle Star Galactia print which I plan to remove and restore the OEM patterns.
The playboard is also extremely dirty but the paint is in fair condition. The paint is wore through in only a couple places near the outholes but nothing major. The backglass is pretty good with a tiny small bit of paint cracking around the Game Over light.
This is yet another BIG project... but hey, what can I expect for $175?
There isn't any documentation for it, but I was able to obtain what I need from web searches and the IPB database including the schematic and owners manual.
Internet Pinball Machine Database: Williams 'Space Mission'
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