NICE 1972 Gottlieb FLYING CARPET pinball machine Shopped LED’ed FREE SHIPPING
This is a fully working, fully shopped Flying Carpet pinball game. We have fully shopped it and replaced all of the rubber bands with new ones. We have also replaced all of the light bulbs with new LEDs. We used a very tasteful choice of warm light bulbs on the playfield and backglass, with cool light on the backglass just behind the scores which I think makes the scores pop out and look great. This creates an older, classic yet vibrant look. Every single bulb, switch, coil, target, bell, etc is working great. The game has a new ball and locks. It does not have the quarter acceptance mechanisms, but is on free play. That said, the credit system is fully working on it and knocks on credits when you get a special or match, and counts them down when you start a game. It just can’t take quarters unless you put those quarter accepting parts back on the coin door. CONDITION and RATINGS for THIS SPECIFIC MACHINE. This cosmetic condition of this Flying Carpet pinball machine overall is excellent. It is not perfect, but quite good for something built over 50 years ago. The playfield has only the tiniest spots of wear on it in a few spots. Otherwise the paint is all intact and still as vibrant as the day it rolled off the line. There is planking on the playfield though, which is extremely common. The plastics seem perfect to me – I couldn’t find any flaws. The cabinet is in outstanding condition – no sign of water or other physical damage. The paint is all original and in excellent condition. The backglass looks really great and is in good condition. Gorgeous, vibrant artwork with some flaws. The title section “Flying Carpet” paint and some portions of the clothing on one of the people is starting to flake a bit. You will notice that it is just one specific color that has started to flake. This is common – each color of paint they used on these old silkscreens had different chemistry, and usually there will be one or more colors that didn’t adhere to the glass as well as the other colors. On this game it is just that one shade of red. Otherwise the paint is perfect on the backglass. If you need any more pictures or have any questions, please let me know – I’m happy to answer. PLAYFIELD PLASTICS: 9.5/10. STANDARD GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ELECTRO-MECHANICAL PINBALL SHOPPING. When we shop an electro-mechanical pinball, here is what that includes. 1 Removed most everything from the playfield. 2 Clean, wax, and polish entire playing surface. 3 Replace all above-playfield light bulbs with new LED bulbs. 4 Replace all below-playfield light bulbs with new LED matching colored bulbs. 5 Replace all rubbers with new ones. 6 Re-install all above playfield plastics and hardware after thorough cleaning. 7 Remove backglass, replace all bulbs with LEDs. 8 Carefully clean all score reels and make sure switches are properly cleaned and working. 9 Make sure all features of pinball are working properly. 10 Scrub, clean, and touch up cabinet to the best of our limited ability. 11 Install new lock on front door. 12 Install new ball(s). There are probably a few other things we do, but that’s the gist of it. This game is located in sunny, beautiful downtown McLean, IL 61754. We have over 140 playable games and luxurious arcade-themed lodging options. Contact me for more details or look for hotel Arcadia on airbnb. They will bring it right inside your house (ground floor only). This is for the 48 contiguous United States only. In some rare cases possibly longer. What I CAN guarantee is that if you pick the game up, or if not when the game leaves my hands, it will be exactly as described and photoed above. I’m a fair, honest guy…
