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GrizZ's Ultimate Guide To Popeye - The good , the bad and the spinach

I would recommend spraying white and then pin-striping the bow, rather than buying expensive decals with fairly crap original art.
 
Morning Popeyes

Recently I have been losing sleep after discovering that the plastics that sit above Blutos head appear to have come in different designs.o_O

The flyer shows them like this ....

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My machine , and others I have seen are like this ....

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And a guy on Pinside recently posted his ...which are a very different design

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Very interesting :hmm::hmm: ....well to me it is :D
 
Found a Popeye in the wild but it was in a poorly way (couldn't locate the balls to play it - the machine ones, not mine)

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South Pier in Blackpool i think it was. Sad times.
 
Hold on to your pipes Popeyes ...some very interesting news !!

Just looking at Pinball Life new website and blow me down sailor if I didn't spot this ...

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Yep - its the exit ramp from the mini playfield ...but not in the blue plastic (most commonly) or metal (rarely) ...it's WHITE o_Oo_O

According to Pinball Life these are NOS - so whether they were made up for prototypes, or they were just test runs ...who knows...

https://www.pinballlife.com/popeye-exit-ramp-assembly-opaque-white.html
 
Just before I tombstoned my Popeye ready for my new room build, I noticed the spinner wasn't working. Optos seemed to work when I manually moved the wheel. Any obvious things I should be looking at (when I unpack it again)?
 
MartinY said:
Just before I tombstoned my Popeye ready for my new room build, I noticed the spinner wasn't working. Optos seemed to work when I manually moved the wheel. Any obvious things I should be looking at (when I unpack it again)?
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Does it work in test mode ?

Check for correct voltage at the motor . Check for any wires off . Reseat any connectors at the motor/boards.
 
Sgt GrizZ said:
Does it work in test mode ?

Check for correct voltage at the motor . Check for any wires off . Reseat any connectors at the motor/boards.
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OK - thanks. It didn't work in test mode. I'll check when I bring it back from the graveyard...
 
Hi all, very new to this forum, in fact this is my first post! Just wanted to say I've got a Popeye, and although it's a bit temperamental, I've had it up and running for 3 years now, and love it. I was going to buy something more modern, but prices seem to have gone a bit mental, so I guess I'll stick.....I have no idea how much it is even worth! Thanks so much for the write up, there were a couple of little things I hadn't sussed out, so time to go back and beat my high score!! Incidentally I bought a whole bunch of spare bits from Germany for £30, so if you need any new bits of plastic, or metalwork, ask me and I'd be happy to help you out if it's in my box of tricks!
 
draeburn said:
Hi all, very new to this forum, in fact this is my first post! Just wanted to say I've got a Popeye, and although it's a bit temperamental, I've had it up and running for 3 years now, and love it. I was going to buy something more modern, but prices seem to have gone a bit mental, so I guess I'll stick.....I have no idea how much it is even worth! Thanks so much for the write up, there were a couple of little things I hadn't sussed out, so time to go back and beat my high score!! Incidentally I bought a whole bunch of spare bits from Germany for £30, so if you need any new bits of plastic, or metalwork, ask me and I'd be happy to help you out if it's in my box of tricks!
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That's good to know as I have one waiting to be restored but I think all the plastics are good but time will tell. And welcome to the forum, any niggles I'm sure can be resolved on this very forum
 
draeburn said:
Hi all, very new to this forum, in fact this is my first post! Just wanted to say I've got a Popeye, and although it's a bit temperamental, I've had it up and running for 3 years now, and love it. I was going to buy something more modern, but prices seem to have gone a bit mental, so I guess I'll stick.....I have no idea how much it is even worth! Thanks so much for the write up, there were a couple of little things I hadn't sussed out, so time to go back and beat my high score!! Incidentally I bought a whole bunch of spare bits from Germany for £30, so if you need any new bits of plastic, or metalwork, ask me and I'd be happy to help you out if it's in my box of tricks!
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Welcome aboard @draeburn !

Oooooh ...... If you had this plastic I would be interested .... mine has some weird scratches on it.

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Just another quick one, if I sold mine, considering it's in good condition, fully working and cab is good (not mint, but good with a few scratches), what sort of price could I expect? I am just considering upgrading to a slightly newer machine.......thanks for any advice!
 
draeburn said:
Just another quick one, if I sold mine, considering it's in good condition, fully working and cab is good (not mint, but good with a few scratches), what sort of price could I expect? I am just considering upgrading to a slightly newer machine.......thanks for any advice!
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They don't come up *that* often ...... not been one on ebay for a while.

Last one on here was at the start of the year - £1500. Your cab sounds nicer.
http://www.pinballinfo.com/community/threads/popeye-£1500.38807/

I'd say 1500 - 1700 ..... and yes I am biased but it offers a lot of bang for your buck, a fully loaded widebody mid 90s Bally Williams. :clap:
 
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