• Flying circus pinball by Gottlieb

    From Passions multiples@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 1 07:09:37 2021
    Hello, everyboby. I'm Jérémy, I'm french and I'm 43 years old. Sorry for my english. I have recently bought a pinball which name is "Flying pinball" by Gottlieb. Its condition is good, and I'm restoring it like I can do. My problem is that I don't
    understand the way to use the "chain reaction booster ball" in the middle of the playfield. I have seen some pictures and videos where the balls are staying in the middle game and that the aim is to put the five balls on the same side. But the balls
    fall of this central mini game. I think there is a missing piece in the bottom of this booster area but I can't see clearly on pictures I have found on the net. Can you confirme there is something to trap the balls in ? Thanx for your answers guys !

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  • From Passions multiples@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 1 07:13:40 2021
    Le mercredi 1 décembre 2021 à 16:09:46 UTC+1, Passions multiples a écrit :
    Hello, everyboby. I'm Jérémy, I'm french and I'm 43 years old. Sorry for my english. I have recently bought a pinball which name is "Flying pinball" by Gottlieb. Its condition is good, and I'm restoring it like I can do. My problem is that I don't
    understand the way to use the "chain reaction booster ball" in the middle of the playfield. I have seen some pictures and videos where the balls are staying in the middle game and that the aim is to put the five balls on the same side. But the balls fall
    of this central mini game. I think there is a missing piece in the bottom of this booster area but I can't see clearly on pictures I have found on the net. Can you confirme there is something to trap the balls in ? Thanx for your answers guys !

    The name is "Flying Circus", sorry !

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  • From John Robertson@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 1 10:21:45 2021
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  • From Passions multiples@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 2 02:24:27 2021
    Le mercredi 1 décembre 2021 à 19:22:21 UTC+1, John Robertson a écrit :
    On 2021/12/01 7:13 a.m., Passions multiples wrote:
    Le mercredi 1 décembre 2021 à 16:09:46 UTC+1, Passions multiples a écrit :
    Hello, everyboby. I'm Jérémy, I'm french and I'm 43 years old. Sorry for my english. I have recently bought a pinball which name is "Flying pinball" by Gottlieb. Its condition is good, and I'm restoring it like I can do. My problem is that I don't
    understand the way to use the "chain reaction booster ball" in the middle of the playfield. I have seen some pictures and videos where the balls are staying in the middle game and that the aim is to put the five balls on the same side. But the balls fall
    of this central mini game. I think there is a missing piece in the bottom of this booster area but I can't see clearly on pictures I have found on the net. Can you confirme there is something to trap the balls in ? Thanx for your answers guys !

    The name is "Flying Circus", sorry !

    Hi!

    Welcome to pinball collecting!

    Perhaps this photo from https://www.ipdb.org will help:

    https://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=902&picno=32255&zoom=1

    It would appear there is a plastic lip that holds the balls in place.

    John :-#)#

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    Hello John and thanx for your response. Unfortunately, I have ever find IPDB and the pictures doesn't show very well the piece I'm searching for. I would have a picture of the missing piece to try to make it by myself.

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  • From Kerry Imming@21:1/5 to Passions multiples on Thu Dec 2 08:12:18 2021
    On 12/2/2021 4:24 AM, Passions multiples wrote:
    Le mercredi 1 décembre 2021 à 19:22:21 UTC+1, John Robertson a écrit :
    On 2021/12/01 7:13 a.m., Passions multiples wrote:
    Le mercredi 1 décembre 2021 à 16:09:46 UTC+1, Passions multiples a écrit :
    Hello, everyboby. I'm Jérémy, I'm french and I'm 43 years old. Sorry for my english. I have recently bought a pinball which name is "Flying pinball" by Gottlieb. Its condition is good, and I'm restoring it like I can do. My problem is that I don't
    understand the way to use the "chain reaction booster ball" in the middle of the playfield. I have seen some pictures and videos where the balls are staying in the middle game and that the aim is to put the five balls on the same side. But the balls fall
    of this central mini game. I think there is a missing piece in the bottom of this booster area but I can't see clearly on pictures I have found on the net. Can you confirme there is something to trap the balls in ? Thanx for your answers guys !

    The name is "Flying Circus", sorry !

    Hi!

    Welcome to pinball collecting!

    Perhaps this photo from https://www.ipdb.org will help:

    https://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=902&picno=32255&zoom=1

    It would appear there is a plastic lip that holds the balls in place.

    John :-#)#

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    (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup)
    John's Jukes Ltd.
    MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
    (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
    www.flippers.com
    "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."
    Hello John and thanx for your response. Unfortunately, I have ever find IPDB and the pictures doesn't show very well the piece I'm searching for. I would have a picture of the missing piece to try to make it by myself.


    Here's a picture from a Gottlieb Sunset that has the same captive ball
    feature and maybe a better view. Found by "Advanced Search" for
    "captive balls" in notable features field.

    https://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=2422&picno=30012

    Steve Young at Pinall Resource (http://www.pbresource.com) would be the
    person to check with to see if the part is available. International
    shipping may be expensive though.

    There are several collectors shown on the "Mr. Pinball" site that have
    Flying Circus. www.mrpinball.com
    Search the collector register for "flying circus" in the "Machine in collection" field.
    http://user.xmission.com/~daina/tpcr/search_tpcr.html

    Don't be alarmed that www.mrpinball.com redirects to http://user.xmission.com/~daina/pinball.html

    Try emailing that group to see if anyone can help with a picture of that
    part.

    Welcome to pinball and RGP,
    - Kerry

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  • From Passions multiples@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 2 06:52:12 2021
    Le jeudi 2 décembre 2021 à 15:12:30 UTC+1, Kerry Imming a écrit :
    On 12/2/2021 4:24 AM, Passions multiples wrote:
    Le mercredi 1 décembre 2021 à 19:22:21 UTC+1, John Robertson a écrit :
    On 2021/12/01 7:13 a.m., Passions multiples wrote:
    Le mercredi 1 décembre 2021 à 16:09:46 UTC+1, Passions multiples a écrit :
    Hello, everyboby. I'm Jérémy, I'm french and I'm 43 years old. Sorry for my english. I have recently bought a pinball which name is "Flying pinball" by Gottlieb. Its condition is good, and I'm restoring it like I can do. My problem is that I don'
    t understand the way to use the "chain reaction booster ball" in the middle of the playfield. I have seen some pictures and videos where the balls are staying in the middle game and that the aim is to put the five balls on the same side. But the balls
    fall of this central mini game. I think there is a missing piece in the bottom of this booster area but I can't see clearly on pictures I have found on the net. Can you confirme there is something to trap the balls in ? Thanx for your answers guys !

    The name is "Flying Circus", sorry !

    Hi!

    Welcome to pinball collecting!

    Perhaps this photo from https://www.ipdb.org will help:

    https://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=902&picno=32255&zoom=1

    It would appear there is a plastic lip that holds the balls in place.

    John :-#)#

    --
    (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup)
    John's Jukes Ltd.
    MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
    (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
    www.flippers.com
    "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."
    Hello John and thanx for your response. Unfortunately, I have ever find IPDB and the pictures doesn't show very well the piece I'm searching for. I would have a picture of the missing piece to try to make it by myself.

    Here's a picture from a Gottlieb Sunset that has the same captive ball feature and maybe a better view. Found by "Advanced Search" for
    "captive balls" in notable features field.

    https://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=2422&picno=30012

    Steve Young at Pinall Resource (http://www.pbresource.com) would be the person to check with to see if the part is available. International
    shipping may be expensive though.

    There are several collectors shown on the "Mr. Pinball" site that have Flying Circus. www.mrpinball.com
    Search the collector register for "flying circus" in the "Machine in collection" field.
    http://user.xmission.com/~daina/tpcr/search_tpcr.html

    Don't be alarmed that www.mrpinball.com redirects to http://user.xmission.com/~daina/pinball.html

    Try emailing that group to see if anyone can help with a picture of that part.

    Welcome to pinball and RGP,
    - Kerry
    Hello Kerry ! Thanks. I m so happy to finaly find a picture that can help me. I don't think I will search for goof piece because it might be difficult I think.I'll ask for a friend to do the same piece in DIY. Thaks for all, and if someone knows how to
    find this piece, tell me please.

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