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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OmegaDef" data-source="post: 137890" data-attributes="member: 4082">After almost 20 long years of dreaming about it, I finally found a way to snag my all time favorite machine. This is the first pinball machine I've been able to acquire, but you can't spell gateway without Getaway. I have a very sweet girlfriend who is just as excited as me to try and get a few more. I honestly didn't think if I got a machine it would be this one, but as fate would have it, the stars aligned and my biggest dream came true.It came from the private collection of a man who took incredible care of it. He needed to sell it quickly, and I wanted to buy it badly. I took a day off of work, drove five hours to get there, checked it out, agreed on a price, carried it down a flight of stairs, loaded it up in the back of my SUV, and drove five hours home with the biggest smile my face has ever seen.The guy installed LEDs in every socket. It had brand new rubber, glass, and pinballs. And most unbelievable of all, the backglass was autographed in gold ink by Steve Ritchie. Out of the 5 or 6 I've played on, this was the nicest one I've ever seen. I'm going to put up some pictures. Forgive me if they aren't perfect. I've been preoccupied and took them very quickly before work this morning.The machine was 99% perfect. I've fixed a few lights that would come on and off. They work great now. The right slingshot has a wire that needs to be resoldered, but that shouldn't be an issue. The only two real issues I'm dealing with, and they are minor, are a slightly broken plastic on the left slingshot, and the kickout isn't hitting it's mark every time. I found a replacement plastic, but it's in Europe somewhere. I need to figure out a way to replace it. If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them. Also I'm not positive about that rail that guides the kickout. I think I just need to slightly bend it more, but I don't want to mess it up. So any advice on that would be appreciated too. As it stands, I can live with it because it at least saves the ball and still hits the tunnel occasionally. I can't believe how well it plays. I've played a couple brand new machines, and it's closer to those then any pinball machine I've played that's been on location for a few years. One more thing, please don't think I'm bragging. I'm very grateful to have finally gotten the chance to own my own machine. I've waited a very long time for this and I had to sacrifice a lot to achieve my dream. I just wanted to share it with you guys.<img src="http://[URL=http://s1036.photobucket.com/user/OmegaDef/media/Getaway1_zps7afdd8f2.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/a444/OmegaDef/Getaway1_zps7afdd8f2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/URL][/IMG]LEDs<img src="http://[URL=http://s1036.photobucket.com/user/OmegaDef/media/Getaway3_zps2df7993d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/a444/OmegaDef/Getaway3_zps2df7993d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/URL][/IMG]Playfield</blockquote>

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