Saving a 1979 Star Trek Pinball Machine SOMEBODY SHOT... Can We Restore It? Horrible Bally Repair

[@kurtdominik1155]

Joe's got some SKILLZ, looks like a retired TAGGER to me!!

[@LyonsArcade]

There's no such thing as a retired TAGGER :)

[@pizzamagickyfool]

I'm the lucky guy that bought this machine. They did an astonishing job on it! I couldn't possibly be happier with the job they did! It was all thanks to seeing the empty carcass while watching one of his repair videos on the Bride of Pinbot!

[@vincediesil]

THAT'S AWESOME!

[@LyonsArcade]

I’m glad you’re enjoying it, that’s what we like to hear 😀

[@pizzamagickyfool]

After playing it I completely understand why he shot it, drunk or sober. This machine is hard to play!😆

[@naytch2003]

Aww you mean it's already fixed and working..sigh😔

[@tenjuna]

OMG the bullet laying there is pure Americana...what a great story lol

[@LyonsArcade]

Pretty funny stuff really if you think of it

[@mikequenzer9100]

Being an old school Trekker that is beautiful!!!

[@LyonsArcade]

We're getting her together, playfield next!

[@Scottie_S]

I'm a 64 year old Aussie who used to spend every bit of my pocket money on playing pinnies either down at the local fish 'n' chip shop or at the local Pinball Parlour in town. I had three favourites; This one, The 'Kiss' Pinnie and one that was based on 'Hawaiian Girls'. As the years passed, I moved on from pinball to video games and now I'm back in the frame of mind to get back into pinnies again. I'm going on the hunt for one to stick in the back room. Now I just have to convince the wife... I just told my wife that the only person to blame for this is you guys! Love from down under. I've just subbed. Now I have to go back and check out all your other content!

[@LyonsArcade]

I'm just glad he didn't hit the soundboard!

[@160rpm]

that was a real close call. Really dodged a bullet there!

[@tylisirn]

Gotta be the luckiest shot in the world! Just about the only trajectory that wouldn't hit anything important in the backbox.

[@AvengerII]

Seeing something restored from the Classic Star Trek era is NEVER a bad thing. You did a nice new paint job on that cabinet! I'd rather hear about Star Trek pinball repairs than watch any of the awful new shows on Paramount+!

[@LyonsArcade]

Preach brother. I feel the same way

[@djmips]

Great video and it looks fantastic!! Did you know that "Horrible Bally Repair" could be a horrible Bally... repaired. OR a horrible repair of a Bally. haha! So far looks like the first one.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you djmips, we appreciate you watching!

[@Ringo1988]

Every trained pinball machine is again one more in this world!!! And this has not been built for a long time.☺

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you for watching Ringo!!!

[@wilholloway7876]

DUDE! You did one HELL of a job on the cab and the head! WELL DONE! Scotty would have approved!!!

[@Even-Steven]

The only Star Trek game with two shooter lanes! lol. Hell of a story, man. The restoration turned out great!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Steven, that's pretty funny :)

[@mikeycourington2011]

bless you, man. You do good and pure work.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you for watching Mikey!

[@SinisterSpatula]

WOW I would never have guessed it could look so good! Very nice job! From trash to treasure.

[@LyonsArcade]

Now if we can just get it to work!

[@Burtman04]

@@LyonsArcade theres not a dought in my mind I Know You Can

[@katenunyabizness9221]

We'll have to start calling you Scotty. You miracle worker!

[@LyonsArcade]

Well we try

[@_mal7887]

All I can say to the photos is.. Good Lord! I would have pulled up to the trailer and said Nope! Pinball Pimp sells stencil kits for alot of older games. Highly recommend them, used his on my space station. His also have a register mark that goes on cabinet with first color and marks for each color stencil after. Look forward to seeing what else you run into with this machine. God speed, haha

[@LyonsArcade]

We're going to BOLDLY GO where NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE Mal7887 :)

[@cptnwiz]

Great save of a classic game, I was just wondering if the bullet goes with the game ? hahaha

[@LyonsArcade]

It does!

[@Ren_G.]

Craziest pinball machine story ever! Wow!

[@LyonsArcade]

Yeah this was the craziest one we've ever heard. I have one that's close too that involves.... DEATH. We'll get to it eventually :)

[@tangothecat237]

So fantastic that you're restoring my favourite pinball machine.

[@LyonsArcade]

It's definitely worth it...

[@viscountalpha]

it's looks amazing! 10/10 repair. It's night and day difference!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you viscountalpha, we appreciate that!

[@thefixerofbrokenstuff]

Tears were coming from my eyes I was laughing so hard! I've been down that road a time or two hunting for car parts. I could actually smell the trailer when you showed the picture.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thanks Fixer you know what i'm talking about then :)

[@johnyetman3179]

I love the story! Can't believe that shot missed that one pcb! That machine was almost ready for the dump, but you did a sweet job bringing her back to life! It was cool to watch you do the stencils. Thank you for the videos. This one was very cool!

[@miguelrios4602]

Graduating to stencil work. Great job. Appreciate the step-by-step. Catch you on the next one.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you for watching Miguel!

[@miguelrios4602]

@@LyonsArcade No problem. I love these videos. I’m about to pick up two clunkers to see if I can rock and roll them. Much appreciated, Ronnie, will definitely keep watching. Thanks!

[@evilash570]

I love seeing classics being revived from the dead!

[@LyonsArcade]

It's fun to do too....

[@memyopinionsche6610]

Wow.... Bally's pinball machines can take a bullet.

[@LyonsArcade]

Reliable as hell

[@materialsguy2002]

Great story, and I am really glad you are saving the machine.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Shaun, we appreciate you watching man!

[@KC_justme1]

WOW! All I can say is that's an incredible job. Nice.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Kevin, we appreciate you watching in Kansas City!

[@markjackson1444]

So glad to see a video on cabinet art redone. … I’ve done maybe over 50 cabs (over many years) …. You did an outstanding job Ronnie. … technically overspray is a ‘mistake’, and many original cabs have huge overspray in a few places. …one flour bleeds into another here and there. … my point is some original cabs have very ordinary finish. Can you do a respray better than original? …You bet you can, and you have demonstrated that principal in this cab. …. The vid also gives folks an idea of just how hard and time consuming pinball restoration is. …it’s kind of hard, demanding work. … but the end result is very satisfying. You should be real pleased with your work. A+++

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Mark, usually I don't really want to repaint the cabinet but this one was so far gone I had to. We've probably only repainted a dozen of them or so over the years...

[@markjackson1444]

… So glad you did clearcoat after the colors. ….. It calms down the different sheens of the colors and gives the whole cab that uniform ‘pinball sheen’. The clearcoat is a must if you want the machine to look right. … also makes it easy to give it a wipe over every couple of years. … and you did it Ronnie. Absolutely dynamite work!

[@MoparStephen]

Love all of your videos, but I think you've got me hooked (it was the bullet story) on this repair. I agree with your decision to leave the bullet hole in the backbox too. What a story!

[@LyonsArcade]

Pretty wild stuff! Thank you for watching Mopar Stephen!

[@fred_derf]

+Mopar Stephen, writes _"That way God's atemporal existence"_ Hopefully Ron kept the bullet and will epoxy it in place, having the bullet makes the story that much better.

[@KentDiego]

Great to see you do a proper cabinet restoration. I am getting ready to do the same thing on a Bally Aladdin's Castle,. The Pinball Pimp is supposed to have the best stencil kits. I am going to try to use air gun to do the factory splatter finish. Keep up the videos!

[@LyonsArcade]

I believe I've used Pinball Pimp's before back in the day.... good luck with your Aladdin's Castle, I had one of those many moons ago, great game!

[@memyopinionsche6610]

Really awesome job on the painting there Ron and Joe! If you didn't point it out nobody would be able to tell the difference.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you thank you

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

this is so cool a rare pinball for sure. excited to see the finished product.

[@LyonsArcade]

Let's do it!

[@memyopinionsche6610]

I wonder what kind of gun it was.. A 38? Maybe. I mean they had enough power to go through the back box and through the light socket. Good aim. I guess trick shot? But not the back glass.. Truly amazing.

[@LyonsArcade]

I believe it was a 38, we try to figure it out in one of the upcoming videos....

[@markb6109]

Hey Joe and Ron really enjoyed this video you posted. The restoration of it . Another great one

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Mark, we appreciate you watching!

[@markb6109]

@@LyonsArcade I meant to ask what did you do to the front coin panel to repair where the wood was peeling off along the edge in the video?

[@kevinjbakertribe]

Epic - looks like a totally different machine. Looking forward to seeing it working!

[@LyonsArcade]

Coming Soon :)

[@DeadKoby]

I recall the adventure of getting my 61 Seeburg Jukebox from one basement to mine...... those are one heavy beast.

[@LyonsArcade]

Yup, they weigh a TON

[@KabukeeJo]

Wow.. nice work! Can't wait to see you working on the playfield.

[@LyonsArcade]

That’s next!

[@naytch2003]

Great job on the paintwork Shane..see people it can be done 😆

[@LyonsArcade]

We don't let Shane near our paint!

[@naytch2003]

@@LyonsArcade haha

[@patrickfivetrick9202]

Great paint work Ron!! Enjoyed!!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Patrick, glad you enjoyed it! Joe's middle name is Patrick btw

[@adrianmewis4287]

wow Ron great job looks awesome I just bought a bally lost world and a stern stingray up here in canada. Stingray had a lot of dry wall screws in the play field come on people pop into my head lol. Great place for parts here called pinball medics i am having a lot of fun playing and repairing them oh yes#47 bulbs all the way. Love the channel keep up the great work

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Adrian you picked up two great games there, I love that era of solid state the best. Same as this era really...

[@dansledepot107]

That cabinet turned out gorgeous! Always love a good story with a machine. Can't wait for the next video

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Dan we appreciate you watching man

[@mcostafernando]

Fantastic job! Better than factory for sure!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Fernando, good to see you !

[@oldguy9051]

The first three minutes I wasn't sure if this would turn into a serial killer story. "He used to use this trailer as his "game room"..."

[@LyonsArcade]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing while I was standing in that field! I was thinking "I might have to kill this guy before he kills me"

[@oldguy9051]

@@LyonsArcade Say, Ron, is the bullet hole really from his "uncle"? ;-)

[@thefixerofbrokenstuff]

It's like the time I picked up the hitchhiker. About 10 miles down the road he up and asked me, "how'd you know I wasn't some kind of serial killer?" I responded, " the odds of having two serial killers in the same old truck would be astronomical."

[@oldguy9051]

@@thefixerofbrokenstuff Great reply! 😂

[@WreckDiver99]

Amazing transformation. Nice job!! I want this just for the story and bullet hole!!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thanks for watching as always WreckDiver99!

[@FleshWound42]

it's not getting older, it's getting better

[@nicole_local]

Excellent game on its own, and a cool story! Good work saving this one!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you for watching Nicole!

[@lepinstar1089]

Paint job ain’t broke! Looks great!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Lepinstar!

[@spshc]

Looks great, you guys did a great job! 👽

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you for watching!

[@goddessesstartrekonlinefle3061]

Amazing to see how you're reviving these lost treasures! Thanks for filming these for us :D

[@LyonsArcade]

You mean "you're" right? it's a contraction of You and Are, as in "how you are reviving".

[@goddessesstartrekonlinefle3061]

@@LyonsArcade you're dead right! Thanks for the correction :D. I like the cut of your jib! Correction rocks ;). Really love your channel, thanks muchly for so much great content.

[@KevBoneT]

Great story Yes, the bu!!et must stay with the machine for ever. 👍👍

[@LyonsArcade]

We're gonna type up a story to go with it and put it in the machine.

[@pizzamagickyfool]

I own the machine now, and the letter and the bullet will always stay with it!😁

[@baktitamas]

Fantastic work, it pleases my eyes.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you for watching!

[@simonbinni5269]

Absolutely brilliant work.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Simon Binni!

[@pauldzim]

That is one lucky pinball to survive getting shot with just a flesh wound!

[@LyonsArcade]

It wasn't the end of it's story.... it was meant to live on for whatever reason, maybe so that years later you could see this video :)

[@walkingdude7286]

I've seen a TV shot up, yet this a first for myself seeing a Pinball machine shot; guess that guy had a bit too much Moonshine that night. Excellent restoration on the exterior; close to an exact color match, yet considering how faded it once was, I rate your efforts at 110/100.

[@bhuff123]

This machine will take a lot of TLC to bring it back to its glory days

[@LyonsArcade]

It definitely needs some help!

[@ocsrc]

This is an incredible story.

[@LyonsArcade]

We thought it was pretty interesting!

[@chrissimoneaux1630]

Fantastic artwork!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Chris we felt it came out pretty nice...

[@rabartels]

The restoration is awesome. 📽

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Xander!

[@BradfordTaylor]

COME ON, MAN!!!! That looks fantastic. Almost perfect!!!!

[@fwgmills]

That looks EXCELLENT!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Paul, glad you enjoyed it!

[@arcadefussell3185]

That is Classic! Oh how I wish these old machines could talk and tell all they have seen. Looks great! I know its going to play great too. I can honestly say, I have never shot a pinball machine. I did shoot a chainsaw once.

[@scoosie5967]

Very nice job, guys!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you for watching Scoosie!

[@curtismanley3459]

Awesome job as always there! Waiting to see how this pinball project turns out from start to finish.

[@LyonsArcade]

Playfield is next!

[@Burtman04]

when your all said and done you'll have to have Before and After Photos....... those stencils did you have to buy them or did you try and make them???? never the less You did One Hell Of A Job With That Machine!!!!!!!! can't wait to see it running

[@LyonsArcade]

I bought them on ebay! Thank you for watching Burt!

[@vincediesil]

Man this is great, the story, the work and paint. I love all of this. Was this machine a tie in to the show or "The motion picture"?

[@LyonsArcade]

The motion picture…

[@stevenbradley3242]

@@LyonsArcade A few were made with the original TV series artwork. Rare and probably pretty valuable now but good luck finding one. They switched to the motion picture art to tie into the movie for almost the whole run.

[@160rpm]

@@LyonsArcade Yeah, The "motion" Picture

[@jasonudall8614]

That's one hell of a story One lucky pin ball

[@LyonsArcade]

Yeah pretty wild! Thanks for watching Jason!

[@randywilliams9531]

Wow you sure brought that train wreck back to life

[@LyonsArcade]

We had a good time with it!

[@jeffreyshier9021]

WOW, Looks great!!!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Jeffrey!

[@pairojeans]

nice work Joe, greetings from new zealand.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you pairojeans, we appreciate you watching in New Zealand!

[@dkd1228]

I really like the artwork. It's a cut above the Home Run artwork when you got it in your last video series.

[@LyonsArcade]

This is the supreme paint job, we don't do those too much

[@a68k_de]

yeah Star Trek pinball time :D ouuhh... what a sad story so sorry feeling for that situation there

[@LyonsArcade]

It is what it is! Thank you for watching a68k!

[@pauz2175]

Awesome job man. So cool!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Pauz, glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeffreyshier9021]

Great story!!!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you for watching Jeffrey!

[@stshort500]

That looks fantastic! 👌

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you stshort500, we appreciate it!

[@andrewcooper3845]

Amazing work! love it!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Andrew!

[@ocsrc]

The paint job looks great

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you OCSRC we appreciate it!

[@RalonsoF1]

SUPERB WORK!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Ralonso!

[@RalonsoF1]

@@LyonsArcade You're so welcome! You guys are really loving those old machines and you respect their history as well! It's always so exciting to follow how you do! Amazing! That's why I love your channel!

[@mikequenzer9100]

That was the theme to Superman!!😁

[@LyonsArcade]

Whoops :)

[@simondempsey1]

Wow what a transformation. Colours look so vibrant. Often wondered how the stencils worked. Whats the chnaces of that bullet missing all the compoments, especially the back glass? Great storey and great video as always.

[@LyonsArcade]

I think it was fortunate it hit that light socket, probably shorted that SCR on the lamp board.... hey, that sounds like something we can check :) Thanks for watching as always...

[@Solitaire1]

I was wondering when you would feature that machine. Wish I had known the story of it when I visited a few months ago. Just the bare cabinet, freshly painted and stenciled at that point. It was looking good, though.

[@LyonsArcade]

It's been a long time coming :) Thank you for watching as always Solitaire!

[@MasatoKay]

Amazing as always

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Masato K!

[@andymouse]

Looks awesome...cheers.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Andymouse!

[@thomasspeal925]

love your videos, that was the superman theme the one that had Christopher Reeve in it you was humming

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Thomas, I get them confused :)

[@RetroGamingWithHopper]

Looks really great guys. That's why I cut my own stencils Ron. Takes a lot of time but is well worth it in the end. Looking forward to seeing you go through this one. Beam Me Up.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Hopper, we appreciate it

[@elitster]

Love it. Great work!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Eric, we appreciate you watching!

[@irieman442]

Nice work. You spent 10X longer than they did when they built it. Much like cars, you can over restore them. I like your level of rebuild. Done well, fully functional, but you can drive it. No trailer queens in this lot. LOL

[@LyonsArcade]

Exactly! No Trailer Queens!

[@redneckways1933]

Looks great guys. I know how much work it and time that goes into anything painted with different colors .

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you for watching Roger!

[@CrazyMan_Engineer]

Nice save 👍💪

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Shaun!

[@CrazyMan_Engineer]

@@LyonsArcade Your welcome

[@PinBallReviewerRepairs]

Haha wow I still have yet to get my LaserCue painted and here you did it pretty quick. My LaserCue restore is like 6 or 7 years in the restoring. I am to the point that I am going to force myself to just stop repairing stuff I find and just do it. For my restore I made the stencils myself but in the future I think I am going to just buy them as it takes a long time to make them and then having to mark them what color they need to be. At least the base paint is easy enough on pinball machines. ;)

[@LyonsArcade]

Yeah the base paint is the simple part :)

[@memyopinionsche6610]

And you did a much better job painting this machine. Compared to the guy who painted the home run Pinball machine. Your colors matched.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Sche you are very nice

[@scottgm321]

You guys did an amazing job. That would look really great in my living room.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Scott, we appreciate that

[@theoldbigmoose]

Hey Ron, I found a video on youTube here where the guys filmed a pinball machine with a very high speed camera. The oscillations, bumps, jumps and flipper behavior were fascinating to me. If you are interested, just search for "How a Pinball Machine works in Slow Motion - The Slow Mo Guys"

[@KDaverGraphics]

Love the game. and more so the story.. back in the day I bought 13 games from someone in Biloxi, Ms. that used to have the contract for the games on the base. he had them stored in a warehouse for about 10 years. one was the star trek pinball and also a sit down star trek operations simulator video game. the warehouse had a leaky roof for most of the storage time of the games. lucky not above the game. Loved restoring the games. wish I was near you to offer my help doing the work. I completely miss working on games.

[@LyonsArcade]

Water damage is the worst, thankfully this one was spared that, but it was kind of open to the elements with no doors or anything on that trailer!

[@JacGoudsmit]

Gorgeous!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Jac!

[@VoltageGoat]

Bullet Proof Glass!

[@LyonsArcade]

Tested and proven :)

[@jasoncorreal8810]

Unfreakin believable !!

[@LyonsArcade]

It’s pretty wild!

[@jussikuusela7345]

Looks great!

[@EsotericArctos]

Love how these machines all have their own story to tell, even some of the weirder stories. Looking forward to seeing you finish this one off and bring it back to life. Well, I know you already have it finished given we are seeing the video, but I haven't seen it all yet :) Had a bit of a laugh when you did the Superman theme instead of Star Trek, but it is all good fun. :)

[@LyonsArcade]

They're very similar themes :) Flying through the air, saving the earth you know all that stuff. Thank you for watching Brendan!

[@osrsgoaltender3069]

What a great story 😂😂😂

[@LyonsArcade]

It has a nice history I guess!

[@gzank6]

haha, that was Superman theme song, lol, also funny

[@LyonsArcade]

It was close :)

[@victorsvarietychannel2459]

That stencil is cool