Captain Fantastic Pinball Machine – 1976 by Bally for Sale Online.
Captain Fantastic Pinball Machine.
Captain Fantastic Pinball machine for sale, The Captain Fantastic pinball table draws its inspiration from the character played by Elton John in the movie ’Tommy’ and is justly renowned for the terrific quality of the illustrations. However, the artwork was notable for another more controversial reason too, since artist Dave Christensen depicted several characters engaging in lewd activities in his design for the back glass.
His X-rated additions initially went unnoticed by the Bally management, which resulted in early editions of the table going out uncensored. Once alerted to the issue Bally insisted that graphic stars be added to the offending areas, although the stars seem to have been rather carelessly applied in some cases with the result that the ‘censorship’ is haphazard at best! These days the early Captain Fantastic tables tend to be referred to as the ‘no stars’ version.
Details
- Dimensions: (H) 190cm x (W) 75cm x (D) x 140cm
- Manufacturer: Bally
- Made in the USA
- Year: c1976
- Sympathetically restored to the highest standard
The controversy didn’t stop at the back glass either. Christensen also managed to sneak signatures from other contributing designers into the play field design and these too had to be removed once the management cottoned on. All in all then, a slightly difficult and protracted birth for a table that went on to be a great success in the late ‘70s! This particular table has been immaculately restored by our experts and features upgraded LED lighting. As to the play itself, it has great drop targets, lots of extra balls, and an easy double bonus nice spinner!
The designers clearly had a lot of fun making mischief when they created the artwork and now it’s your turn to enjoy this ‘Fantastic’ table. Come by for a demo whenever you like, and we promise to show you the ‘naughty’ bits too!
1976 Captain Fantastic Pinball Machine by Bally.
An obvious comparison would be between a classic car which remains on show in a garage and one that you can actually enjoy driving.
We’re justly proud of our One Year Parts and Labour Warranty, which extends to on-site visits so if your machine does require some attention, you won’t necessarily have to endure the pain of separation.
Rare though many of these machines are, rarer still are the examples which have been properly restored or can truthfully be said to be in full working order. It goes without saying that when unrestored machines come up for sale online or at auction, they’ll often be priced rather lower than the machines sold by The pinball machine Company, and the point we wish to get across above all others is that there’s a reason for this. Captain Fantastic Pinball Machine
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