SEA DEVIL

Midway EM Game

Wasn't sure what I'd find when I purchased this.

Update this game is finally here.
Justin Jernigan of  totallyamused.com did a great job (as always) of getting it here (NY) from Texas.
Justin had emailed me pictures of the game when he picked it up and described it. I thought he was being a little too critical, he was not.
Preliminary inspection of the game has proven once again it's very difficult to buy games at a distance. Sellers are often very misleading when describing the actual condition of a game, do to inexperience, lack of knowledge or other. Though they often offer pictures of the game to satisfy any concerns you may have, they too can be very misleading..

I have to point out that this seller, though there wasn't much money involved, offered and did transport the game at no charge an hour away so I could arrange shipping from that location.

This game was described to me as  fully functional, with one issue, see picture above. The only issue reported to me other than the obvious need for some cosmetic stuff was that the game though it played fine could not be seen through the scope.
This turned out to be NOT true. This feature works fine.
 

Now for the condition
There is a piece of plywood on the bottom hiding the fact that the bottom had gotten wet and the particle board swelled and is falling apart. (not mentioned, though I specifically asked about the missing base on the game)
The back door, which in this case holds almost all of the games components, including power transformer,sound boards, relays, etc is badly swollen and flaking apart and will have to be replaced as well. This will require removing all of the above mentioned parts.
The game itself does NOT work correctly. The chain driven torpedo bar does not move when the scope is moved.
A number of the relays are in poor shape, and arcing badly. The ship assy's are in very poor condition. A number of the ship pictures are damaged , and most of the lighting doesn't work for them.
The really funny thing was the ONE thing the seller  reported to me to be faulty was that the scope didn't work, and it does work..
BTW there was NO cord attached to the game (cut off -bare wire ends on game), wondered how he tried it, then found the remains of a lamp cord in the coin door area. 

Note: The point of describing this here is to help others be prepared when buying games online, for what they may find.
 

Pictures will follow when time and space permits.

As you can see from the above, I have my work cut out for me on this one.

This project  has been pushed off  until the future, when  time permits. For now it's in storage.
I have a bunch of  other projects pending. Including a new one as I write this. I just purchased at auction (now in florida) a galaga cabaret. Look for pictures .

This is a Revell model of the WWII "Balao" class submarine "LionFish SS-298", which is a sister ship (boat) to the "Sea Devil SS-400". I believe this to be the correct class of sub depicted by this game. It's a 21 inch long plastic model and will fit nicely on top of the game.

This is a photograph of the actual WWII  SS400 SEA DEVIL .
Launched February 28, 1944

This is the game flyer, it shows different cabinet art.