Here it is. The elusive Bubbles Duramold.
Rumor has it that Williams made around 300 of these prototype cabinets. They tested them on Bubbles which already had it's own wooden upright cabinet. Then, they sent out Blaster, each upright in a nice, plastic Duramold.
Every once and a while you'll see an Batman for sale on eBay in a black Blaster Duramold cabinet. Unfortunately Batman was an Atari Games upgrade kit. They never made any dedicated cabinets. The "Williams" logo on the front of the Duramold gives it away.
I've had my Duramold for about 7 or 8 years now. A friend of mine was up in Idaho and stumbled upon an old operator's warehouse (barn). He said there were a bunch of oldies and goodies (Robotron, EDOT, Joust 2), but they all had a ton of water damage ... all except the Duramold. He gave me a call and asked me if I wanted it. Needless to say I didn't hesitate.
When I got it, it didn't work. The PCB power LEDs would come on, but that was it. Nothing was getting to the monitor. Luckily, all I had to do to get it working was bypass the old power supply with a new one from Bob Roberts. I couldn't believe it. It was up and working!
Well, the time has come to see the Duramold to a new home. My daughter is getting older, and my games are seeing less and less of me. Here are a bunch of pictures of the Bubbles. If there's anything you don't see, or would like a more detailed picture of something, please let me know. I'm happy to oblige.
Control Panel (3 images, ~ 50k)
Exterior (8 images, ~ 108k)
Guts (10 images, ~ 260k)
If you are interested, please feel free to email me with your offer and location. The machine is in Cambria, CA which is about 30 miles north of San Luis Obispo, CA, which is smack dab in the middle of Los Angeles and San Francisco. I should be able to deliver to anywhere between LA and SF for a negotiated fee. ANYWHERE ELSE IS 100% UP TO YOU. I WILL NOT PALETTE, CRATE, BOX, ETC. Keep in mind that the nearest Forward Air terminals are in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Unfortunately I'm not interested in a trade/barter deal at this time (unless it is local and involves a pristine Major Havoc, Star Wars, Quantum, Reactor or Indiana Jones Pinball machine). ;-)
Thanks for looking, and let me know if you have any questions.
-Tal.