Nugent – Stern (1978)

After playing my Nugent a lot over the last two weeks, I decided it was time to make some improvements to the gameplay – this means giving some attention to the playfield. For now, I’m keeping it simple but in the long run I plan to use some Novus 2 and wax along with leveling the inserts to really improvement playfield.

First step was to get access to the playfield. To do this, I need to remove the lockdown bar which side across the end of the pinball table. Just inside the coin door – at the top right – is a handle. Pulling this to the left unlocks the lockdown bar.

Stern lockdown bar
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I received an early Christmas gift this year – completely unexpected, and it blew me away. My first pinball machine – a 1978 Stern “Nugent”. I was very happy to say the least. While the machine is in good condition, it is 35 years old so in need of some attention. For the last 3 years I have had my head inside arcade machines, so it will be refreshing to be involved with the servicing and restoring of a pinball machine. I still have Pole Position 2 to complete, but for now – i’ll be giving some attention to my new toy 🙂

Stern Nugent 1978
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