Atom Gun identified

[widget2k4]

Thanks for the help, and I agree with Roger about it being dolled up lol, that's exactly what I'm busy doing to it.

[dutchboy]

Widget I’m sure I have seen one like this or very similar but can’t remember where it was. Now my brains will crack the coming hours.

[widget2k4]

Dutchboy was it not in the Elephant House? lol

[dutchboy]

Well as far as I know, it was much longer ago. But I have to say my memory is not getting any better.

[widget2k4]

Looking for suggestions for a name, if anyone has any, and where to put it.
And not Atom Gun, that’s for sure.

[gameswat]

Widge, I think you made a huge mistake by not keeping it original with the wrinkle paint. That stuff makes almost anything you put it on look vintage and period. Operators hated glossy machines because they scratched and marked so quickly and then looked terrible. And manufactures also hated high end glossy paint as it meant a lot more finishing work to do. The machines were only meant for a relatively short lifespan so they rushed them out pretty quickly. Well, except for Wurlitzer in their heyday, who were the Rolls Royce of coin-op and overdid everything.

[treefrog]

I suspect he does not plan to sell to an operator, but a boys' toys buyer who has a nagging wife.....also I can't remember a single machine left with original paint Widget has done.

It is a nice paint job though. Why not just call it Duck Shoot?

[13rebel]

Whilst I'm not a lover of gloss paint, I think it's a great job, particularly the crispness of the edges of the black figures and grass. Is there a secret to this other than a steady hand and miles of masking tape? I'm sure we would like to know the technique.

[widget2k4]

Yeah Tom is right, I don’t do original I like different.
It’s never going to be in an arcade as long as I have it, it’s just a bit of fun and I prefer shiny things. lol

Can’t call it Duck Shoot Tom as there is not a duck on the targets lol There’s rabbits, hares, pheasants.

And to top it all off, it works perfect after a few minor repairs.

Love it and what a hard game. lol

[coppinpr]

This is the ABT Duck Hunt I was referring to earlier. Like I said, these were very heavy and well made, so not the machine in question, but the artwork was very like Widget's machine. In fact, if you stretch the art on the ABT, it's EXACTLY the same - gun held low, grass, dog looking up, four ducks of various sizes in the same order. Strange but true.

I couldn't see the gun very well on your photos widg. Does it look original or more of an "Atomic Gun"? Must admit, the thought of blasting hares and rabbits with an atomic gun is hard to imagine.

[coppinpr]

Ah, but now I see my mistake, the ABT artwork is the same as Widget's version, not the original. The search continues.

[widget2k4]

Haha Paul, I took the ABT artwork and modified it a bit. The front graphics are a photo I found online and traced it, as I thought it looked pretty cool, and the gun is similar to my ABT guns but doesn’t fire anything.

[pennymachines]

This is the ABT Duck Hunt I was referring to earlier.

I think you're mixing the names of different manufacturers' games again.
The image you showed is an ABT Challenger. As far as I know, ABT never made a Duck Hunt. They made a few called Big Game Hunter.

[widget2k4]

Decided on a name. lol

[rneccano]

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/76 ... s-atom-gun

[treefrog]

There you go, the original name looks to have been correct that was on Widgets machine. No idea what the name Goathead refers to...

[pennymachines]

That one looks so sharp I assume "fully restored" means repainted, but it does confirm the name and graphics on Widget's were original.