Long story short.
So I bought my first pinball machine recently, yay!
I set myself a budget, and I wanted to buy something that I've played before. Initially that was gonna be a stern Indy.
I've played stern Indy and a few other pinball machines in Southend for the past 10, 15 years.
This is me playing Indy at Fantasia arcade in Southend in 2009. This arcade doesn't exist anymore.
I was at play expo the other week and saw a for sale sign on the Playboy machine. I've played this pin in Southend many times too.
I expected this to be out of my budget, but I was talking to Tony (mission65) and he asked Matt (vince) for me. It was cheaper than I thought.
Maybe I'm just green or maybe I just love things unloved by others , I love both Indy _and_ Playboy. So pretty much my mind was made up there and then. The guys wanted me to sleep on it which I did. Tony was super supportive and he even offered to help with delivery from Flip Out to my house. It was like the stars had aligned at this point.
On Saturday it was pick up day. I was introduced to Neil (McRae) who was looking after the place on the day. He was super helpful as we prepared the machine after a couple of hours playing the fabulous selection of pins they had there. I haven't been since April but so many new machines, some I saw from play expo. The stand out game being the new Jersey Jack Pirates of the Caribbean.
When we got to my place we inched the machine through my tiny hallway and into my equally small games room. Glad we didn't need to disassemble anything.
So here's my first pinball machine in all its glory. Absolutely love it.
Lastly, here's a pic of me playing the one in Southend in 2013. My one is so much nicer.
PS- I have loads of pics of all the arcades I've visited over the years. If you're on IG my account is here: https://www.instagram.com/chunwahkong/
Thanks to everyone who's supported me over this purchase. Some of you know me from video arcade games, and when I saw a lot of you have pinball machines too I know it would be easy to turn to you for advice.
I feel like I've entered a new hobby, knowing virtually nothing and starting from scratch. Grateful to have the support of this forum already shown during my short period of time here.
Sorry to those who also enjoy playing this game at Flip Out. Hopefully something equally great will come in place of it.
So I bought my first pinball machine recently, yay!
I set myself a budget, and I wanted to buy something that I've played before. Initially that was gonna be a stern Indy.
I've played stern Indy and a few other pinball machines in Southend for the past 10, 15 years.
This is me playing Indy at Fantasia arcade in Southend in 2009. This arcade doesn't exist anymore.
I was at play expo the other week and saw a for sale sign on the Playboy machine. I've played this pin in Southend many times too.
I expected this to be out of my budget, but I was talking to Tony (mission65) and he asked Matt (vince) for me. It was cheaper than I thought.
Maybe I'm just green or maybe I just love things unloved by others , I love both Indy _and_ Playboy. So pretty much my mind was made up there and then. The guys wanted me to sleep on it which I did. Tony was super supportive and he even offered to help with delivery from Flip Out to my house. It was like the stars had aligned at this point.
On Saturday it was pick up day. I was introduced to Neil (McRae) who was looking after the place on the day. He was super helpful as we prepared the machine after a couple of hours playing the fabulous selection of pins they had there. I haven't been since April but so many new machines, some I saw from play expo. The stand out game being the new Jersey Jack Pirates of the Caribbean.
When we got to my place we inched the machine through my tiny hallway and into my equally small games room. Glad we didn't need to disassemble anything.
So here's my first pinball machine in all its glory. Absolutely love it.
Lastly, here's a pic of me playing the one in Southend in 2013. My one is so much nicer.
PS- I have loads of pics of all the arcades I've visited over the years. If you're on IG my account is here: https://www.instagram.com/chunwahkong/
Thanks to everyone who's supported me over this purchase. Some of you know me from video arcade games, and when I saw a lot of you have pinball machines too I know it would be easy to turn to you for advice.
I feel like I've entered a new hobby, knowing virtually nothing and starting from scratch. Grateful to have the support of this forum already shown during my short period of time here.
Sorry to those who also enjoy playing this game at Flip Out. Hopefully something equally great will come in place of it.