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kevlar

kevlar

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It's that time again, time to air your dirty laundry and admit how many machines you changed this year :D. About the same as last year for me, in other words too many :). A few are shared custody though so not quite as many as it looks. Previous years 2016 and 2015

In - 8
CSI
Vector
X-men LE
Medieval Madness
Judge Dredd
White Water
Xenon
Dialed In

Out - 5
Xmen pro
CSI
Walking dead
Medieval Madness
Stern GP

Still babysitting a few too, BDK, POTC and LOTR ( TZ loaner returned to owner )

I can't see me changing many machines next year but I say that every year :rofl:

Events/Comps I got to:
Play Expo/NLP... awesome as always.
The welsh pinball Weekend was great also.
I only managed to get to Special When Lit once ( Peter's birthday I think )
2 South West league meets one of which I hosted.
The Christmas Cracker was really good.
Greg's Robot Bash is this Saturday so looking forward to that.
Oh nearly forgot, an awesome visit to Ian W's amazing games room.

Been a bad year for comps for me in general, a combination of 3 shoulder operations and my shift rota getting in the way constantly ( am I the only pinhead that works shifts/weekends? feels like it )

Merry Xmas all and here's to a flipping fantastic 2018
 
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2 Out:
Cue Ball Wizard (do miss this one)
Addams Family (don't miss this one)

2 In:
RFM - mintiest in the country probably (thanks J.C.Rox)
TWD Pro - NIB fantastic game, love it!

Did 8-Bit Flip (loved that) but couldn't face the crowds and traffic for NLP this year....next year definitely.

Next year need to find that elusive TOM. Quite tempted by an IronMan too. Oh and Houdini, Metallica, Iron Maiden etc
 
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0 and 0 for me this year, NLP was great as always, stayed the sunday night which helped kill the panic in packing up and getting home, lots of tempting pins in 2018
 
In
Batman 66 LE
Spider-Man
Walking Dead Pro
Indy 500
World Poker Tour
No Fear
Attack from Mars Remake LE
NBA Fastbreak x2

And £4239 worth of comet bulbs!!


Went to Greg’s Robot Bash,
Few of the London Pinball League days
couple of SWL events
NLP
Tilt
And Pinburgh 2017 which was totally amazing can’t wait for 2018!
Also went to IAAPA in Florida and a bunch of pinball places all over the US.

Wanted but didn’t get yet Meteor!

Neil


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In
Mr &Mrs Pac-man
Space invaders
TWD
Dr Who

Out
Mr & Mrs Pac-man
Avatar
STTNG

Just the one event this year NLP !!
 
Busy old year, next year will be pretty quiet!
Very settled and no NIB planned at all.

In
TZ
LOTR (again)
FT (again)
TWD LE
DILE
TOM (again, although sold already)*
TAF (again)
GBLE

Out
TAF
LOTR
TOM
THLE
GBLE
DILE

Manymods
LOTR
TWD LE
TZ
TOM
-lots of toppers
-lots of lit aprons
-lots of led upgrading

*using a tom for reference on one i’m Rebuilding/restoring, going in the spring

For 2018

- pin stadiums for 6 machines
- final toppers for 1-2 machines
- shakers for BW machines
- final finishes for 5-6 machines
- may move on MMr and maybe FT
- eventually finish NIB style TOM restoration

2018 line up..

Twilight Zone
Indiana Jones Adventure
Star Trek Next Gen
Fish Tales
White Water
The Addams Family
Tales Of Arabian Nights
Attack From Mars
Monster Bash
Scared Stiff
AC/DC Premium
The Walking Dead premium
Medieval Madness Remake
Lord Of The Rings
Theatre Of Magic (being restored)

Most in VGC, modded, toppers, etc

Collection DONE!

Did NLP, no shows or tournaments, EAG in Jan...
 
It's been a bit quieter for me this year:
In: ACDC Premium & Dialed In
Out: Family Guy

Events wise I did Greg's Robot Bash, EAG, Dialed In UK Launch Party & NLP
 
In
Stern Star Trek
Wizard of Oz
Tron
Fish Tales
Rocky & Bullwinkle
Austin Powers

Out
Wizard of Oz......reluctantly.....kinda regretting it now.

Holy Mary!

Events attended
8 bit Flip
Glasgow Play Expo
NERG
Krakow Pinball Museum
Manchester Play Expo
Tilt
Budapest arcade event

2018
Strictly no more pin purchases unless one goes - how many times have we all said that?
Sadly, I can't make Glasgow but I've told Ailsa she can have my machines
NERG
UKPinfest
Manchester Play Expo
Kev's pinshed in Hartlepool
And who knows what else.....
 
Pins In:
  • T2
  • Haunted House
  • Pinball Magic
  • Junk Yard
  • Star Wars LE
  • Time Machine
Pins Out:
  • Haunted House
  • NBA #1
  • NBA #2
  • T2
  • Black Knight
  • Avengers Pro
Tournaments/Shows/Big Meets/Leagues
  • IFPA14 World Champioship (Demark)
  • Pinburgh (USA)
  • European Championship (Sweden)
  • European Series Final (Germany)
  • European Series Side tournament (Germany)
  • UK Series Final
  • German Series Final (Germany)
  • UK league Final (Hosted)
  • The UK league Hangover (Hosted)
  • UK pinball cup
  • Swiss Open
  • 8 bit flip
  • German Pinball Open (Germany)
  • PU Battle (Germany)
  • Jim's Birthday Tournament (Germany)
  • UK Open/UK Classics (Hosted)
  • Beguim Open (Belguim)
  • Hungarian Open (Hungary)
  • Dutch Open (Netherlands)
  • Christmas Cracker Tournament
  • The Festive Gathering Tournaments (Hosted)
  • New year Robot Bash Tournament
  • Special When Lit League (hosted)
  • UK London & SE League
 
Quiet year this one...

In:
The Shadow
Walking Dead LE*
CV*

Out:
None

TWD LE and CV aren't new, but I inherited them in October when my parents downsized and my dad could only take two games with him. Odds are though that he'll probably want one or both of them back at some point and I'll end up with one of the other two, but I'm very happy to look after them for the time being. I've also finally managed to get The Big Lebowski working 100% thanks to @pinballmania. Oh and I ordered TNA this year, so looking forward to it arriving in 2018.

No events this year but I've managed a fair few visits to Tilt. Will be at Daventry again next August though.
 
In :

SOP
KISS
ASLE
JY
FT - prototype.
RZ
SM

Out:

NGG
TWD
SM
RZ
ASLE

Miss ASLE but too similar to KISS.

2018.

Probably going to be quietest year since 2009, as games have got crazy expensive. Iron Maiden ( pro ) has my interest but the code will have to be superb.

NLP, Xmas Cracker, Robotbash, Shine.
 
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Out:
Bop2
Xmen
Judge dredd
Roadshow
Flintstones
Apollo

In:
Mustang
Fathom
Dialed in

Went to:
Midlands league meets
World cup revisited
NLP
Dialed in launch
Shine
Christmas cracker
And tilt a few times
 
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In:
House extension to fit pins
Iron Man
WoF
The Shadow

Out:
Star Trek
WoF

Events & Comps:

The northern league meets
UKCS Finals
8Bit Flip
DuttFest
NLP
Shine
Bar the first did pretty well at the comps this year and reached the final at Shine :)
 
6 In,

DESW
AC/DC Premium
X Men
SWLE
BSD
ASLE

4 out

RFM
TOTAN
DESW
TFLE

Went to BOP only
 
IN:
Pac-man 10p pusher. (Not a pin but it's in the Games room so it gets a mention)
Fish Tales
Avengers Pro

OUT:
Star Wars Trilogy

Comps:
Midlands league
Tilt monthly league
8 bit flip (came 6th in the classics - best result yet. :) )
Welsh weekend
World cup revisited
Couple at special when lit.
Shine @ Tilt
Steve's birthday comp @ electric circus
Christmas cracker
Robot bash @ Greg's this weekend.
 
In
The Hobbit le
Ac dc prem
Full throttle
Dracula
Gorgar


Out
Game show
Hs
Maverick
Lah
Pinbot
Wwf
Twd le
No fear
One more I forget

Went to Nlp Manchester, awesome as always by the Northern League massive

Been going to Flip out last few weeks, great venue, in its infancy but going to be very special hopefully, thanks to all the founders
 
Collection done ? Mr Spadge!

As it says at the end of 8 ball deluxe

"One more game perhaps?"

In
TSSP
TZ
SWDE
Phantom of the Opera
LAH
BR
BK
Capt Fantastic
Fireball
MSF
BOP
Vector

Out
DE Playboy
DE Simpsons x 2
EBX LTD
EBX
GoldenEye
Police Force
Lost in Space
Pinball Magic
Cactus Jacks
Radical
Barracora
MSF
BK2K X2
DESW X4
GnR - sold to bump start the electric circus

Plus 7 large arcade cabs I hadnt been able to get to for years!

Expect 2018 to see new game sales steady . more games on site as arcades and bars look to ride the retro boom and a few more dedicated retro venues
Looking forward to PINFEST . committed to 4 public shows already but hoping to do some local smaller scale comicons and a private wedding !
 
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steve brum said:
a private wedding !
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blimey

i had a quiet year, reduced my stable by more than half. i've added some 2017 prices for future reference ..... shows that as a hobby it pays for itself.

IN 0

IN and OUT 4
Flash Gordon paid 750 sold 1000
BS Dracula paid 2000 sold 1800
Sopranos paid 2400 sold 2500
Pinball Magic paid 2400 sold 2100

OUT 10
Rocky & Bullwinkle (paid 1250 in 2016) sold 1200
Spiderman HUO (paid 3100 in 2014) sold 3500
Family Guy (paid 2800 in 2012) sold 3300
Tales of the Arabian Nights (paid 3800 in 2015) sold 4200
Gorgar (paid 800 in 2016) sold 700
ACDC Prem (paid 5550 in 2016) sold 6000
Johnny Mnemonic (paid 1950 in 2016) sold 2000
Guns N Roses (paid 3000 in 2015) sold 3550
Rollergames (paid 1000 in 2016) sold 1000
Scared Stiff (paid 2800 in 2015) sold 3750

Events 3
NLP
Dutch PM
Shine at TILT

in 2018 i expect i'll shed a few more games as i try to get down to sensible numbers
 
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