Introduction

[Pinslot]

Hi!

My intro: I was born in Swansea, grew up in Manchester and have been living in Germany since 1989. I was introduced to pinball at a campsite in Wales and quickly developed a full-on addiction. I'm 60 so when I was in my teens there were tons of pins at holiday towns such as Blackpool, Rhyl, Southport as well as in the dodgy arcades in central Manchester. Anyone remember Pleasure Pastimes (Can you lend me 10p)? My Dad bought me my first game - Gottlieb Melody - for a tenner in about 1981, which I sold for a fiver two years later (doh!). I love all eras of pinball from the 60s up to now and currently have Surf Champ, NGG and JP Pro in my line-up. I'd love to get Melody again, so if anyone has a lead, please let me know.

I used to be active on the European tournament scene, so I had encounters with UK players such as David, Matt, Craig, Gregg, Peter, Martin, and of course Jim and Dina, but that ended when I moved in with my wife 12 years ago (and also led to massive collection downsizing). Her kids are now 18 and 20, so I'm tentatively dipping my toes into the tournament scene again. If only I wasn't so **** ;-).

I'm based in Duisburg, which has no public pinball locations, but is within range of three pinball clubs. Here's a link, but it's all in German: https://freeplay.ruhr/

Looking forward to interacting with UK pinheads.

Stefan

 

[Taxiturn]

@rosflip has a Melody on location but no idea if it’s for sale or not

 

[roadshow16]

Stefan Gee? Great to hear you're dipping your toe back in Stefan, the new country directors in Germany are Bejamin Kispal and Tirza Wichelhaus, they are fantastic people and will surely get you hooked again. And obviously if you are ever back in the UK do let us know, the next big one which is going to be superb is the East Anglian Pinball Open, it's going to be great, so if you fancy a trip!

Cheers, Craig

 

[mufcmufc]

Hi!

My intro: I was born in Swansea, grew up in Manchester and have been living in Germany since 1989. I was introduced to pinball at a campsite in Wales and quickly developed a full-on addiction. I'm 60 so when I was in my teens there were tons of pins at holiday towns such as Blackpool, Rhyl, Southport as well as in the dodgy arcades in central Manchester. Anyone remember Pleasure Pastimes (Can you lend me 10p)? My Dad bought me my first game - Gottlieb Melody - for a tenner in about 1981, which I sold for a fiver two years later (doh!). I love all eras of pinball from the 60s up to now and currently have Surf Champ, NGG and JP Pro in my line-up. I'd love to get Melody again, so if anyone has a lead, please let me know.

I used to be active on the European tournament scene, so I had encounters with UK players such as David, Matt, Craig, Gregg, Peter, Martin, and of course Jim and Dina, but that ended when I moved in with my wife 12 years ago (and also led to massive collection downsizing). Her kids are now 18 and 20, so I'm tentatively dipping my toes into the tournament scene again. If only I wasn't so **** ;-).

I'm based in Duisburg, which has no public pinball locations, but is within range of three pinball clubs. Here's a link, but it's all in German: https://freeplay.ruhr/

Looking forward to interacting with UK pinheads.

Stefan

@Gozzle is a fellow Brit living in Germany

 

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[Pinslot]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the warm welcome.

 

[Pinslot]

At Craig and Taxiturn: thanks for this info. Sing Along is also an option

 

[Pinslot]

This is all that’s left of the Melody I foolishly sold to a mate in the early 80s. He left it behind when he left home and his Dad eventually brought the backbox and cab to the local dump .

The BG has been stored in non-ideal conditions so this is the result,