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“The Williams Taxi and I - a story of restauration ”
I recently bought a Taxi pin from Williams. It was reasonably priced. It remained to be seen why.
At first glance, the device seemed to be in pretty good condition. After > Read the full story...
“Thank you Star Explorer”
My love of Pinball started with a Star Explorer in a friends basement when I was a kid. Despite us all focusing a lot of attention on Nintendo at the > Read the full story...
“Under the spell, now I love pinball”
November 19th, 2023
I never used to be into pinball; I didn't really understand my dads obsession. I am an engineer by trade and I have recently come > more...
“A fan without a cabinet”
November 18th, 2023
Back in 2000 I was awaiting entry into the Marine Corps when I found myself chilling at the mall pretty much every day. I would > more...
“My Pinball Intro”
November 17th, 2023
I was hanging out in work slack #videogames channel when we started talking about home arcade units. I casually said, "I really want a pinball > more...
“So much satisfaction restoring a...”
November 15th, 2023
I’ve been restoring things most of my life. Early days had me building with my Meccano set and making projects with my Science Fair 150 > more...
“My pinball background”
November 15th, 2023
I was actually much more into computer games than pinball. This is not surprising, considering that I was always interested in everything digital. At the > more...
“How It All Started”
November 15th, 2023
Since I was a little kid I always had a passing interesting in pinball, but being a child of the 70s and 80s, arcade games > more...
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Jason Stencler in Winston Salem is incredible
I wanted to send a community shout out to my friend Jason Stencler in Winston Salem, NC aka Jetmechinnc, In >
Oh my!
I'm kind of a hoe... hoe for 90's pinball. Anyway, recently purchased my very first machine, Swords of Fury. It's >
Back to being purely a hobbyist!
Back to loving the game as I did in 1974 when I was 12. There was no weed, no alcohol, >
A little about me.
Since getting into pinball, I’ve found joy in sharing it with others. I’m unsure if I get more joy from >
Wedding Gift
I'll skip the 'early years' of pinball love and shoot the the fun ones. I met my (to be) wife >
First Machine
I purchased my first machine, Eight Ball Deluxe, in April of 2019. This was the machine that I would play >
The Return to Pinball
Hi Everyone, Started out in video games in the 80’s (and still play) but always had a draw to pinball and >
Super Shooter Chicago
I was there in Chicago in 1978 at the Playboy Towers. I was Chris's roommate. Unlike Chris, who won a >
Don't own one yet!
I've always loved pinball and I've always considered have a legit full size machine, but it wasn't till recently that >
Am I late to the party?
Recent empty nester with too much time, but too early to retire. A friend bought Scooby-Doo, I was floored! Nothing >
Got the Bug
I am new to pinball having only played here and there as a kid at the bowling alley on a >
Profile Story, the first of a few...maybe..if you're lucky.
So there I was, looking at my The Who's Tommy pinball machine. I noticed the airplane had only one propeller >
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