So... I have a problem.
Currently I own a Shadow, Whirlwind, Judge Dredd and a Lost World. (TZ and Cyclone also in the house but not mine)
Lost World will leave soon as it was bought as a project.
Since I still live with my parents I can't fill the whole house with machines, so 3 machines is MAX.

But I really want a STTNG and I don't know what game should leave for it.
-Shadow is my first pin and my holy grail so it will never leave.
-Judge Dredd I added a month ago, I like it but I don't know if I love it. Gf likes it. It's in great shape.
-Whirlwind I like a lot, but its playfield and cabinet are not in the best shape (6 or 7 /10) and without topper. Does have new LED displays. Gf doesn't like it.

Any advice?

Thanks for the advice everyone Forget to tell something though.. I have got a slotmachine that takes up almost the same space (only the width) as a pinball machine. Thinking of selling that, and trying to convince my parents that the cleared up space must be occupied by a new pin (see photo)

That's indeed the question.. Judge is faded and doesn't have a topper, but other than that it's pretty perfect. LOL at your last sentence

Hahah yeah I get that idea too when I read it again. I'm only wondering if 2 widebody pins in such a small collection wouldn't be weird..

I unveiled my deepest secret indeed

Nice to get input from someone that owned all 3! I'm starting to think the same: sell the Whirlwind and once I live on my own and have money/room to spare (preferably with gf), buy another WW in better condition

Haha WW is a favorite for many people, and I understand why! Swapping JD with STTNG is the other option indeed, but would it be the correct one.. In the Netherlands it seems that there is almost always a Whirlwind and a Judge Dredd for sale, so it's not that they are rare here.
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24, college student. Don't live too far from my school, so not really bothered to leave home. Living on my own would be really expensive too, rent for students is outrageous in the Netherlands: a lot of money for a crap 10m2/15m2 room and no space for pins.. Would rather buy another pinball machine

Thanks for the advice! If it leaves, it will be back in a few years haha.

Thanks for your story/advice pinmister! The problem here is that you can't rent an appartment/room with bathroom and kitchen as a student in the Netherlands. If you want that, you got to show your paychecks and work fulltime. A lot of landlords don't want students, even if they have pinball machines

If I move out of the house, I want my own toilet and fridge! The only way to do that here is to do "anti-kraak", you live in a building that's otherwise empty to prevent it from being taken by homeless or vandalised. I have 2 friends that are doing that, maybe I should look at that option Renting a dorm room is not for me.

Yes I'm definitely missing the topper right now. Have tried to find a motor and such, but it's not cheap to buy them that way. I also don't like toppers on machines that originally don't have one..

Oh I am happy with what I've got, some of the best bang for your buck pins if you ask me. Maybe I should collect more and more so I can build a house from them, that would solve the problem of me living with my parents

On another note, it's good to look at apartments again. When I last checked there was nothing affordable/suitable for a student, but maybe times have changed. So I will look for a place of my own, and I will look for a STTNG

Even though it is a pretty beat up one without a topper?

Hahah I'm not sure yet about WW, or JD lol. But I can always sell one of them and easily find a better looking one. If WW leaves than it will be back in a few years!

Cyclone is from my dad, don't want to mess with Cyclone or TZ haha..

You would? What future game are you thinking of? Something NIB or just another A class pin?

I'm not sure NIB pins are something for me, for that money I can buy A class pins of which I know that I like them (LOTR to name one). There would even be money left over to buy a cheap dmd or a system 11 And if I'm honest, will deeproot games make it to the Netherlands big time? I think if they come out, they'll be really rare (read expensive) here.

Amen lol

You're right, if I sell WW, JD and Lost World there will be some money to spend. For $5000-$6000 there are a lot of machines to choose from. Something like a LOTR or TSPP would be great next to my Shadow. The problem I have is that I don't know if I'd like to drop back to just 2 games. That's something to think about, there only fit 2 games in my bedroom so that might be the right amount of pins.

Haha thanks for the advice! We've had a Fun Fest and a Wizard and I understand why a lot of people love EM's, but if I'm honest I don't know if they're something for me. I rarely played them. Yes it would bring nostalgia, but as a 24 year old a lot of newer pins are already nostalgic to me (80's, 90's, 00's)

Never knew that

I might get one when I live on my own.
But at the moment it's replacing a pin (+Lost World) in exchange for a STTNG, or replacing both with something like LOTR or Iron Maiden Pro