Hartford, CT
Ended up with other plans today, but super excited to check it all out tomorrow and Sunday!!! I've heard nothing but awesome things about the show!
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Clay,
Thank you for continuing to host these weekends and thanks to all of the volunteers as it wouldn't be possible to pull it off without your help.
Heading out tomorrow for the show and bringing three other pin heads. You simply can't not go! 
Quoted from MrBally:Northbound US 23 is very congested just North of the Ann Arbor area due to VFW traffic.....
very CONgested?
You're slipping there, big boy.
Keep in mind that a 16 x 20 frame is usually not really that and sometimes you have to trim down your printed piece to make it fit or if it does fit there is a lip that may cover up art work that is close to the edge. It all just depends on the frame really.
John
Officially at my hotel . Staying over in Farmington hills. Gonna visit Marvin's tonight and be at VFW tomorrow.
Very excited, can't wait!!
The "Pinball Rules" plaques arrived today! I will be heading up to VFW to sell them in the parking lot at 7:30PM-8PM for the Friday only people that PM'd me. Meet me at the concession stand outside the main enterence door. If the concession stand is not there, I'll be outside the main door someplace. I'll be wearing a Heighway Pinball black hat, carrying a large box. Maybe a brown/tan golf umbrella if needed.
Quoted from Bribo13:Any word on
Who Won the EM World Championships this year ?
TYIA
Sir Brian of Ortonville
Todd GravitaR beat me in the finals!
Just got in and on my way over. Is anyone else staying at the best western? PM me, maybe we all can meet up after close of hall tonight. Looks like there's a bar across from hotel.
There are 9 "Pinball Rules" plaques remaining. They turned out great! "Monkey Flipping" was changed to "Chimp Flipping". See the thread gallery for a image of the plaque. If you want to buy one, find me tomorrow. I will be wearing a black shirt with a skeleton on the back tearing it's way out of me.
Quoted from REMAXRick:12 hours until we head up for our first time. Can't wait!!! Pinball poker tourney and Sunday tix. Hope I'm not overselling this show to myself, but the reviews and description look incredible. Very excited!
This is my first year also. I only got to spend 90 minutes there tonight. You will not be disappointed. This collection, the restorations, game play, blows away every show I have ever been to over the past 6 years. I truly do not believe any other show in this country can top this quality of games.
What a blast! Was my first time at the show - got there at 3:45 and stayed all the way til 10:00. So many games all great shape. Having the non-pinball games there was cool also. One of the bonuses I did not anticipate were all the color DMDs - I am on the fence between LED and LCD and was nice to compare a bunch side by side.
Thanks to everyone that works to put on this event - it is super well run (food was really good also - made 3 trips)!
Quoted from hockeymag8:One of the bonuses I did not anticipate were all the color DMDs - I am on the fence between LED and LCD and was nice to compare a bunch side by side.
You see how bright those LED ones are? You can really tell the diff'rence.
Quoted from TheLaw:You see how bright those LED ones are? You can really tell the diff'rence.
WOW!! Ya - really have to seem them in person to appreciate it. Night and day between the two. I can see why some say the LEDs are too bright and need to turn them down - however man those colors really pop!
But the images seem a little easier on the eyes and easier to see with the LCD.
If Sat was not sold out I would be back just to re-look at those DMDs again - lol. Was nice having so many games so can compare with different animations and liked that the LCDs had the different settings to compare as those make a big difference as well.
What a different experience seeing the games in color - adds so much and really appreciate the event organizers having the color DMDs on the games!
Can the LEDs do the scaling or fat pixels or whatever? Because if they can't the LCD is the best choice. I think the fat pixels look a lot better and originally I didn't think they would. Plenty diff'rent opinions though
Quoted from TheLaw:Good first day; no major issues.
Demo Man is down again.....
Just got home, first time for me, and I have to say... DAMN! That was so cool! Don't know what else to say... Except thanks to Clay and all the volunteers.
-Brian, 3 hours sleep since Thursday afternoon, and about ready to crash.
Just a FYI. Medusa- ball gets stuck on rubber every time when coming down right bottom inlane. Have to tilt to get it out. Just want to make sure this game is not included in Saturday tournament.
Thanks Clay and everyone who put on an awesome show!
My checklist tells me I played 161 of the 367 games 
What a day!!
Quoted from steviechs:Thanks Clay and everyone who put on an awesome show!
My checklist tells me I played 161 of the 367 games What a day!!
Damn you must really suck at pinball
Quoted from Puffdanny:Damn you must really suck at pinball
Something like that 
I played about 11 hours straight and was there to sample as much as I could, especially the EMs.
Will the jerk in the black Mountaineer type car that hit my black and tan explorer on friday morning, Please come forward! Multiple people saw you clip my rear bumper eirh your front bumper. You played it off by putting a business card on my windscreen. The business card was not there when I came out. Are you trying to cover this up? Pinball is a small community don't be shady
Quoted from DylanFan71:Todd gravitar beat me in the finals!
Quoted from TheLaw:Can the LEDs do the scaling or fat pixels or whatever? Because if they can't the LCD is the best choice. I think the fat pixels look a lot better and originally I didn't think they would. Plenty diff'rent opinions though
No the LEDs cannot do the scaling - fixed just like the orange DMD dots - only in color.
Agreed - the LCD with the larger DOT mode or the mode that was on TZ look really cool.
Either way - LED or LCD - the color brings a nice new dimension to the games!
Thanks again - great show! Took my friend who is pretty new to pinball - was not sure if she would enjoy it and she had a blast playing the older and newer games both.
Most games look kinda shitty with the smoothing mode imo, it creates jagged images that look unnatural.
Dotsxl is great, and I wish the led could imitate it, alas it cannot.
The gap in the speaker panel on the new metal back boxes when using lcd looks pretty awful to me. So, I am currently rocking lcds for older games and leds when the form factor is an issue.
Quoted from Maken:Most games look kinda shitty with the smoothing mode imo, it creates jagged images that look unnatural.
Dotsxl is great, and I wish the led could imitate it, alas it cannot.
Maybe with some kind of diffuser film with a grid of large circles voids printed in black on it? heh!
I was going to post something clever but I'll just beg.
If anyone ends up with a spare sunday pass, let me know 
I'm at the show and have an extra ticket for today if anyone wants it. I would also be interested in a ticket for tomorrow if anyone has one available.
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