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For sale: Thunderbirds

By dangerwil

5 years ago

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#101 5 years ago

PBP

PopBumperPete

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12y 103K 4,039 8

Quoted from iceman44:
Dangerwil,
I have an idea for you. Do a pay per view event on Twitch. Charge people $10 or $20 bucks and have a demolition party for the game
1) Take it up to the roof of a 3 story building, light it on fire, and drop it off Todd Tuckey style OR
2) Have the neighborhood kids take turns with a baseball bat pinata style. Then find a pick up truck with a grill guard and smash it into a million pieces!
I would drop $20 easily for either of the above
Glws!

no, the game is made and it is playable, just because it is not a deep game , does not mean it needs to be desroyed

#102 5 years ago

LEB

pinbum

Frozen

Unknown

11y 62k 2,179

I'll give $3,000 to save it and put in my gameroom.

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#103 5 years ago

DRM

iceman44

Pinside+ Pro!

Boerne, TX

13y 162K 26,892 28 49

Quoted from PopBumperPete:
no, the game is made and it is playable, just because it is not a deep game , does not mean it needs to be desroyed

I'd just like to see it for entertainment value IF no one else wants to buy it.

#Save it from destruction!

#104 5 years ago

MCB

EricHadley

Inactive member

8y 110K 4,839

#105 5 years ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

Playfield restorations

Burlington, WI

11y 148K 22,440 37 77 1

Quoted from CrazyLevi:
And you would take a Thunderbirds over an X-Men pro?
No, you wouldn't.
We are talking, you HAVE to spend $4,000 on one of those games. By court order.

man, that's a tough call there. I think i'd rather just pay the ticket.

#106 5 years ago

JLA

Jodester

Pinside Moderator

Lake Charles, LA

11y 121K 2,506 11 114

A reminder that this is a for sale thread. Please post in the specific game thread about Thunderbirds manufacturing/quality/value and let the guy sell his game.

#107 5 years ago

POP

RTR

Pinside+ Frequent

Franklin, TN

11y 118K 4,004 8 6

This is turning into an infamous and controversial thread - it could increase the value of the Op's game. You could own the first Thunderbird that hit the secondary market and blew up a for sale thread.

Op needs to create a COA, print/laminate this thread and include it with the sale.

I say raise the price! Own a piece of history!

#108 5 years ago

???

calprog

Pinside+ Frequent

Anaheim, CA

11y 86,550 1,477 44 36

I can’t wait to play the game. I loved the Thunderbirds series. Such a cool show from the 60’s!!! Game looks fine and fun. A good value for sure.

#109 5 years ago

DMC

Bruce_Pickle

Pinside member

6y 55,550 219

Quoted from calprog:
I can’t wait to play the game. I loved the Thunderbirds series. Such a cool show from the 60’s!!! Game looks fine and fun. A good value for sure.

That's what the OP said. And here we are 10 plays in...

#110 5 years ago

MSW

ToucanF16

Pinside+ Frequent

10y 122K 5,195

Quoted from iceman44:
Dangerwil,
I have an idea for you. Do a pay per view event on Twitch. Charge people $10 or $20 bucks and have a demolition party for the game
1) Take it up to the roof of a 3 story building, light it on fire, and drop it off Todd Tuckey style OR
2) Have the neighborhood kids take turns with a baseball bat pinata style. Then find a pick up truck with a grill guard and smash it into a million pieces!
I would drop $20 easily for either of the above
Glws!

Had to go back and change my settings so I post a downvote. iceman44 's post serves no purpose in this FS topic.

#111 5 years ago

BRC

jellikit

Pinside member

Plainfield, IL

11y 106K 4,453 6

GLWS! It looks like the machine is in imamaculate condition!

#112 5 years ago

VIC

vicjw66

Pinside member

San Pedro/port Of Los Angeles, CA

12y 92,550 5,257 4 6

Quoted from calprog:
I can’t wait to play the game.

Trust me, you can wait.

This post was moderated 5 years ago: Ignoring Pinside staff requests

#113 5 years ago

GUN

Guy_with_a_Pin

Pinside member

Aberfoyle Park

11y 32,400 32 14

OP, can you post a pic of the shooter lane thanks......

Just kidding.. GLWS

#114 5 years ago

???

Ballypinball

Pinside member

Melbourne

19y 77,550 2,213 43

Gone for a day and what did I miss?

#115 5 years ago

BIL

dangerwil

Pinside member

Jacksonville, FL

13y 52,650 143

What if we rigged it with explosives and detonated it 1960's style? While it was falling off Todd Tuckey's roof? Thunderbird 24 is go! F....A.....BOOOOM!

#116 5 years ago

DRM

iceman44

Pinside+ Pro!

Boerne, TX

13y 162K 26,892 28 49

Quoted from ToucanF16:
Had to go back and change my settings so I post a downvote. iceman44 's post serves no purpose in this FS topic.

It’s a joke Francis. Lighten up

Mike brings a lot of BS on himself with his attitude. Unreal

#117 5 years ago

DRM

iceman44

Pinside+ Pro!

Boerne, TX

13y 162K 26,892 28 49

OP
Quoted from dangerwil:
What if we rigged it with explosives and detonated it 1960's style? While it was falling off Todd Tuckey's roof? Thunderbird 24 is go! F....A.....BOOOOM!

Now you are talking! Op has a sense of humor

See. It’s F ing funny. It’s ok to laugh about it

#118 5 years ago

GWL

gliebig

Pinside+ Frequent

9y 119K 5,424

I like it more than The Mafia.

#119 5 years ago

TMC

extraballingtmc

Pinside+ Frequent

Maple Ridge, BC

12y 131K 4,340 23 107 1

If you were thinking of paying 5k nib for this game the fact it won’t resell for 4K should give you something to think on

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#120 5 years ago

Ilushka85

Pinside member

Highland Park, IL

6y 45,300 602 3

Can you please sell it to me for 3200?

#121 5 years ago

???

tacshose

Pinside member

St Louis, MO

9y 79,650 1,366

Honestly at $3200 I would instead just throw it on route instead of selling.

#122 5 years ago

TMC

extraballingtmc

Pinside+ Frequent

Maple Ridge, BC

12y 131K 4,340 23 107 1

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#123 5 years ago

jokerpoker

Pinside+ Frequent

Nowra

11y 86,050 1,494 3 22

Somewhere in all this there is a very well priced pin for sale. BUMP

#124 5 years ago

VIC

vicjw66

Pinside member

San Pedro/port Of Los Angeles, CA

12y 92,550 5,257 4 6

Quoted from jokerpoker:
Somewhere in all this there is a very well priced pin for sale. BUMP

What pin is that? I only saw Thunderbirds for sale.

#125 5 years ago

???

tacshose

Pinside member

St Louis, MO

9y 79,650 1,366

See fellas mike from HomePin deactivates his account and the drama HE causes goes away and this poor guy loses his free bumps. Not fair for Mike to do that to someone that’s about to lose a bunch of money for the sole reason of buying Mike’s game. Someone in China please buy this game and get it back to where it belongs.

#126 5 years ago

???

Ballypinball

Pinside member

Melbourne

19y 77,550 2,213 43

Wow is all I can say‍♀️

#127 5 years ago

MVP

Grizlyrig

Pinside+ Frequent

9y 111K 3,366 1

I have no dog in the fight but this is painful to watch. Never would have thought the value of this title would plummet like this. Such a shame. Glwts
-Mike

#128 5 years ago

COZ

Coz

RiverCity Arcade

6y 125K 3,818

That’s a great price for a new pin. It’s unique and rare. It may not be the best pin of 2018, but looks fun and probably do well on route

#129 5 years ago

LSL

PinLen83

Pinside member

Greer, SC

8y 51,550 999 3

Quoted from Homepin:
I had an Iron Maiden for a weekend and the build quality was "Cheap" to be nice about it."

Lol, wut?

#130 5 years ago

EWG

kermit24

Pinside+ Frequent

9y 123K 6,540

Wasn't there someone from IL that said they would buy it at $4100 if shipping is included? Well......now it is! Step up!

#131 5 years ago

ATLpb

My Parents’ Basement

Atlanta, GA

10y 114K 2,476 39

Making pinballs is hard. Love the seller’s honesty and wish him the best. Bump.

Homepin saying that Maiden’s build quality is cheap is one of the strangest things I’ve read on here, and that’s saying something.

#132 5 years ago

MUZ

kayakkingoz

Pinside member

10y 35,400 156

I have played quite a few games on this pin at Pinfest (OZ) & thought it was quite a good game. Good to see another manufacturer on the market. If one in OZ came up at this price I would be all over it.
Good luck with the sale

#133 5 years ago

VIC

PinMonk

Pin Monk

9y 183K 30,207 16

Quoted from kayakkingoz:
I have played quite a few games on this pin at Pinfest (OZ) & thought it was quite a good game. Good to see another manufacturer on the market. If one in OZ came up at this price I would be all over it.
Good luck with the sale

If it was on the west coast here, I'd totally get it at this great price just to finally play it! $500-600 shipping from FL is too much to take.

#134 5 years ago

MLB

AFM95

Pinside member

6y 88,550 1,634 26

Quoted from kermit24:
Wasn't there someone from IL that said they would buy it at $4100 if shipping is included? Well......now it is! Step up!

Yes. See below.

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#135 5 years ago

KPD

New_England

Pinside member

Lyndon, VT

6y 37,550 280 1

At $3,500, Homepin should just buy the machine back to save some face.

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#136 5 years ago

PGH

Pbpins

Pinside member

Pittsburgh, PA

10y 89,300 2,207

I think the line would be long to grab it if the OP chose to sell it for $3000!

#137 5 years ago

MOO

metallik

Pinside member

Cincinnati, OH

11y 117K 6,521 44

Does the end-user have the ability to write code for the boards in this game? Seems like this machine would be worth the price if the code could be tweaked and rules fixed to make it play better.

#138 5 years ago

MSL

SantaEatsCheese

Pinside+ Pro!

Crofton, MD

5y 209K 9,653 6 85 1

I would like to state for the record that since the OP has the game and has obviously played it more than 99% of the folks on this forum, he is better qualified than any of us to rate this pin. There are currently 14 ratings by approved pinsiders on this machine. If one more qualified rater "such as the OP" were to rate this pin it would be eligible to show up in the Pinside Top 100 (and beyond) ratings.

I would also like to say that I'm a firm believer that the more people talk about this machine in this thread, the more likely it is to sell.

GLWTS! It sounds like a steal at that price.

#139 5 years ago

LEV

CrazyLevi

Crazy Levi's Pinball

New York, NY

10y 148K 33,545

Quoted from AFM95:
Yes. See below.
[quoted image]

"probably."

Pretty sure that wouldn't hold up in court.

#140 5 years ago

TGH

greenhornet

Pinside member

Menifee, CA

6y 71,050 1,671

#141 5 years ago

???

tacshose

Pinside member

St Louis, MO

9y 79,650 1,366

Quoted from metallik:
Does the end-user have the ability to write code for the boards in this game? Seems like this machine would be worth the price if the code could be tweaked and rules fixed to make it play better.

Ben Heck should buy it, make it awesome, and bring it to shows with design and CODE to show what it could have been.

#142 5 years ago

FKU

PinBallPeteFromSD

The Coop

8y 85,050 453 20 1 2

Inside China's Only Pinball Machine Factory

They are ambitious you can not deny that.

#143 5 years ago

MJO

arcademojo

Pinside member

10y 131K 5,513 30

Played it at York show and thought it played pretty well. Sorry I'm not that concerned about deep rules and modes. So don't get all the hate on it.
Thought it was fun to play but theme doesn't do a thing for me. I think it was a really good start for a new pinball manufacturer can't wait to see what they do next.

#144 5 years ago

MLB

AFM95

Pinside member

6y 88,550 1,634 26

Quoted from CrazyLevi:
"probably."
Pretty sure that wouldn't hold up in court.

tjc02002 said, "probably."

We were referring to SilverBallz. Minus the poor grammar (and maybe he did that on purpose) made it sound like he would buy it if the OP offered free shipping.

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#145 5 years ago

MAH

wamonkey

Pinside+ Frequent

Seattle, WA

8y 73,300 1,272 7 9

I think the game looks great but the game play was kind of “meh” but that to me was because of the center ramp which is now being replaced which should improve play.

I think the game has some great things and many people who have not played it are being unduly harsh. The theme to me is cool, the art is good, lighting is cool. Maybe a code update would change it, but doubt that would happen. Way worse games out there for more money better than almost any Gottlieb in my opinion but that is just me. All Gottlieb to me play clunky or slow.

#146 5 years ago

TPV

gearheaddropping

Pinside member

Macomb, MI

12y 67,300 2,042 16 20

This is kinda sad. I have never played this machine. Loved the show as a kid.

Is it really that bad?

#147 5 years ago

MAH

wamonkey

Pinside+ Frequent

Seattle, WA

8y 73,300 1,272 7 9

I don’t think so...it’s not that bad, personal choice I guess.

-1

#148 5 years ago

DUG

wiredoug

Pinside member

Melbourne

11y 79,050 2,741 18

Quoted from gearheaddropping:
This is kinda sad. I have never played this machine. Loved the show as a kid.
Is it really that bad?

the game is a game.. they're all personal preference.

however the bandwagon of people determined to hate anything mike ever does is huge and thats whats amplifying the noise

#149 5 years ago

TOM

freddy

Pinside member

11y 131K 5,652

Quoted from gearheaddropping:
This is kinda sad. I have never played this machine. Loved the show as a kid.
Is it really that bad?

No it not that bad it’s actually fun! I enjoyed it.

#150 5 years ago

EWG

kermit24

Pinside+ Frequent

9y 123K 6,540

Quoted from wiredoug:
the game is a game.. they're all personal preference.
however the bandwagon of people determined to hate anything mike ever does is huge and thats whats amplifying the noise

Actually I disagree. If the game was awesome I would say so despite who makes it. I played this game at ReplayFX quite a few times. It was one of the most unsatisfying, sloppy and just depressing pinball experiences I have ever had. How can you get the flipper buttons wrong? The code was pre alpha level with all the bugs. But even if the code was better, it’s just not fun to shoot. No fun factor.

But it has the shiniest playfield prop bar ever. So there.

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