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By Tokkentakker

10 years ago

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#1 10 years ago

JRS

Tokkentakker

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Greenville, NC

10y 62,900 958 46

Hello all. Been a forum reader for some time. love the site. Will write an intro soon but here's the basics. My name is James. Age 44. Married 19 years and have 2 teen boys. Lucky enough to have picked up 2 pinballs cheap when I was a kid in high school. Played them and the ones at the local spots all the time. Sold them when I went to college. Bought new house last year that is now big enough to have a man cave so I am getting back into the hobby and trying to fill it with games. Bought 2 pins and some arcade machines so far. Never had to work on my old games so I am still learning the ropes. I work as a maintenance tech so can usually figure out the basic stuff. Always reading this forum to get tech advice. Has been very helpful. Chose Tokkentakker name as he is the evil character in my Carnevil shooter arcade game that I just fixed up. Have met some of you at the Winston Salem sales. My wife and I made it to a few this year. Looking forward to getting to know all of you better.

#2 10 years ago

SCC

mrgone

Pinside member

Casper, WY

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welcome to pinside. glad you are here.

#3 10 years ago

JIM

Captive_Ball

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Cypress, TX

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Welcome James....great start to the newly found addiction. Enjoy the ride!

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#4 10 years ago

JSG

Thor-NL

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Breda

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Very warm welcome James, enjoy the ride

#5 10 years ago

TBO

Turboderf

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Loxahatchee, FL

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welcome to the form

#6 10 years ago

BED

smokey_789

Inactive member

Greenville, OH

11y 50,150 1,642 11

Sweeeeet! We're here to help! See my post about how the heck to squeeze in more pins. Your'e gonna need it!

#7 10 years ago

PAB

MustangPaul

LED Leg Light-Ups

Saint Paul, MN

11y 136K 23,313 10

Welcome James, I just joined a few months ago and really like it here. Have fun with your game room. How big is it?

#8 10 years ago

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pinmike

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Bossier City, LA

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Welcome to the family

#9 10 years ago

MSS

stretch2

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Good to have you aboard !

#10 10 years ago

MEL

blondetall

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Welcome! We've got a pretty good crowd here, and always happy to have more.

#11 10 years ago

SCP

SoCalPinballs

Lake Elsinore, CA

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Very informative and friendly group. You will enjoy it here.

#12 10 years ago

ROB

Chippewa-Pin

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Chippewa Twp, PA

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Welcome aboard! Always some interesting posts going on around here.

#13 10 years ago

JJD

coasterguy

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Welcome!

#14 10 years ago

JRS

Tokkentakker

Pinside+ Frequent

Greenville, NC

10y 62,900 958 46

Thanks all. Upstairs room. Currently 22x27. Future plans to expand to 25x41. So far fit in some theater seating, 8ft pool table, cd jukebox, huge popcorn machine, and my games. Want to build a bar at one end so would have to expand to do that. My wife and I love the room so far. Going in there feels like a little getaway. Do it almost every evening.

#15 10 years ago

RWH

Pinside member

Norwood, OH

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Welcome to pinside!

#16 10 years ago

SCO

scooter

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Welcome!

#17 10 years ago

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Shoot_Again

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Vancouver, WA

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Weclome to pinside.

#18 10 years ago

BRA

balbers

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Converse, TX

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Welcome aboard!

#19 10 years ago

KJS

Mudflaps

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Springfield, VA

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Welcome! Don't forget to include photos of the shooter lane if you're going to sell a game, and autographed translites increase your game's value by 124%.

#20 10 years ago

EVE

Rabscuttle

Pinside member

Nashua, NH

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It's true!

#21 10 years ago

JJW

txstargazer3

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Chicago, IL

12y 90,050 4,157 1 13

Welcome James, we have a good time here. Lots of good expert advice to be had from some very generous experts too!

#22 10 years ago

HDC

HELLODEADCITY

Inactive member

15y 72,650 5,822 8

Yes welcome to the Pinside forum

#23 10 years ago

GEO

Geocab

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Cleveland, OH

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Quoted from txstargazer3:
Welcome James, we have a good time here. Lots of good expert advice to be had from some very generous experts too!

Some of them even provide Shasta and a deli sandwich during a little break.

#24 10 years ago

JJW

txstargazer3

Pinside+ Frequent

Chicago, IL

12y 90,050 4,157 1 13

Quoted from Geocab:
Some of them even provide Shasta and a deli sandwich during a little break.

That was a classic!

James, Geocab is referring to a recent posting from a highly unusual individual who was unintentionally hilarious. We like to go crazy sometimes.

#25 10 years ago

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MustangPaul

LED Leg Light-Ups

Saint Paul, MN

11y 136K 23,313 10

OP
Quoted from Tokkentakker:
Thanks all. Upstairs room. Currently 22x27. Future plans to expand to 25x41. So far fit in some theater seating, 8ft pool table, cd jukebox, huge popcorn machine, and my games. Want to build a bar at one end so would have to expand to do that. My wife and I love the room so far. Going in there feels like a little getaway. Do it almost every evening.

DANG!!! That 25x41 sounds great. Gonna cost ya fortune to deck that room out. Must post pictures while your doing it.

#26 10 years ago

RDH

rommy

Pinside member

Springdale, AR

12y 79,150 3,706 16 15

My advice...do not transport a pin in a pickup with the legs on. Welcome

#27 10 years ago

JJW

txstargazer3

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Chicago, IL

12y 90,050 4,157 1 13

You should never even drive a pickup with the legs on.

#28 10 years ago

CAT

DCFAN

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Chantilly, VA

12y 148K 12,776 34

Run away before it is too late.

#29 10 years ago

MAT

The_Director

Carolina Pinball Repair

11y 94,450 3,769 9 2

Welcome fellow North Carolinaian! Hope to see you soon at a local bash or one of the auctions!

#30 10 years ago

JWS

Soapman

Pinside member

12y 79,900 1,294

Welcome from NC. Hope the crops are doing good in Farmville . You will find good help and some good people here. Enjoy

#31 10 years ago

SBS

o-din

Pinside+ Addict

11y 158K 58,804

OP
Quoted from Tokkentakker:
Looking forward to getting to know all of you better.

Are you sure? Actually you are amongst good company. Pinball people are a special breed. We come from all walks of life. Some rich, some poor. But we all share a common bond- the silver ball. Welcome to the club.

#32 10 years ago

MLV

Pinball-is-great

Pinside member

Lafayette, LA

12y 147K 5,016 3 102

OP
Quoted from Tokkentakker:
My wife and I love the room so far. Going in there feels like a little getaway. Do it almost every evening.

Hold up there Tokken, I see what you tried to slip in there at the end of your reply about your "gameroom". Well what is it, a gameroom, a loveshack, or a combo gameroom/loveshack?
And how old are you, 44? Something not adding up right here. And don't tell us you do it on your pins. There is a different thread for that kind of talk.

Oh, glad to have you here on Pinside Forum. Have fun fixing up & decorating the gameshack.

#33 10 years ago

SBS

o-din

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Hmmmm, a gameshack. OK, I see the logic there.

#34 10 years ago

TOY

mario_1_up

Pinside member

Fairbank, IA

11y 80,800 2,350 24 8

Welcome aboard.

#35 10 years ago

JRS

Tokkentakker

Pinside+ Frequent

Greenville, NC

10y 62,900 958 46

Already too late. I'm addicted. So far all games have been broken down and stuffed into a minivan. Even my 39" monitor showcase style carnevil game. Wife took pics. Would never have believed it could be done. Already have plans to replace my little truck with a diesel dodge sprinter van to support the hobby. Building room for all kinds of fun. Friends all waiting for the bar.

#36 10 years ago

NIL

Nilroc

Pinside member

Vancouver, BC

11y 80,900 2,562 3

#37 10 years ago

DAD

playernumber4

Pinside member

Macomb, MI

12y 68,550 2,438 5

Welcome James. If you find a cure for the addition (other than divorce) please let us know!

#38 10 years ago

NIL

Nilroc

Pinside member

Vancouver, BC

11y 80,900 2,562 3

Quoted from playernumber4:
Welcome James. If you find a cure for the addition (other than divorce) please let us know!

Do you mean addiction or the addition to hold all the pins.

#39 10 years ago

JJW

txstargazer3

Pinside+ Frequent

Chicago, IL

12y 90,050 4,157 1 13

I don't want to know about a cure. I'm having too much fun!

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