Quoted from ChipScott:

Yup, we are collectors of vintage Playboy's, but suppose the argument would have been Heffs' as well, back in the day
In all sincerity, I do apologize if that picture of the bar with the the edge of a vintage magazine rack holding those magazines from the '60s and '70s offended you. I'm not being sarcastic, I suppose I probably should have thought about that before including that picture and not assume everyone would have appreciated that. Tell you what, as a proud supporter of this site, there may be others that might not like that either, so I'll go ahead and take that picture off.
But yeah man, we are a small adult family with eclectic tastes and of course, a large love for pinball

Quoted from ChipScott:

Yup, we are collectors of vintage Playboy's, but suppose the argument would have been Heffs' as well, back in the day
In all sincerity, I do apologize if that picture of the bar with the the edge of a vintage magazine rack holding those magazines from the '60s and '70s offended you. I'm not being sarcastic, I suppose I probably should have thought about that before including that picture and not assume everyone would have appreciated that. Tell you what, as a proud supporter of this site, there may be others that might not like that either, so I'll go ahead and take that picture off.
But yeah man, we are a small adult family with eclectic tastes and of course, a large love for pinball

Quoted from ChipScott:

there may be others that might not like that either, so I'll go ahead and take that picture off.

Quoted from SilverUnicorn:

I'm sorry but this was the best thing I've seen in a while. It really made me smile.
Chris

Quoted from Chosen_S:

this is NOT a political video

Quoted from Vic_Camp:

Last pictures and videos I posted here of my collection was about 7 years. It is time for an updated.
There are many games that have left my collection and have gone to new homes to enjoy and every time had to organize my chronological order.
Go here to see my 160+ game collection over the years of games present and past.
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Quoted from ChipScott:

Thanks!!! Yes, it's a great place to relax! Me and the family as well as our friends enjoy coming down here regularly, and we find it hard to leave!
I agree, I would love to ultimately get some real slots up in there. I do have some vintage gas station condom machines coming that I'm going to put in that bathroom, and that'll add a little extra dimension to the bathroom and maybe take away from the fact that those slot machines, while they do take money, have working levers and spin, make noise and award jackpots, are nowhere near the real deal, hahaha...always fun and interesting to have a home bar bathroom where you can lose your money!

Quoted from Vic_Camp:

Last pictures and videos I posted here of my collection was about 7 years. It is time for an updated.
There are many games that have left my collection and have gone to new homes to enjoy and every time had to organize my chronological order.
Go here to see my 160+ game collection over the years of games present and past.
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Quoted from Chosen_S:

Thank you, glad someone gets me... part 2 coming up
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Part 2 of my gameroom workshop
P.S. this is NOT a political video

Quoted from ChipScott:

Yup, we are collectors of vintage Playboy's, but suppose the argument would have been Heffs' as well, back in the day
In all sincerity, I do apologize if that picture of the bar with the the edge of a vintage magazine rack holding those magazines from the '60s and '70s offended you. I'm not being sarcastic, I suppose I probably should have thought about that before including that picture and not assume everyone would have appreciated that. Tell you what, as a proud supporter of this site, there may be others that might not like that either, so I'll go ahead and take that picture off.
But yeah man, we are a small adult family with eclectic tastes and of course, a large love for pinball

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Soliciting suggestions on how to get my contractor to get his ass in gear. We have been living in 3 tiny rooms in a 4,000 sq ft house for exactly 1 YEAR as of this coming Wednesday. How do I flog this guy legally

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Soliciting suggestions on how to get my contractor to get his ass in gear. We have been living in 3 tiny rooms in a 4,000 sq ft house for exactly 1 YEAR as of this coming Wednesday. How do I flog this guy legally

Quoted from PinPickle:

That’s horrible. What’s the hold up? I’m assuming it’s a reno and not new construction. I’m in the process of building a new house that’s significantly larger and we are on the construction process will be 14months.
I would definitely get in touch with a lawyer and see what your options are but it will all come down to your contract with your builder. Your in a tricky situation because he needs to finish the work and if you legally force him to get his ass moving I would be concerned about the quality of his work. I hate hearing stories like that. I hope it works out soon.

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

The most frustrating thing is I HAVENT paid him for a lot of the work! I didn’t pay him a dime for 6 months until we got our initial inspection approved, and now I’ve got about $80,000 due him to finish the project, and it’s just the slowest work ever.

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Thanks folks - I think we really are stuck. This is a part Reno, part new build. We added 1500 sq ft or so, 3 levels - basement and 2 above ground. The build out is done, but we had 4 months of delays because the electrician basically never showed up. Once winter was upon us (and the house was wide open and freezing), I fired the electrician and pulled the permit myself to get it done.
Now we are done mostly with the new space but there is a ton of work still to be done, and I maybe see 1 guy show up a couple times a week. It’s going to take at least 3 more months to finish, and we are just at our wit’s end, living on top of one another, school, work, etc.
The most frustrating thing is I HAVENT paid him for a lot of the work! I didn’t pay him a dime for 6 months until we got our initial inspection approved, and now I’ve got about $80,000 due him to finish the project, and it’s just the slowest work ever.
One positive thing I can say is that the work is pretty good, but there’s so much left to do and he’s making noises about needing more money (ain’t no way that is happening).
The contract has a list of specifics but no schedule so I’m thinking not much we can do but just needed to get this off my chest. Looking forward to posting a photo of the game room eventually

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Soliciting suggestions on how to get my contractor to get his ass in gear. We have been living in 3 tiny rooms in a 4,000 sq ft house for exactly 1 YEAR as of this coming Wednesday. How do I flog this guy legally

Quoted from Vic_Camp:

Last pictures and videos I posted here of my collection was about 7 years. It is time for an updated.
There are many games that have left my collection and have gone to new homes to enjoy and every time had to organize my chronological order.
Go here to see my 160+ game collection over the years of games present and past.
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Quoted from Zablon:

This kind of thing is going on all over. You can't get anyone to even answer phones or return calls to get anything done.

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Quoted from cait001:

is there a pandemic going? That might be having an effect.

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

but there’s so much left to do and he’s making noises about needing more money (ain’t no way that is happening).

Quoted from PinPickle:

Man I fee your pain.
Not a terrible idea to get a quote from another contractor and see how long it would take him to finish.
Talk to your current contractor, hey may be willing to mutually part ways. One guy every couple days is unacceptable.

Quoted from cait001:

is there a pandemic going? That might be having an effect.

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

That's what i'm hearing from talking with other folks. There's a TON of work being done in my neighborhood, too, mostly with larger firms. We went with a respected local dude, which I THOUGHT was a good call.

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Absolutely - although we were mostly unaffected in terms of getting materials. I bought everything back in April 2020, lumber, shingles, house wrap, HVAC mechanicals, etc. Pretty much everything except tile. This is really down to just labor

Quoted from Pinkitten:

You could amend your contract by offering the builder a series of draws, backloaded to incentivize production. If you are still willing to work with this builder, you could have a heart-to-heart and acknowledge he needs money, you need a house. If the pace picks up immediately, you could offer 10% of the remaining balance when work resumes, then 20%, 30% and finally the final 40% if he is meeting certain goals. (That’s just an example, you can design the draw schedule). Money may be the only motivator, and if the work is good, it might be worth a try. I used similar deals involving barrier-free housing construction. Good luck!

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Didn't mean to hijack the thread, just missing out I can't post photos of our gameroom yet! Oh man how pissed would my wife be if I moved the games into the new finished space LOL

Quoted from ReadyPO:

You could post some pictures of the game space construction - I am sure a lot of us would like to see it (myself included!)

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Good Call. The rest of the house is being built first (I'll post that separately) - but here are the 3D renders of the plans for the basement extension (existing basement has a workroom, bathroom, my office, storage, and a common area). The new area is 2 rooms: a workout room I'm decorating like a japanese tea room, and I promised my kid we'd have a 'secret door' access to the gameroom. So that's behind the japanese doors *and* a bookcase on wheels. The basement is already dug out and walls are up, but it's so full of stuff from the rest of the house you can't really see anything.
EDIT: added a photo of the basement. Makes it look like we are hoarders. That's all our stuff from the rest of the house!
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Quoted from drummermike:

I was wondering where R2D2 ended up!

Quoted from cdc99999:

I'm regularly looking at these games room posts and often show them to the wife, it's nice to see the different ideas and visions for them. They are all unique and awesome regardless of size and style, after all, we do it for ourselves and they reflect our personalities and tastes.
We were taking pics for someone today and she convinced me to share them on this forum so, here are a few before and after snapshots of our Man Cav... I mean Family Cave... we're very proud of it... ROCK ON and STAY SAFE guys, CHEERS!
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Quoted from Vic_Camp:

Last pictures and videos I posted here of my collection was about 7 years. It is time for an updated.
There are many games that have left my collection and have gone to new homes to enjoy and every time had to organize my chronological order.
Go here to see my 160+ game collection over the years of games present and past.
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Quoted from pacman11:Alright so I added onto my gameroom this year and added on a indoor basketball court. In the picture below the door was added to enter into my gym. One of my favorite pictures of my son shooting hoops in the new gym this year.
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Quoted from pacman11:

Alright so I added onto my gameroom this year and added on a indoor basketball court. In the picture below the door was added to enter into my gym.

Quoted from BorgDog:

Not my game room per se, but started moving into the basement pinball workshop, 12'x16' with a 12'x3' workbench along one wall. It will never be this clean and uncluttered again. Still shelves to go on the wall, more lighting, etc. Should have room to work comfortably with 3 machines in there, and is adjacent to the new game room still being worked on.[quoted image]

Quoted from BorgDog:

Yeah built that as 3 separate ones all on wheels that fit under the pinball machines. Took the wheels off 2 of them and stacked and screwed together for the new space. Just 1" angle aluminum brackets to hold each container. I think I have too many parts.

Quoted from BMHouze:

What are we all missing...
FOG machine,
Not my memory of an arcade without all the smoke.....
Pool hall was worse, old smoke.