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Let's see pics of game rooms!

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    #18001 2 years ago
    Quoted from pinballslave:

    I know where you're coming from, I'd love to invite people off the street to come and play the pins, give them a break from their daily routine and something fun to do to bring a smile to their faces... the only snag is my wife doesn't like visitors, especially ones she doesn't personally know and like (which excludes most of my friends), so pretty much no-one gets to play them except me!!
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    Xenon is stunning for sure! I remember when I fist saw that game in an arcade... I remember being totally blown away and mesmerised by it's beauty more than any other game I ever saw! And the voice!! Shame the gameplay is somewhat limited though.

    I totally get the invite people off the street thing! Sometimes I leave the windows open in the pinball room as it faces the street of our house. I keep wishing some neighbor would walk by and be a total pinhead and just walk up and ring the bell and want to play!

    We bought this house in March. There were tons of places the games could fit upstairs, but I’ve done the carrying them up and downstairs thing before and never again! So when we looked at this house the room as soon as you walk in the front door downstairs was the only one that made sense. I reminded my wife about not wanting to carry them upstairs and said, this room right by the front door will be the pinball room, are you okay that the first thing people see when they come in our house will be pinball machines??? I think she wasn’t super thrilled, but she agreed to it. Now that we’ve had people over and had fun pinball parties, she agrees that having them first thing in the house just sets visitors up to know that our place is all about having fun!
    Isn’t that one of the great things about pinball machines? They’re an immediate conversation piece!

    #18002 2 years ago

    Yeah, true.

    It's the murals and dance floor that catch peoples eye when they drive past my rollerdoors. The pinball machines, bikes and the hot tub are the details that they catch on the second look.

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    #18003 2 years ago

    Here are some still pics DavidLee took. Great pics lots of talent with the camera angles etc

    https://live-pinball-outpost.pantheonsite.io/events/july-24-2021/

    #18004 2 years ago
    Quoted from punkin:

    Yeah, true.
    It's the murals and dance floor that catch peoples eye when they drive past my rollerdoors. The pinball machines, bikes and the hot tub are the details that they catch on the second look.
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    Sweet. Id seen the progress of the Deadpool mural (badass) but its cool to see the whole spot.

    #18005 2 years ago

    Wait till you see the new pinball wrap on my van, gave the same artist that did the murals the brief and showed him Sorcerer as the style of my favorite art era. Can't wait to see what he comes up with.

    #18006 2 years ago
    Quoted from TenaciousT:

    Just watched a "Supercarblondie " episode on youtube . She was at " The richest you tubers " house - - Jeffree Star ! A must watch if you like Pink cars ! But at the end 11:49 they show one serious pinball room !!!

    Thanks for the heads up, that was an enjoyable video. Wonderful cars and some great pins… even a Supreme on the end.

    #18007 2 years ago
    Quoted from punkin:

    Yeah, true.
    It's the murals and dance floor that catch peoples eye when they drive past my rollerdoors. The pinball machines, bikes and the hot tub are the details that they catch on the second look.
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    That is the man of man caves. Hot dam what a cool looking place!

    #18008 2 years ago

    Thanks mate. It's private and my mates come here so i can live like a hermit.

    Covid played right into my master plan.

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    #18009 2 years ago
    Quoted from punkin:

    Thanks mate. It's private and my mates come here so i can live like a hermit.
    Covid played right into my master plan.
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    Among many!

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    #18010 2 years ago

    Before
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    And after
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    Have to move the games back in, but first I have some touch up to do after the carpet installers.

    #18011 2 years ago
    Quoted from semicolin:

    Before
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    And after
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    Have to move the games back in, but first I have some touch up to do after the carpet installers.

    Cool take on the black light carpet, haven't seen a dinosaur bone version before.

    #18012 2 years ago

    Ya, that carpet is really cool! Where did you get it?

    #18013 2 years ago
    Quoted from Mr_Outlane:

    Ya, that carpet is really cool! Where did you get it?

    Astro Carpet Mills! Made in the USA, I ordered it direct from the manufacturer. They were really easy to deal with and I was surprised that they were willing to ship it all the way to Canada. I had to hire customs brokers myself but even that was a breeze once I found someone.

    #18014 2 years ago

    WOW!
    Cool Site! They let you pick your own colors from group of colors! I like your custom colors!

    #18015 2 years ago
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    #18016 2 years ago

    Custom made?

    #18017 2 years ago

    Don't think so, I have the same one

    #18018 2 years ago

    Custom neon above the entry of my wine storage room.

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    #18019 2 years ago
    eBay has a ton of cool neon lights for game rooms and pinball. They take a bit to ship and arrive but they look good.

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    #18020 2 years ago
    Quoted from Thor-NL:

    Don't think so, I have the same one

    Yeah there's a lot of them out there. Had it for years. American made. Cell pic shows the three colors better

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    #18021 2 years ago

    It's difficult to find neon made in this hemisphere any more, especially with online markets flooded with junk from overseas. I bought two signs recently from China. One came very well packed in double boxes, although the transformer sometimes won't turn on unless it's power cycled a few times.

    The other was more interesting: it came in a thin card stock box, packed in peanuts. Shipping was free, although they used a premium-post service. It was completely flat by the time it arrived, with ground glass basically pouring out of the holes. The customs value declared was much higher than the invoice value. They didn't want me to use the dispute process on the marketplace platform, instead demanding that I send them the photos directly. Given the amount of insurance they took out on the package and the regular reports of damage on their merchant page, it seemed more likely that they were pulling some sort of insurance skimming shipping scam.

    #18022 2 years ago

    I have a 15,000 volt 60mA neon sign transformer in a metal box that I want to get rid of. It's heavy, so shipping won't be cheap.

    #18023 2 years ago

    Use it and a couple of coat hangers to build a jacob's ladder. These days, neon sign transformers come tiny.

    #18024 2 years ago
    Quoted from semicolin:

    Use it and a couple of coat hangers to build a jacob's ladder. These days, neon sign transformers come tiny.

    Ya, I did that for a Halloween party years ago. But I just sold it today!

    #18025 2 years ago
    Quoted from semicolin:

    It's difficult to find neon made in this hemisphere any more, especially with online markets flooded with junk from overseas. I bought two signs recently from China. One came very well packed in double boxes, although the transformer sometimes won't turn on unless it's power cycled a few times.
    The other was more interesting: it came in a thin card stock box, packed in peanuts. Shipping was free, although they used a premium-post service. It was completely flat by the time it arrived, with ground glass basically pouring out of the holes. The customs value declared was much higher than the invoice value. They didn't want me to use the dispute process on the marketplace platform, instead demanding that I send them the photos directly. Given the amount of insurance they took out on the package and the regular reports of damage on their merchant page, it seemed more likely that they were pulling some sort of insurance skimming shipping scam.

    OK but now you gotta post your neon! or waiting until the room is full?

    #18026 2 years ago
    Quoted from cait001:

    OK but now you gotta post your neon! or waiting until the room is full?

    I've tweeted it like eight times

    #18027 2 years ago
    Quoted from semicolin:

    I've tweeted it like eight times

    what the fudge is a tweet

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    #18028 2 years ago

    Bird noise.

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    #18029 2 years ago

    my wife does sublimation transfers, i found these outlet covers and decided to make some for my gameroom. what do you think?

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    #18030 2 years ago
    Quoted from ky-pin:

    my wife does sublimation transfers, i found these outlet covers and decided to make some for my gameroom. what do you think?
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    Those are awesome!

    #18031 2 years ago

    those are so cool!

    #18032 2 years ago

    Excellent!

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    #18033 2 years ago

    Work in progress. Need to move the tv to the new arcade location and get the next two in their place. 5 is my current max.

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    #18034 2 years ago
    Quoted from ringonu:

    Work in progress. Need to move the tv to the new arcade location and get the next two in their place. 5 is my current max.
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    I remember having a couch in my basement too and being "out of space". Enjoy the couch while it lasts...

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    #18035 2 years ago

    I went the other direction with wall switches. Used arcade buttons and fabricated a plate to hold them in place. Visitors can't resist pushing those buttons, turning off the lights in the room.

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    #18036 2 years ago

    blockquote cite="#6408780">Before
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    Have to move the games back in, but first I have some touch up to do after the carpet installers.

    llove the carpet.

    #18037 2 years ago
    Quoted from ramegoom:

    I went the other direction with wall switches. Used arcade buttons and fabricated a plate to hold them in place. Visitors can't resist pushing those buttons, turning off the lights in the room.
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    That is very cool, like old style push-button switches. How does it work mechanically ?

    #18038 2 years ago
    Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

    That is very cool, like old style push-button switches. How does it work mechanically ?

    Just lays over the actual wall switches, with arcade buttons floating over the original switch paddles. Cut the switch buttons short and added cotter pins to keep them from falling out. Mounted on a plate and made spacers to hold them far enough away from the switch paddles.

    Took a bit of work using a hacksaw and drill, but they operate nicely.

    #18039 2 years ago
    Quoted from ramegoom:

    Just lays over the actual wall switches, with arcade buttons floating over the original switch paddles. Cut the switch buttons short and added cotter pins to keep them from falling out. Mounted on a plate and made spacers to hold them far enough away from the switch paddles.
    Took a bit of work using a hacksaw and drill, but they operate nicely.

    That is super cool. I have some Death Star looking light switch plates I made but the original switches still poke through. This would be even better !

    #18040 2 years ago

    I have this one, readily available. Lights up and makes old school sounds when you press the buttons.

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    #18041 2 years ago
    Quoted from ramegoom:

    I went the other direction with wall switches. Used arcade buttons and fabricated a plate to hold them in place. Visitors can't resist pushing those buttons, turning off the lights in the room.
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    This is awesome. What switches do you use? What current are they rated for? Can they handle the voltage?

    #18042 2 years ago

    Use household rocker switches. The arcade buttons just press the rocker switch.

    https://www.amazon.com/Standard-Decorator-Wallplate-Faceplate-Replacement/dp/B01I2TPJNS/ref=mp_s_a_1_3

    #18043 2 years ago

    Does anyone know where to find arcade blacklight rugs

    Quoted from pinzrfun:

    I have this one, readily available. Lights up and makes old school sounds when you press the buttons.
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    I have this too,seconds to install ,I love it!

    #18044 2 years ago
    Quoted from Viggin900:

    Does anyone know where to find arcade blacklight rugs

    Lots to choose from on line. Amazon, wayfair, etc. Google blacklight rugs.

    #18045 2 years ago
    Quoted from Viggin900:

    Does anyone know where to find arcade blacklight rugs

    Amazon and such have a limited selection - this is the go-to place for carpeting:

    https://astrocarpetmills.com/

    Not sure I have seen area rugs if that’s what you’re looking for

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    #18046 2 years ago

    Not going to get a true arcade room until my toddlers outgrow their playroom, but my little spot to relax is coming along. New to the game and hope to beef it up going forward.

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    #18047 2 years ago

    A rug would really tie that room together.

    #18048 2 years ago
    Quoted from undrdog:

    A rug would really tie that room together.

    LOL!

    #18049 2 years ago

    Anyone know a good site to buy art prints and posters that isnt crazy expensive? Every time I find something I like its $150 for 24x18 print or something stupid.

    #18050 2 years ago
    Quoted from undrdog:

    A rug would really tie that room together.

    Here is a nice one. Comes with a pinball

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