Had a blast last year. I'm lucky to be so close!

Can't wait! Finally have vacation time to use this time!

Looking forward to it!! Always a great time! See you guys there!!

Phoebe

This show is what rekindled my love of pinball and got me to start my collection.
Great show, great pins and even better people.

I'll get my room today. I can't wait. What's everybody planning on bringing?

My Sword of Fury. And no, you can't have it lol

Any pins for sale at this?

Awesome, always my favorite show of the year!

I might be selling a 4 Roses pin (EM) and maybe a Stern Playboy if I get it running.

You know me too well.

As for me, I hope to bring quite a few if I can manage the transportation for them. I want to bring a Centipede, Getaway, Space Shuttle, Playboy and 4 Roses. Maybe my Carnevil too.

I'll be bringing my Bally Space Invaders, Space Time, Firepower, and hopefully my son's Bally Eight Ball project if we get it done in time... I should say playable in time. Eventually, it will be fully restored.

-Steve Ridgephoto.JPG

Great show last year, looking forward to 2015's version.

I will be bringing my SFIITURBO Hyper Fighting machine to the show.

Hey Louisville guys, I stayed at that hotel in July or so while in town on business and Wick's was gone. What's there now? Any good?

Hope I'm not closing on my new house that week!

You aren't lying there. The service was pretty bad after about 8pm. I'm looking forward to trying it and I can still get a Wicks delivered one night.

Just got my room, don't wait to get your rooms. I had people sleeping on my floor last year because they pushed it off too long!

Jeez, I didn't realize it was sneaking up that fast! I better get to work on my projects haha.

Hey, on a side note, I want to say that it is awesome that the show will be giving away a Centipede this year. Make sure to bring your canned food everyone!

Looking forward to it.

If I can get a decent T-Rex together by then, I'll probably bring JP. Otherwise I might bring something else.

Do you still have that Dracula? I enjoyed it last year and if you need help moving some, let me know, I'll be coming down early and I'll have a friend with me.

I sold Dracula. Thanks for the offer to help. I'll let you know if I need to take you up on that.

Dibs on futurepinhead's floor

Anyone taking pins to sell? Where's Buddy?

Problem last year was no buyers...

Oh man, I need to check my schedule to see if I can make it this year. I want to stay the weekend. May convince my wife to join me, but she might get bored with days and days of pinball, haha.

Always a great show!!

I will be there for sure but not sure in what capacity yet as last year I did not like my spot and need to check with them. I have a new Ruby Red WOZ I could bring and maybe a Hobbit LE but havent asked for a proto or even sure I can get one these days. Maybe you all can help convince Jack I need one for the show.

I am working on getting the list together but depends upon what sells at the auction in Winston Salem on the 17th. Its been really cold here the last few days and I do not like to work or move them even in the covered truck as I do not want the wood to swell.

In other news, I saw right before Christmas at Don's you got my old Family Guy and now I might be getting your former Safe Cracker.
I purchased that Family Guy new from Brady in Memphis and other than the few months it was at the Claypool Hill Mall its been at Don's I am surprised he sold it. Does it still have a popcorn smell?

I did sell lots of comics and other odd and ends parts. On the machine side I sold a nice Tron Pro that people thought was a LE and a colordmd Addams Family pin. Only had to bring back ACDC Pro with all the Hemi mods plus my old WOZ which was not for sale. This year I have Ruby Reds I can sell, PM me for price in advance and if you want Invisglass or not as Ruby Red do not come with Invisglass just like a standard does not. I do not have any ECLE WOZ lefts to sell and nobody at current has ever traded one back to me.

It did seem like the buyers were not present last year as in past shows.

There were plenty of buyers last year, I saw many games being sold all weekend. Just in my little group, I sold an arcade game, and one of my friends who went with me purchased a pin.

In my opinion, if sellers had trouble selling stuff, it was because their games were priced too high. It is unrealistic to expect top-dollar 'ebay' prices at a regional show.

That SC is a beauty. You'll love it! Never noticed popcorn but that's funny. I actually sold the FGY to make room for another, then that deal fell thru

I'm looking to buy or trade for Cyclone, Taxi, EATPM, Xmen LE. Lemme know if you have one!

Agreed. There were a few games there that were priced WAY too high. If you want to move a game at a show, price it accordingly. I don't imagine the majority of show goers are looking for CQ+ games.

I'd love to get to play a Safe Cracker buddy

Yes and no... The people that bring games may be looking for CQ+ quality stuff... The people paying at the door, not so much. I have had 2 people try to buy my SFIICE game since telling people it will be there. No, it is not for sale. Dedicated ones are IMPOSSIBLE to find these days.

Future,You just need to remember what time it is in Louisville so that You can regain your title in the Duck hunt!

The pins our group had for sale were not priced at ebay prices. The year before I sold 4 of 5 games - pretty quickly as well, but last year the pins my friends had for sale sat around and got low ball offers. OH show is the steadfast show for selling. I think I know who you guys are referring to with the high prices. He had something like 10 games for sale.

Haha, no, I messed up last year and showed up at the wrong time and I was upset about it at the time. However, one of our Pinside friend's son won so I couldn't be happier. We ended up using me as the Boss Mode where the winner takes me on in the final stage. It was great because someone else gets to take home the trophies now and I still get to prove myself to myself.

Here's hoping that Steve's son wins again this year!

I have registered to bring JP with the hopes of LAX 2015 being the public debut of the improved T-Rex.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jurassic-park-improved-t-rex-work-in-progress#post-1167404

Even if I don't have a final version together by then, I'll at least have a prototype that should hold up. An expo will be a good test for it, too.

Just got my tickets, and booked a room! This will be my first ever pinball show/tournament. I had a question:

What should I expect for the tournaments that are being held? A,B,C divisions and Classics? what are the buy-ins, and if I come down Saturday afternoon, when will the qualifying rounds be over?

Cannot wait to get my first taste of a pinball tournament.

Prepare to see some world class competitors here. A, B, C and classics. You get some free entry tickets when you pay to get in, but I can't remember how much additional tickets were. Not sure when the closed the tourney as well, but I think it was Sat morning. Phoebe would know

Scott

A wishlist for some games - in no hurry, but if a good deal comes up I'm interested - may have some trade options as well:

Restorable FH - can have a trashed pf - cab must be solid w/no water damage and minimal rust inside cab.

Transformers LE - HUO preferred - no combo's please

Metallica Pro

Tron Pro

Scott

Awesome cannot wait to get my but kicked, haha. You think there will there be any chance of playable TBLs there? That would be awesome too.

Awesome. I would like to try and qualify for C and Classics, so it sounds like I will have a chance. Thanks!

So do you have to enter the tournament to play any of the games? I'm pretty much a pinball newbie and would love to sample some games without suffering the embarrassment of having my ass kicked... or having to wait forever (with kids) until they come up free.

Maybe better asked: how is the format for the show? Free to roam -> find an open game -> play to your heart's content (within courtesy)? Or roam around -> wait forever / wait for your time slot -> sorry you suck -> go home?

Have never been to one of these, much less a tournament. While I could appreciate and contnt myself to things solo, I would love to bring the wife and kids for a fun day and don't want to be "shut out" of things.

At other shows, they have a free play room. Not sure how it is here though.

Tons of games there, I think (don't hold me to it) last year was around 100 pins on free play. Was that right Matt?