More than excited for mine to arrive. I will be taking them to the Louisville Arcade Expo for everyone to see.

I might have to order one of these for my desk at work... now only if they worked

It wouldn't be good if it worked. My full size pin cannot be thrown with a SDTM drain.

Cool stuff! The metal legs would be a BIG plus.

Wow, just blown away by your work! I am e-mailing you now.

Retro,

These are TOTALLY awesome. I was wondering if you could post some pics showing the playfield. I realize that most of these probably sit on a shelf somewhere that you couldn't see the pf, but I am curious as to whether you put in a 2d graphic of the pf, or actually 3d it.

Seriously thinking about ordering a TAF, TZ, and a request for a Cyclone.

Have you ever tried a ball bowler? I would love to have a model of that as well. Below is a photo:

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By the way, I think it is really cool how stoked you get about finding pinball machines in the wild. I guess it is one of those thing of living in the states that we have just accepted as normal. I am actually surprised when I look in an arcade and they DON'T have a pinball machine. It is great that you still have the WHOA! factor when you find one. Awesome!

How big are these compared to say, a hand? I'm having a tough time picturing how big they are and if they would be desk friendly at work.

I'd like one, maybe 2 NGG, one for me and one for my dad. Pending size, but I think he'd like it.

i have a couple of these and they are great, but i have had such a bad experience with Retro that i have to warn others. About a year ago i ordered 50 of these different toys. the money was sent, payment confirmed, then nothing. Waited about 30 days, he said they had been shipped, nothing. Waited another 30 days, again the responding email said they were shipped, nothing. About 3 months went by, with many emails in between assuring me that they were on there way, and finally i said i didn't want them anymore. Finally a box showed up with 4 units in it. They were packed in such a way that all 4 were destroyed. i sent him the pictures and asked where the others were (remember, i ordered 50). no responses.

finally i ended up taking the matter up with the credit card company and they refunded me the money. i never did get the other boxes, though retro kept telling me that they were shipped. every time i asked for a tracking number i would get some excuse that he wasn't at home, he would get it to me when he got there, he forgot.

all in all, i really like the product (even though they are paper and easily damaged, especially the legs) but i will never do anything with someone like this again. it was not worth all the hassle. i know many of you have ordered from him and are satisfied, but my experience was beyond acceptable.

i am not trying to persuade anyone not to buy these, just letting people know the experience i had.

I got one off eBay of TAF. I'm not sure if it was from the same person, but I expected more than what I got for the $50 I paid. It is cute and fits in my hand, but made of balsa wood, very very fragile, and the cabinet colored in with a black magic marker. It's the closest I've got to a TAF though so it's on the shelf for now.

I ordered received 5 of them and the were crap. I contacted him and was informed the return them. I did and he informed me that he never received them. I found out that he did not sign for them and they were returned to me. Not worth all the energy and money expended. Be warned "chaps", you will be chumps.

Dam that xmen brings back memories. Nice model *honk*

I have bought a few of these models, and here in the UK I have had no problems with delivery. They have always arrived intact in a strong cardboard box full of those little curly foam peanut things. The legs are folded card and fragile, but do look realistic. Remember chaps, these aren't toys for kids to play with, they are models for display only...

Retro, I notice that you have added a much thicker siderail and lockdown bar to the latest models. I must say that I dislike the change and it just doesn't look right. I bought a Shrek model with this change of style, and along with the incorrect green on the backbox it is nowhere near as good as the previous models.

A line-up of my models attached:

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Outlane... Could you put a 12oz Coke can in the photo to give some idea of scale? You photo reminds me of the twilight zone episode where they were locked in some kind of cell and in the end it turns out it was a cardboard box.

Retro... How about photos of the playfields?

Ha! These are all arranged on top of a bookcase. I didn't want you all to see my Geeky Sci-Fi book collection. An uncropped photo giving a better impression of scale included. A couple of pictures of the playfields also here. I had to clean the perspex "playfield glass" of dust before photographing them, just like on the real thing!

I had the same lack of an idea of scale when I bought my first model (the TZ). I was going to use it as a topper with a similar sized doll figure playing it, but it was far too small for this to work when it actually arrived.

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I'm interested in a MM & AFM Shoot me a pm on those 2 shipped to 89052 Henderson NV USA please.

hey guys, RH is a good friend of mine, however i have tried to sway him away from balsa in the past to a harder wood, its not suitable for him as he has such large orders, he has an ebay shop to run and all these orders - I myself make arcade models but i make mines from basswood and i can tell you its HARDER to model with and takes three times the amount of time to make them from balsa wood. I dont however make pinball models, only video arcade models.

He's a good guy....

Why would i want to cheapify my collection by buying these poorly constructed, misaligned imaged, carboard cut outs? I'm sorry, but you're going to have to try harder than these efforts to pique my interest.

In this day and age, quality is everything. Push the boat out and do yourself proud. Like this guy:

Imagine being the first to bring a fully working pinball machine model to the world? Now thats what you want to be remembered by. Not some cheap ass balsa wood and crappy, poorly cropped inkjet printouts. I mean, at least get the outlines cut properly on the legs dammit.....

Surely i cant be the only one who thinks this?

That star wars is awesome, but the guy obviously knows electronics aswell as how to model, i looked into getting higher quality images professionally printed for my models but it was going to cost £25 per sheet of A4 so for us hobbyists thats out of the question (especially on my budget!)

And considering the fact that RH makes his in bulk also makes it unfeasible for him to get higher quality prints, as much as we wish we could!

You put a ruler in the pic that shows inches. You guys have no use for inches!!

I'm ancient enough to have been taught measurements in feet and inches at school...

We changed over to all that new fangled European metric nonsense in the UK soon afterwards.

Not only do you want to sell your crap here, but you need to steal the artwork. Pinsiders, be warned!!!

A bit harsh....

R_H,
Have you ever tried doing a topper for these. Like CV for example?
I like them! Could use a little CV for my desk at work!

Keep up the good work

I've never dealt with R_H personally, but I've had friends that have had less-than stellar dealings with this vendor. It might be worth researching if you haven't done so yet. Of course, a few people have had gooddealings with this vendor as well.

I've recently ordered 2 of these as presents for my mom after she saw my other mini TAF done by someone else. I've paid and have no tracking # or info past that, so if/when I receive them I'll let people know how the transaction went.

As promised...

I paid for the 2 I ordered on 9/8, didn't hear from him so PMed him yesterday, he responded with a timeline, and they were on my front porch yesterday when I got home. They are cute and decently well-made, but like a few have said won't be winning any big time awards. For sitting on a shelf, they'll do just fine. I had gotten a TAF mini from another source that had a layered playfield with raised ramps that looked more realistic, but these are overall nicer. I just wish the legs weren't paper because despite being packed well they were already bent. I was worried after all the buyer beware posts, but this time it worked out fine for me. I haven't had time to take pics but they look just like they do on the website.

I can't wait to see your pictures

Do you make one for Whirlwind?

Can't say I'm a huge fan of the side rails and lockbar areas

those are awesome I would imagine one would need a steady hand

Sweet man! How about Williams Indiana Jones, and Bally Game Show? Cash in hand!