Ottawa Ontario Pinside Members

Can't seem to find a topic for an Ottawa group or an easy way of searching for members in the area. The pin map function is a little painful...sorry. Just interested in knowing who the pinside members are that are in the Ottawa and surrounding area and what machines are in town; and to provide a forum to reach out to locals for assistance.

Anyone interested in a thread like this? No personal information please, just add to the thread. Once in the thread we should be able to see the machines in your profile.

1 week later

#2 6 years ago

PIG

srcdube

Inactive member

Bump. Is there anybody.......outthere?

#3 6 years ago

LKD

Luckydogg420

Pinside member

Kitchener, ON

11y 115K 5,862 14

There’s a bunch of guys from Ontario on here. They probably didn’t see the thread.

Bump for a Canadian pinsider

#4 6 years ago

MIK

heinekenlvr

Pinside member

9y 28,550 20 3

#5 6 years ago

SYD

Eightball88

Pinside+ Frequent

6y 60,550 628 6

I am in Ottawa. There is e pretty active pinball scene here.

#6 6 years ago

SMM

dr_nybble

Pinside+ Frequent

A lot of local discussion occurs on maaca.org

#7 6 years ago

PIG

srcdube

Inactive member

That’s better! Thanks for signing up.

#8 6 years ago

DAD

Astill

Pinballrom

Collingwood, ON

11y 74,300 822 18

collingwood , on but i am in ottawa 3-4 times per year ha ha

#9 6 years ago

GUY

flashinstinct

Pinball Invasion

Orleans, ON

12y 136K 7,264 12

I'm in orleans.

#10 6 years ago

CPI

cait001

Pinside member

Ottawa pinball scene is bumpin'!

2 weeks later

#11 6 years ago

PIG

srcdube

Inactive member

Bump. Come on Ottawa. We know you're out there.

4 months later

#12 5 years ago

ABP

andre060

Pinside+ Frequent

11y 79,800 609 30

Greetings Ottawa folks!

Originally from Ottawa myself but moved away, living in the SF Bay Area out in California for several years now. Visiting this weekend, and had two great pinball outings!

1) House of Targ. Bank St, south of downtown, not far from Lansdowne. Nice set of modern games, many newer Sterns including Iron Maiden. Well worth the visit.

2) The Neighborhood Pub, in Nepean. Went today (Monday) and had the whole pinball room to myself. Large set of games, mostly EM's and SS, with a smaller number of late 80's / early 90's games. WOW , this place blew me away - every single game I played was in tip-top shape with rocket powered flippers. Amazing experience!!! If the Sir or Madam that runs these games is in the thread, my hats off to you!!

#13 5 years ago

CPI

cait001

Pinside member

buy/sell thread for Ottawa pinball & gameroom show https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/buy-sell-thread-for-ottawa-pinball-amp-gameroom-show

5 months later

#14 5 years ago

PIG

srcdube

Inactive member

Bump for other Ottawans who wanna add their name to the group.

#15 5 years ago

LEE

cdnpinballer

Pinside member

12y 50,850 662

Ottawa pinballer here!!

#16 5 years ago

LEE

cdnpinballer

Pinside member

12y 50,850 662

Nice wish list scrdube... heavy on the SS Bally’s....

#17 5 years ago

PIG

srcdube

Inactive member

Quoted from cdnpinballer:
Nice wish list scrdube... heavy on the SS Bally’s....

Well wish list is mostly games I’ve played and ones I want to watch threads on. Can’t say I’d ever be able to buy them all or that there are no favorites. Unfortunately the ones I like are the most expensive... probably same for everyone?

When I can afford another machine it will likely be a centaur, eight ball deluxe, or firepower. Ones I’ve played. Or maybe an EM from just before SS.

Ones I’ve never played but look awesome are the usual high rated ones... haunted house, black hole, fathom, embryon.

Gotta win the lottery .

I never really got into many games after the 80’s because I stopped playing and didn’t really care for all the layers and tubes that block my view of the table. Too complicated... but I’m sure I’m missing out on a lot of good games. You need to take the time to learn how to actually play and win specific games as they were designed... just didn’t have the time or quarters anymore .

Thanks for joining.

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#18 5 years ago

FCB

Fred736

Pinside member

Hello from Stitsville!
I dont spend so much time playing them as I spend taken them apart and restauring them!

And I enjoy every minute of it!

Grand Prix

See Saw

#19 5 years ago

CPI

cait001

Pinside member

Quoted from Fred736:
Hello from Stitsville!
I dont spend so much time playing them as I spend taken them apart and restauring them!

And I enjoy every minute of it!

Amazing work!!!

#20 5 years ago

PIG

srcdube

Inactive member

Quoted from Fred736:
Hello from Stittsville!
I dont spend so much time playing them as I spend taken them apart and restauring them!
And I enjoy every minute of it!
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Awesome... I’ll know where to go when I need help... in Stittsville too around Brae (Elm) crescent area.

Thanks for joining the group!

#21 5 years ago

SMM

dr_nybble

Pinside+ Frequent

Fred is very meticulous and has achieved some great results......wait until you see the total playfield repaint he is up to!

#22 5 years ago

FCB

Fred736

Pinside member

OP
Quoted from srcdube:
Awesome... I’ll know where to go when I need help...
SD

Always happy to help whenever I can!
Walking distance from each other it seems.

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#23 4 years ago

DEN

steamfitter

Pinside member

Orleans, ON

9y 37,300 235 6

a little late +1

#24 4 years ago

BAZ

Bazzy34

Pinside member

5y 41,050 85

Born in Ottawa, just like Dirty Donny Tv, the pinball artist for Metallica, etc. Moved to the States 15 years ago. Cheers!

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#25 4 years ago

CPI

cait001

Pinside member

OPGS thread: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/opgs-ottawa-pinball-amp-gameroom-show-2019-sep-21-22

5 months later

#26 4 years ago

FCB

Fred736

Pinside member

Thought I'd revive this topic a bit and also show off my recently completed full repaint of a Williams Grand Prix playfield.

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#27 4 years ago

DEN

steamfitter

Pinside member

Orleans, ON

9y 37,300 235 6

Looks awesome
Nice job

#28 4 years ago

SMM

dr_nybble

Pinside+ Frequent

Looks fantastic Fred! Can you share your roster of techniques? What paint, lettering techniques, etc. You give me confidence that my Gay 90's repaint will be doable.

#29 4 years ago

FCB

Fred736

Pinside member

Sure can do...but when im back from Costa Rica vacations!

1 month later

#30 4 years ago

CPI

cait001

Pinside member

O-town crew all safe and sound?

#31 4 years ago

PIG

srcdube

Inactive member

Yup... good here. People still selling pinball machines ... go figure. The Space Invaders on Kijiji just dropped to $2800... getting into a nice price zone now.

#32 4 years ago

TOM

tomdotcom

Pinside member

Kamloops, BC

15y 112K 6,198 2

OP
Quoted from srcdube:
Yup... good here. People still selling pinball machines ... go figure. The Space Invaders on Kijiji just dropped to $2800... getting into a nice price zone now.

Who cares, that game is freakin terrible.

#33 4 years ago

PIG

srcdube

Inactive member

Quoted from tomdotcom:
Who cares, that game is freakin terrible.

It looks slick but I remember it getting a bit dry myself too. A bit too much open space in the middle. Purdy though.

4 months later

#34 3 years ago

PIG

srcdube

Inactive member

Anyone in Ottawa, know anyone in Ottawa who may have a Target Alpha schematic to sell. Don't really want to wait for US postal service from Pinball Resource or Marco if possible. Separate topic started about it, but wondering if some are hanging around Ottawa. Cheers!

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#35 3 years ago

CPI

cait001

Pinside member

OP
Quoted from srcdube:
Anyone in Ottawa, know anyone in Ottawa who may have a Target Alpha schematic to sell... (or?). Don't really want to wait for US postal service from Pinball Resource or Marco if possible. Separate topic started about it, but wondering if some are hanging around Ottawa. Cheers!
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PM me your email

#36 3 years ago

MIK

Murphelman

Pinside member

7y 52,550 373 11 12

I have never noticed this thread before.

I will add my Kanata living ass on the list.

Cheers!!

#37 3 years ago

PIG

srcdube

Inactive member

Quoted from Murphelman:
I have never noticed this thread before.
I will add my Kanata living ass on the list.
Cheers!!

Ooo.... lotsa nice machines! Thanks for signing up! Maybe we'll get a new flurry of people adding themselves to the group.

#38 3 years ago

CPI

cait001

Pinside member

Mike's some classy Kanata ass.

EDIT: that came out wrong.

#39 3 years ago

MIK

Murphelman

Pinside member

7y 52,550 373 11 12

Quoted from cait001:
Mike's some classy Kanata ass.
EDIT: that came out wrong.

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#40 3 years ago

PIG

srcdube

Inactive member

Don't get my thread locked down! Others may not get Canadian humour .

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#41 3 years ago

SVP

Ponzie

Pinside member

6y 50,550 198 7 14

Howdy folks!
Out in Manotick here!
May be looking to sell a pretty sweet Hobbit Smaug Edition machine soon as I'm close to pulling the trigger on a NIB JP Premium.
(Was waiting to see if Elwin's new machine announcement was a Led Zeppelin... )

If anyone is interested in a Hobbit, would love to keep it local if possible!
Will post pics soon...Looking to get $9,600 CAD for it.

1 month later

#42 3 years ago

FCB

Fred736

Pinside member

Been looking for an alternative to spiral nails to hold down the side rails. Spiral nail heads look good but the nails are a pain to remove.

So was at the Ottawa Fasteners store lately and stumbled upon these: #6 x 3/4" Truss Head Stainless Steel Robertson screws.
They look very good, clean looking and the head sits very nicely on the rail.
I had tried slotted or Philipps heads but didn't like them at all.
Most other screws have a rounded edge around the bottom of the head which I find unsightly.
And being stainless, they polish very well if that's your thing.

Had to slightly open up the holes in the rail with a drill. Took 5 mins. Not a big deal.

Thought I'd share this with this group being that this little find is kind of a Candian and Ottawa thing (Robertson head and Ottawa Fasteners)!

Enjoy!

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#43 3 years ago

PIG

srcdube

Inactive member

Great store... if they don't have exactly what you need, there's always enough other things to MacGyver it. I was just there a couple weeks ago looking for some nylon standoffs to mount a house switch in the bottom of my EM to flip HiTap on and off (other thread). I was explaining what I was doing to the guy who was helping me and it turns out he has two or three pinball machines. He said they were in storage, but after talking with me he wanted to get them out and running again. Nice coincidence.

1 month later

#44 3 years ago

JMG

Pin_Fandango

Pin Fandango

3y 82,550 4,371

First post here! Found this thread by looking into ottawa pinballers.
I am located in Kanata and do not own any pinballers machines yet, and would need help from experienced pinballers so they can steer me in the right direction.

I would be interested in 90s williams machines, my favorites from that time are:

Indiana Jones, Lethal weapon 3, and T2.
Open to try new machines too!!

Please help!

Merry christmas and happy new year.

Ps/ located in Kanata!

#45 3 years ago

SMM

dr_nybble

Pinside+ Frequent

Welcome, @Ottawaflip. Check out your local site for collectors, www.maaca.org. Also www.pinballrevolution.com.

Avoid any retailer or storefront, buy from another collector (unless you like paying exorbitant markup).

There is a T2 for sale in Ottawa: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3608406502600662/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined

As for prices, they are a bit crazy right now, folks on maaca.org can help or check recent classified archives on pinside.

#46 3 years ago

CPI

cait001

Pinside member

for prices, a LW3 is the cheapest, with a T2 being almost twice the cost of a LW3.
And an IJ is probably 3x the price of a LW3.

#47 3 years ago

SVP

Ponzie

Pinside member

6y 50,550 198 7 14

LW3 is a great first game to get into the hobby... There was one on sale on Pinballrevolution.com recently...

Good luck finding your first pin and welcome!

#48 3 years ago

MIK

Murphelman

Pinside member

7y 52,550 373 11 12

Welcome to the Hobby. I too live in Kanata aswell. Hit me up if you want to chat pinball

Cheers!

Mike

#49 3 years ago

CIP

HoneyBadger

Pinside member

11y 57,875 1,013 11

I like LW3...pure fun!

#50 3 years ago

CPI

cait001

Pinside member