Great show! LOTS of machines! Played for hours and only had to wait to play a couple machines that are really popular and even then, only had to wait for one person to finish their game...

Nice meeting you Wolfmarch! That is one SWEET F-14 you have there!

Picked up some new glass for my old machines from Marco. Great show prices on leg bolts and such.

Learned that you really can't get the feel of a machine at a show like this. You need more game time that you just can't get with people in line behind you.

Loved the few games of Star Trek I played, not so much the Mustang and Iron Man games. But like I said, really can't tell without exploring the shots and rules more...

Surprised me how many machines had wimpy flippers. How can people play these at home that way???? Gameplay is so much more fun when the flipper has enough power to make the ramp shots!

Did anyone spot Hooked and his Iron Man pop caps?

I was told the low voltage due to everything being plugged into a few outlets was causing the flippers to be weaker than normal.
Just got home, everyone who is traveling be careful. We passed 5 wrecks including the burnt shell of a bus, and 6 seperate storms with 2 of them so bad people were pulling over.

Not sure that the power was low, I was there when they setup and that hotel had a serious power distribution system! In any event, I'm not complaining, I'm VERY thankful everyone brought their games out to let strangers play and enjoy them. Quite generous!

My boys and I went on Friday thanks for everyone that brought games and the all the people behind the scenes that made this happen. We really had fun and we got to play some games we have never played before. We did not leave until 12am when they closed for the day.

Dammit I was by there for a while playing Tron and MM. Can someone take a picture of his IM caps? How do they look? The Laseriffic Toppers looked badass in person.

Just getting home, fantastic show. My son and I was there and had a blast spending the whole day together.
Thank you SFGE team for such a great show.

I had to cut a few games because I could only get 8 in the U-Haul. I left MET because I knew there would be several coming already. I need to get in a game on METLE tonight...

Hooked's Mustang is the star of the show IMHO. I got an offer on my WW, and I'm really tempted to replace it with that Mustang.

Hey wolfmarsh-

Saw you working on F-14 as well and didn't want to interrupt! Wish I would have - Next time I am in charleston I will look you up!

-Scott

Oh ok. No biggy. It's just impossible to hear songs or call outs. Favorite pin for wife and I was the ACDC that had a headphone jack for she and I to share. Man what a great pin!

I am guaranteed at least 1st or 2nd in A division Classics!

Good choice. That one played smooth and looked great all Hooked out.

I interrupted him, but I quickly let him get back to work.

Great time today. Played many games for the first time.

Some IMMACULATE games I remember today .... Black Rose? A pirate game I think
Flash Gordon ... it Looked like new! WOW! But why were the legs so high?

Quite a few others. Al Warner's BOP is almost better than perfect.

First time I played Avengers - both versions. Like 'em. Saw my first electronic pinball table the 42' LCD TV, interesting, but not parting with 5K for one.

Hmmmmm.

Awesome! Very good job!

Any idea if the qualifying results are posted anywhere?

Thanks!

http://www.slam-tilt.com/atlanta/

Fathom's sick - will try to get it well tomorrow morning.

3rd try the charm perhaps. Final qualifying standings for "A" division. Brian Dye wins tie breaker for 16th spot.

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I am IN LOVE with that Black Rose!

First time playing The Twilight Zone. Man that was an awesome game.

Anyone record any of the seminars?

Expo was awesome! Played Avengers for the first time and really enjoyed it! Mustang, not so much.

Met some familiar faces and got some killer deals at Marco.

I didn't catch the name of the guy who kicked my ass in Iron man.

Great show today!

Twilight Zone certainly is an awesome game

We bought a TZ a few months ago that needs some work. My husband had a blast playing yours! I think it may have inspired him to get the ball rolling on that one (seriously...is there ever enough time in the day???). Thanks for bringing it out!

So busy working on machines, scorekeeping in the tournament (and not playing very well) that I haven't seen or thought to look for pinsiders. If you saw me fixing the Diner a few times, that was me. Still need to play the BR and TZ nearby. A friend came by yesterday and found her favorite game was Big Buck Hunter Pro!

Fantastic show, we are wiped out after just a couple days and one to go. Blondetall, must have missed you, glad you made it home safely.

Got a Meteor for sale, if anyone is interested, make me an offer, like Wolfmarsh, my space is limited.

For any SS fans out there or specifically Firepower fans, don't miss checking out the NEW Firepower thats tucked in the corner to the left of the stage in the back room. All digital back glass, looks like a new CPR playfield and all new electronics and sounds. Someone spent a lot of hours building that that machine and it is beautiful (not my thing though, I'm more of a stock guys).

Sorry I missed you Shimoda (I bought the F-14 from you months ago).

I've only meet 1 pinsider, Flake. Nice to play your beautiful FH! If I meet one of you and didn't make the name to pinside connection, please tell me...

You are very welcome. And a big thanks to all the other pinsiders that provided games!

Great event! Got to play on almost every machine. Agreed that Flash Gordon was really impressive but disappointing that the flippers didn't have enough umph to get back to the upper pf. Didn't get to talk to Wolfmarsh as he was in the middle of selling his Nascar when I saw him (which played great even though I'm not a fan if the theme). His F14 was gorgeous and played great (I was inches from getting my initials in that one in my first game). Marcos had a great setup... brought some nice new Sterns and I got to pay Star Trek and Transformers for the first time. Glad I took the weekend off of work and made the drive to Atlanta! the organizers, volunteers and enthusiasts made this an event to be proud of.

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I so badly wanted to play the Star Wars pin used in the tournament last night but that line was crazy. Still want to play a JM and Avatar. Hell several games still on my list. Good times

Well that was just too much fun! I'm pooped!

It was lovely to meet those of you I got a chance to say hi to (altan, wolfmarsh, shimoda), always good to put names with faces. Thank you to everyone who brought machines, I finally got to enjoy so many i'd only seen pictures of!

Now to spend next week fixing all the bandaid repairs I had to make on our machines this weekend.

Nice to see you again! I'm glad my game went to a good home!

Magic-mike, wish I would have finally met. Flake, glad to meet you and yours, I can take those band-aids off your hands... altan, also wanted to meet.

My wife played probably 70 pins, all day every day. She expected to play an hour or two all weekend but got hooked. It was truly an awesome expo. Great job to the organizers.

Sorry, we didn't get to meet! Maybe next time!

Honestly, the pinball line up was so awesome, I didn't see anybody standing around talking!

The organizers really knocked this one out the park for their initial show! Good job guys!

There were more women and children there than I was expecting, and everyone looked to be having a good time. I met up with (or was discovered by) about 5 Pinsiders, and probably walked by plenty more and didn't know it. I need to make friends with you Atlanta guys because you've got some great pins down there.

I went to the ATL Pin Swap last year and to the Southern Pinball Festival in Orlando in 2012, and so far this was the biggest turnout of people and games that I have seen. I didn't play as much as I wanted to, but we had to be back home the same day in factor 5 hours of driving time. Hopefully next year we can plan to maybe stay the night and not be as exhausted. A huge thanks and congrats to the organizers for pulling it off and having a wonderful event!

Nice to meet a few local collectors and those that traveled from out of town like myself.

I'll be posting some of my videos in this thread as it's quite lively in here...

I echo everyone's praises here! The SFGE was completely kickass. If I were a complete outsider, I wouldn't have known that this was their first year at all. The SFGE team really pulled off a great expo, they got a great venue, and FILLED the venue with kickass games, events and speakers.

Again, only left the hotel once all weekend to take a break from all the action and sit down to get some food.

My hats off to them, and we'll definitely be going again next year!

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Congrats on the SST I really enjoyed playing that one. A couple minor fixes and it will play great, it has a flakey switch or 2 in the trough and the saucer on the left needed some work. I'm on the lookout for one now.

And to echo other responses here. It was a fantastic show, a big thanks to everyone involved. My wife had a blast and she barely plays pinball at home. Here's a few pictures, me and my wife and some pinball celebrities at the show. image-131.jpgimage-712.jpgimage.jpg

SST is a blast! that SST needed a little work (allign the small flipper and the vuk on the left but Great condition!)

Who else enjoyed Big Bang Bar there???

Thanks again to David Shields of Flippers Arcade for bringing it!

http://www.flippersarcade.com
&
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flippers-Variety-Arcade/216540371746349

This weekend was an absolute blast; Preston & Co just simply kicked ass with the prep, setup, and execution of the event.

Hope all who came enjoyed themselves (and enjoyed playing Scared Stiff)

Footage from the Friday night after party!