I'd like to say a BIG thank you to clay and anyone that's helping with putting this on.

Am I the only one considering going on Friday?

So far Sunday and Friday have far less people signed up than Saturday at the Ann Arbor pinball showcase. Again unlike other shows Sunday is a viable day. At normal shows Sunday is break down day or games are sold. But again we're not in that model, so Sunday should be just as good as Friday from a game count point of view. But any day should be fine as we cap the number of tickets issued so there isn't an over crowding issue.

Agreed, it was too crowded last year. Very difficult to get on any pin to play. Not a very good value for two day passes for my son & I.

The Rosie O' Grady's-Chesterfield Pinball League will start again Tuesday, Feb 25th with a new league, though we are expecting to have many repeat players from our previous league.

Our leagues are focused on beginners and most importantly having fun. We usually have first timers playing so it's a lot of fun for everyone! If you’re new to pinball or haven’t played in years, this is would be a great opportunity to learn how to play the game.

How it works:

Our league will accommodate six teams of four members, which will meet on Tuesdays at 7 PM for four weeks. There is only a onetime league fee of $5 per person and the games will be set to free play. Yes, you read that correctly! During league nights, three games will be selected and each team member will play the selected games. Once all teams have played a particular game, final scores will be tallied and given a score between 1 (highest score) to 24 (lowest score). The total of each team members three scores will result in their cumulative team score for that week. At the end of four weeks the team with the highest ranking will be determined the winner. We currently have seven pinball machines at Rosie's.

Our first league night is on Feb 25th at 7:00PM and will run once a week for four weeks.

The league Facebook page is facebook.com/rosiespinball

If you are interested in joining or have any question, contact [email protected]

Rosie O' Grady's Irish Pub
30400 23 Mile Rd
Chesterfield, MI 48047
http://www.rosieogradysirishpub.com/

Looking for a fh, fguy or rs if theres one in the area.

I thinking about coming Saturday or Sunday, but my younger son really wants to go too.. He keeps saying tell Clay I know how to play pinball.

Got a couple for my wife and me. See you all Sunday.

Now for some unrelated news, if any of you guys are interested in comics, I'm the director of the Michigan State University Comics Forum, a great event that is free and open to the public this weekend. Details here:

http://www.comicsforum.msu.edu/

Please say hello if you make it out!

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tonight- remaking a Tron backbox kit for a friend and fixing a broken spring on TFTC. Yes that is fun. Tomorrow I hope to complete my mods to TFTC-chameleon skin blades, full secondary gi UV, enhanced backbox and apron illumination, interactive speaker and under-cab lighting ect...

Now that's some funny stuff right there!

Tonight went to Marvin's and to the Arcade near Brighton to play some location pinball. Seen a few fellow pinsiders at each place. Saturday hope to pay the Bay City crew a visit and clean/tweak my Dealer's Choice for use in a tourney at the Ohio Show next weekend.

Hope to see some of you at the Ohio show for the fun.
Todd S.

Started shopping out a buddies Banzai Run...I think the dirt is holding this subway trough together And the tape, and the fiberglass repair....
Keith
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Detroit Pinball League is on location tonight. Good people, fun pinball, and maybe a couple of brews.

Have fun there Hlaj78. Both Startrek(Stern) and Xmen got a software update last night while I was there. Hope to make the next DPL meetup.

On location where? At The Arcade? I might have to come visit.

I'm waiting anxiously right now for my new Judge Dredd to arrive (used uShip) ... any minute now.

Good luck with your U-ship shipment and yes they will be at "The Arcade" in Brighton tonight 7pm till whenever.

When you are finished but can't bring yourself to playing the machine because it's soo nice or playing it brings back all the bad memories of fixing it up and u need to sell it, I am here!

Just got back home from a visit to The Arcade in Brighton. First time I've ever been there. All I can say is wow! A lot of well taken care of games there. Just an awesome place. I'll be going back for sure as its only an hour from home.

Michigan pinball guys/gals,

In addition to this thread, you are welcome to join the Michigan Pinball League google group.

This group is free, and we use it to communicate with other pinball enthusiasts in Michigan.

https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/michigan-pinball-league

There is no spamming (I'm the moderator), and it is a closed group, so only members can post.

As a result, it has a very good signal to noise ratio.

Follow the link above, if you want to join.

Hey gang. Wondering on your thoughts of hyperball. I have a chance to purchase one but have never played one. Seen videos and kinda looks cool. What do you guy think of this one?

IMO, gets old after about 30 minutes.

Parker

hyperball also likes to break a lot too. kicking around 100 steel balls very quickly does that. the gun overheats easily, and the plastics (30+ years old) break. it's not really pinball but a gun game in a pinball like cabinet. uses a different boardset too (compared to system6/7 of that era.) and yea it gets old rather quickly. noisy game too, there's no volume control for the pleating balls!

It's about a loud as a lawnmower.

Get a Rapid Fire. It's a better game, and more reliable.

Actually that is more the norm than unusual. Those subways were always duct taped like that and it was a very rare part to find until recently.
that underside of the upper playfield looks really good.

Trust me, I have seen/owned my share

Mr Banzai,
Scott
Detroit Pinball

And just as boring

It's not good... just better.

Yes, much nicer than the topside... Hopefully I will change that soon.

Keith

Thanks for the input guys. I might pass. Thought it might be a deal at 175

That is a deal. The parts are worth twice that. Get it.

Agreed

If you need more parts for it I have one that needs a new board but from my understanding the ball elevator works.

If it's worth it I'll go grab it. The weather might kill it for me picking it up this weekend

If I do pick this up I might hit you up for parts. Thank you for offering

personally i would not buy hyperball for 175. there aren't a lot of parts similar to other games either, so it's not really a good parts donor unless you need those parts for another hyperturd.

Found my new word for the day!

So updates on the hyperball. Guy says power cord shorted out due to balls falling into transformer. Will throw in new cord and an extra cannon. He says getting a divorce and just need to dump it. Just needs the power cord changed. Now I'm not great with machines yet but this sounds like could be more of a problem than just a power cord.

His ex-wife might be worth more. *might*

No expo for me this year. It really stinks. I committed to chaperone for my school's Washington D.C. trip this year. And while I'm happy to help out, I'm really going to miss this the expo. The good news is that there are other options now that I might take a chance on instead, like the Zoo or the Museum. The irony is that pinball serves as a diversion for me from teaching in a middle school in today's stressful education climate (keeps me from turning to things like alcohol instead). And instead of doing something pinball related on the weekend, I get to go on a trip WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLERS!! AHHHHHH. But seriously, the kids who sign up to go aren't typically behavior problems, so it shouldn't be that bad. Might actually be fun.

No way! You obviously have never had an ex wife. Still recovering from that one plus monthly payments to boot for the next several years.

As someone who once owned a Hyperball "that just wouldn't start a game, but lights up" - that became the biggest money pit I've ever experienced in pinball (some due to the game, some due to beginner's mistakes)... I would discourage you from picking this up. I actually think it's a fun game if you change the settings to those detailed here:

http://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hyperball

But maaaaaan, is it loud, and I constantly lived in fear of something going wrong with it. The old Williams videogame sounds *are* pretty cool, though.

Early '80's clubwear on hot girls was the best. Sprinkle in that makeup & hairstyles. Great stuff.

As I've said in other threads, I remember taking the boards out of two Hyperballs, smashing the glass and sledgehammering the cabinets and tossing them in the dumpster. I believ this was in the Spring of 1983. They had zero value, earned nothing and none of the fellow techs wated them. Even at $0.00 I kept the balls for mischeif purposes. Eventually, we tossed the circuit boards into the shitcan as well.

I should have saved the backglass but who knew.

Obviously my view is slanted, but the May 16-18 Ann Arbor pinball showcase festival is really where it's at. There are 200 games guaranteed, without over crowding. It's on 10 acres too so there will be outside activities as well in a very nature/scenic environment, game giveaways, flee market, free vendor space, 25 cent casual tournaments, etc. And no one is asked to bring a game. It really is a best case situation of shows. We're trying to be even more casual than Kalamazoo, which is my benchmark for the most fun/lowest stress show on the planet, but with more games.

http://www.vfwpinball.com

Your view may be slanted, but that doesn't mean you're wrong. This will be my first pinball show because the apparent chaos of typical shows is a big turnoff for me.