Ooops, you mean 2018 pinball year in review.

Here's my year: https://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/balt/stories

2018 was an inactive year, bought nothing. Paid off credit card! What a great feeling that is.

2018 == How the hell did I end up with so many games here, and how am I going to fit in the next!

It is a strange feeling to be pulling games I like out of my lineup. But it’s the impact of my space issues. To make it worse, I just swapped some games, so of course, those need to be set up and playable. I have 3 games not even on legs, and I feel trapped when I try to move games around. That’s 2018. Need to solve it in 2019.

2018 = falling in love all over again with Hobbit and the new code. That game is bolted to the floor...just amazing! Repairing and upgrading my Star Wars Data East with all the bells and whistles. Buying and selling a handful of machines. Going into 2019 with a pocket full of "pinball cash" and totally unsure what to buy but really itching for something new...might wait to see what Deep Root has to offer or what Stern does after Munsters. Get a GOTG or Deadpool in the meantime? decisions!!!

My 2018:

Bought: Fathom, Stern Stars, DPLE, and DE JP.

Sold: Hobbit

Also now remodeled some of my basement so I have room for more games in 2019.

In:

HEP LOTR

Dialed In LE

IMDN Prem

Out:

GBLE

On the way:

MBLE

POTCLE

For us it was selling off pretty much all of our "project stash" as well as over 1/2 the collection and getting ready for some other adventures away from the pinball hobby. We will still be active with the hobby just not on the scale we have been over the past 10 years or so. I gave up keeping track but at best guess over 60 machines sold and gone this year alone. Collection is down to about a dozen machines and "project stash" is down to just a couple. It actually feels really good to have some space back!

We had a very active 2018, starting the year with 6 machines and ending with 11, which is far more than we ever imagined owning!

- Purchased 8 machines: Sky Jump, High Roller Casino, Diner, World Cup (1978), Johnny Mnemonic, Demolition Man, Getaway, Taxi.
- Sold 3 machines: High Roller Casino, Lights Camera Action, Viper Night Drivin.
- Attended 2 Ann Arbor Pinball Museum events-love that place!
- Played in a League for the full year.

But, the best thing of 2018, was meeting a lot of great people in this hobby. Of all the hobbies we’ve been involved over the years, this one has the friendliest and most helpful enthusiasts we’ve encountered!!

Looking forward to more great pinball experiences in 2019, and maybe even improving my skills!!!

Out with Whirlwind, Carribean Cruise, and Xenon and in with Aerosmith and the incredible ass kicking Iron Maiden!

IN
Iron Maiden
Nine Ball
Centaur II (turning into a project)
Big Brave (Project)

OUT
Dirty Harry
Game of Thrones
o-din

TL;DR - I had a thorough year. Added 4 games, completed my AFM PF swap in 12 days, and enjoying the hobby with my family.

LONG POST INCOMING:

This was by far the most active year I have had since early 2016. I got through my divorce alimony-free, completed a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, made a military move from WP AFB to Eglin AFB (new location and new job), and paid off my credit card all in a year's time (2017). That being said, 2018 was a boom year for pinball as all that crap was done, and my fiancee and I have had a complete and total blast enjoying it together.

Machines sold: NONE. They're way too expensive now. Heck with that.

Machines added:

CFTBL (30 Dec 17, yeah it was last year, close enough):

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NIB GotPro (14 Feb 18, yep, Valentine's Day!)

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Johnny Mnemonic (26 May 18)

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Tranformers Autobot #105 (16 Dec 18)

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Highlights:

Sharing my love of pinball with my family and seeing both future Mrs. and my stepson take to them as well as guests that came over.

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Sharing my GotPro with my military family and seeing grown men become children again:

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Teaching my 5 year old stepson the repair and assembly basics:

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Watching my stepson playing and slowly learning the pinball playing basics:

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Finally making the trek to TPF, and we are already planning on coming back for 2019!

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Watching my girl enjoy Transformers at TPF....

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and buying it 9 months later, knowing I made the right purchase over The Shadow:

And finally, completing my AFM PF swap. Took me 12 total days to do. I'd guess 40-50 hours total. Had to get rid of all that awful air captured between the clearcoat and the inserts : ( !!

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So, what's next for us? Well, TPF 2019 is a given. We are looking at Pinburgh as well. I'll prolly come solo on that one first, and then the whole family in 2020. I also look to come to Pincinnati this year, which man, that show looks rocking.

As far as games to add: definitely MBr CE. We have room for about 3 more, so got to make them count!

That's it for now. See everyone here next year!

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2018 was a busy Pinball year for me. I bought 14 pins and sold 8. I ended up buying 13 of them from a retired operator which pretty exciting as that kind of deal doesn’t happen in Manitoba very often.

In
T2
Skateball
The Getaway
Cyclone
Checkpoint
The Simpsons DE
BTTF
Secret Service
Robocop
Fire
Big Guns
Space Station
Jokerz
BK2K

Out
Skateball
T2
The Simpsons
BK2K
Checkpoint
Seawitch
Cyclone
The Getaway

I also attended yegpin which was my first show and an absolute blast!

Had a wonderful 2018, with my highlight being the road trip to Manitoba Canada with my dad and son, to meet @erico201 and pick up his Joust. Great family who really made us feel welcome, and while some probably thought I was nuts to go to Winnipeg from TN to get a machine, the memories with my dad and son were worth it! Also went to the Tx Pinball festival, which was awesome and already booked for 2019.

Sold

Apollo 13
Goldeneye
Time Machine
T3

Acquired

Joust
Champion Pub
Safe Cracker
Guns n Roses

In: Aerosmith pro, Spider-Man, Iron Maiden, monster bash, f-14 tomcat. Out: f-14 tomcat, taxi, bk2k, sttng, Pinbot

I slowed down a little this year. 2017 was a whirlwind as I took about a dozen pins off route and sold them all. So, 2018 was more reasonable. Yet it was busy enough.

SFGE 2018 was a blast.

Thinned out of the herd:
Jet Spin
Meteor
Stars

Added to the herd:
Williams Skill Pool
SMDM
Kings of Steel

Happy New Year!!

in order:

sold - Flintstones
attended Allentown show - bought - The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
attended Pinball at the Zoo show
finished Whirlwind total restore
bought - Funhouse
attended - Dayhuff's 12 hours of pinball party
sold - Pool table
sold - MAME
bought - couch & rocker/recliner (to replace pool table)
bought - Ghostbusters premium

been cut off from machine purchases this year.........but do have room for one or two more

2018 divorced I had to sell all but my beloved Pinbot and moved to Florida

2019 looking to fill my new house with my top 10 pins. I'm starting with a BOP.

Fun shows and tournaments with local and regional friends!

LA IFPA championship
Texas Pinball Festival
Red River Replay x2 (Louisiana at my home)
Romp in the Swamp (Louisiana)
Gulf Coast (Texas)
Dirty South (Mississippi)

In

NBA
GOTG Pro
Walking Dead Prem
Pinbot
High Speed
Deapool
TNA

Out

Nip-it
Big Bang Bar
Safecracker
GOTG Pro
Pinbot

Great Thread idea. Even if I nobody reads this, it helps me appreciate my good friends in Pinball!

2018

January- 1st pin purchase- Mata Hari
February- Joined Pinside
May- 2nd pin purchase- Night Rider
November-3rd pin purchase - Evel Knievel

2019

?

I bought a Neato robotic vacuum for the gameroom. Best purchase of 2018.

I downsized more in 2018, ACDC and Abra Ca Dabra out, TNA the only game in. Alien came in and went out so fast it hardly counted. For 2019 I'm probably downsizing again, haven't decided if I'm going with 3 or 2 pins for the collection. Leaning towards 2, because I'd like the space back for different toys, or more like tools, which are really just toys in the end. Still working out exactly how to fit things, so we'll see. Some of the tools/toys I want to acquire are on the large side.

I love all my remaining games, won't be easy to decide what to keep. Shadow is probably the only real anchor, not only a great game, but it's what got me started playing with mods. And frankly it's worth the least out of my collection, and any games I sell will help fund the workshop, so that's a factor to keep in mind.

The goal for 2019 is to get back into being creative and doing fun projects again. Hopefully that means new mods, see what I end up doing. I think right now I'm more interested in creating things for games than actually playing them.

2018 was a year of shaking up my collection, especially if I can stretch it by a few days. Going into Dec. 2017 my collection was Jurassic Park, Congo, The Shadow, Bram Stokers Dracula, Hardbody, and Gold Strike. In late Dec., I sold Jurassic Park and bought a Fish Tales. Next my wife bought me a Total Nuclear Annihilation for my birthday in May. To make room for that I sold off Bram Stoker's Dracula. I think it was about a month later when I sold Fish Tales to a good friend to bring in a Metallica (Premium). Then just a few weeks ago, I sold my Congo to make room for a Star Trek: The Next Generation. I also started working on retheming Hardbody to Pandemic (Board Game). My number one pinball goal for 2019 will be to finish up the retheme.

2018 ended up to be the best year of my pinball and arcade life.the gods of pinball blessed me out of the gate.we had plant to try to get 1 machine on our list for the year and maybe get some of our artwork and moving signs finished..hope i dont piss any one off with to many photos but no question best year ever!..got a nice royal flush cheap in jan...a beautiful taxi in feb...a rockola 437 in march..a rockola 1452 in june...a bally moon raider rifle arcade in sept..a shoot out rifle arcade in november....a sinbad in dec....on top of all this got that nice dog n suds sign and lots of artwork we have had for years hung up to display..met new people and learned new things..nothing on my list this year except to be grateful..

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Out : AFM

In : Doctor Who, Who Dunnit, Jersey Jack Pinball's PIrates of the Caribbean LE, PPS/CGC Monster Bash Remake LE Prototype #3, Stern AC/DC Luci Vault.

Best line up I've had here in years. And growing in 2019.

LTG : )
Disclaimer : Video was shot after Thanksgiving. Hear me clomping along in my Crocs and humming a bit of Christmas tune.

2018 was a big year

Sold space odyssey, and Atari roadblasters.

Bought bsd, ap, strikes n spares, 1943 arcade

Attended mgc and expo, got to finally meet Todd Tuckey in person!

Met lots and lots of great pinsiders all over, played WAY more pinball, prob more than life combined-seriously, a lot.

For a year I thought I wouldn’t spend much, I spent half my salary on my arcade this year. Lots of bling from framed backglass art to signs to a dmd clock.

Fun year.

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