The second pinball machine I ever owned was a Williams Indiana Jones. We had a good time with that game, but had it for about 5 years. Maggie wanted an Addams Family, so I traded it away. Well, not 2 or 3 months had gone by before Maggie told me she regretted that we had [...]
Had a lot of things going on this past week or so, and wanted to comment on a bunch of them, but have been slammed. So here’s my thoughts, in no particular order.
A fellow pinball hobbyist has been collecting pictures of the “backglass” of pinball machines, or in other words, the art around the area where you score is displayed. One of the most notable things about pinball glass is that women’s breasts are always obscenely large.
Anyhow, this guy lost his hosting, so I agreed to host [...]
Picked up a Family Guy pinball machine this afternoon. This was a “must have” for Maggie, so I happened to see one locally and surprised her. She’s thrilled to death. Here’s a picture:
I spent a giant chunk of the weekend continuing the restoration of my Bride of Pinbot. I’m finally to the point where I start reassembling, rather than disassembling the machine. This is huge, as you start to feel all of the hard work finally pay off.
While the playfield will never be perfect, I’m really happy [...]
I’ve got this Bride of Pinbot pinball machine that I absolutely love, but it’s beat. Not as bad as some I’ve seen, but still pretty bad. Since the odds of getting a new playfield is near zero, I decided to go ahead and try my hand at making some overlays for the playfield I have. [...]
