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 [...]
My Arduino Mega arrived in the mail today. With any luck, I’ll have time to mess with it a bit this evening. That means, though, that I need to come up with artificial test cases, to learn the hardware.
For those playing along at home, my ultimate medium-term goal is to control a pinball machine with [...]
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:
Finally, tonight I was able to play my first game on my restored Bride of Pinbot. I acquired the game 2, maybe 3 years ago, and spent the last several months working on it heavily. It plays great, and it looks fantastic, considering the amount of damage it has undergone.
There’s still a few niggles; a [...]
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. [...]
I made a deal to sell my Dr. Who pinball machine yesterday. I’ve had it since I lived in Atlanta, where I purchased it in 2002. I’ve enjoyed the game, but alas, it’s time for it to find a new owner who will play it more than I do, now that I have so many [...]
I spent a good chunk of today finally repairing some WPC driver boards that have been sitting around since Thanksgiving of last year. The parts I needed arrived, and I was able to get them off my plate. Being that most pinball machines owned by individuals these days were at one time on a location [...]
