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Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Pinballesquire on May 10, 2012, 08:19:59 PM
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Hi everyone! I'm a young timer looking to start a pinball hobby, have been researching avidly all the various titles out there to find a good first machine (or two or three I hear it's an addictive pastime). I'm just a bit north of Sydney NSW. If anyone has any tips I'd love some advice!
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G'day yourself %)%
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Welcome to AP
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Welcome aboard, young timer, from all us old timers!
Tip one: make sure you play the machine before purchasing. While software like Visual Pinball will give you a good idea of gameplay, you really have to play a pinball machine to know if you like it or not.
Tip two: Unless you really know what you want and they happen to be high-end machines, then I would try to purchase a couple of cheaper machines ($1600 to $1800) to begin with that you enjoy playing. That way if one needs fixing you still have a second to play on while you work out what is wrong. You can always move them on later.
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Thanks all! Nice tips ajlaird, I was thinking maybe a BST & a White water rather than one of the more expensive pins. But I haven't played either of them yet! Yeah I've been working my way through VP / FP titles, great fun, looking forward to getting the real deal.
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G'day Josh, Welcome and enjoy.
check out the sited pinball thread to check out pinballs in your local area even in Newcastle at Pinball and Pizza (after 4pm) always have 6-7 out the front as well as there are quite a few pins spread out in Newy and Central Coast by Luke. I have put a (L) behind his pins as they are all really nice playing pins and often he is open to selling select ones.
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=8025.0
but like what ajiard said, better if you can play first. If in doubt start a thread and ask for help.
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Hi and welcome to the forum %)%
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%)% to the forum . Yes it is an addictive, but fun hobby .
I started with one pin 6 years ago and since then have bought 13 , sold 5 and restored 4 .. currently out of room but still looking for more @@^
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$.$ and %)% to Aussie Pinball !
Plenty of good games to start off in the hobby. As I've said a million times "It never stops at one !"
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GREAT tip about heading to Pizza/Pinball to try some games out there ^^^
Always play a game before buying it - especially as a newbie
Oh - and welcome %)%
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!
I feel a plan brewing to drive through budgewoi, play some of Luke's pins, work up a hunger for pizza, which may very well be satisfied in Newcastle!
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Went to Sydney for a trade show and on the way back went into Budgewoi, currently have a nice Family Guy, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Lord of the Rings and at the Gunyah in Belmont is a AC/DC Premium plenty to have some fun on. All of Lukes are set at $2 for 5 balls.
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$.$ & %)%, dont think anyone would be able to stop at one! I certainly don't plan to.
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Hey young fella %)% My advice depending on the era choose machines with good playfield's and backglass's . And as others have said make sure game plays 100% Also really give the game a good going over and look under the playfield and in headbox for wiring hacks and for other dodgy "repairs". Its a great hobby you will have lots of good times playing and restoring them..
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Howdy