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Title: Petersham Pinball Expo, May 16. 2009
Post by: PinPal on September 22, 2012, 09:47:38 PM

Just came across sum picks on my hard drive I took at the Pinball expo in 2009, Thought you would like a look!!

Title: Re: Petersham Pinball Expo, May 16. 2009
Post by: howzat on September 29, 2012, 09:50:52 PM

Hi Pinpal     

Was this expo as good as pinfest     there is a lot of nice games there                    Howzat

Title: Re: Petersham Pinball Expo, May 16. 2009
Post by: Retropin on September 29, 2012, 10:13:25 PM

I did both shows..... Expo was bigger.. had more people and more machines.
Im not sure it was MORE successful... was certainly bigger but it also came with a lot of criticism.
Pinfest was smooth... any game niggles fixed straight away ( which didnt happen after Sat morning once moving games faults were sorted out) and was far bigger than i think anyone thought.
I see pinfest as a successful platform that the organisers can work on to make a much bigger show. I hope if it gets bigger it doesnt lose the "feel" that it had... was a great atmosphere and really good to be part of.
Expo was set up as an annual Australian pinball show with great expectations that came under great scrutiny and failed to run any further due to all sorts of reasons i dont need to go into.
So in terms of success.. its Pinfest.
In terms of people through the door... Expo, but then again, hold Pinfest in Sydney and see how it mushrooms instantly.
I see one show as moving forward... i see another as dead

Title: Re: Petersham Pinball Expo, May 16. 2009
Post by: PinPal on September 29, 2012, 10:41:12 PM

For me Pinfest was way better than expo at Petersham.  
It was very hot in there with all the people in that small place and a lot of games broke down and where not fixed.

Title: Re: Petersham Pinball Expo, May 16. 2009
Post by: Extra Ball on September 29, 2012, 11:18:15 PM

am sure Sydney isnt too far away from another event

Title: Re: Petersham Pinball Expo, May 16. 2009
Post by: ajlaird on September 29, 2012, 11:39:41 PM

Only made it to one of them so can't comment too much, but the provision of the venue is a really great advantage of Pinfest.

Title: Re: Petersham Pinball Expo, May 16. 2009
Post by: goodolddays on October 01, 2012, 10:51:21 AM

I went to both and think Pinfest was the better of the 2.
Why ?
1. Pinfest was a much better venue .. Fantastic in fact
2. Much better vibe
3. All games were working .

It is hard to compare the two though , given the concepts were somewhat different .

 
 

Title: Re: Petersham Pinball Expo, May 16. 2009
Post by: PSY on November 10, 2012, 01:32:10 PM

I learnt to play pinball in Petersham - at the Newignton Inn just up the road from where the expo was - for me - this is where pinball was invented