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Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: guyricho on April 07, 2014, 12:49:07 AM
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not sure what one i want but i want to relive my childhood again like most here.
is there a post limit here before i can visit for sale section or is there a for sale section? i am interested to see what pinball member own and like so ill be doing some reading.
thank you
regards Rich
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Welcome aboard - you have come to the right place.
Read up on what members here have done to bring their machines right up to scratch or even back from the dead and you will learn HEAPS!
Get involved, make some posts, even just ask questions and before you know it you will be playing your very own machine.
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thank you
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Yes there is a for sale section
You need 30 posts to access it
Welome
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Welcome aboard.
Are you thinking older or newer games?
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Yes there is a for sale section
You need 30 posts to access it
Welome
Welcome to Aussie Pinball - 20 posts will get you to the Trading Section!
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$.$ and %)% to Aussie Pinball.
There's plenty of reading material on the site and you will view the trading section as described.
Just don't "impulse buy" your first game !
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thanks for welcome,
As for the question of if i want to buy a new or older pinball machine?
Im not really that attracted to the new style of pinball machines that are around at the moment,
Ive played a few recently at some arcades or when i ever i happen to see one but they dont really have the same appeal as the older ones.
The new Games i have been playing lately seem to be spoiling my memories of pinball that i had as a teen because the modern art work and sounds aren't really the same as they used to be.
That is the reason why I want an old pinball,
I want to remember what it was like playing these classic games
so it would be something from the 80's i am thinking
I am not sure if I will be able to do 20-30 posts with out just talking senseless crap to get my post count up while I dont own a pinball machine .
To avoid and spare every one of the senseless crap talk Ill probably come back when i get my self a pinball machine, I was told these forums were better places to start looking for a pinball machine rather than buying from ebay.
until then
regards Rich
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I have made over 1800 posts, most of them were senceless crap
What games did you play when you wereyyounger?
Old electro mechanical?
Kiss and Playboy?
Space shuttle?
FishTales?
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thanks for welcome,
As for the question of if i want to buy a new or older pinball machine?
Im not really that attracted to the new style of pinball machines that are around at the moment,
Ive played a few recently at some arcades or when i ever i happen to see one but they dont really have the same appeal as the older ones.
The new Games i have been playing lately seem to be spoiling my memories of pinball that i had as a teen because the modern art work and sounds aren't really the same as they used to be.
That is the reason why I want an old pinball,
I want to remember what it was like playing these classic games
so it would be something from the 80's i am thinking
I am not sure if I will be able to do 20-30 posts with out just talking senseless crap to get my post count up while I dont own a pinball machine .
To avoid and spare every one of the senseless crap talk Ill probably come back when i get my self a pinball machine, I was told these forums were better places to start looking for a pinball machine rather than buying from ebay.
until then
regards Rich
just post "+1" 15 times,you will be in the for sale section in a couple of minutes.lol.
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I have made over 1800 posts, most of them were senceless crap
What games did you play when you wereyyounger?
Old electro mechanical?
Kiss and Playboy?
Space shuttle?
FishTales?
oh I cant remember specific titles, i didn't really play one title I played what ever I saw.
most of them would have been from 82-90's seeing that was my era as a teenager.
but I definitely didn't play kiss, you wouldn't have seen me or my mates dead near anything kiss related.
Im sorry if I offended the kiss fans,
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14 more to go
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To get your post count up just search the restoration threads and comment on them or even tell us what you remember about some of the games or parts of the games you remember playing and we can try work out what they were
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but I definitely didn't play kiss, you wouldn't have seen me or my mates dead near anything kiss related.
luck your not in the market for a kiss.have you seen the over inflated prices they are advertised at??
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oh I cant remember specific titles, i didn't really play one title I played what ever I saw.
most of them would have been from 82-90's seeing that was my era as a teenager.
but I definitely didn't play kiss, you wouldn't have seen me or my mates dead near anything kiss related.
Im sorry if I offended the kiss fans,
Your stuffed, the moderator is a huge Kiss fan
;)
What you are looking for are knownas Williams sys11
Good sys11;
Pinbot
High speed
Black knight 2000
Taxi
Whirlwind
Earthshaker
But there are more
Most are affordable, but they don't come up for sale everyday
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Welcome Rich, i can bet you are after something like meteor , jurassic park, judge dread. something like that. id be about the same age as you. they were the games around then, possibly even space invaders (pinny)
Brendan
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I have been doing some research in order to buy my first pin as well. Here are a couple of links that might help if you are looking for a pin under $3000 as your first.
http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/showthread.php/62821-What-title-would-you-buy-if-you-had-2-2-5K
http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/showthread.php/65474-Pinball-prices-cause-and-effect-and-future-speculation?p=817885#post817885
If anyone else can make some other suggestions - more than welcome!
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oh I cant remember specific titles, i didn't really play one title I played what ever I saw.
most of them would have been from 82-90's seeing that was my era as a teenager.
but I definitely didn't play kiss, you wouldn't have seen me or my mates dead near anything kiss related.
Im sorry if I offended the kiss fans,
Your stuffed, the moderator is a huge Kiss fan
;)
What you are looking for are knownas Williams sys11
Good sys11;
Pinbot
High speed
Black knight 2000
Taxi
Whirlwind
Earthshaker
But there are more
Most are affordable, but they don't come up for sale everyday
Ok I will keep that in mind when looking and do some research
regards Rich
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Welcome to Aussie Pinball, as a bit of a new player to the great world of pinball i can tell you your best chance of getting a decent pinny is right here and another great site called Pinside , read any reviews you can on any machine you are interested in just , don't jump in to quick . Good Luck !
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the more I am looking around this forum the more I am thinking about doing a Electro mechanical machine restoration. what is the going rate for a complete but not going EM? say one with good playfield but a title that has stencils available for cab?
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You dont have to be too woried about stencils being available. it is more work but it is easy enough to make your own.
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You dont have to be too woried about stencils being available. it is more work but it is easy enough to make your own.
that is something to consider
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does any one have a bit of an idea what a project machine is roughly worth in a ball park figure as far as an Em is?
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Good question Rich, I paid around $300 for mine but i was lucky. you could expect to pay upto $1000 i think. Depending what condition it is in and if your prepared to wait or not. My advice is to not be in a hurry and the right machine WILL turn up at the right price. if you impulse buy you WILL pay too much. The other memrs on here know your in the market now and im sure something will come your way. The best part about AP is that were here to help fellow pin heads, and i truly speak from all of the personal experiances ive had.
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Knowing your location might help
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Good question Rich, I paid around $300 for mine but i was lucky. you could expect to pay upto $1000 i think. Depending what condition it is in and if your prepared to wait or not. My advice is to not be in a hurry and the right machine WILL turn up at the right price. if you impulse buy you WILL pay too much. The other memrs on here know your in the market now and im sure something will come your way. The best part about AP is that were here to help fellow pin heads, and i truly speak from all of the personal experiences ive had.
no worries
ill keep that in mind,yer I would want one in good condition as far as play-field and back-glass but everything else wouldnt mater to much as long as its complete.
Originally I was here wondering about 1980's machines but I think I might go for an older machine now and do a restoration.
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Knowing your location might help
gold coast sorry
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thanks for welcome,
As for the question of if i want to buy a new or older pinball machine?
Im not really that attracted to the new style of pinball machines that are around at the moment,
Ive played a few recently at some arcades or when i ever i happen to see one but they dont really have the same appeal as the older ones.
The new Games i have been playing lately seem to be spoiling my memories of pinball that i had as a teen because the modern art work and sounds aren't really the same as they used to be.
That is the reason why I want an old pinball,
I want to remember what it was like playing these classic games
so it would be something from the 80's i am thinking
I am not sure if I will be able to do 20-30 posts with out just talking senseless crap to get my post count up while I dont own a pinball machine .
To avoid and spare every one of the senseless crap talk Ill probably come back when i get my self a pinball machine, I was told these forums were better places to start looking for a pinball machine rather than buying from ebay.
until then
regards Rich
just post "+1" 15 times,you will be in the for sale section in a couple of minutes.lol.
^^^ ok +1
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That didnt take too long, you should get the for sale section now ^^^
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How popular is AP's sale section? Compared to AA for example?
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It's popular - but not as busy as AA's
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Knowing your location might help
gold coast sorry
Nice start,
Next your location under the user name would be helpful,
someone near might wanna make you a offer you cant refuse ()
With the 30 posts your nearly there,
this is how i started with my rambling posts :D
It makes it very hard when your a keen hobbyist & willing to learn from others & with no real experience to offer others that need help etc, which was my case,
That's probably why i have 1 Ignored Member, could be more after this post &&
Stick at it & be patient ^^^