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Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Astroboy on April 15, 2009, 10:15:28 PM
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Hi folks!
Like many of you I loved to bash out a few credits on the pinball or arcade machine down at the fish and chip shop back in the 70s-80s when I was a kid. I used to collect glass bottles with refund valued at 5c a bottle then go and blow the earnings in one fell swoop.
I have been tinkering with various arcade machines over the years.....one thing led to another and I ended up the proud owner of a 1974 Williams Skylab. Now the bug has bitten hard and surely another machine will soon follow (then another and another until marital discord finally puts an end to the excess!).
I am here hoping to get some sound advice to keep my machine running and to perhaps sniff out another to join it in my "Great Temple of Amusements" located in my back room with my arcade machines and enough obsolete console stuff to choke an elephant!
It is going to be great to be able to talk about this kind of stuff without being looked at with a mixture of bemusement and even fear!
I hope to feel amongst brethren here......I am not insane!!
My other interests include vintage motorcycles and amateur rocketry. Any one else here into this stuff too??
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Hi & welcome!
Matthew
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Hi & %)%....
Cheers Peach %$%
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Millsy
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Hi and welcome good luck with the hunt. And vintage bikes are cool but Rocketry Please explain? You will have to do a post in the Gamesroom section from the sound of things Enjoy the site
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Owner of Skylab -rockets -rocketry -any relation ?
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I worked out that it was to do with rockets i meant what does he do? Build plastic models working models etc lol
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Oh yeah, I've even got rockets on my PJs
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I build real rockets with the noise and the flame and stuff. Good wholesome fun. I will post up something in the games room to illustrate..
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G'day and welcome. An interesting set of hobbies there!
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OHHH REAL ROCKETS WITH NOISE AND FLAMES !*!sound like something i could get into @@* $#$
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$.$ and %)% , Astroboy !
Have a look around - I'm sure you will fit in right away !
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OHHH REAL ROCKETS WITH NOISE AND FLAMES !*!sound like something i could get into @@* $#$
Google MMRG (Melbourne Metro Rocketry Group) or find them at www.ausrocketry.com\forum
They are a great bunch of guys who fly regularly.
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What era of pinball are you after? Space/Rocket themed pins have been around since the 1950s.
Lots of cool games from the 1950/60/70 era with that theme
Does your Skylab work as it should?
Just a word of warning though - you get another pin and they will breed like rabbits *%*
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If rocketry means being the designated member of your street that has to light up the Thunder Kings on New Years Eve when everyone else is too scared or too drunk, then yes I share your hobby :lol :lol :lol
Welcome aboard.
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Welcome Astroboy, glad to see another brisbane member posting %)% #*#
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What era of pinball are you after? Space/Rocket themed pins have been around since the 1950s.
Lots of cool games from the 1950/60/70 era with that theme
Does your Skylab work as it should?
Just a word of warning though - you get another pin and they will breed like rabbits *%*
lol
The earlier the better!!
Anyone got any leads??
My skylab is behaving well, the spacelab special scoring isn't working right though. Waiting for the manual/schematics to investigate further. Also a few so-so globe sockets but all will be addressed in time. Just had a flipper rebuild kit arrive too.
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Welcome Astroboy, glad to have you aboard! I also have a love of the space theme/sci-fi games - got five that fit that category (but not rockets exactly). I have an absolute fascination with rocketry and about 50 documentary movies about the various manned missions - it's a real passion with me too. Even used to fly a few rockets many years ago, just the hobby store ones, but boy they were fun!
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Hi
I build real rockets with the noise and the flame and stuff. Good wholesome fun. I will post up something in the games room to illustrate..
Do you shoot them up in the air at Jimboomba?
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Thats Queensland Rocketry Society. I was founding president.
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Welcome to Aussie Pin
I have an estes model rocket and engines. Great Fun but havnt used it in years
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Thats Queensland Rocketry Society. I was founding president.
My 2 youngest want me to take them down there one day when they are launching some. They love that movie October Sky.
A bit of useless info for you - Our neighbours are the parents of the two guys who invented the scramjet #*#
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Hi Astroboy,
Im brisbane based too... now i have one of these coming my way
http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?any=rocket+ship&sortby=name&searchtype=quick#1990
One of the most beautiful space themed pins there is ( ok there are tons of others but this has to be a holy grail of sorts)
When its here - ill invite you round for a game or so on it - will have a few space themed games running by then..
may be even one of these - i have a sniff of it right now and am working on the deal
http://marvin3m.com/arcade/jetpilo.htm
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They are sweet retropin you have some beautiful old machines thats for sure good luck with the deal
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Wow Retropin what can I say. That is a beautiful machine. Hopefully one like it will come my way some time.
I'll be there with bells on!!!!
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