It's only a matter of time Nino before you have multiple BNIB Sterns in your collection and you play them often and feel the latest DMD stuff is just as fun to collect and play as the 80,s or 90,s stuff.
ACDC , X Men , Avengers, The Walking Dead, Kiss etc etc.
The older pins and the latest stuff all compliment each other.
The fact you have a new Stern at APR Headquarters already and have had for a while tells me you might not want to let go of that Walking Dead pinny so easy and u might even replace it with one of your own.
In the world of pinball, Never say Never.
Dying to get my hands on the Stern flyers for the Kiss machines. And a translite or two.
I also predict sooner or later u will seriously rethink becoming a Stern dealer in VIC.
Never say Never.
I'm old school - So the only DMD's I have an ongoing interest in playing is Scared Stiff, CV and TWD. I will play 50 games on Paragon, before I turn my attention to a DMD. Nothing against DMDs - it is just the Golden Era of pinball is such a strong period by ALL manufacturers that I keep returning back. I played a mint Fathom today (play tested for a friend), and it cannot be beaten for gameplay and artwork.
TWD is more an emotional connection as it was Greg's machine. It is still an AMAZING game, but I cannot play it (at this point). As I've mentioned before, would definitely own a TWD LE "if" the price was AUS$7500 ish.
True confession time - I knew the KISS machine was next (not from the Stern or "pinball" camp). But the artwork was kept under wraps so well that nothing was leaked. I was expecting the artwork to be reflective of the current line up. so I was "in a way" waiting for the failure so I could really kick the boots in to BOTH Stern and KISS. To go from one extreme to the other has surprised me in a way I've felt the entire release was surreal. The artwork is simply mind boggling. The layout is promising. The pop bumper / scoop is so "Addams Family" etc that I can't wait to play it. Metal ramps VS Plastic ramps - I love the metal ramps.
Two things really hit me today. I remember the day I watched my Father unbox NIB 1978 KISS pinballs. I'll NEVER forget it. I hoping I can have him present at my 2015 KISS unboxing. I wish Greg was still with us to see MY Stern unboxing - something he would NEVER have dreamt "I" would do. I've been lucky enough to unbox a couple of his games, and he let me (and others) have the first game. It would have been fitting for him to have the first game on MY NIB KISS LE. That's what I would have insisted. He would have waved his arm and walked out for a smoke.
More Sterns in my collection ? You never know. At least I will have an LE in my showroom for people to play before i move it next to my Paragon and Fireball at home.
