What I personally like about what Mike is doing is that he has decades and decades of engineering experience.
This translates to a smart product that ticks all the boxes. Literally, from the ground up. Example, Mike has chosen the best leg levellers that I have seen. Why hasn't anyone else in the pinball industry used those before ? Self levelling with the ball joint design and rubber feet. Very smart...and YES, it takes an engineer and that experience that Mike has, to do it right the first time. Everyone who moves a machine, always worries about their $10,000 wood floor, or expensive tiled floor. Mikes smart thinking, just on the leg levellers alone, are an indication, that things are being thought out with an engineers brain from the get go.
When the time is right, I might buy 40 sets of those feet Mike (160 pieces) cause I hate the traditional leg levellers that everyone else uses.
I like the fact that you are also doing a Hankin style table. Smart move and the profits from that can fuel the pinball furnace of cashflow.
Advertise the hell out of that product on here Mike, cause a lot of people would buy your product for sure.
I also like the Thunderbirds tie-in with your engineering background, it goesw hand in hand with your personality Mike.
I like the KISS (keep it simple) approach u are taking. I love reading your updates, and don't worry about the knockers, there is probably only 1 or 2 in the whole world, with 99.99999 percent of people fully behind you.
You know Stern and JJP will be buying your product. I bet the first thing they say (off the record) is why didn't we think of that (various engineering designs u have come up with) and then they will say dam, if only we could build our stuff outside of the USA without the locals (USA) going bannanas.
Who cares if its made in China. As long as the product is great (which I know it will be), and Asia is in our backyard anyway. U cant build stuff in Australia, it costs apx $50,000 a year minimum these days to hire just one person (hence most Aussie companies who still build stuff use contractors etc).
I reckon the Japaneese will go crazy for your Thunderbirds Pinball. I am told, Thunderbirds in Japan has a huge following.
Well done Mike, everything is looking great.
