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Offline pocketscience

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Hiya
« on: December 05, 2014, 12:26:23 AM »
Hey all,

Just a quick hi!

I'm soon to take delivery of my first pinball machine since I was a kid (won one on a TV show a million years ago!). It's a DE Checkpoint - mainly because I'm a Porsche tragic... don't judge me! :)

Anyway, would love to hear from anyone who's done anything with a CP - a quick search didn't reveal much at all..


Cheers,

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Re: Hiya
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2014, 12:54:01 AM »
Welcome to AP checkpoint is a pretty cool looking game i have a mint Backglass from one which I love.   Good luck when it arrives and any parts or help just ask

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Re: Hiya
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2014, 06:10:48 AM »
Hi and welcome.
Leon is working on a Checkpoint.
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=10817.0
Cars and pinballs have something in common. They are fun, collectable, and they multiply.
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Re: Hiya
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2014, 02:13:22 PM »
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“If you wanna escape, go up to a pinball machine. There’s a magic button on the front that takes you to a world under the glass and makes the the rest of the universe disappear.”

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« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2014, 07:05:52 PM »
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Re: Hiya
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2014, 07:50:56 PM »
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Re: Hiya
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2014, 10:09:14 PM »
Welcome bud, enjoy your new calling in life and don't be afraid to ask too many questions.  ^^^
I'm not cranky, I just want MORE pins!

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Re: Hiya
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2014, 05:18:49 PM »
Thanks for all the welcomes guys! Today is new pin day! My Checkpoint arrived just a few hours ago. Got it setup and powered on just to ensure it was working after it's trip down from QLD. Everything seems awesome! :-)

Well, awesome for a ~25yo machine. It's working fine, but the cabinet needs some TLC. I've been searching around for stencils or decals for the cabinet artwork - it looks like it was stencilled originally, but not sure. Anyway, if anyone knows how one might redo the artwork I'd love to hear about it! I found a good source of plastics etc in the US last week when I was there - Bay Area Amusements - great people, and reasonable prices compared to eBay.

Faster!

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Re: Hiya
« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2014, 06:49:53 PM »
Congratulations on the new game, new pin day is awesome!   #*#

I'm not sure if anyone's done cabinet decals for this machine yet but I think originally the Checkpoint art was direct screen printed on to the cabinets. I could be wrong there but Hopefully someone will confirm.

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Re: Hiya
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2015, 11:23:56 AM »
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