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Offline swampy76

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First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« on: September 22, 2009, 09:18:59 PM »
I'm currently break dancing around the living room!! And so begins a newbie's collection......again. Picked up one of the FT's on ebay for 2 grand. I'm pretty happy with that price....might need a bit of cabinet and playfield work but other than that it looks the goods.

Timing is perfect. Footy season = over (almost). Team out. New hobby begins.  $#$

Now to get it to Newcastle....... :D
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Offline MartyJ

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Re: First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2009, 09:25:50 PM »
Well done!

Good fun pin to kick off the collection.  Plenty of parts available for a FT so you should be good!

Looking forward to seeing pics and a resto thread!
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Re: First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2009, 09:30:17 PM »
Well done, mate.  Nice game, welcome to the hobby.  I'm sure it will suck you in.
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Re: First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2009, 09:37:26 PM »
Excellent!

Can still remember getting my first pin 32 years ago.... :D

Only problem for you is one becomes 2..... *%*
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Re: First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2009, 09:43:41 PM »
Nice work mate.  You may find that the hobby quickly turns into more of an obsession %$%
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Re: First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2009, 10:14:41 PM »
well done on your new pin ^^^
lets see if you can stop after you have bought 2 or 3.
the more you buy the harder it is to stop
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Re: First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2009, 10:28:13 PM »

congrats  ^^^

FT is a great machine to start your collection on. Well done. Post pics !
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Re: First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2009, 10:46:41 PM »
Good stuff! I haven't played a FT for years, and am wondering if I need to refresh the memory.
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Re: First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2009, 10:50:02 PM »
Great stuff Swampy... you'll have a lot of fun with FT - playing, restoring, tinkering, etc...
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« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2009, 10:50:23 PM »
well done...there are alot of top people on this site who love helping out...which makes this hobby and all the great people involved THE BEST HOBBY EVER, BAR NONE !.  congrats on a great purchase.  ^^^
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Re: First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2009, 10:52:38 PM »
Played my FT a bit on the weekend just gone - its easy to forget how this is a fairly cool game - theres a bit more 'buried' in the rules than what you would imagine by just having a few games on it.

Let me know if you ever score all 3 Jackpots/ Super Jackpot ( I have never done it ) or get the X Cross ( fluked it once )  - tough to achieve on FT.
There was a bloke on here once who had a game and hit nothing for so long that a ball search started #@#

Congrats on the purchase and I am sure Extra Ball will be chiming in here real soon  :lol
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Re: First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2009, 08:05:48 AM »
Yes Wotto, was so cool how your lack of skill earnt a ball search lol

Congrats Swampy, another cool pinny makes its way to Newy!
Perfect choice for a first machine, lotsa fun, and low maintenance.
Best machine to put LEDs in as well (amazing light show).

Both FT's sold cheap on ebay yesterday, you bought the one missing the dome cover? Pinball Spare Parts have them: http://www.pinballspareparts.com.au/index.php?crn=262&rn=1780&action=show_detail
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Re: First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2009, 09:56:49 AM »
yes more toppers on the way too

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Re: First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2009, 10:19:21 AM »
Congratulations Swampy
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Re: First machine purchased!! Let the fun begin!!
« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2009, 11:18:58 AM »
Quote from: markc on September 23, 2009, 09:56:49 AM
yes more toppers on the way too

mark

can we have a topper special for friday  :lol (my wife may kill me, so prob better not).  @.@
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