Message #35316

[v8racefan]

1. Earliest pinball memory? Playing pinball at my local spacie parlour in Invercargill, NZ, this great era of pinball 1980's to 1990's. Can't remember the exact titles.

2. All time favorite pin? Why? Easy 1994 Data East Guns N Roses pin, love the band, and the pinball is just bloody awesome!

3. Favorite pinball manufacture? Bally/Williams, great artwork, very well designed, and extremly well made, as stated in my opinion the best era of pinball.
 
4. Favorite game in your collection? Why? Bally Corvette, I've been around classics cars all my life, this pinball just ticks all the boxes for me, its offically licensed by GM/Chevrolet, a very cool pinball, searched a long time to find one, and ended up importing this pinball from Germany.

5. How long have you been collecting? 8 + years, I collect all things coin operated, have a few aracde vintage driving games, and a 1960's kiddie ride. My plan is to build a V8 Supercar themed bar/shed full with 7 - 8 pins, vintage drivers and other race car memorobilla that I also collect.

6. First game and how did you find it? 1970's Bally Miss America bingo machine, advertised locally by a collector, not working, and couldn't
ever get it going.

7. Do you still have it? No, re-sold on Ebay, went to Melbourne from memory.

8. What are you currently working on? My new baby a 2005 Stern Grand Prix, easy restore, will post pics later this week.

9. Most wanted game to add to your collection? A Bally Elvira and the party monsters pinball.

10. Best all time bargain game added to your collection? Gunners pinball bargin at $1,000 nzd five years ago

11. Worst ever miss – tell us about the one that got away! Nothing springs to mind

12. Worst ever purchase – tell us about the game you wished you never bought, A Playmatic Final Lap!!! good theme, poorly made

13. Describe your collection - 6 pins, 12+ vintage arcade machines, including a 1978 Space Invaders upright

14. Describe your gamesroom - work in progress, well probably be completed sometime next year??

15. Do you have other games other than pinball? Vintage arcade driving games, just love the artwork and general designs of the 1970's era of arcade machines. Sprint 2 is my favorite piece from this great era.

16. Where can you see the hobby in 10 years? Hopefully kicking along as strong as it is now, with the awesome parts/machine support we have currently. I have collected my machines for my kids, hoping that they will continue to share the coin-op passion that I have, if not I will enjoy this hobby for the rest of my days. The key to keeping this hobby alive over the next decade is keeping the hobby affordable, one thing I have noticed is that the coin-op machines from the 1950's to 1980's are now getting very difficult to find, as most collectors are holding onto these machines these days.

Long live PINBALL!!!