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EARLIEST MEMORY was when i was 8 yrs old in 1978 and seeing a WILLIAMS Flight of the Phoenix at a local milk bar in sydney at Reevesby i think.The older kids would not let us smaller kids touch it but it was pink and yellow n looked great.
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FAVOURITE PIN changes every week but TWILIGHT for weirdness and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cause i bought it for my 8 yr old daughter and seeing her face when she plays it is priceless.NINJA NINJA !! and the colours n soundtrack are just great turned up.Two very different machines.One is real challenging and the other just loads of fun.
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FAVOURITE PIN MANUFACTURER is Bally/Williams for deep rule sets but Data/East/Sega for fun and ease of flow.
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FAVOURITE GAME changes weekly cause i got over 20 and cant make my mind up but this week is Sega Viper Night Drive and Sega Starship Troopers for just insane multiball, but Ninja Turtles cause my daughter and i just love it to death.Just Fun n makes u feel like a big kid turned up real loud.
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BEEN COLLECTING for about 9 months.went crazy and bought heaps of pins.I figured I worked 20 yrs like a dog 6 days a week and finally thought i should spend something on myself for a change.Pinball or any hobby keeps u getting outta bed.All work n no play makes anyone unhappy.We fixed that.Much to my wifes surprise but my eight year old daughter always backs me up when i say lets buy a pinball.any excuse will do.
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FIRST GAME was Ninja Turtles thru Kenny Priest from Pinball Warehouse in QLD.Kenny is a top bloke and has been in the game for about 25years.His absolute positivity and happy personality about pinball just was a breath of fresh air which got us hooked.
7.STILL HAVE IT and is a keeper...dont believe in selling any toys.too hard to get.
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WORKING ON a BUGS BUNNY BIRTHDAY BASH i bought which needed rubbers n bulbs- a few of.Bought it from a Guy who had it turned off for many many years but she fired up and all worked well.Love the look and shes a bit rare.got it real cheap too.
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MOST WANTED GAME is a MONSTER BASH which will cost me a mint but i love the colours...i will probably buy one from MARK C because he has a knack of finding people top class machines if u are prepared to hand over the dollars...and his top end machines seem to be faultless.unless i can find a real good one in QLD.
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BEST ALLTIME BARGAIN was a BATMAN FOREVER in mint condition for $1800 just six months ago from someone who needed cash real quick.but i have bought alot of machines real cheap in this very slow economy.
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WORST EVER MISS will be the machine a certain melbourne seller has which i want real bad and its been sitting there for a few months.rare n hard to get but no one has bought it yet...when i pay for the current few machines i have ordered, it is next..if its gone, i will add it to the worst miss ever list...so i cant tell u its name or u bloody guys will snap it up !! lol.
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WORST PURCHASE hasnt happened cause i will not buy projects..dont have the time since i run my own security business and pinball techs charge like dentists (sorry all u hard to find rare as hens teeth pinball techs)...
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Collection is over 22 plus..Lots of Diversity.All 1991 forwards.Love the 90's machines.Lots of late 96 97 98 stuff.
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GAMESROOM was the garage, but it has spilled over to other rooms to i move to a farm i am purchasing with a huge shed etc.
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OTHER GAMES was a pool table but it had to go to a make room cause i could fit 4 machines in its place..goodbye pool table.
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HOBBY IN TEN YEARS will be great fun still...PRICES GOING UP AND UP AS DEMAND OUTSTRIPS SUPPLY....good to see people like MARK C BRINGING IN ALOT PARTS WHICH IS GREAT FOR THE HOBBY...I worry that pinball techs are a rare commodity and a few of the guys r getting older...
Mark C NEEDS to have 10 more kids please so we have a new generation of pinball techs to keep us all going...hope STERN survives but not confident there??....THIS HOBBY WILL ALWAYS BE A GREAT WAY TO MEET NICE PEOPLE N SHARE A FEW GAMES OF PINBALL OVER A COLD DRINK. CHEERS.
