Sunday Pinball Questionaire - 35 - caveoftreasures

[Caveoftreasures]

Mark, i will see u well before xmas when i come and spend a dollar or two with ya.....still a few pins i want....(gulp)...there goes my retirement package !!......and for the record, i am sure you can probably show a few pinball techs a thing or two....otherwise, your in the shit if ya techs ever decide to retire ....sssshhh, dont let em know, they might ask for more money.....

.........and for pistolpete from brisneyland (excellent name for the best part of australia)......... i have invited v8racefan over and he will be here monday night to take some photos (hopefully he wont forget the camera) ....he only lives 10 mins down the road.....so i can share a few photos with everyone...
...I have 3 pins in transit (spacejam from my good mate tony turner and independance day from mark c....and twilight from kenny at underwood) but the other 18 plus pins will be here for photos....then we can organise a night and play a few, with liquid refreshments ofcourse.....

[bossninja17]

Thanks for another good read. You really got bitten by the pinball bug! Can't wait to see some photos.

[markc]

no worries mate

I have 100 odd pins due in next  6-8 weeks a and should have another container or 2 more by christmas
plus a few parts ones  too ....


still I have to be honest , i can only do the basic repairs  and thats it , never had time to really watch and learn
wish i did 10 years ago when we  brought Child Amusements

still I do try and help  but I just get yelled at 

[ajlaird]

no worries mate

I have 100 odd pins due in next  6-8 weeks a and should have another container or 2 more by christmas
plus a few parts ones  too ....


still I have to be honest , i can only do the basic repairs  and thats it , never had time to really watch and learn
wish i did 10 years ago when we  brought Child Amusements

still I do try and help  but I just get yelled at 

Frankly, we don't care if you can fix them or not, as long as parts and pinballs keep coming in to the country!

[markc]

no worries mate

I have 100 odd pins due in next  6-8 weeks a and should have another container or 2 more by christmas
plus a few parts ones  too ....


still I have to be honest , i can only do the basic repairs  and thats it , never had time to really watch and learn
wish i did 10 years ago when we  brought Child Amusements

still I do try and help  but I just get yelled at 

Frankly, we don't care if you can fix them or not, as long as parts and pinballs keep coming in to the country!

thanks mate

well if I have anything to do about it   that will happen while I am still in the business

how about 3 inch black rubbers for  30 cents each


mark

[Strangeways]

Great read - and a diverse collection is always a cool thing to have as you change your "favorite pin" quite often.

Pinball Techs - Yes, they are hard to find, and there are many reasons why there are not "full time" techs. So many problems these days are "5 minute fixes", and owners often feel like they are being "ripped off". Alternatively, older machines will take a lot longer if you don't have the experience. It is a difficult problem, but this problem existed in the 70's when woodrail techs moved to other industries etc.. Internet guides and forums have pathed the way for hobbyists to become techs. It is a lot easier now than it was 10 years ago.

There must be a few in Melbourne? Mostly working for dealers but there is Owen as well who is full-time and absolutely flat out from what he said last time I saw him.

There are a few in Melbourne. Most Hobbyists have "crossed the line" into being competent techs through necessity and fulfilling the interest !

[v8racefan]

Just updating this post with some pics of Bretts aka caveoftreasures current pins...

Thanks for inviting me over to check out your collection, he has some great titles in his collection, and it was good to catch up with a local pinhead, I really enjoyed talking pinballs all night, and thanks for the beers as well... top night

[v8racefan]

here's a few more...

[Caveoftreasures]

Thanks V8Racefan (Leon) for posting the photos....

I will have to add (or get u to post em for me cause i am hopeless with the camera/upload thing) some more pics of the others (spacejam n independance day n twilight , freddy etc etc ) when i pick up and position a few more in the little space i have left to work with...
I might even add a photo of the wife hitting me cause I have started overtaking the house          
......(but dont pinballs look much better than the crap women like to bring home from the markets n shopping centres etc.lol
ps - next time get the mrs to drop ya off so i can feed you alot more beer and send ya home after 12 4xers instead of 3.thanks again mate.
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[v8racefan]

Hi Brett,

No probs mate, glad you liked the photo's, your joint is awesome, great effort to aquire so many pins such a short space of time. 

Yep next time I will get the wife to drop me off armed with a dozen or so bundy's 

Thanks again, top night

[pistolpete78]

Nice photos v8racefan - and very nice collection caveoftreasures

Are there 2 Star Treks in there or am I seeing things?

[Caveoftreasures]

Yeh there were 2 x star trek 25th anniversary's and two STNG but i have to get the second STNG from my mates place. I have a brother who likes star trek as well, so i thought why not buy 2 x each since they were in such great nick.

I am a bit of a star trek fan (give me captain janeway and a motel room anytime) lol. 

[pinmadd]

7 of 9, any day of the week 

[ajlaird]

Great to see the pictures of the line-up, pinball is much better described visually than in words.

Some interesting choices in that lot; I imagine it would be hard to get bored with so many titles available.

[Caveoftreasures]

hey Pinmad, you are correct, 7 of 9 from star trek anyday too ...lol
i should have said, captain janeway WITH 7 of 9 at the same time ofcourse .. lol

i am in the process of making up some more toppers for some of the other pins and will list some photos of all the different things i have collected to make some unique toppers...some machines i have bought the factory toppers for....

HEY CAN SOMEONE START A THREAD ABOUT TOPPERS AND WE CAN ALL SEND IN SOME PHOTOS.
 ALOT OF PEOPLE DONT TEND TO HAVE EM ???  what do u guys think about toppers ????