Sunday Pinball Questionaire - 46 - justwedgeheads

[Strangeways]

1. Earliest pinball memory?
2. All time favorite pin? Why?
3. Favorite pinball manufacture?
4. Favorite game in your collection? Why?
5. How long have you been collecting?
6. First game and how did you find it?
7. Do you still have it?
8. What are you currently working on?
9. Most wanted game to add to your collection?
10. Best all time bargain game added to your collection?
11. Worst ever miss – tell us about the one that got away!
12. Worst ever purchase – tell us about the game you wished you never bought
13. Describe your collection
14. Describe your gamesroom
15. Do you have other games other than pinball?
16. Where can you see the hobby in 10 years?

[justwedgeheads]

1. Earliest pinball memory?Sweethearts,Sing Aong and Rack a Ball after school in the late sixties at the milkbar next to my Dad's butcher shop.Also on holidays at the Entrance(central coast NSW)played a huge variety of pins,bowlers,shooters etc at arcades called the "Ful-o-fun"  "The Esquire" and others.The Entrance was a big holiday town with travelling shows(boxing tents,freak shows etc)
2. All time favorite pin? Why? Sweethearts.First machine and real hard to get all cards down for (triple replay in gobble hole and all rollovers score replay)
3. Favorite pinball manufacture? Gottlieb
4. Favorite game in your collection? Why?King of Diamonds(Looks good,I like The two stage specials and rotating specials when all cards are down)
5. How long have you been collecting?  First machines in 1980 but mainly last ten years.
6. First game and how did you find it? Sweethearts from a second hand pin shop in Homebush,Sydney.
7. Do you still have it? Yes for 29 years
8. What are you currently working on? Just general upkeep
9. Most wanted game to add to your collection? Rack a Ball
10. Best all time bargain game added to your collection?  Sweethearts for $100 in 1980.Sounds good now but took a fair chunck of my apprentice wage
11. Worst ever miss – tell us about the one that got away! Not exactly a miss but selling  my immaculate "Grand Slam"for $40 dollars because I was sick of moving pins during many house moves.
12. Worst ever purchase – tell us about the game you wished you never bought. Pinball Pool nice cosmetically but had two many issues  and I'm not good repairing the electronic games
13. Describe your collection.Gottlieb wegdeheads.narrow I know,but I like them
14. Describe your gamesroom. Internal garage that houses pinball machines,motor bike,wifes sewing area,dogs sleeping area,junk everywhere.
15. Do you have other games other than pinball? Chicago coins"Night bomber"arcade game(looking to trade this) and old poker macine I got as a freebie
16. Where can you see the hobby in 10 years?Strong with collectors

[millsy]

Great read 
Another Sweethearts fan

[beaky]

 
great read

[Strangeways]

Great read Ian - Don't worry too much about Electronic games. Not enough people know about EMs - so it is great that you specialize in that area.

Funny how machines were so cheap years ago, but most of us were still at school and only had pocket money !

[Extra Ball]

Great read, twist Tony's arm here and buy his rackaball 

[Rod71]

Great read, twist Tony's arm here and buy his rackaball 

Shouldn't need twisting.  He offered up rack a ball and bowling queen yesterday.

[ajlaird]

Well done - especially on keeping that Sweethearts for 29 years. There would have been times when you were tempted to move it on!

[illawarra_steelers]

Excellent read Ian,

Got to feel lots of love for those Gottlieb's wedgeheads 

[justwedgeheads]

Thanks for replys guys.Tony,saw your "Rack a Ball"for sale.I've been looking for one for ages,however funds don't allow it at the moment.Good luck with the sale.
                                                         Ian

[Gordo]

Hi Justwedgeheads,

I have a Sweethearts machine like yours, in fact you helped me with some problems when I was restoring it. Thanks

Long live the wedgeheads (I have a World Fair as well).

[ktm450]

Great stuff 

[goodolddays]

Good read .. thanks for telling us your story