RE: [OT] Anyone interested Pinball ??

["Dean Barrett" <dean@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yep - definately not cheap - paid =A3650.00 for my table - supposed to
be a
40th birthday present to myself....
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So far i've bought polishes, lamps, rubbers, switches - but i must admit
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good fun fiddling.
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Dean.
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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Philip Coombes
Sent: 27 June 2006 10:02
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Anyone interested Pinball ??



A colleague of mine is very much into pinball and lovingly restores old=20
machines. Fortunately he also brings them into the office so we get a=20
steady stream of perfectly maintained tables coming through. Most days=20
you hear the rumble and screech of the machines starting up at 5 or so.=20
I don't know how people manage to work in offices without a pinball=20
machine to wind you up at the end of the day!

It is not a cheap hobby though, even a knackered machine will costs you=20
hundreds, and they take a lot of day to day maintenance. Just one messed=20
up Martian or crocked Troll can set you back =A340 or =A350 quid and
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other parts cost a lot more.

Phil

Dean Barrett wrote:
> Ok - it's a bit off topic...
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> As a diversion from HA - I've taken an interest in Pinball - just
bought
my
> first table, and am currently building a new summerhouse to house this
an=
d
> my future collection :)
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> The guys over at UKPinball have arranged a show at Aston Villa in July
with
> nearly 100 Pinball machines set on Free Play - i.e. you don't have to
pay
> money (another true HA belief). The whole thing is for charity and
costs
> less than a tenner to get it - they're looking for as many people as
> possible to come along to keep the show going.
>
> They've put in hell of a lot of effort - including hiring Articulated
> Lorries etc. - and I'm sure Mark and co appreciate how hard it is to
> co-ordinate such an event.
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> So if you're at a lose end July 22/23 - go play -
> http://www.ukpinbal
<http://www.ukpinballshow.co.uk/pinshow/index.htm>
lshow.co.uk/pinshow/index.htm
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> Here's the HA link - I'm using X10 for control of the lights in the
> summerhouse via a Visonic Powermax+ panel - and I guess some kind of
> integration with Cbus eventually - hurrah !!
>
> Oh - yes and a Kiosk PC for MP3 and Mame in there too....
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> OT mailing now over - sorry to have disturbed you.
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