What did you do today in the hobby?

[steamfitter]

I removed paint today ( 1 side done ) , really happy how it turned out.
The shades are the clouds

[GILV]

Nice job, it looks great, What did you use to remove the paint?

[steamfitter]

I used paint stripper with plastic scraper and magic eraser

[GILV]

good to know...... Space Invaders, a classic, The only 1 of 2 video games I've owned, the other was a cocktail Donkey Kong.
Was it a lot of elbow grease to remove that paint or was it relatively easy?

[steamfitter]

good to know...... Space Invaders, a classic, The only 1 of 2 video games I've owned, the other was a cocktail Donkey Kong.
Was it a lot of elbow grease to remove that paint or was it relatively easy?

It's a little cooler today, takes a little longer to start bubbling.
I start scraping when it starts to come off , I don't want it to affect the original artwork.
Fairly easy to remove

[GILV]

Is this a 412 in 1 cabinet you are making? or it will stay original?

[steamfitter]

I'm going to go with a 412 in 1 , the granddaughters will love it.

[Fifty]

Has anyone bought this that can give a real review?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mooS-zEeUjA

Decent review here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX51QYr49LY

[cap]

Has anyone bought this that can give a real review?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mooS-zEeUjA

Decent review here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX51QYr49LY

Cool toy. Much better than the K'Nex pinball.
The $199US is a $40US off special for the first 100 customers. The 15% and 10% off is easy to get though.
Looks like a China company. Free worldwide shipping for orders over $65.
Unfortunately, we can't compare against the Euro price since they did not update their site in other languages.

[WARLOCK]

I don't really like selling machines.
Everyone knows this. I hate selling.

However; I am out of space now.
I think I sold 60 games in 30 days long ago.

Once "Upon a Moon". A little while back tho.
I could do that once again with no real problem.

In June; as I require space and I could buy more now.
However, I need to put these other games in friends hands.

[cait001]

eyyyyy long time no linkdump. I've been doing a LOT in the hobby, just not what I had hoped I'd be doing at this point. As a result of severe cataracts and surgery I've lost the ability to to focus on things up close, and this is not something correctable by extra glasses. The reality of the situation struck me recently as I tried to fix a rollover switch and realized I couldn't see any of the fine components. My days of being an amateur pinball tech are at an end. Kind of sucks tbh.

I have been overcompensating with my research projects, however! My site on Japanese arcade history and electromechanical machines now has over 3500 machines listed. https://earlyarcadesjapan.blogspot.com/ ... ction.html

I was able to help put the Nic Costa Archive online. http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... on-11.html
Nic Costa is a renowned arcade historian, and known for his Automatic Pleasures books which collect a lot of his articles from Coin Slot magazine.

I documented all of my research for the arcade at Expo '70 in Osaka, highlighting one of the most influential-yet-unsung moments in global arcade history. http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... eland.html

I wrote down all of my research about Oriental Kogyo and their weird way of taking from others http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... kogyo.html

I did two major arcade explorations of extremely esoteric Japanese arcades.
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... -from.html
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... chiku.html

SCANS:
Pinball! by Roger Sharpe http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... james.html
Amusement Machine yearbooks from Japan
1983 http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... rbook.html
1982 http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... rbook.html
1980 http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... rbook.html
Taito service bulletins (videogame) http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... -1983.html
and I'm happy to announce the entire run of Nours magazine is now digitized and online http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... e-has.html

on the machine front, I posted up about my baseball arrangeball http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... eball.html
and Rialto http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... wulff.html

pinball designer Louis Koziarz began sharing a lot of rare and never before seen development details, and I've been archiving it:
Jack*Bot http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... ckbot.html
industry files http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... ustry.html
No Good Gofers http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... files.html
Tales Of The Arabian Night http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/ ... es-of.html

[OTTOgd]

I had no idea about Expo '70 and I get to finally read Pinball! ... and more! Awesome.

Big thanks, Cait.