Well, sort of.
First off, hi everyone, new member here (yes I posted in the other section, but figured Id give another intro here)
Now, for the pinball talk. I am picking up a Rocky & Bullwinkle on Friday, and hope to somehow get it down to my basement without major issue. It seems sub-division builders believe only small things need to get in to basements nowadays. *rant* :x
So, this is my first pinball purchase, but the reason I say sort of is because I grew up with pinballs in the house from my dad. Until moving out last year, we always had machines in the basement, and I was always a fan. Started back in the late 80's with a Close Encounters of the Third Kind and a Sinbad. Shortly after a monster sized (at least to a little kid) Amazing Spiderman was brought in. Spent years playing them until we got some upgrades. Pinbot found its way into the basement, at which point we had four. Sinbad and Close Encounters were soon traded off, and in came Star Wars (loved that game). Amazing Spiderman was next to leave this time without replacement. Star Wars and Pinbot were sold as part of a deal on our old house, and so we moved without machines (still upset to not have Star Wars). After moving, my dad wanted to have some again, so we picked up a Twilight Zone and Demolition Man. A few years later, we added a South Park and Pirates of the Carribean. So now he has 4 again.
As I moved out last year, I have had the urge to buy a machine for a while, but couldn't justify the crazy inflation Ive seen over the years, let alone the fact that moving out is not the cheapest thing in the world.
Anyway, Im excited to be getting a machine this week, I can't wait to pick it up! I hope to slowly build a collection, but first I need to find a career which will be suiting to the financial aspect of pinball ownership.
Cheers!
and, if you TL;DR
Moved out from parents where I had pinball, dont have any now, finally getting one (Rocky & Bullwinkle).
First off, hi everyone, new member here (yes I posted in the other section, but figured Id give another intro here)
Now, for the pinball talk. I am picking up a Rocky & Bullwinkle on Friday, and hope to somehow get it down to my basement without major issue. It seems sub-division builders believe only small things need to get in to basements nowadays. *rant* :x
So, this is my first pinball purchase, but the reason I say sort of is because I grew up with pinballs in the house from my dad. Until moving out last year, we always had machines in the basement, and I was always a fan. Started back in the late 80's with a Close Encounters of the Third Kind and a Sinbad. Shortly after a monster sized (at least to a little kid) Amazing Spiderman was brought in. Spent years playing them until we got some upgrades. Pinbot found its way into the basement, at which point we had four. Sinbad and Close Encounters were soon traded off, and in came Star Wars (loved that game). Amazing Spiderman was next to leave this time without replacement. Star Wars and Pinbot were sold as part of a deal on our old house, and so we moved without machines (still upset to not have Star Wars). After moving, my dad wanted to have some again, so we picked up a Twilight Zone and Demolition Man. A few years later, we added a South Park and Pirates of the Carribean. So now he has 4 again.
As I moved out last year, I have had the urge to buy a machine for a while, but couldn't justify the crazy inflation Ive seen over the years, let alone the fact that moving out is not the cheapest thing in the world.
Anyway, Im excited to be getting a machine this week, I can't wait to pick it up! I hope to slowly build a collection, but first I need to find a career which will be suiting to the financial aspect of pinball ownership.
Cheers!
and, if you TL;DR
Moved out from parents where I had pinball, dont have any now, finally getting one (Rocky & Bullwinkle).
