Category: pinball nights
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Brixie’s monthly tournament
Attended my first official pinball tournament at Brixie’s. In the past i’ve always arrived as the tourney was ending to play dollar games with the remnant. I’m not sure that I like tournaments. I was really nervous and there were a lot of people. On the plus side, I got to meet Krystle in real…
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Getting better at pinball
I’m getting better at pinball. I suppose practicing 30min a day for a year will do that. Last night I got my highest score in Shadow, making it to the Final Battle before my final ball, and generally playing awesome.
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Pinball made this possible
I haven’t been doing much of any pinball maintenance lately. Work and family schedules have been intense, so I’ve been keeping things simple in the evenings. Recently I bought J a hobby grade RC car and he’s been having fun with it. Unfortunately some parts broke but we bought a couple of upgrades to make…
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Tracing Team One
Our retheme project stalled for a few months as I tried to figure out how to scan this playfield. I tried a few methods with less than stellar results and eventually decided that tracing, then scanning was the best idea. All I really need is a 1:1 digital file that contains the basic playfield layout–inserts,…
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Dang flipper bats
Replaced the flipper coils in space mission today because one was bad. Unfortunately the bats are so mangled that I couldn’t get them adjusted correctly afterward. Tried to use the sanding flap wheel on the dremmil to smooth it out but it’s just too far gone. After three failed attempts decided it is time to…
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Shadow Bling
Switched all the star posts to purple and put purple post lights under the slings. Also replaced the old spotlight sockets with matrix since they were so ugly after repairing the solders. It was nice because the matrix posts lights and the spot light all tie in together now. Finally got around to installing the…
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Roll out!
Transformers is working pretty nicely! Cleaned a lot, replaced rubbers and some bulbs, and fixed the right flipper by replacing the transistor on the board. I had some good fun playing but I’ve only put in a few games. Not quite sure how any of the rules and modes work at this point. It’s fast…
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Babysitting the Decepticons
My friend Paul needed a place to put his Decepticons LE for awhile so it’ll be in my arcade till he comes to take it back. Needs some very minor repairs and a clean. Will probably refresh the rubbers too. I’ve never played it before and I’m looking forward to getting to know the game.…
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Free Play arcade, Richardson TX
Had a good time playing pins and arcade games at Free Play. S’s new favorite is Scared Stiff. I had a pretty fun time playing Baby Pac-Man. I feel like I’d like to own it for a year or so, interesting rules for how the pin play effects the video play. Location pinball is hit…