thinking & making
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Taxi is back!
Had Gavin come over to fix up Taxi and Big Guns. Best decision ever and money well spent. Everything is tip top now with the exception of the bell which needs a new coil. Played a few rounds and was reminded of just how much I love this dang game. Of course on my third game of…
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Getting tidy and organized
Long overdue clean-up of my space. I should have taken “before” photos! I’m going to clear coat the two main work tables as they badly need refinishing. Tonight I repainted the white table white and I’ll some water based poly on them over the course of the week. I fixed a minor issue on transformers…
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Total Nuclear Annihilation
TNA: I love it whether I fail or succeed. It is so frickin good it makes me want to cry. Had a great time with Eric, Rob, and Chris playing dollar games at Brixie’s tonight. We played a lot of TNA and a bit of each of the other machines. I won zero, but i…
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Logan Arcade
Chris and I played about thirty games and he ended up two games ahead. I was up for a moment but he got 3 of three on T2 and I never recovered. I really like the new Star Wars pin, the more I play it the more I like it.
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Getting back into Team One
Space in the garage has opened up a bit so i’m getting back into my Team One restore. It’s a bit slow going as I try to remember where i was with everything. I pulled out the Chime unit and tilt mechs. Rebuilding chimes with the Pinball Resource kit is absolutely worth it because… BELLS!…
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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,…