Tag: pinball
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Scrub-a-dub
Cleaning up all the Team One mechs. A few more hours and I will have cleaned all of it, including rebuilding the flippers.
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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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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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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…