Anyone here collect Arcade Machines or Pinball?

[twistedsymphony]

Originally Posted by kittychloe

Already gone sadly, there's a lot of resellers scouring gumtree, if your not fast you miss out, hopefully is hasn't gone to one of the many hire and sale places

Will check out the arcade forum

You ever find a machine?


over the holiday break I started building a dedicated "arcade room" and I've been working on modifying my DDR machine as well as that Donkey Kong.

[misterunboxers]

I don't collect them per say, however two pinball machienes currently. The wife wants to add two more. If we do that I want a couple newer ones. Maybe I could talk her into having arcade cabinets instead.

[twistedsymphony]

Originally Posted by misterunboxers

I don't collect them per say, however two pinball machienes currently. The wife wants to add two more. If we do that I want a couple newer ones. Maybe I could talk her into having arcade cabinets instead.

very cool, what pins do you have now?

Pinball it a more expensive hobby but the machines are somewhat "timeless" in a way that video arcades aren't and as a result they seem to go up in value as time goes on.

Don't get me wrong, I love my machines, but video arcades (in general) are more of a money pit than an investment

[misterunboxers]

Originally Posted by Twistedsymphony

very cool, what pins do you have now?

Pinball it a more expensive hobby but the machines are somewhat "timeless" in a way that video arcades aren't and as a result they seem to go up in value as time goes on.

Don't get me wrong, I love my machines, but video arcades (in general) are more of a money pit than an investment

Right now we have Flash which was a production number of: 19,505
We also have Hi-Lo Ace which had a production number of: 2,500
I like the Hi-Lo Ace machine, because of the limited number of units, however the Flash machine is by far more fun to play.

[twistedsymphony]

Originally Posted by misterunboxers

Right now we have Flash which was a production number of: 19,505
We also have Hi-Lo Ace which had a production number of: 2,500
I like the Hi-Lo Ace machine, because of the limited number of units, however the Flash machine is by far more fun to play.

Yeah Pinball feels like it didn't really come into it's own until the 90s... before that the older the games get the less interesting they are to play.

Sounds like you need to add a newer DMD machine to your line up

[twistedsymphony]

I took delivery of another machine last week... it's a Lupin the 3rd The Typing that I plan to convert back into Typing of the Dead (what it was originally).

[toxicatom5]

I'm envious of your skills and ability to work on these machines. I don't have the space right now, but eventually would like to get some machines. When that day comes, expect an email asking for advice haha.

...and you have a lot of tires in your garage.

[twistedsymphony]

Originally Posted by toxicatom5

...and you have a lot of tires in your garage.

I do, and the worst part is that picture doesn't even show half of them
anyone wanna buy some tires?

[KnightOfTruth]

Originally Posted by Twistedsymphony

I do, and the worst part is that picture doesn't even show half of them
anyone wanna buy some tires?

Darn, wish I had seen this last week! I would've driven up and grabbed em from you since I was in your neck of the woods anyway!

Oh well, I'll look you up when these go bald!

[Resseh]

I have an old arcade that I wish to do up but I haven't a clue where to start. I want some decent decals to make it look the part but seems harder to source in the UK.