The craft beer and limoncello thread

[rented tracksuit]

Your erratic posting this afternoon suggests you’ve had far more than a cheeky pint

PS I loved the pinnies as a kid Marta Hari and Gorgar and Kiss being three of my favs

Huge pinnie fan.

Favs over the years were-
Batman (1991)
Theatre of Magic
Fish Tales
Adams Family
Twilight Zone
Jurassic Park
Guns n Roses
Lord of the Rings

GnR and Adams Family equal #1 imo.

I was in a few pinball comps in the States but they used much later machines that are wayyyyy too digitalised for my liking.

[Andrew Walker]

Huge pinnie fan.

Favs over the years were-
Batman (1991)
Theatre of Magic
Fish Tales
Adams Family
Twilight Zone
Jurassic Park
Guns n Roses
Lord of the Rings

GnR and Adams Family equal #1 imo.

I was in a few pinball comps in the States but they used much later machines that are wayyyyy too digitalised for my liking.

Loved the pinnies growing up in the eighties Was pretty good on them and would regularly beat the elder kids

[rented tracksuit]

Loved the pinnies growing up in the eighties Was pretty good on them and would regularly beat the elder kids

Really? I thought you would have been one of the elder kids in the 80’s???

[ism22]

Huge pinnie fan.

Favs over the years were-
Batman (1991)
Theatre of Magic
Fish Tales
Adams Family
Twilight Zone
Jurassic Park
Guns n Roses
Lord of the Rings

GnR and Adams Family equal #1 imo.

I was in a few pinball comps in the States but they used much later machines that are wayyyyy too digitalised for my liking.

Twilight Zone's a classic! I remember playing it at the Arch back in the day after loading up on No Name's pasta. Sadly No Name's is no longer with us. I used to dream of being one of the old Italian gentlemen who was allowed to access the back room...

[rented tracksuit]

Twilight Zone's a classic! I remember playing it at the Arch back in the day after loading up on No Name's pasta. Sadly No Name's is no longer with us. I used to dream of being one of the old Italian gentlemen who was allowed to access the back room...

I find the machines at The Basement hit and miss.
I don’t think they are serviced too well leading sometimes to soggy play, loose flippers and unbalanced bumpers.

They did have a decent comp there but not sure if it’s still a thing?

Capital Pinball is talking up a pinball bash comp with food, drinks and unlimited play with results counting towards local and international rankings. I’m going to call today to find out more as their website doesn’t mention dates or costs.

[Andrew Walker]

Really? I thought you would have been one of the elder kids in the 80’s???

Early to mid mid eighties no

[rented tracksuit]

Early to mid mid eighties no

You still old!

[milanja]

Huge pinnie fan.

Favs over the years were-
Batman (1991)
Theatre of Magic
Fish Tales
Adams Family
Twilight Zone
Jurassic Park
Guns n Roses
Lord of the Rings

GnR and Adams Family equal #1 imo.

I was in a few pinball comps in the States but they used much later machines that are wayyyyy too digitalised for my liking.

Loved terminator 2 back in the day, my mate has built a fully digital pinball machine, with 3 screens, flippers, pullback to launch the ball, and also has tilt warning. He made a carcass and has every pinni that was made on his cpu, really cool, it’s not the real deal, but pretty bloody close.

[Rooster1908]

I remember and Im 61 going to the locaal takeaway getting our scallops and in the back room they had about 5 pinball machines. We would pick up the front about 3 inches of the ground and drop it and get free games . Ah good days . The italian lady would go ballistic if we were sprung.

[rented tracksuit]

Loved terminator 2 back in the day, my mate has built a fully digital pinball machine, with 3 screens, flippers, pullback to launch the ball, and also has tilt warning. He made a carcass and has every pinni that was made on his cpu, really cool, it’s not the real deal, but pretty bloody close.

You know, I forgot listing T2 in there when I did that quick list as well as missing Creature From the Black Lagoon.

How good was the cannon shot piece on T2! It was actually the first pinnie to feature an auto launcher instead of the traditional plunger.

[rented tracksuit]

I remember and Im 61 going to the locaal takeaway getting our scallops and in the back room they had about 5 pinball machines. We would pick up the front about 3 inches of the ground and drop it and get free games . Ah good days . The italian lady would go ballistic if we were sprung.

Most old school fish and chip shops had a pinnie or two. Was great waiting for the fried food and playing a few games.

Some notable locations were the fish and chip shop on Bay st Toowoon Bay on the central coast and the one on the northern end of the strip at Tathra. As you can see, I had a bloody awesome childhood and I’m still a kid today!

[Andrew Walker]

I just knew this thread had potential All it needed was a bump

[rented tracksuit]

I just knew this thread had potential All it needed was a bump

Stuff the drinks. Pinnies all the way!

[eddie]

Stuff the drinks. Pinnies all the way!

My favourite pinnie when I was young was Centaur.

[ism22]

Loved terminator 2 back in the day, my mate has built a fully digital pinball machine, with 3 screens, flippers, pullback to launch the ball, and also has tilt warning. He made a carcass and has every pinni that was made on his cpu, really cool, it’s not the real deal, but pretty bloody close.

That's a pretty sweet idea as pinnies generally sell for upwards of $15k and from what I understand can be a royal pain to calibrate (given they have lotsa finely tuned mechanical stuff). Would love to see one of those computerised ones in action some time...