Arcade Collecting > Pinball
To repair or recreate, that is the question of the Galaxy.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: MTPPC on March 15, 2013, 01:56:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 15, 2013, 01:36:27 pm ---All VP needs is a cabinet. Used pin legs, rails, and coin doors are easy to get.
--- End quote ---
Then how come it's cheaper to buy a broke down pin than to buy those parts you say are so easy to get? How come virtuapin sells a flatpack of wood for $250 or a trimmed standard body for $900?
http://virtuapin.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=7
--- End quote ---
Those are for people with more money than time, skill, or patience.
And honestly this isn't a hobby about money. If it were nobody would bother with nice cabinets. Everybody's MAME cab would be a dirty black painted JAMMA cab.
It's cheaper to buy a broken down pin because the person selling it either isn't interested in VP or doesn't want to be the one to part out the game. Anyone who cared about the money would part the game out as the sum of the parts is worth a whole lot more than even a working early SS.
MTPPC:
--- Quote from: Endprodukt on March 15, 2013, 02:23:20 pm ---I'm out. You don't get it and I have neither the time nor the will to explain it to you . People in this very thread would give you all the parts of a cabinet you need to built your machine. You rather destroy a piece of art because of impatience. I played vp's before, just to let you know. I do get their value in generell, not in this case though. This is my honest opinion.
--- End quote ---
Your opinion is wrong. I don't see anyone volunteering anything. I think your "love" is clouding your practicality. This is fine, but when you call this little project a piece of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- and trash, it's obvious who the one is who doesn't get it. Obviously my skills in wood working and graphic design are not up to par with most on this board. Not so obviously, my wallet isn't up to blowing cash and my schedule isn't up to supporting comparable craftsmanship that others possess. I asked for help with my parts and had one person PM'ing me a couple of expensive solutions on a different board. Your perception of reality is clouded. Go on ebay and buy a working galaxy for $900 right now. I now have dynamic digital art amusement machine where your static boat anchor would be. If I shared your vision, I'd rather just give it away. Thankfully, I do not.
MTPPC:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 15, 2013, 02:38:11 pm ---
--- Quote from: MTPPC on March 15, 2013, 01:56:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 15, 2013, 01:36:27 pm ---All VP needs is a cabinet. Used pin legs, rails, and coin doors are easy to get.
--- End quote ---
Then how come it's cheaper to buy a broke down pin than to buy those parts you say are so easy to get? How come virtuapin sells a flatpack of wood for $250 or a trimmed standard body for $900?
http://virtuapin.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=7
--- End quote ---
Those are for people with more money than time, skill, or patience.
And honestly this isn't a hobby about money. If it were nobody would bother with nice cabinets. Everybody's MAME cab would be a dirty black painted JAMMA cab.
It's cheaper to buy a broken down pin because the person selling it either isn't interested in VP or doesn't want to be the one to part out the game. Anyone who cared about the money would part the game out as the sum of the parts is worth a whole lot more than even a working early SS.
--- End quote ---
That's exactly my point, but thank you for defining the hobby for me. And my MAME cabinet is a dirty black painted JAMMA cab.
dgame:
--- Quote from: MTPPC on March 12, 2013, 11:46:32 am ---Phase one is complete, but I'll probably build a new DMD grill before too long. It was my first go round with a router and I could have done better with more practice:
--- End quote ---
Hold on. That's a Virtual Pin setup? Wow! I know almost nothing about Pinball but this looks very cool. I understand the concern and passion about the vintage pin (like classic cabs) but to each his own. Game on!
Endprodukt:
You call a real machine a static boat anchor? You're lost. Wrong opinion? You're out of your mind. Comparing a vp to a real machine? You're crazy. If you would know a little more about pinball you'd know that no machine plays like another. But from what you said in this thread I just repeat myself one more time: you don't get my point. You most likely will never get it because you don't understand the value of a real pinball game. That has nothing to do with how much the game is worth of how famous it is or how rare. This pinball just got more rare by one machine. Taking apart a machine that was so close to working and that other people would have love to have because they appreciate a handcrafted pinball machine is something I will not understand. Oh and asking for pinball part's in a forum for arcade videogame machines even though there is a subforum wasn't the smartest idea either.
Have fun with your illusion of a pinball game.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version