Various pinball articles

Stern Code Names
Stern uses an internal code name for each game.

Things I learned this week
Stupid things I've learned, don't try this at home.. a lot of weird / funny things can happen when repairing pinball machines.

Hidden artwork and references
Did you ever look close to all the artwork ? Some pinball machine hide messages or references out of view.

My warehouse find
I found a barn full of old pinball machines.

Gottlieb Cinderella Woodrail
You don't find a woodrail pinball machine every day. I was amazed when someone contacted me with one for sale.

Cheating with pinball
How to get the most points or free credits.

Cats and pinball
Cats just love pinball machines.

Pinball statues
An overview of pinball statues to collect.

Burn baby burn
We had fun parting out some pinball cabinets.

Pinball cake
My pinball birthday cake

Coca-Cola advertising
The discovery of Coca-Cola enamel advertising boards.

Pinball Subcontractors
verything about pinball cabinets and playfields, artwork, Diamond Plate, pinball history, ..

Pinball Subcontractors part 2
Information about how cabinets were produced.

ESC
information about the company ESC who also supplied wooden parts for pinball cabinets.

Funhouse prototypes
Do you have a Funhouse prototype, sample or regular production game ? How to identify the differences.

Addams Family Gold differences
Differences between a regular TAF and a TAFG pinball machine

Crappy pinball machines
Unfortunately not every game is a success.. some literally crappy games.

Pinball Suicide Bunny
Pinball-related Suicide Bunny cartoon by Andy Riley.

Pinball photography
Learn how to make great pictures of your pinball machine. Large article !

11 tips for better photos
Tips to improve your picture taking skills.

New in box bowling machines
I found some antique bowling games that were still new in box / crate.

Orbitor One history
The interesting history of this unique pinball machine.

Big Bang Bar history
The interesting history of Capcoms Big Bang Bar and its remake by Illinois Pin Ball.

Pinball wallpapers
Download hi-res pinball photos to use as background for your desktop.

Human Pinball Machine
A TV show TUCS created a human pinball machine with their flashmob in the center of Antwerp.

FreeWPC manual
My FreeWPC manual. An additional manual, things I learned using FreeWPC.

10 years on rec.games.pinball
My post I made in 2010 when I was active on the rec.games.pinball newsgroup for 10 years, noting everything what changed.

20 years of pinball
A similar post as above, but now on how pinball changed between 2000 and 2020.

All tokens for Safe Cracker
Full list and all information about the tokens on Ballys Safe Cracker. Domestic or international, shiny or antiqued, original or reproductions..

Safe Cracker backbox wings
Detailed dimentions of the backbox wings of Ballys Safe Cracker, so you can make your own reproductions.

Bell games / Nuova Bell Games
Some information about these Italian pinball machines.

Vifico
Gottlieb pinball machines made under license in Spain.

CEA Electronics
A small Italian pinball company.

Marsa Play
A new Spanish pinball company