Hello from South of France

[gastoon]

Hello everybody, hope you accept french people, I cross my fingers.

To tell you a little bit more about me, I am fan of pinball machine since many years, you can see my collection and follow me here:
http://www.pinballowners.com/gastoon

A few years ago I came across an advertisement for the sale in France of an arcade penny machine, a Pilwin 56 made by Bryan's...and since then it's been love at first sight...
I admire these ingenious mechanisms that work without electricity.

[speedwell]

Welcome to the best machine site ever. Never seen the cocktail pinballs before. I have turned green! There are some seriously good contributors here (I am only a very minor player) and you won't find a better informed forum from all over the world. I love Bryans machines. Still think they are the best mechanical pieces.

[gastoon]

Thank you for the welcoming. Indeed cocktail pinball machines are extremely rare, many people have never heard of them. I searched for them patiently all over Europe as far as the USA.
Yes, it also seemed to me that it was the best machine site ever.
I love Byans machines too, I have actually some classics, a Pilwin, an Elevenses and a Bullion.
I also have an Extrawin Alwin that I love, I find it so pretty.

[badpenny]

Welcome Gastoon ....
You have taste and a great collection. You must have a lot of room.
Well done on finding Bryans machines as well.

BP

[cait001]

A collection of JJP and Gameplan? Love it!

[gastoon]

Thank badpenny and cait001 for your compliments.
In fact.... I don't have a lot of room, but a lot of machines... That's the issue...

Jersey Jack pinball makes amazing machines, an atmosphere and gameplay without comparison with its competitors, it's the Rolls-Royce of pinball...
And Gameplan brand, it's the crush, simple and effective games, with one of the most successful cabinet designs.

I take this opportunity to ask, do you ever know, my collection misses the pinball called "Vegas" by Gameplan.
https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2725
I saw that it was sold a few years ago in Canada, and since...nothing!!!

So don't hesitate to ask me if you hear about it. Thank you in advance.

I am attaching a photo of my Allwin Extrawin early version by Amusement Machine Mart, to make the post more pleasant.

[bryans fan]

I love Byans machines too, I have actually some classics, a Pilwin, an Elevenses and a Bullion.

ME too!! You have made a great start with those three, but I warn you it can become addictive!!
Thanks for joining us, and for sharing your great collection of Pinballs.

[gastoon]

I think I'm already addicted
What saves me (for the moment...) is that these machines are rare to find in France.

[cait001]

I take this opportunity to ask, do you ever know, my collection misses the pinball called "Vegas" by Gameplan.
https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2725
I saw that it was sold a few years ago in Canada, and since...nothing!!!

Agreed on JJP.
And on the topic of Vegas, see https://www.maaca.org/viewtopic.php?p=228613#p228613
that one mentioned was missing boards, unsure if it's the same you saw prior

[gastoon]

Indeed it is on maaca that I had seen it. I also look from time to time on kijiji if I see it advertised, but it's mostly Allied Leisure cocktail pinball machine that I used to see.
No interest for me with this brand because the electronics boards are difficult to fix.

I have seen on ebay.canada an original Game Plan Vegas playfield, but the seller won't send it to me...it is true that the shipping costs from Canada are so high, much more than from the USA. And... it's just a playfield... the work would be considerable to start from a playfield to rebuild an entire pinball machine... I thought about it, but it would not be reasonable.