Pins that look good matched up in a lineup.

[Ashbo]

It's reasonably easy to get yourself mixed up in pinball collecting, grab what's on offer and enjoy, but sometimes it's nice to get machines that look good together.

My first pair were DE Time Machine and DE Star Wars, they didn't really "go" together. I always felt Star Wars needed to be next to Jurassic Park and Batman, that wasn't going to happen.

I then had Black Knight 2000 and Time Machine, with back bodies and Mirrored back glass, not a bad pairing....

Then sold Time Machine and got a Revenge from Mars, the colours looked ace but asthetically .... Ok. A bit like little and large, it worked but a bit awkward.

Then I did the Bally Midway thing, they matched, they were from the same era.

Finally I have Black Knight 2000 next to Sorcerer (with dog underneath) and that feels like a great match. The Sorcerer back box is massive, and makes BK2K look tiny, but I'll ignore that for now.


Obviously you can put similar age and same generation machines together, but are there pairs or trios out there that just work well asthetically in a line up?

Seeing @Fubar with a Getaway and a TNA, that's a good match up with the topper light.

Having all Elvira pins or all Black knights is a given.

Genuinely interested in any odd match ups out there

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

At one time I had Whitewater, Fathom, Fish Tales, and Baywatch making up my water themed side of the collection

 

[Ashbo]

Wow, that's awesome

 

[DAD]

 

[Ashbo]

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Jesus, what have I asked here...I'm in love

 

[JT.]

I seem to recall @AlanJ sharing pics of his pre-DMD lineup before and it looked really nice together - I can't remember specifically what they all were though - maybe he can add it

 

[ronsplooter]

Many moons ago when I was rocking a lot of System 11 pins my mate took this pic which I thought looked cool so I had it printed on canvas and it's now hanging up in the pin cabin

 

[Pop Bumper Pete]

I personally like a mix of eras and styles
A traditional arcade would never have had Black Knight 1, 2 and 3 together. They would not have matched up a lineup of water themed games
They kept what was bringing in money, discarding the not-profitable, and putting in the new

 

[steve brum]

I once had millionaire f14 high speed and getaway in a line . Disco heaven

I'm still trying with putting fathom barracora and seawitch together for a nautical triple

 

[M4carp]

I think any pins together in a line up look good, just found some pics of some previous and current.
Rammed solid right now

 

[Ashbo]

Was thinking a line up if JPop pins would be sensational - if a little expensive.

 

[kev a]

Can't say my line up really matches, although it does represent four different decades, should really put them oldest to newest, but really CBA to move them about

Always thought TMNT and Ghostbusters would look great next to each other, both really nice depictions of 80s classics.

 

[Ashbo]

Can't say my line up really matches, although it does represent four different decades, should really put them oldest to newest, but really CBA to move them about

Always thought TMNT and Ghostbusters would look great next to each other, both really nice depictions of 80s classics.

New to old or alphabetical surely

 

[kev a]

New to old or alphabetical surely

Alphabetical is easier

 

[Ashbo]

Alphabetical is easier

By designer, alphabetical

 

[kev a]

By designer, alphabetical

First or last name tho? and two are Lawlors, this is getting confusing, think im gonna stick with the the order I brought them

 

[Epotech]

The entire 1981 Bally collection. Could only ever set up 5 until I sold them to @rossthink he has a picture of them all in a line.

 

[jonathan]

SF2 pin, SF3 NOS poster, SF4 arcade

 

[Ashbo]

Loving the arcade Vs pin line ups. Very cool. It shows there is a need for frogger pinball.

 

[Chris P]

I always thought these two looked great together back in the day when I had a 2 pin collection

 

[M4carp]

Found another pic, a few good Sterns in a line there.

 

[jonathan]

I always thought these two looked great together back in the day when I had a 2 pin collection
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Agreed. Chuck in a Maiden for good measure! Stern need to release a Black Sabbath pin one day

 

[steve brum]

rock lines / old lines / age based lines / designer lines / themed lines ... and it does look weird when you have sets of games a generation apart!

 

[jonathan]

Thread winner!

 

[RetroHeed]

Great post @Ashbo your current lineup looks great together.

Like you I also had a Time Machine and RFM. RFM doesnt really go with anything I feel. l think looked best in the corner on its own, unless it had one one of those Star Wars 2k machines next to it.

I already kinda know what I think I have in my head that would be nice together, and I now just chucked them together on one image, dam I think they would be nice together.



I was looking at the last Stranger Things for sale multiple times and I mean daily, me and my son watch some Stranger Things gameplay clips every other day. Now I have put these pair together in that above image I want this pair more than ever now

Lane 7 in Edinburgh now have Stranger Things in and my Son has played it, he loves it. I need to get over this week and have a few games on it now The only time I played Stranger Things was at Pinfest last year and loved the atmosphere of it, even though I had never seen the TV show at that time.

 

[Matt Adams]

How about GnR & GnR?