Should we have such a thing in the UK?
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The UK Pinball Museum
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Ashbo
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Nah, set it up somewhere and offer free membership to those who do shifts fixing.... (I know, it would never work)Obviously we'd love it but I doubt it would make any money and the machines would fall into disrepair
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Not with you as the caretaker.Obviously we'd love it but I doubt it would make any money and the machines would fall into disrepair
with the cost of rental and energy in the UK , I think what PBR are acheiving is the close as we can get it the UK
and sadly public pinball is not as popular here as in some European countries or the US
realistically the only place in the UK that would be cheap enough AND is synonymous with amusements is Blackpool
and sadly public pinball is not as popular here as in some European countries or the US
realistically the only place in the UK that would be cheap enough AND is synonymous with amusements is Blackpool
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Would be able to house all the tombstoned games dotted around the UK
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Blackpool, pinball and strippers!!! it might work. you might have to do the fully monty on ladies night @steve brum
Not with you as the caretaker.
Id want feeding at least
A guy I bought a few pins from was talking about setting one up a while back. (I believe he did appear on here not so long back too - say he was going to have some machines for sale, garnered interest and then varnished like an old oak table)
Pinball pleasure IIRC
Pinball pleasure IIRC
No.
It’s not like the UK ever produced any pinball machines , apart from the disaster that was Heighway.
I can understand it in the US where it’s historically been part of their entertainment / leisure industry and culture.
I know Jamie was talking about opening something like this years ago (maybe not a museum as such) to house all the games he's got in those barns but not sure if that's still his plan. If I ever won the lottery then this is one of the dreams although it would be more private club than publicly open museum 
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I had a dream two nights ago that I visited it, and it was in the Lake District of all placesI know Jamie was talking about opening something like this years ago (maybe not a museum as such) to house all the games he's got in those barns but not sure if that's still his plan. If I ever won the lottery then this is one of the dreams although it would be more private club than publicly open museum
Were going over that way in August for a short break - any chance you could have it up and running by then ? 
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i’m visiting not curatingWere going over that way in August for a short break - any chance you could have it up and running by then ?
RetroCollective near Stroud is currently the RMC computing museum on one floor and Arcade Archive in the basement (20 or so cabs in excellent condition with others in the wings being restored) - I have it on good authority there may be extra space above arcade archive where a room of pins could live. Everything on one site - I've suggested it, but pin maintenance would be much more intensive than the videos or 80s computers I suspect.....
Ashbo
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Isn't there one in Bristol?
I've been told they don't have a lift so getting them up there would be a PIA as well.
They don't and The Cave is on the 3rd floor, but above the arcade which is ground floor where the space is and its only 1 floor up. It'd be a pain, but it's do-able.....
I ran into Jamie at Brian Greenough's funeral today. His museum is no longer on the cardsI know Jamie was talking about opening something like this years ago (maybe not a museum as such) to house all the games he's got in those barns but not sure if that's still his plan. If I ever won the lottery then this is one of the dreams although it would be more private club than publicly open museum