Pinball Expo MUST SEE Best Vendors PART 2 Close Ups and Interviews Pinball Podcast Ep6
Summary
Pinball Expo Part 2 vendor tour covers CoinTaker leaderboard app, Escalera lift tables, Flipper Craft cabinets, and Flipper Fidelity speakers.
A Pinball Expo vendor walkthrough podcast episode (Part 2) featuring CoinTaker's free leaderboard app, Escalera's stair-climbing and tilt lift table products, Flipper Craft's reproduction Bally/Williams cabinets, Flipper Fidelity's speaker kits, and Pinball Dudes Nashville as a Stern dealer. Mostly product demos and sales pitches, with notable detail on Flipper Craft's Australia-based shipping challenges and Escalera's delayed tilt table shipments.
Part 2 of the Pinball Expo 2026 vendor report. The floor was massive, the Homebrew Village was chaotic, and my credit card is still in recovery. Some vendors were pure “take my money” energy. Others made me walk away wondering what I was even doing with my life.Here’s the short list of the ones that actually stood out (or that I spent real money on) while wandering the aisles: PinPal (buypinpal.com) — Wireless Bluetooth mic that magnetically sticks to the speakers so you can hear the game clearly in a loud hall. Absolute game-changer if you stream or just hate fighting the noise. Mezel Mods (mezelmods.com) — Custom mods, accessories, and a solid marketplace. Always something weird and useful on the table. Brian Allen / Flyland Designs (flylanddesigns.com) — Alternate backglasses and art packages. The man knows how to make a cabinet look expensive. PinballCabinet.com (pinballcabinet.com) — Virtual pinball cabinets (flat packs and assembled). For when you want the look without the full mechanical headache. Pinball Scientist (thepinballscientist.com) — Lighting kits and playfield illumination. RGB done properly. Warped Pinball (warpedpinball.com) — Vector NVRAM / smart boards for the classics (System 9/11, WPC, etc.). Quietly essential if you own older iron. Cointaker App (cointaker-leaderboards.com) — Snap a photo of the backbox and your score hits the leaderboard. Related dealer side is at cointaker.com. Escalera (escalera.com / StairCAT) — Stair-climbing hand trucks. The unsexy tool that keeps you from dying while moving machines. FlipperCraft (flippercraftpinball.com) — Australian maker of licensed Bally/Williams reproduction cabinets and hardware. Flipper Fidelity (flipperfidelity.com) — Premium speaker systems and audio upgrades. Worth it if sound actually matters to you. Pinball Dudes (thepinballdudes.net) — Florida dealer (Jupiter) carrying new and used machines. Jackpot Joe (jpjpinball.com) — Repair and restoration work (mainly VA/MD/DC area).
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