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Ep 92: No Pinheads, I Expect You To Wait!

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We talk mods, Expo, and the biggest news of the week. Bond, or the lack there of.

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Highlights

  • Stern's Bond pinball machine was officially announced to be revealed on the day of recording but the reveal did not happen as scheduled
  • Photos of the Bond machine were leaked during setup in England, with multiple people in the pinball community viewing them
  • George Gomez took over Bond's design, rebuilding it from the ground up after originally being designed by Steve Richie early in development
  • Bond features Connery-era James Bond movies including Diamonds Are Forever, You Only Live Twice, Thunderball, and Goldfinger
  • Bond's rumored mechanics include an Aston Martin car toy, scuba diver toy, and a motorized crane with a figure in a tuxedo and jetpack
  • Pinball Expo's event hall is open Thursday noon-midnight, Friday 10am-midnight, and Saturday 10am-close (expanded from previous year's 5pm-10pm)
  • The Tokyo Neon LED mod for Godzilla by Stumbler Pinball is a professional, limited-run product with simple installation (15-20 minutes, 3 screws)
  • Zach Sharpe of Flip N Out Pinball is now an accessory vendor selling toppers, side blades, and art blades in addition to machine distribution
  • Flipping the Script will broadcast live from Pinball Expo for 12 hours Thursday (10am-10pm), with scheduled guests including Eric Meunier, Keith Elwin, and Robert Sharp
  • The leaked Bond photos show a Premium Edition model based on the illuminated cutout visible on the lower scoop

Notable quotes

“So it was supposed to be revealed today. We're recording at 11:54 on Tuesday. It was officially announced by Stern last week that they would be revealing today, but they did not.”
Josh Roop
“yes i'm doing bond yes it's uh was originally steve richie's design but i started it was so early in the process i decided rebuild it from the ground up”
George Gomez
“It feels like it is part of the machine.”
Josh Roop
“It's all the Connery movies, yes.”
Matt Scott
“I highly recommend it if you get opportunity that's on thursday too”
Josh Roop
“go check out his website, StumblerPinball.com. Davey is awesome. He was great to work with. I can't speak highly enough of this man.”
Josh Roop

Entities

  • Flip N Out Pinball· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Stumbler Pinball· company
  • Fred Marco's Tech Stream· content
  • Flipping the Script· event
  • Pinball Expo· event
  • Bond· game
  • Deadpool· game
  • Godzilla· game
  • Iron Maiden· game
  • Eric Meunier· person
  • George Gomez· person
  • Josh Roop· person
  • Keith Elwin· person
  • Matt Scott Larson· person
  • Nicole Meny· person
  • Robert Sharp· person
  • Steve Richie· person
  • Zach Sharpe· person

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