#25 Fathom The Classic Pinball Podcast
In this episode Dave and George talk to Tommy Skinner from This Flippin Podcast about Bally Fathom. The conversation quickly turns to all things classic Bally. They talk about hardtops and the installation of the product. He talks about his home collection of Bally pins. The talk turns to state tournaments and his involvement in his home state of Indiana. Centaur and clear coating. Tommy talks about an interesting tattoo. Hot Doggin enters the mix. They finally come full circle and get back to Fathom. We learn something new about Embryon. A shout out to Andrew at Weebly and rom upgrades for certain Bally games. Big thanks to Tommy for sharing his involvement and stories about classic Bally pins.
Kineticist’s take
The Classic Pinball Podcast deep-dive on Fathom restoration and Tommy Skinner's rare Bally/Volley collection.
Synopsis
The The Classic Pinball Podcast hosts George and Dave interview Tommy Skinner, a school teacher, tournament player, operator, and avid classic Bally/Volley collector, discussing the 1981 Fathom pinball machine. The conversation covers Tommy's restoration journey acquiring and restoring a Fathom with help from skilled craftspeople, his broader collection of rare classic games (Flash Gordon, Viking, Frontier), playfield restoration techniques and vendors (CPR, Ron Kruseman), hard-top overlay technology, and his involvement in tournament organization and competitive pinball.
Entities
- BG Resto· company
- CPR· company
- Hot Rod Arcades· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Pinball at the Zoo· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Alien Poker· game
- Centaur· game
- Fathom· game
- Flash Gordon· game
- Frontier· game
- Viking· game
- The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
- This Flipping Podcast· organization
- Chris Royalty· person
- Dane· person
- Dave· person
- George· person
- Mike Chestnut· person
- Mirko· person
- Ron Kruseman· person
- Taylor Reese· person
- Tommy Skinner· person
- Main Street Amusements· venue
- Pitbull· venue