The Great British Pinball Podcast Episode 18
Send us Fan Mail summary In this episode of the Great British Pinball Podcast, Neil McRae and Scott Rundle discuss the latest happenings in the pinball world, including the anticipated arrival of the Pulp Fiction LE, personal game collections, and the challenges of game deliveries. They delve into the intricacies of building and repairing pinball machines, share insights on new game releases, and reflect on the financial health of their pinball club. The conversation also touches on the e...
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UK pinball operators discuss long wait times, game quality, and club sustainability.
Synopsis
Neil McRae and Scott Rundle discuss their recent pinball acquisitions and club operations. Neil's Pulp Fiction LE is being air-freighted and arriving within days after a ~2-year wait. Scott has acquired a homebrew kit and is building custom machines while managing maintenance issues at their pinball club. Both discuss Metallica (LE) quality, X-Men code updates and mechanical issues, and the club's financial challenges.
Highlights
- Pulp Fiction LE is currently in air freight and will arrive within a week
- CGC Pulp Fiction LE had to redo topper parts before shipping due to quality issues
- X-Men pinball has widespread launch/leveling issues affecting ball routing
- Stern is releasing a fix-it kit for X-Men to address launch and alignment issues
- X-Men Premium/LE cabinets are narrower than legacy non-expression lights cabinets, affecting playfield alignment
- Metallica LE includes limited edition banners (one of four variants) as standard with all LEs
- X-Men code is on version 0.92 with a new update imminently planned
- Scott's pinball club is financially stable but lacks emergency reserves and cannot afford facility improvements
- Game of Thrones and Elvira Stern machines experienced board failures (node board and CPU board respectively)
- Stern implemented unboxing achievements and launch party recognition for new machines like X-Men
Entities
- CGC (Custom Gameplay Concepts implied or manufacturer)· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Flippin' Out· organization
- Pinball Republic· organization
- The Great British Pinball Podcast· organization
- George Gomez· person
- Jason Werdrick· person
- Joel (Flippin' Out)· person
- Kerry Hardy· person
- Neil McRae· person
- Phil· person
- Preston· person
- Scott Rundle· person
- Elvira Pinball· product
- Game of Thrones Pinball· product
- Godzilla Pinball· product
- Iron Maiden Pinball· product
- Metallica LE· product
- Pulp Fiction LE· product
- X-Men Pinball· product