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Official mods on the cards at Stern, JJP

There’s no shortage of modfathers and other creative people out there who are making money by designing and selling mods for pinball machines. But for manufacturers, [...]
Pinball on location, Down Under style

Pinball HQ is the brainchild of Norbert Snicer, a veteran of the Australian coin-op scene [...]
An odd way to make dull pins interesting

How do you make a game you’re bored of playing more interesting? What about messing about with the balls? Buster Gonad’s unfeasibly large balls probably [...]
What’s the point of pop bumpers?

Pop bumpers, jet bumpers, thumper bumpers – call them what you will: you’ll find them on machines of pretty much all ages. They certainly look good and photograph [...]
Pat Lawlor’s JJP game – latest

Pat Lawlor is, quite simply, a pinball design legend. He’s Pavlov Pinball’s favourite designer, and he is many other pinheads’ favourite as well. So [...]

What’s the point of pop bumpers?

10th July 2014 // 7 Comments

Pop bumpers, jet bumpers, thumper bumpers – call them what you will: you’ll find them on machines of pretty much all ages. They certainly look good and photograph [...]
John Popadiuk: pinball’s Steve Jobs?

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Matrix man’s pinteractive pinball museum

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Official mods on the cards at Stern, JJP

18th August 2014 // 2 Comments

There’s no shortage of modfathers and other creative people out there who are making money by designing and selling mods for pinball machines. But for manufacturers, [...]
The best apron pricing card ever?

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Pinball modding is growing up

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Original themes and women’s titles from Stern?

5th February 2015 // 1 Comment

Why do all Stern pinball machines have licenced themes? Wrestlemania, The Walking Dead, Mustang, Star Trek, Avengers, X-Men – well you get the idea. The company is [...]
Pinball licencing 101: how much, why – and Harry Potter

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Heighway Pinball’s Alien – update

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Exclusive: Mr Pinball revealed!

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Inside the Stern fun factory

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Dancing with the devil: the joy of tilting

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Does pinball licencing work?

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App review: Level your pin the easy way with PinGuy

7th April 2014 // 0 Comments

Everyone loves a new addition to their pin collection, but setting it up so it’s level and angled right? Let’s face it: it’s a pain in the backside: down on [...]
Modding heaven

26th April 2014 // 0 Comments

3D printing technology is revolutionizing the world of pinball mods, and the good news is that means they’re going to be better and cheaper than ever. Tim Mezel uses a [...]
Weird science: converting EMs to SS and creating replica machines

26th July 2014 // 0 Comments

Somewhere in Africa there’s a man who turns EMs into solid state machines. There’s no dark magic involved, just some weird science picked up from the South [...]
Ghostbusters, Alien, Whoa! Nellie: latest updates.

12th January 2016 // 0 Comments

The signs from EAG are that Stern Ghostbusters is imminent [...]

Official mods on the cards at Stern, JJP