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Saw this on RGP and just had to share it
For immediate release
AP: Billabong Australia.
A story out of Oz has shocked the pinball world and set it on tilt.
Gene Gene the Pinball Machine and the Dingo from Down Under have put
their greivances aside and joined forces to create a pinball like no
other ever built or concieved. Rumourhazzit the new game called Big
Bang Madness will be out in early spring and deposits are being taken
now.
Wayno says "He is not a bad guy for such a crusted scullet and I will
enjoy workin' him...I mean working with him" Gene Gene's comment was
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" Bud's for life".
The new company Fun Coin and Token United Pinballs (FCTUP) will be
based out of Shanghai and the new pins are estimated to sell at a
price point of around $1,999.95 USD.
Gary Stern of Stern pinball had no comment.
More on this late breaking story as it unfolds.
Jeet Jeeterson,
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Yep, pretty much sums it up. Another picture of the ongoing work for the MM re-release.  |
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On a more serious side... is there any news on the Medieval Madness builds?
No offense, but all the poor schmucks that got conned into giving this crook money should be getting nervous by now...
I bet I can build one from scratch faster than he can... |
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The new company Fun Coin and Token United Pinballs (FCTUP) will be
based out of Shanghai and the new pins are estimated to sell at a
price point of around $1,999.95 USD.
Gary Stern of Stern pinball had no comment.
More on this late breaking story as it unfolds.
Jeet Jeeterson,
APR from the Windy City
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| November 25, 2009, 3:44pm |
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Hmm... and I thought Gary Stern was getting into the whole thing... they were supposed to call it Stern-Wayno-Illinois-Pinball-Enterprises (R)
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...will be based out of Shanghai and the new pins are estimated to sell at a price point of around $1,999.95 USD...
I hate to say it... but right there is a SMART idea for pinball. Let the Chinese do it... why not? They can build it cheaper, which in turn would probably save pinball. As-is, everyone at Stern will probably lose their jobs anyways, so it's not like jobs are being stolen or anything... |
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I hate to say it... but right there is a SMART idea for pinball. Let the Chinese do it... why not? They can build it cheaper, which in turn would probably save pinball.
As-is, everyone at Stern will probably lose their jobs anyways, so it's not like jobs are being stolen or anything...
I don't know if it would be that much cheaper .. most of the parts are already made there ... the labour used at the Stern factory is temp labour so I'm guessing minimum wages .. probably some savings but a 50-65% reduction in list price ... me thinks not |
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If it hasn't already been done in China, then you know there's no money in it. lol. I guess even China doesn't want to get into the pinball industry. |
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I hate to say it... but right there is a SMART idea for pinball. Let the Chinese do it... why not? They can build it cheaper, which in turn would probably save pinball.
Lord! People complain...rightly or wrongly about Stern's quality now. Want to really kill the quality? Make it in China. Most of the stuff that comes from there is complete crap. Duane |
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Lord! People complain...rightly or wrongly about Stern's quality now. Want to really kill the quality? Make it in China. Most of the stuff that comes from there is complete crap.
Duane
Then your pins and most of the stuff around you is crap because many components are made in China... just not assembled. |
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I don't know if it would be that much cheaper .. most of the parts are already made there ... the labour used at the Stern factory is temp labour so I'm guessing minimum wages .. probably some savings but a 50-65% reduction in list price ... me thinks not
China is the king of makeing something cheep (and thus low quality) so I would say 50% would be EASY for them. |
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