New Space Shuttle ramp and Ship are finally done! Will be at the Ohio Show.

pinballace

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Mar 6, 2012, 10:07:36 PM3/6/12

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It took long enough but we've finally finished the Space Shuttle ramp!
By far this has been the most challenging ramp we've done to date. We
were determined to make the ramp much stronger than the original and
much thicker, we succeeded on both counts.

In the common break area this new ramp is over 5 times as thick as
original and we used a stronger plastic. We also were able to get a
flap on the ramps which make the shots MUCH smoother than original.

We also have the new Space Shuttle ship ready to go as well. It too is
much thicker than original.

We will have the ramp and ship at the Ohio Show this weekend and will
begin shipping to the distributors next week. We will have them on our
website soon after all the distributors have a chance to get them in
stock.

Special thanks to Tim Christie who let me abuse his machine for testing.
And David Morse for getting us a blank playfield so we can test fit
each ramp before they go out.

Cheers.

James Loflin
Pinball Inc.
www.pinballinc.com

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Alan Estenson

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Mar 6, 2012, 10:15:32 PM3/6/12

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Woohoo! I'll be buying a set.

Are you going to be at the Midwest Gaming Classic again this year?

LoveF2K

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Mar 6, 2012, 10:12:20 PM3/6/12

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Are these available to order from your website? I can't make it to Ohio, but I'm going to allentown.

hugh

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Mar 6, 2012, 10:39:16 PM3/6/12

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Read his post more carefully :)

Hugh

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pinballace

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Mar 6, 2012, 11:06:33 PM3/6/12

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We will have the ramp and ship at the Ohio Show this weekend and will
> begin shipping to the distributors next week. We will have them on
our
> website soon after all the distributors have a chance to get them in
> stock.
>
> Special thanks to Tim Christie who let me abuse his machine for
testing.
> And David Morse for getting us a blank playfield so we can test fit
> each ramp before they go out.
>
>
> Cheers.
>
> James Loflin
> Pinball Inc.
> www.pinballinc.com
>
>
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Are these available to order from your website? I can't make it to Ohio,
but I'm going to allentown.

We'll be shipping to the distributor next week, then soon after we'll have
them on our site. We always allow our distributors to get the product
listed before we do.

pinballace

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Mar 6, 2012, 11:11:19 PM3/6/12

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Alan Estenson;1900049 Wrote:
> Woohoo! I'll be buying a set.
>
> Are you going to be at the Midwest Gaming Classic again this year?

Unfortunately we can't make it to the MCG this year. It's too bad
because it really is a great show.

Edmond

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Mar 7, 2012, 1:33:56 AM3/7/12

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any word on pics and/or possible pricing?

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seeburg220

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Mar 7, 2012, 7:21:10 AM3/7/12

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Price for the shuttle and ramp ?

Alan Estenson

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Mar 7, 2012, 8:45:08 AM3/7/12

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On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 10:11:19 PM UTC-6, pinballace wrote:
> Alan Estenson;1900049 Wrote:
> > Woohoo! I'll be buying a set.
> >
> > Are you going to be at the Midwest Gaming Classic again this year?
>
> Unfortunately we can't make it to the MCG this year. It's too bad
> because it really is a great show.

Bummer. I bought several hundred bucks worth of "vintage paper" from you at MGC last year - was looking forward to the opportunity to do it again.

Alan

Silverunicorn

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Mar 7, 2012, 9:11:30 AM3/7/12

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This is great news for Space Shuttle owners!

Off hte original topic here, but will there ever be another run of Taxi
departure ramps?

Seems there is a huge need for these.

Thanks!
Chris

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Edmond

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Mar 7, 2012, 10:26:14 AM3/7/12

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Yes, I was wondering what the price for the shuttle and ramp is/will be.

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pinballace

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Mar 7, 2012, 2:12:15 PM3/7/12

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The ramp retail is $119, ship $49 with decal set. There will be a
combined price but we haven't made it final just yet (still trying to
work all the costs into the equation). Pictures will be on our website
once we get them listed. I am sure all the distributors will have
photos as well.

Yes the Taxi departure ramps are being run again and we are also making
the arrival ramp this time. They are the current ramps at the top of
the production schedule. :)

And to prematurely answer the next question about Taxi...sorry we are
not currently set up to make the Spinout ramp as it is an injection
process not a thermoform process.

Cheers,
James Loflin
Pinball Inc.

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Silverunicorn

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Mar 7, 2012, 2:13:50 PM3/7/12

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Thank you for the updae James. Looking forward to all the new
products!!

CHris

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hassell castle

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Mar 7, 2012, 2:28:39 PM3/7/12

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Yes, Great news James. My Space Shuttle will be happy :-)

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Gorgarspeaks

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Mar 7, 2012, 2:52:44 PM3/7/12

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two words:

cyclone. ramps.

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Frax

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Mar 8, 2012, 4:11:22 PM3/8/12

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I am ecstatic about this and the price is nice as well? HELL YEAH. I've
been asking everyone under the sun about these for months.

I can't wait. I may just order 2-3 ramps and 4 toys just so I will
always have some backups. ESPECIALLY if the toy already has the rivets
and brackets on it.

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seeburg220

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Mar 8, 2012, 4:21:21 PM3/8/12

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My pin is due for a new orbiter, this will be great !

JahBarron

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Mar 8, 2012, 5:05:20 PM3/8/12

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Excellent.

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seeburg220

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Mar 17, 2012, 8:47:27 PM3/17/12

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Just received my new orbiter....It's excellent ! Sturdy material
used and the stickers are sharp and precise. Thanks for making this !

Frax

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Mar 17, 2012, 10:31:49 PM3/17/12

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Dies the shuttle have any of the hardware on it, or do we strip the
switch/bracket/wiring from the old one and have to rivet it?

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Edmond

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Mar 18, 2012, 11:01:18 PM3/18/12

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are they now selling/shipping the shuttle? if so, where?

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jackp...@comcast.net

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Mar 19, 2012, 3:51:07 PM3/19/12

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Got mine today from Little shop of games, it has no switch hardware. :-(

JDubbbs

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Mar 19, 2012, 4:10:08 PM3/19/12

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Noting he repo's does...... Im just happy to have the chance to have a
minty shuttle.

John
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seymour.shabow

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Mar 19, 2012, 5:24:07 PM3/19/12

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So you have to rivet it on yourself?

Edmond

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Mar 22, 2012, 1:55:40 AM3/22/12

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Will the orbitor and ramps be available at the upcoming Allentown show?

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JDubbbs

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Mar 22, 2012, 6:47:17 AM3/22/12

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> So you have to rivet it on yourself?

Yes on the shuttles hardware, no on the ramps

John
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jz

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Mar 26, 2012, 7:41:32 AM3/26/12

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On Mar 6, 10:07 pm, pinballace <pinballbu...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> It took long enough but we've finally finished theSpaceShuttleramp!
> By far this has been the most challenging ramp we've done to date. We
> were determined to make the ramp much stronger than the original and
> much thicker, we succeeded on both counts.
>
> In the common break area this new ramp is over 5 times as thick as
> original and we used a stronger plastic. We also were able to get a
> flap on the ramps which make the shots MUCH smoother than original.
>

> We also have the newSpaceShuttleship ready to go as well. It too is
> much thicker than original.
>

> We will have the ramp and ship at the Ohio Show this weekend and will
> begin shipping to the distributors next week. We will have them on our
> website soon after all the distributors have a chance to get them in
> stock.
>
> Special thanks to Tim Christie who let me abuse his machine for testing.
> And David Morse for getting us a blank playfield so we can test fit
> each ramp before they go out.
>
> Cheers.
>
> James Loflin
> Pinball Inc.www.pinballinc.com
>
> --
> pinballace

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Please let me know when the shuttle and ramp are available on the
website, totally interested!

Greg

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Apr 1, 2012, 11:46:49 AM4/1/12

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I've checked the authorized distributor list. Only Curly has the
shuttle, nobody has the ramps. I would rather purchase the shuttle and
ramp as a set, rather than piecemeal, when will they be available,
James?

Greg