@scottjohnston.bsky.social Dave The Diver and Dispatch are both fantastic games I shouted myself for xmas based on your recommendations. Thank you!

Damn it Phil. @funranium.bsky.social

[breathing a sigh of relief as I carefully remove the poison, hammer, Geiger counter, and radioactive source before helping Tiny Tim out of the box]

There’s been a handful of folks asking how we keep WTED free. It’s through fundraisers & donations from listeners who are incredibly generous and help support the station. You can donate too, online or on the app 🫶 www.wtedradio.com

I don't always know what to do with this stuff other than be mildly frustrated by it but here's a major pinball distributor taking my work (I took the photo, it's even watermarked) and using it for their own promotional materials w/o permission, explicit credit, or compensation.

Check out this "secret" place for pinball nirvana! The Pacific Pinball Annex holding around 1300 pinball machines. It's not open to the public, but you can visit the Pacific Pinball Museum with 100 games on Free Play! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-Pc... @pacificpinball.bsky.social

Here's the full alternate Medieval Madness pinball playfield I designed for Brian Coney, which helped him win "Best Modern Pinball Machine" award at Pincinatti. So happy with this one! #pinball #pinballmachine #pinballlife #pinballmachines #medievalmadness

"My name is Charles Dickens." "And my name is Rizzo the Rat... wait a second! You're not Charles Dickens!" "I am too!" One year ago today I posted this miniature Muppets Christmas Carol photo I created using real figures, lighting and miniature sets... #photography #miniatures #muppets

Thank you Sam Worthington for the shoutout at the Avatar Fire & Ash red carpet premier today! www.youtube.com/shorts/JeQrg...

But wait there's more. I came 3rd in this #pinball comp and this is what on the back and bottom.

It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.

Now playing at YOPS!

"That can't be; that's inside the room." ~ "It's reading right man, look!" ~ "Well, you're not reading it right!" All shot using real figures, lighting and miniature sets. I digitally illustrated the glow on the shoulder flashlights. The rest is all real #aliens #scifi #photography #miniatures

Initial conditions: m1=73.6 m2=129.1 m3=56.4 (solar masses) v1x=2.687 v1y=-3.475 v2x=-4.158 v2y=-4.771 v3x=-6.109 v3y=6.995 (km/s) x1=33.0 y1=-12.0 x2=-4.0 y2=7.0 x3=10.0 y3=-30.0 (AU from center) Music: Lost (The Expanse) – Shorter

This is true

Just remember that the @salvationarmyus.bsky.social is a "an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church" which means HATE GROUP for those not like them. HATE. GROUP. DO NOT FUND THEIR BIGOTED AGENDA. Call the police for noise pollution, disturbing the peace and panhandling. :D

when you get the high score on harry potter you gotta 🏳️‍⚧️ #pinball #transrights

Yea, she's still got it.

Front row for Cowboy Junkies at the Wellington Opera House

The lighting in this game is so cool.

Pinball is making a comeback, Erik Gilly explained as he stood inside his new game bar in downtown St. Charles a week before its opening.

"Oh well, you'll get some scars to show off to Duck"

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Hi all 👋 I’m Steve aka RobotWig. I'm a freelance creative & miniature photographer based in the UK. I’m very passionate about my work. All my miniature photos are made using practical FX, real lighting, figures & miniature sets. If you love movies give me a follow 🙏 #introduction #photography

@pacificpinball.bsky.social in your freeplay room, do you have a problem with people walking away from games after ball 1?

Initial conditions: m1=58.9 m2=125.8 m3=53.4 (solar masses) v1x=-3.346 v1y=-0.588 v2x=5.206 v2y=3.747 v3x=5.341 v3y=-5.154 (km/s) x1=-34.0 y1=-23.0 x2=14.0 y2=-11.0 x3=-29.0 y3=27.0 (AU from center) Music: Prelude in C Major – Bach

Honey lost at pinball

I created a shot today trying out my homemade single pupil version of The Eye I made from Alien Earth. I'm pretty proud of it, it photographs well. All shot practically as usual. #alienearth #theeye #miniatures #photography

These are the magic words I am waiting for. “sterilizing protection against SARS-Cov-2"

New signage up, thanks to LightningPay.nz

Microsoft veteran's worst Windows bug was Pinball running at 5,000 FPS

We're at the Wellington Home & Garden Show this weekend! Multimorphic's Princess Bride and Barrels of Fun's Labyrinth are on freeplay, so come and enjoy some pinball at the show! (Plus we're next to puppies!)

This is really cool: @orbitbooks.bsky.social is publishing a special edition of @aptshadow.bsky.social's (fantastic) book Children of Time this fall! If you haven't read it, it's a really fun book about terraforming, evolution, and sentient spiders. Here are some details:

Godzilla sketch but with digital color applied. The idea was to create Godzilla like he is envisioned in the novelization, glowing blue….

Quick update - Multiball Maidens will be at The Lanes Bar and Bowling tomorrow night (Thursday). We have a private booking at YOPS from 6 till closing.

Hey all I have a buymeacoffee account set up due to times being very tough atm if you can spare any tips to help towards paying some bills whilst I'm trying to find work that would be amazing. Apologies for posting this kind of thing again. www.buymeacoffee.com/robotwig Thanks

New in the pinball fridge - @kererubrewing.beer's homage to sportsball is a West Coast IPA. (Note: real sports stars play with solid carbon steel balls, not air-filled prolate spheroids)

Leia the Pinball Greyhound is on couch duty at YOPS until 4pm. Come down and give her a pat!

Relive the glory days of cassette mixtapes, arcade showdowns, and Python Anghelo’s laser-drenched fever dreams. Miami wine coolers are back, and they make the perfect pairing with 1987's Big Guns, featuring my favourite Python pinball artwork. Pop down and enjoy a mid-Winter taste of Summer today!

Prizes are prepped for tonight's Poneke Pinballers tournament! I've left the protective layers on for Ash to peel off. #oddlysatisfying $25 entry from 6pm gets you entry into the comp and a night of freeplay pinball! First Thursday of every month. YOPS.nz Bond St, Wellington NZ

Vinyl Spinners II is on at YOPS! We're playing records and flipping silverball all day till 11. Watch along at www.mixcloud.com/FN7087/ or www.twitch.tv/pinballshoppe

Check out this horde of prizes we're giving away today and this weekend! D&D translite and banner from Stern Pinball, a Grand Champion plaque and stickers, board games & gift certificates from New Zealand game publisher Cheeky Parrot Games, D&D miniatures, and a D100 die! YOPS on Bond St, Wellington

There's a private function on this afternoon from 4:30 to 6pm, so stay an extra hour at work and then get some pinball in before dinner!

Awesome on so many levels

Flip the ball into the pat-bumpers for 50 points! --Don't you mean "pop-bumpers"? No, I mean Leia's pat-bumpers! Leia the #pinball #greyhound is on couch-duty all day today!

Leia the pinball greyhound will be on the couch at YOPS till 4pm. Come down and get some pats in between flips!

Another couple of private bookings this week - we'll be closed tomorrow (Wednesday 7th) 2pm-3pm, and also Friday 9th from 9pm-close.

A reminder that we're closing early for a private party tonight at 7pm. See you tomorrow!

A reminder that we're closing early for a private party tonight at 7pm. See you tomorrow!