Wanted- THUNDERBIRDS Pachinko blue cell

**grommit** · 10-24-2006, 11:23 PM

Hi Guys, Im looking to purchase a Thunderbirds pachinko with the blue cell rather than the red, I believe the red is rarer but I think i prefer the blue as its more true to the feel of Thunderbirds, Im based in the Uk so voltage and shipping may be an issue but not an insurmountable problem, if anyone can point me in the right direction I would be made up bigtime, Iv checked most of the uk dealers including 777HEAVEN and i get the impression that this machine is getting rarer, or am I mistaken,
Cheers in advance,
Grommit

**logicprobe** · 10-24-2006, 11:52 PM

Check with member drcrippen here.
He should be around shortly, I think.

You could also put a Wanted ad in the PachiTalk Auctions.

**grommit** · 10-25-2006, 12:07 AM

thanks logicprobe, I will take your advice and post in the wanteds, already asked drcrippen whos got a red but not a blue and hes looking for a couple of others for me so hes a great contact, and hes got a good sense of humor which makes him an allround goodguy

**logicprobe** · 10-25-2006, 12:13 AM

He's a fine fellow, and I've never heard of a complaint from any of his customers.

**grommit** · 10-25-2006, 12:17 AM

Glowing praise indeed, his ears will be burning as hes delivering those dougnuts on his truck lol

**drcrippen324** · 10-25-2006, 03:51 AM

ooo ouch ooo i thought it was a bit warm for a cold rainy morning

**Tulsa** · 10-25-2006, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by logicprobe

He's a fine fellow, and I've never heard of a complaint from any of his customers.

Couldn't agree more.

Just don't ask him to translate anything.

**drcrippen324** · 10-25-2006, 07:09 AM

Dont know what you mean boss i can translate anything you want into crippanes

**hanabi** · 10-25-2006, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by logicprobe

He's a fine fellow, and I've never heard of a complaint from any of his customers.

Okay okay I admit it!

I am one of his Customers!!

and very happy I am too with the Toys, the Service and the Crippenese...............

the only complaint is ......He packs them so well it takes me 20-30 mins to get into them and I am very impatient!!!!

**grommit** · 10-25-2006, 06:44 PM

just out of curiosity who prefers the red cell thunderbirds to the blue and just how rare is the red

**drcrippen324** · 10-25-2006, 06:52 PM

hey if it would make a happy customer i could always get some blue spray paint

**grommit** · 10-25-2006, 06:56 PM

save some blue paint for those green legs .....hey doc how ya doin

**swissmr** · 10-26-2006, 01:49 AM

so is thunderbirds francise pretty popular in Great Britian? it did so-so in u.s.
although we cant talk here in the u.s. I happen to love Robocop, course I was 7 in 1989 whe it came out.

**drcrippen324** · 10-26-2006, 05:16 AM

ahh thats cos your a young one then thunderbirds was my child hood and guessing grommits age about the same it had a big following not like starwars but getting there with toy cars / rockets figures ect

**grommit** · 10-26-2006, 07:13 PM

Thunderbirds was not huge when is first arrived, it followed a great range of puppet shows created by gerry and sylvia Anderson, Torchy the battery boy and twizzle in the 50`s then there was fireball xl5, supercar,stingray , Thunderbirds,then Captain scarlet, there were and still are my favourites and with mine and the docs agegroup, still hugely popular, i have an extensive collection of anderson related toys so these pachi machines are a MUST, check out http://www.fanderson.org.uk/fanderson.html for a load of background info, but PLEASE dont mention the new so called thunderbirds movie as its a pale attempt by that Frakes guy to mess around with greatness, if it aint broke - dont fix, old JF should have been gutted like a fish for what he did , but i suppose if you see the new film first then the old stuff you may think different, tis`in the eye of the beholder

**grommit** · 10-26-2006, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by swissmr

so is thunderbirds francise pretty popular in Great Britian? it did so-so in u.s. .

Problem was the US tv networks just couldnt understand a story of 5 grown up un married sons living at home with their father whos best friend had a PINK rolls royce it was all to gay so they chopped it to pieces dumbed it down with added live action, 3 real kids in the thunderbird 5 space station telling the Puppets what to do down on earth, with music that should never have been used, if you get the chance to watch the untouched versions I think you will like,,, yes its slow paced compared to todays live action stuff but it was 30 odd years ago, the model builders where the best and like Spielburg , Gerry Anderson had to create the technology as they went along because it did not exsist before he came along

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