You can typically still find those old handheld pinball games they used to sell at dime stores back in the day for pretty cheap. The other day I scored two ultra lame, very faded ones with snoozy sports themes like boring ass basketball, and tiresome tennis-- YAWN! A buck 'n a quarter each and I already knew exactly what I was gonna do with 'em as soon as I got home. The cardboard image backing usually just slides right out, only held in place by a couple of plastic clips which you can easily maneuver around. The great thing about these two games is that the backing card image is exactly the same size as a postcard, and knowing that I have a huge collection of much more interesting subject matter in those same, manageable dimensions, I immediately got to work swappin' them both out. The only trimming required was at the bottom right corner of each, you know, to get around the pinball flipper. I'm sure you'll agree that these are much more fun now!
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Pin up Pinball- that was a missed opportunity for seaside postcards or Playboy to tap into.
The only thing greater than your collection of Horror and amazing non-horror artifacts is your creativity, Karswell!
Ahhh very kind, thank you! :)
Yeah, these are much improved. But I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I think the crappy, boring, faded tennis illustration is actually pretty good, too. Not that it holds a candle to the new art you've used.
Whoa, standard postcard size, huh? Mass market book covers should work too then, yeah? Man, the possibilities are endless.
Agree with Mr. Cavin I like the tennis artwork, it's pretty dynamic, but, obviously your choice is much improved.
The tennis guy looks like a young Liberace.
That said, it's too bad you couldn't find a picture where the two half circles across horizontally didn't line up with a pin-ups bust!
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