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You're talking about Joe Pettitt's 'Drunkard's Nightmare' which is at Battlesbridge
which I agree with you this time JC, it is frankly awful.

treefrog wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:28 am Moonriver, nothing wrong with opinions, but perhaps the info and opinion may have helped... I am of the view any interest in the hobby should be encouraged and especially to this site, which will help those seeking guidance in future.

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Yes, I agree, point taken.

Well everyone has an opinion BP. My "varied spectrum of expertise and opinion" was that it is recently made, not '1980's', and not '1990-2000 mark', and all of the makers info has been in plain sight on the Colcon site all the time. and that I think JC, it's about as far away from the qual...

Apologies for my brusque response!
I hope you didn't pay much money for it Bricke, the description on the machine is misleading.

two words:
horrendous, and recent

I have just seen another Samson 'cutting woman in half illusion' on my travels at Marvins Marvelous Mechanical Museum in Michigan so they did make more, and experimented with the Peppers Ghost illusion quite a lot. Similarly Darren's 'Haunted House' model, and Rye's 'Smokey Joe' are other examples. ...

Thankfully nowadays Old Penny Arcades in high footfall family destination locations still appear to be as popular as they ever were for the '50s and '60s generations whilst swept along on a wave of nostalgia. I see no reason why this won't continue provided that a feeling of good value for money is ...

Ha, I thought the female figure's head was too small and out of proportion, but then wondered if it was the camera angle. I did think the video of the 'Snow White and Dwarfs' contributed to its low selling price, but a cabinet refurb, slowing the motor down, and changing them over to Pelham puppets ...

That's the best Gilmore Lion I've seen

yes, and once they end up in there, they never come out again

Well done Stuart, that's a great mechanism.

Yes, it's fabulous...

I can't believe you turned that around so fast! Really great job.
I can see a new conservator business opportunity?

aristomatic wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:39 pm Do you want all the prices I paid....?

go on then......I expect we'll all be made up for you

have you bought it yet?

I feel sad to be losing such an enthusiastic and fun contributor to the site and I'll miss your iconic videos which always make me smile, tune in and watch! You make it look so natural and easy to make, and yet there really is an art to doing it well and delivering in the engaging way you do, one of...

Great job!
They take good money too.

well I waded through all of that..........nothing to see here

I can see this is an American incident but it happens here too, and far more often than you may first think. The parents are almost always involved in the scam until the kid has emptied all the prizes but then can't get out. They always plead innocence and blame the kid. Personally as long as there'...

moonriver wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:21 pm How much do you think?

A very reasonable $2,000.