# Updates at the Grasley Garage + Forked River Brewing's 11 Pinball Machine Line Up!

**Source:** Pinball Shenanigans  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2026-07-20  
**Duration:** 8m 39s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aimP6qJSoOw

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## Analysis

Mike Dus (Pinball Shenanigans) documents his shipping logistics during Ontario wildfires, visits Forked River Brewing Company pinball venue in London, Ontario to adjust flipper power on a Pokémon (Pro) machine, and tours the Grazley Garage restoration workshop where Kevin is working on a Vampire preservation project, Harlem Globetrotters and Abracadabra cabinets, and Game of Thrones repairs while Dutch works full-time elsewhere.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Forked River Brewing in London, Ontario hosts monthly pinball tournaments on the first and third Tuesday of every month, plus Saturday tournaments — _Mike Dus describing the London Pinball venue lineup at Forked River_
- [HIGH] Kevin at Grazley Garage spent two days taping for a Vampire preservation project, which he notes is more work than restenciling — _Kevin directly answering Mike's question about taping hours during the Grazley Garage segment_
- [HIGH] A women's strawberry social pinball tournament is scheduled for July 18th at Forked River — _Mike announcing upcoming tournament at Forked River Brewing venue_
- [HIGH] The Ghostbusters Ellie playfield Mike owns has a 2-inch hole cut in it for warranty purposes — _Mike describing the playfield he plans to send to Tristan Ford in Australia_
- [HIGH] Shipping a pinball playfield to Australia costs approximately $888 minimum via UPS or FedEx, with Canada Post not shipping to Australia — _Mike getting shipping quotes at Staples and Canada Post during the video_
- [HIGH] Dutch is now working full-time and has less time to work on pinball restorations at Grazley Garage — _Mike commenting on Dutch's availability for the Game of Thrones project_
- [HIGH] A Flip-Flop machine was 'rat rotted' (preserved with clear coat over original condition) and sold; another machine (Al's Garage Band) was also sold recently — _Mike describing departures of machines from Grazley Garage collection_
- [HIGH] Tristan Ford in Australia performed a homebrew retheme of a machine into Sailor Moon and is now building a scratch-build Ghostbusters premium — _Mike describing Tristan's projects and offering to send the Ghostbusters playfield_

### Notable Quotes

> "This is actually more work than just restenciling the whole thing. But I don't think there are actually stencils for this."
> — **Kevin (Grazley Garage)**, ~11:00
> _Reveals the complexity and labor intensity of cabinet preservation vs. restoration, and shows stencil availability varies by machine_

> "Canada Post is not even shipping to Australia. And uh Staples quoted me $888. That's the cheapest through like UPS or FedEx or something."
> — **[name withheld pending review]**, ~7:30
> _Illustrates real-world logistical challenges for international pinball parts shipping_

> "This is the preservation. A preservation, not a restoration, but it'll still be awesome when it's all said and done."
> — **[name withheld pending review]**, ~10:45
> _Clarifies the distinction between preservation (maintaining original condition with protective measures) and restoration (rebuilding/refinishing)_

> "Dutch is a full-time uh working boy now. So, he's not got as much time to tinker with the pinball machines as he did before."
> — **[name withheld pending review]**, ~14:30
> _Notes a community member's availability shift due to employment, affecting restoration work capacity_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| [name withheld pending review] | person | Content creator behind Pinball Shenanigans YouTube channel, pinball enthusiast and collector from Ontario, involved in pinball community events and venue management |
| Kevin | person | Operator/restorer at Grazley Garage, performs preservation and restoration work on classic pinball machines |
| Dutch | person | Pinball restorer and technician at Grazley Garage, now working full-time elsewhere, performing dial-in and repair work on machines |
| [name withheld pending review] | person | Australian pinball enthusiast who performed a homebrew retheme to Sailor Moon and is building a scratch-build Ghostbusters premium pinball machine |
| Forked River Brewing | venue | Bar/brewery in London, Ontario hosting pinball machines and tournaments as part of London Pinball Parlor; lineup includes World Cup Soccer, Metallica Pro, Jaws Pro, Pokemon Pro, and classic machines |
| Grazley Garage | venue | Restoration and preservation workshop in Ontario operated by Kevin and Dutch, working on classic pinball machines including Vampire, Harlem Globetrotters, Abracadabra, Rocky and Bullwinkle, and Game of Thrones |
| London Pinball | organization | Pinball tournament and community organization operating at Forked River Brewing in London, Ontario, hosting tournaments on first/third Tuesdays and Saturdays |
| Pokemon | game | Stern Pinball machine at Forked River Brewing; Mike Dus adjusted flipper power and achieved fourth place on the test leaderboard |
| Metallica | game | Pro version pinball machine in Forked River Brewing's current venue lineup |
| Jaws | game | Pro version pinball machine in Forked River Brewing's current venue lineup |
| World Cup Soccer | game | Pinball machine at Forked River Brewing; finals tournament happening on Sunday during video recording |
| Vampire | game | Classic pinball machine undergoing preservation work at Grazley Garage, with extensive taping and detail work in progress |
| Ghostbusters | game | Mike Dus owns an Ellie playfield from a Ghostbusters machine with a 2-inch warranty hole; considering sending it to Tristan Ford in Australia for his scratch-build premium build |
| Harlem Globetrotters | game | Classic pinball machine at Grazley Garage currently sanded down to wood with Bondo work in early restoration stages |
| Abra Ca Dabra | game | Classic pinball machine at Grazley Garage currently sanded down to wood with Bondo work in early restoration stages |
| Rocky and Bullwinkle | game | Classic pinball machine at Grazley Garage being dialed in by Dutch, same condition as previous video |
| Game of Thrones | game | Stern pinball machine at Grazley Garage undergoing repair and restoration work by Dutch, progressing slowly due to his full-time employment |
| Flip Flop | game | Original condition well-played pinball machine that was 'rat rotted' (clear coated for patina preservation) and sold from Grazley Garage collection |
| Al's Garage Band | game | Pinball machine sold from Grazley Garage collection; same customer who purchased it also purchased and rat-rotted the Flip-Flop machine |
| Supersonic | game | Pinball machine restoration project currently at Grazley Garage that Mike Dus recently gave to Kevin, eventually to be sent to Shane for conversion to a Kiss-themed machine |
| Crystal Beach | venue | Defunct amusement park from the 1970s (comparable to Canada's Wonderland) that formerly had an arcade; Kevin acquired a hand-painted sign from its arcade |

### Signals

- **[venue_signal]** London Pinball Parlor at Forked River Brewing hosts monthly tournaments on first and third Tuesdays plus Saturday tournaments, with upcoming women's strawberry social tournament on July 18th (confidence: high) — Mike announces 'tournaments on the first and third Tuesday of every month' and 'Saturday tournaments, July 18th, the women's strawberry social tournament'
- **[venue_signal]** Forked River Brewing venue lineup includes World Cup Soccer (current/seasonal), Metallica Pro, Jaws Pro, Pokemon Pro, and classic section with Rock-Ola Eight Ball Champ and Hot Hand (confidence: high) — Mike shows and lists the current pinball machine lineup at the venue
- **[restoration_signal]** Grazley Garage employs preservation methods (clear coat over original patina) vs. restoration (rebuilding/refinishing), with cabinet taping/masking being labor-intensive for detailed work (confidence: high) — Kevin notes two days of taping is 'more work than just restenciling' and Mike clarifies 'preservation, not a restoration' for the Vampire project
- **[supply_chain_signal]** International pinball parts shipping to Australia is prohibitively expensive ($888+ for playfield via UPS/FedEx) and Canada Post does not service that route (confidence: high) — Mike receives shipping quotes: 'Canada Post is not even shipping to Australia. And uh Staples quoted me $888. That's the cheapest through like UPS or FedEx'
- **[community_signal]** International homebrew/scratch-build pinball community activity, with Tristan Ford in Australia creating custom rethemes and undertaking scratch-build premium machines (confidence: medium) — Tristan Ford 'did a homebrew retheme machine and turned it into a uh Sailor Moon. He's now doing a scratch build of a Ghostbusters premium'
- **[personnel_signal]** Dutch (Grazley Garage technician) has taken full-time employment elsewhere, reducing his availability for restoration work at the shop (confidence: high) — Mike notes 'Dutch is a he's a full-time uh working boy now. So, he's not got as much time to tinker with the pinball machines as he did before'
- **[restoration_signal]** Multiple restoration projects at Grazley Garage in various stages: Vampire in active taping/preservation phase, Harlem Globetrotters and Abracadabra in early sanding/Bondo stage, Rocky and Bullwinkle in dial-in phase, Game of Thrones slow progress (confidence: high) — Mike tours the garage and describes each project's current state and progress level
- **[venue_signal]** Grazley Garage is experiencing space limitations, with recent sales (Flip-Flop, Al's Garage Band) and new incoming projects (Supersonic Kiss conversion) creating storage pressures (confidence: high) — Mike notes 'still Kevin has uh no space. Plus, I just gave him my supersonic project that needs to go to Shane eventually and be turned into a kiss'
- **[content_signal]** Pinball Shenanigans YouTube channel actively documenting local venue updates, machine lineups, and restoration workshops as community content (confidence: high) — Mike's video visits Forked River Brewing venue and Grazley Garage, showing lineups and restoration progress as primary content

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## Transcript

Wildfires in northern Ontario have turned the skies orange and it was crazy yesterday. Today's a little better. Still very smoky and you can taste it in the air. Uh it's like traveling throughout Canada and the states, so I'm sure you've heard of it. But yeah, it's been uh pretty crazy and you really shouldn't even be outside. But I'm uh silly that way. And I'm going to head over to the Grazley garage. I got to go ship some packages. I've got uh random miscellaneous stuff. These are uh McDonald's squish. Yeah, I'm selling those. The uh the FIFA World Cup soccer ones. People are actually buying those and I've been shipping them well, I guess mostly to Toronto. I think I've shipped three times to Toronto now. I've got another package. I've got uh what is this? Uh I forgot what's in there. This is a manual for a Lion Drive pitch and bat machine. Over here, I've got a a DMD that I'm shipping out to Missaga. Here's a manual for a Metal Gear Solid 3 PS1 video game. Some miscellaneous crap. Oh, in the in the back I've got my Ghostbusters Ellie Playfield that I bought off of Mitch recently. And I gotta get a quote to Australia to uh shout out to a Tristan Ford who he's a guy who actually did a scratch build. No, not a scratch build, a homebrew rethe machine and turned it into a uh Sailor Moon. He's now doing a scratch build of a Ghostbusters premium. And I have the playfield that I don't know if he's going to use it or not. It's got a giant hole in it due to warranty purposes. They cut out a 2-in hole in it. But I've got another box and I'm going to have to ship separately of all the parts that I just stripped off of it. So anyway, that's what's going on. I got to hit up the Canada Post. I got to hit up the uh the FedEx, the UPS. I got to go to Staples. Basically, they deal with the the non-Canada Post shipments. Get a quote for this cuz it's going to be exorbitant for the playfield. And anyway, stop in at Kevin's and see what he's up to. I'm Mike Dus and this is Pinball Shenanigans. It's pretty smoky out today still, but I got some bad news. Canada Post is not even shipping to Australia. And uh Staples quoted me $888. That's the cheapest through like UPS or FedEx or something. So, I got to figure out something else. That ain't going to work. Well, I got to pop into Fork River to u adjust some flipper power on my Pokemon. Turn it up a notch. And while I'm here, I'll show you the new lineup. All right, check this out. If you haven't been here, you really should come. We got lots of good machines and uh tournaments on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Here's where the current lineup sits. We got World Cup soccer. Finals is happening on Sunday, so very appropriate theme. We've got Metallica Pro, Jaws Pro, we got my Pokemon Pro, and then we got uh the classics section over here, kind of rock, eightball champ, and hot hand. Also have our uh monthly leaderboard. Got some cool banners. And look at that pinball shenanigans logo even. But yeah, London Pinball Parlor at Fork River in London, Ontario. You should come check it out. We've got uh Tuesday tournaments, Saturday tournaments, July 18th, the women's strawberry social tournament. that's also happening soon. So, uh, go to Fork River for the latest news. All right, I managed to get on the scoreboard with my test game. Fourth place. Not horrible, but my best game on Pokemon so far. Okay, I'm here at the Grazy Garage, and uh, you're just going to get a quick little update here. Kevin's working outside in the smoke and uh paint and heat and the paint dust and uh but this is vampire and uh it is getting underway here. How many hours did you spend taping all this stuff off? Two days. This is actually more work than just restenciling the whole thing. But I don't think there are actually stencils for this. There are and uh this is uh you know what we're dealing with here. But it's coming along. This is the preservation. A preservation, not a restoration, but it'll still be awesome when it's all said and done. Oh, and this hippie van is pretty awesome. Okay, I hope you enjoyed that little Grazley Garage teaser, but that's all you get for now. Stay tuned for some more vampire action. And uh I did take a peek at the uh Harlem Globe Trotters and the Abracadabra progress, but basically they're just two cabinets sanded down to wood with some Bondo on it. So, not really all that exciting for you to look at. And the Rocky and Pullwinkle is fairly in the same state as it was in the last video, except uh Dutch is working on dialing it in and getting it uh to work perfectly. So, that basically looks and plays the same as it did on the last video. Oh, the one thing that I probably should have showed is Kevin's newest sign that came from an old like amusement park that was kind of like a Canada's wonderland back in the ' 70s. It was called Crystal Beach. I don't remember this or I don't even know that I've heard of it. I'll look it up. Maybe try and throw up a photo or something. But there was an arcade there and this sign came out of the Crystal Beach Arcade and it is hand painted and it's pretty cool. And uh I'll show you a photo of that. But other than that, that's what's going on. Uh Dutch is also kind of slowly plugging away at the Game of Thrones. He's a he's a full-time uh working boy now. So, he's not got as much time to tinker with the pinball machines as he did before. So, Game of Thrones is underway. And uh yeah, that's I think about it for now. Flip-flop has left the building. The rat rod flip-flop. didn't really see a finished product on that, but basically it's a an original condition wellplayed flip-flop that just has a complete layer of clear coat over everything to preserve the patina, hence the rat rod. So, the customer that bought the Al's Garage Band also was the customer that rat rotted the flip-flop. So, Al's Garage Band's gone. flip-flops gone and uh still Kevin has uh no space. Plus, I just gave him my supersonic project that needs to go to Shane eventually and be turned into a kiss. So, that didn't help. Anyway, I think that's all for now.

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