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The Grasley Garage! The Nicest Whirlwind 2.0 Total Chaos in Existence!

Pinball Shenanigans·video·33m 54s·held·Nov 2, 2025
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TL;DR

Grazley Garage restoration status: Whirlwind 2.0 nearly done, Medusa paused for playfield replacement.

Summary

Mike Dus visits Kevin's Grazley Garage restoration workshop to document ongoing pinball machine projects. Whirlwind 2.0 Whirlwind 2.0 restoration is nearly complete (awaiting topper), featuring extensive customization including a CPR playfield with four layers of clear coat, wet-sanding, and polishing. Medusa playfield encountered a delamination issue with a 10-year-old CPR playfield; CPR is replacing it at minimal cost. Kevin is also working on Stars and Evel Knievel restorations for customer JC, and a High Speed cabinet refresh.

Key Claims

  • Whirlwind 2.0 restoration has four layers of clear coat, wet-sanded and polished between each coat

    high confidence · Mike Dus and Kevin discussing the Whirlwind 2.0 playfield restoration process at Grazley Garage

  • The 10-year-old Medusa playfield developed delamination (clear coat and artwork peeling) during installation

    high confidence · Kevin and Mike examining the Medusa playfield at the garage; CPR confirmed as the manufacturer

  • CPR is stripping the Medusa playfield to bare wood, digitally reprinting, and re-clearing it for a few hundred dollars

    high confidence · Mike discussing CPR's response and warranty support for the defective 10-year-old playfield

  • CPR used to do screen-printed playfields (12+ colors requiring multiple passes) but now uses digital printing

    high confidence · Mike noting the shift in CPR's manufacturing process during playfield discussion

  • James Rees, formerly part of the Flip N Out Pinball podcast, created custom chrome rails but is no longer doing this work

    high confidence · Mike identifying custom rails for the Medusa project and noting Rees' departure from the business

  • CPR has released new plastic upgrade kits for games like Evel Knievel with additional cosmetic components (shooter gauge, coin inserts, one-way gates)

    high confidence · Mike and Kevin unboxing and examining CPR plastic upgrade kits at the garage

  • The customer (Jean) requested the Whirlwind 2.0 be 'the nicest whirlwind 2.0 in existence' and 'the best machine Kevin has ever done'

    high confidence · Mike quoting customer requirements for the Whirlwind restoration

  • Loose Flip (a German pinball content provider) streamed a Grazley Garage episode and converted Mike's voice to German

    medium confidence · Mike mentioning that Loose Flip clipped and re-streamed a Shaq Attaq segment

Notable Quotes

  • “What would we do without him [CPR]?”

    [name withheld pending review]@ 17:18 — Reflects community appreciation for CPR's customer support and product quality in restoration ecosystem

  • “He said he wanted it like a piece of glass. So, well, it certainly looks like that.”

    [name withheld pending review]@ 20:37 — Describes the extreme level of customization requested by the Whirlwind 2.0 customer (Jean)

  • “This may in fact be the nicest whirlwind 2.0 in existence with the full art package.”

    [name withheld pending review]@ 20:54 — Assessment of the completed restoration quality and its claim to be the highest-end example of the game

  • “You can only buy the decal. So okay.”

    Kevin@ 9:06 — Notes unavailability of new spinners as replacement parts, only decals available

  • “I went to John. Oh I didn't even notice. Uh, okay.”

    [name withheld pending review]@ 11:16 — Reaction to discovering custom pinball pimp stencil kit, indicating unfamiliarity with this aftermarket service

Entities

[name withheld pending review]personKevinpersonJeanpersonJCpersonGrazley GaragebusinessCPR (Custom Pinball Restoration)companyJames ReespersonLoose FliporganizationFlip N Out PinballmediaWhirlwind 2.0game

Signals

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    restoration_signal: Whirlwind 2.0 restoration employs four-layer clear coat with wet-sanding and polishing between each coat, plus final polishing pass—representing extreme cosmetic customization for glass-like finish

    high · Kevin and Mike discussing the multi-step clear coat process on the Whirlwind playfield

  • ?

    product_concern: 10-year-old CPR Medusa playfield experiencing clear coat and artwork delamination during installation, requiring full restoration by manufacturer; suggests potential quality control issue with older CPR screen-printed playfields

    high · Kevin observed clear coat and artwork peeling during post installation; CPR confirmed the issue requires complete re-work

  • ?

    manufacturing_signal: CPR has transitioned from screen printing (labor-intensive, 12+ color layers requiring multiple passes) to digital printing for playfield artwork; older screen-printed playfields may have durability concerns

    high · Mike noting CPR's historic use of screen printing (past tense) vs. current digital printing capability

  • ?

    design_innovation: CPR is producing new plastic upgrade kits for classic games (Evil Knievel, others) with cosmetic enhancements including shooter gauges, coin inserts, one-way gate art, and promotional toppers

    high · Mike and Kevin unpacking multiple CPR plastic upgrade kits with detailed component listings

  • ?

    community_signal: CPR demonstrates strong customer support by offering to completely re-do a 10-year-old playfield for minimal cost when delamination occurs, reinforcing their reputation as an essential restoration ecosystem partner

Transcript

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0:20
I'm Mike Dus and this is Pinball Shenanigans. Hi doggies. Oh
0:31
Yo, what is going on? Today is a pretty epic day. It is my aunt's birthday. So, shout out Aunt Ida. It is Halloween and tonight is the night that the Toronto Blue Jays are going to win the World Series in Toronto. So, that is happening. I'm going to head over to the Grazley garage as well. Snoop around over there. Kevin's been working on a bunch of stuff and um went there last night actually, a couple of us, and uh shot some chat, drank a couple beers, did a little uh investigating of what's going on over there. And I'm going to head back over there and show you what he has been up to. I think in the last episode, the whirlwind 2.0 0 was nearing completion and it is basically done now. It's just waiting for the topper and then it will be officially finished and then Kevin has moved on and started some other things. So, we'll head over there, check out the action. Happy Halloween and let's go Blue Jays. Well, hello there doggies. What did you bring me Maynard? Hey, give me that. Aw, thought you were bringing me a bone. What's going on, dude? Oh, not much. Freaking trains every time Oh, not much. Freaking trains every time I come to your house. Seems like ah, this one wasn't so bad. Seems like ah, this one wasn't so bad. What are you working on today? Cars. Cars. Oh, yeah. Okay. I figured as much. Oh, yeah. Okay. I figured as much. Yeah. Time to get it ready. Yeah. Time to get it ready. Yeah. Well, here is what is going on in Yeah. Well, here is what is going on in the garage. We've got $6 million man. We've got Medusa stars. Obviously, the Mario Brothers cabinets. That's uh probably what on the back burner for now. Pretty much everything from me is on the Pretty much everything from me is on the back burner. Yeah. All your stuff. The cobbler's Yeah. All your stuff. The cobbler's shoes. What is it? The cobbler's wife has no shoes or something. That's how the saying goes. I usually try to squeeze have a project in my end, but we got to get rid of some stuff. Yeah, it's pretty tight in here. Um, Yeah, it's pretty tight in here. Um, yeah. So, there's the other fighting cabinets. And then, of course, evil conval. So, and high speed. and high speed. Oh, yeah. High speed. So, how many Oh, yeah. High speed. So, how many machines is that right now? One, two, three, four, five. And see which is going more. And see which is going more. Oh, yeah. That's right. So yeah, because Oh, yeah. That's right. So yeah, because there was a little bit of a hiccup with the Medusa. You started on that first and then uh well and then uh well kind of ran into a little bit of a problem. So this is like a 10-year-old CPR playfield. And uh normally that wouldn't be a problem. I mean it's still brand new, but it's 10 years old. And you started to populate the playfield. Hi Mabel. So, you stuck in a post looks like here and here and here. That's as far as I got. That's as far as I got. And then um I don't know if you can And then um I don't know if you can really see, but the clear started kind of coming off. And the artwork too, right? Yeah. Yeah. And so you kind of like smartly paused And so you kind of like smartly paused and said, "Wait a minute. This might be a problem." And sure enough, if you look down here, you can see it is definitely a problem. Not sure what happened with this playfield, but yeah. What do you think of that, Mabel? That's not supposed to happen. I got it. And uh And uh yeah, yeah, you can't really you can't really you're not really supposed to be able to you're not really supposed to be able to pick off the clear and have the art come with it, but um absolutely. Kevin reached out to CPR who absolutely. Kevin reached out to CPR who made this playfield. And uh even though this is a 10-year-old product, they have been awesome to work with cuz this was back in the in the days when they were doing screen printing of playfields, which is kind of amazing cuz this is what like 12 colors. That would have taken a lot of passovers to make this. So, uh they don't do that anymore. They do digital printing. So, they're going to send you like a shipping label, right? Y Y and then you're going to ship this back and then you're going to ship this back to them. They're going to strip it right down to Barewood, uh, digitally reprint the playfield, clear coat it, let it cure, and send it back. So, Medusa is kind of on hold. So, thumbs up to CPR. Yeah, thumbs up to CPR for sure. They Yeah, thumbs up to CPR for sure. They came through like a 10-year-old playfield. They're going to redo it for just the cost of whatever, you know, it cost them to do it. Few hundred bucks. So that's pretty awesome. So that means that Medusa is going to be on hold until that playfield comes back. So this is Sean Bennish's machine. So like you said, tomorrow he's going to bring his sea witch so that you can do while uh you wait for the Medusa Playfield. And in the meanwhile, you uh moved over to stars. to stars. Wasn't really planning on doing this one Wasn't really planning on doing this one first, so this kind of kind of spontaneous. kind of spontaneous. Yeah. Well, I kind of took that off and Yeah. Well, I kind of took that off and I'm like, I better be doing something. So, I put this up and end up doing the playfield. I need to order some parts and but so it's kind of mostly moved over. Yeah. Okay. And this is another CPR Yeah. Okay. And this is another CPR playfield which is totally awesome. which is totally awesome. Yeah. Look at how nice and beautiful Yeah. Look at how nice and beautiful this is with the uh it's just many layers of clear it looks like. And it's just reflects the light beautifully. Look at that. Anyway, so you uh populated this for the most part. Yeah, Yeah, you got the white painted side rails, you got the white painted side rails, which is cool. John wanted it in bright white. So, John wanted it in bright white. So, and one quick note, have a look at the and one quick note, have a look at the underside of this playfield. Okay, so this is your stars, you know, there's a lot of going on here. But when you compare that to Medusa, uh it looks uh like there's like there's like bare bones. like bare bones. I know. It looks like there's three I know. It looks like there's three times more on there. Yeah. I don't know how Bali managed to Yeah. I don't know how Bali managed to pull that off, but there is literally like three times more crap on here. So that'll be a little more challenging. Stars seems like a dream compared. Yes. Yes. And so yeah, this is for JC. And so yeah, this is for JC. He wants uh this is a nostalgic game for He wants uh this is a nostalgic game for him. He wants a, you know, high-end stars with the playfield, the back glass, the plastics, the full treatment. So like this rubber is just kind of placeholder stuff. Yeah. Yeah. Probably getting new drop targets. Probably getting new drop targets. Probably new drops, new Probably new drops, new whatever. Everything like new everything. Yeah. So, got to sand new everything. Yeah. So, got to sand blast all these parts. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. New rollovers, new New rollovers, new Yeah. I've never even seen the white Yeah. I've never even seen the white roller before, but that'll be getting I'll change. That's I mean, I can I I'll change. That's I mean, I can I wasn't really planning on it. I kind of just moved all this over. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Right. And and I can figure out and clean up the and I can figure out and clean up the bottom side, but Well, so that star is underway. And Well, so that star is underway. And there's uh some of the parts that are going to go on. There's going to be the blue rubbers. We There's going to be the blue rubbers. We got a new beehive, new pop bumper cap. Looks like Yeah, I need more than one hand to Thank you. New uh credit button, barrel spring, cabinet protectors. Yeah, these blue rubbers are going to look good. Post caps. So, yeah, that's just sort of temporary, this uh the white rubber, but yeah, that's going to look great. And of course, we've got the new plastic set. Yep. Yep. And looks like a spinner with new decals And looks like a spinner with new decals on it possibly. Or is it a new spinner? I don't even know that you can buy a new spinner, but it looks pretty good. You can only buy the decal. So, You can only buy the decal. So, okay. okay. And then, uh, this is kind of cool, too. What is this? This like a Is this CPR? Does this CPR? It's a plastic CPR? It's a plastic like extra kit. It's a plastic extra action. So, what is this plastic extra action. So, what is this for? Uh for the shooter. Uh for the shooter. Oh, the shooter gauge. Oh, the shooter gauge. Yeah, Yeah, this guy right here. this guy right here. I got a These are all crappy. I got a These are all crappy. Oh, that's cool. Look at that. Oh, if I Oh, that's cool. Look at that. Oh, if I put it on right, it's even cooler. Ah, that's neat. I didn't know that existed. I guess it would be this way. But, I guess it would be this way. But, uh Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. uh Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So, that and then uh that's for the coin So, that and then uh that's for the coin door plate. Yeah. So, go like that. But obviously on a stern, not a belly. That's also very cool. Keychain. Yep. Yep. Nice. New lock. Nice. New lock. Oh, for coin insert. Oh, for coin insert. Yep. I love those. Yep. I love those. Another little promo plastic or Another little promo plastic or something. These go on top of the oneway gates. These go on top of the oneway gates. Oh, yeah. Okay. Do you got the gates Oh, yeah. Okay. Do you got the gates installed? No. I got to No. I got to All right. We can uh All right. We can uh clean these up, but they would be go, I clean these up, but they would be go, I think. Oh, that's pretty cool. I didn't know CPR was doing this. Well, that's neat. Didn't know that until I ordered all the Didn't know that until I ordered all the parts for Evil Conval and they had an extension kit and I was like, "Hold on a sec." And then you kind of look around and you sort of find other games they're doing it for, right? That's cool. Where's this go? right? That's cool. Where's this go? You have no idea. You have no idea. Sure. We'll just find it. Sure. We'll just find it. We will find a spot for it. But yeah, We will find a spot for it. But yeah, there's Okay. Like a purple guy for the one gate, red for the other. That's really neat. I'm making a big mess of your stuff, but you know, it's pretty typical. Here's the head for stars. Yeah. Yeah. Have a look at the before. I mean, this Have a look at the before. I mean, this is pretty faded. It's worse. It's worse. It's uh, you know, It's uh, you know, Baron of paint. Baron of paint. Yeah, not a whole lot of paint left. It Yeah, not a whole lot of paint left. It is what, 45 years old now. Rest of the Stars parts. These are the Stars pinball pimp stencil kit. hide your address just in case. Uh, I went to John. I went to John. Oh, I didn't even notice. Uh, okay. And Oh, I didn't even notice. Uh, okay. And then this is uh some fun stuff here for evil conval playfield playfield back glass. Got a stars back glass there as well. And uh, check this out. Brand new plastic set. So yeah, John is also getting the evil conval as well. So, he's going to have a high-end evil conval beside a high-end stars. He's going to be in his glory. Uh, this is kind of cool cuz it comes with this like extra little I don't know that it's really a topper, but um it's like a promo it's like a promo promo. Yeah, promo uh standups I think promo. Yeah, promo uh standups I think they call them. And then, so this is like the little extra kit, right? Extender the little extra kit, right? Extender kit. What do they call it? Evil Conievil plastic upgrade kit. So, there you go. There's where you can get your plastic upgrade stuffs. So, that has all the same kind of things. And uh yeah, it's got a this helmet and And uh yeah, it's got a this helmet and everything, which is kind of on the back side of here. But hey, let's uh let's open her up and see what it looks like.
Medusagame
Starsgame
Evel Knievelgame
High Speedgame
Shaq Attaqgame
Silverball Swagcompany
Royal Pinball Mintproduct

high · Kevin's positive reaction to CPR's warranty support; Mike praising CPR's responsiveness

  • ?

    operational_signal: Grazley Garage manages multiple concurrent restoration projects; Medusa pause triggered workflow shift to Stars and Evil Knievel projects; high-touch, custom work requires significant capacity planning

    high · Kevin explaining the spontaneous shift from Medusa to Stars when playfield issue discovered

  • ?

    collector_signal: Customer Jean's demand for 'the nicest Whirlwind 2.0 in existence' and specific requests (glass-like finish, custom white rails, LED star posts, interior cabinet painting) indicates market segment willing to pay premium for extreme customization

    high · Mike quoting Jean's requirements and noting extra steps Kevin undertook beyond standard restoration

  • ?

    personnel_signal: James Rees, custom chrome rail maker formerly associated with Flipping Out Pinball podcast, is no longer producing custom rails; represents loss of specialized restoration service in community

    medium · Mike stating 'he is no longer doing these from what I understand' regarding James Rees custom rails

  • ?

    content_signal: Loose Flip (German pinball content provider) streams Grazley Garage episodes to German-speaking audience; evidence of international interest in North American restoration content and cross-border community engagement

    medium · Mike discussing Loose Flip's streaming and audio localization of Grazley Garage content

  • ?

    restoration_signal: New spinners unavailable as replacement parts; only decals available for restoration—limits restoration options and may drive demand for CPR aftermarket solutions

    medium · Kevin noting 'You can only buy the decal' when discussing spinner restoration

  • ?

    business_signal: Silverball Swag merchandise (Pinball Shenanigans and Grazley Garage branded apparel) generating modest recurring revenue (~$15 per month per brand); low conversion rate despite periodic pitching

    medium · Mike stating he receives ~$152/month from Silver Ball Swag despite infrequent promotion; notes $5 revenue increase when actively pitching

    • 12:28
    And then I'm curious. We're going to have to dig into whatever the heck this is cuz I've never seen that before. That is pretty cool looking. But let's That is pretty cool looking. But let's check out this extension kit here or upgrade kit. Oh, shooter gauge number one. Oh, that's freaking cool. Wow. Oh, yeah. The center. Okay. Are these coin inserts? Yep. Oh, the number one for the center Oh, the number one for the center insert. Gotcha. And then the uh oneway gates as well. And then the uh oneway gates as well. That's really cool. I don't know how much this would cost, but I can't imagine being too much. Whatever it costs, I think it's well worth it. Starting to get warm. I got to take off my uh hoodie. Nice shirt you got there. You know, I've never pitched this and I I always forget, but you too can get your merch at silverball swag.com. You can buy pinball shenanigans stuff. Am I wearing my pinball shenanigans? Check it out. There you go. You can have Pinball Shenanigans merch. You can have Grazley Garage merch. It's the first time I've pitched that in like eons. Like every month I get like a check from Silver Ball Swag for like a $152 because I forget to to pitch it. And even when I do pitch it, then I get a whopping $5. Anyway, uh let's see what this thing is all about. I mean, it looks like a giant token. Yeah, I have no idea. This was sort of a Yeah, I have no idea. This was sort of a surprise when I open the box. Oh. Oh. Okay. This is a little stand. Oh. Okay. This is a little stand. So, you break that in half and then um you can rest this whatever it is. Feel it. It's actually got some weight, Feel it. It's actually got some weight, huh? Oh, yeah. huh? Oh, yeah. Oh, how cool is that? CPR Oh, how cool is that? CPR massive token. That is awesome. So, I bet you just bend this. So, I bet you just bend this. Yeah. Crack that in half. Yeah. Crack that in half. But I don't think you crack it. I think But I don't think you crack it. I think you just bend it. So, it holds like a V. Oh, okay. Oh, okay. I'm guessing. I'm guessing. Yeah. Yeah. Well, it's the first I've Yeah. Yeah. Well, it's the first I've seen of this. Let's open that up and uh get a closer look. What? Cuz I'm curious what the Did you just drop it back there? Yeah. Yeah. Oh god. Oh god. It will be there for eternity. You have to make a new one. This is like childproof. This is like childproof. Yeah. This ain't just your typical Yeah. This ain't just your typical sleeve. Oh, that is awesome. What does it say? Royal Pinball Mint. And that's a pinball there. Little little reflection on it. And uh Classic Playfields.
    15:14
    That's awesome. All right, JC. I want this. Just kidding. It's yours. But I do need me one of those one day. Okay. Also, we have got the special topper to go with it as well. They do. This is like a whole CPR episode. It's This is like a whole CPR episode. It's turning out to be. Eh, let's see what this thing looks like.
    15:39
    I had an evil conval plastic set back in the day and I used, you know, all the plastics except for that like extra bike jumping over the evil conval like standup thing. And I ended up selling that on eBay and I don't know, someone paid a pretty pretty good penny for that alone. So, Let's see this. Okay, pretty cool. Color me lucky. And then it kind of looks sort of like a signature there as well. So, it kind of looks like a signature. it kind of looks like a signature. And then, yeah, you just break off this And then, yeah, you just break off this top piece and voila. Got yourself a topper. Got yourself a topper. Way up there. Way up there. Yeah, that'll be up there. Yeah, that'll be up there. All good. You going All good. You going I'm like, yeah, that was close. It I'm like, yeah, that was close. It didn't uh didn't fall, so we're safe. Okay. Well, that's a lot of goodies back there. And there is more. But, uh, did you want And there is more. But, uh, did you want to get into back glasses or you want to save that for later? I will save that for later. I will save that for later. Or safe. Or safe. Yeah. Yeah. Good idea. Safe from people Yeah. Yeah. Good idea. Safe from people like me. So, there's the highspeed. This is also on hold for now. Yeah. Well, kind of on hold. Yeah. Well, kind of on hold. You might deal with the cabinet. You might deal with the cabinet. Yeah. Well, it's got to get painted Yeah. Well, it's got to get painted anyway, so might as well just do that. Yeah. The rest of that is uh Yeah. The rest of that is uh over here. You already did the playfield swap. And I'm sure I have shown this in a previous video, but this thing is just gorgeous. Yeah. Yeah. Again, CPR, right? Again, CPR, right? Yep. Yep. CPR playfield. Thank God for CPR, CPR playfield. Thank God for CPR, though. Eh, no kidding. I mean, what would we do without him? I mean, what would we do without him? So, that's the rest of uh that. So, there's the old playfield. looks like there. Yeah. Yeah. And then there's the old stars back And then there's the old stars back glass. But uh I think Oh yeah, terms of Medusa. This is pretty cool. These are the Reese rails. Reese was like um part of what was it? This flipping out pinball podcast and used to do this on the side for quite a while. make these custom rails brand new and it was very seasonal too because you need the right weather to do this. So, it was uh you know was a bit of a tricky operation and he is no longer doing these from what I understand. So, these will look gorgeous for Medusa. And yeah, so that is basically about it that's going on in here, right? I think we covered everything. Yeah. Cool. Okay. And um what was the last um episode? What was the the status of the whirlwind 2.0? Do you remember? I'm guessing it was just cabinet and I I'm guessing it was just cabinet and I was working on Sorry Shane, he's calling me. And every Sorry Shane, he's calling me. And every time you call me, I'm recording. I will call you back. I promise. I called you earlier today to try and call you back from last time and I didn't get a hold of you. So I will call you back. All right. So, I'm going to turn off this flash so I'm not blinding you. But, uh, do you want to go check that out? Yeah. Cool. I think that'll be a good Yeah. Cool. I think that'll be a good way to wrap up. You got some children to pick up from school and stuff like that, so we can't just muck around with pinball nonstop. Oh, yeah.
    19:12
    We do have some adulting to do from time to time, but here is the whirlwind 97% complete. Just waiting on the topper. That's it. That's it. And uh I think And uh I think not only should we have a look, it should be plugged in, right? But uh we should have a game before Jean comes and takes this away. Now, Jean asked you to make this the nicest whirlwind 2.0 in existence, and he was like, "I want it to be the best machine you've ever done." And you know what? You may have actually pulled it off cuz you took a bunch of extra steps on this. Hey there, choosy game. Hey there, choosy game. Um, including Um, including again, brand new CPR Playfield, but you added what, like four layers of clear coat on this thing. Yeah. And then Yeah. And then like wet sand and polished it in between each uh coat or is that like in between each uh coat or is that like a finishing thing? Just finished. Just finished. Oh, okay. Oh, okay. I wet sanded and then cleared it. I wet sanded and then cleared it. Yeah. Yeah. And then wet sanded and then polished And then wet sanded and then polished it. So, how do you even how do you polish So, how do you even how do you polish that? Like with a buffing wheel. Yeah. Yeah. So, that's like a lot of extra hours So, that's like a lot of extra hours that you put into reccleing the play field. Yeah. He said he wanted it like a piece Yeah. He said he wanted it like a piece of glass. So, well, it certainly looks like that. It is uh probably the shiniest playfield in here. And uh yeah, man. I think you really pulled it off. This thing is uh next level. This may in fact be the nicest whirlwind 2.0 in existence with the full art package. Got the art blades. And I mean, we went over the exterior before, but doesn't hurt to do it again. Did I tell you? Oh, yeah, I did tell you that um Loose Flip, it's a German pinball content provider, was kind of like streaming a Grazley Garage episode and uh I don't know, somehow like converted my voice to German. So, it was like someone clipped it. It was uh Stew sucks, I think it was. Clipped like a minute or two of the stream and you can kind of hear me speaking German in the background. Uh so shout out to Loose Flip. That's cool that they uh stream your uh episodes from time to time. Maybe they'll do it again on this one.
    22:36
    I noticed the the clip that they took was like the shack attack. I know. Out of all the machines that are I know. Out of all the machines that are in here, he kind of zeroed in on the shack attack. At least for the two-minute clip that that uh we got. I don't know how long he was streaming that for, but this thing is basically new top side, right? I mean, new ramps, new pop bumper stuffs, new pop bumper stuffs, um, new plastic set, drop targets, um, new plastic set, drop targets, rubber, of course, LEDs. Every one of these star posts is lit too, which you had real fun disassembling them all, desoldering them all and then removing them all, then resoldering them all. And then uh also you had painted the entire inside of the uh cabinet. So that was an extra of the uh cabinet. So that was an extra little touch Jean wanted. And yeah, love this apron decal. That's pretty cool. It's just a big magnet that goes over top. I've seen that before. And then uh yellow powder coating throughout the playfield as well. You got the wire form. And then the uh I guess that's about it for powder coating inside. Not much on It's not like it's full of, Not much on It's not like it's full of, you know, wire forms or anything, right? So, right? So, uh how we doing for time? uh how we doing for time? Uh we're okay for minute. Uh we're okay for minute. A minute. Okay. A minute. Okay. Now we're good. Now we're good. Quick game. Quick game. Y Y enough time for that. Okay. All right. enough time for that. Okay. All right. Well, let's uh play some whirlwind Total Chaos. But yeah, that's it. Topper to go. And um Topper is sitting waiting to get picked Topper is sitting waiting to get picked up. Oh, perfect. Oh, perfect. All right, so we're going to You can choose whether you want the OG game or Total Chaos. So, it's kind of cool that, you know, you're not stuck with having to play the 2.0. You can play the original whirlwind and get your nostalgia vibes that way. But uh here I'll uh pass you the camera [Music] and uh if Dutch was here, he could give us a proper tutorial. But maybe I'll come back at some point and you know with my rig and actually do a proper gameplay video. This will just be a little teaser.
    25:07
    Oh, it's got like the uh upgraded uh audio package, too. Like the the speakers and whatnot. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. What do you know what a good mode is? What do you know what a good mode is? Uh that one's pretty cool. Uh that one's pretty cool. Area 51. Area 51. Welcome to Area 51. Welcome to Area 51. [Music] TARGET AND BLAST THOSE UFOS off the the TARGET AND BLAST THOSE UFOS off the the middle target. Oh, okay.
    25:37
    I feel like a reload. You're trying to collect parts, right? I think so. The van. I think so. The van. What? Parts for a van. Okay, that's very What? Parts for a van. Okay, that's very storm. Oh, okay. Oh, okay. How many more times do I hit this thing? How many more times do I hit this thing? Oh, come on. I nailed it.
    25:58
    Miss that one. Funky tunes. I like it. [Music] Don't screw me. Don't screw me. I'm not going to get my part. If I don't hit this part not collected. Okay, that's all right. Let's try a different mode. Let's go. Um, I like zombies. Let's try some zombies. 5G zombies.
    26:33
    New tune. That's cool. Animations are actually pretty good on this. Okay, what do we got to do? Shoot the Okay, what do we got to do? Shoot the moving arrow. Oh, robing arrow. Okay,
    26:46
    about to hit that. [Music] Come on. We got 8 seconds left. [Music] Okay, let me just check the time. Um, make sure that you're not running late. Try again. Try again. Uh, okay. Got a couple minutes. Uh, okay. Got a couple minutes. All right, so failed again. Let's try it. I think that'll start another mode. Yep. [Music] Try some nuke Nick.
    27:28
    [Music] Okay, so Nick is the guy. Shoot every jet. Really? Okay. [Music] Oh, are you serious? I went through every freaking one straight downhill. That was brutal.
    27:49
    So, I've failed on all three missions so far. I imagine if I complete a mission, then I actually have to relight it. But because I'm failing, uh, I get the scoop automatically lit. uh, I get the scoop automatically lit. So, let's try this again. I remember Dutch saying locking balls does something as well. Obviously, multiball, but let's try run, chicken, run. I know that was maybe a requirement to do something. Smash the left. Right. Is this video mode?
    28:30
    Hey, I finally got a part. That was video mode, I guess. Now I got to relight the seller. I'm going to assume I hit the blinky target. All
    28:54
    All right, we haven't played Bermuda crab yet. Spinner. Okay, last time I hit this shot, I died. last time I hit this shot, I died. So, I got to hit it dirty. Can't be hitting it clean.
    29:21
    I used to hit the ramp at some point in my life, too. Here we go. I hit it. Oh, no. [Music] I clearly need to hit
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    couple. Another tail. Another tail. All right. Uh, I was going to try and go for multiball, but Oh, I I think I know now. Got to hit the drop targets to light locks. I think, where's your Where's your cheat sheet? I have no idea how to play this. I have no idea how to play this. Yeah, I definitely Here we go. I hit all Yeah, I definitely Here we go. I hit all the targets. Nope. Nothing happened. Yeah, this is definitely not a tutorial video. Uh, what have we not played? That's playing scary boys. Scary. Oh, this is a multiball mode. Oh, this is a multiball mode. [Music] Five targets remaining. Okay. Every target's lit.
    30:38
    Oh, if I knew that would be a multiball, I would have taken that my first pick. That's cool. Two ball multiball.
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    [Music] Only targets left. draw from targets. Got extra bell. Oh, sweet.
    31:15
    Oh, thank you. That was a fluke tape. [Music] Almost forgot my part. What's it say now? Uh, What's it say now? Uh, five ramp hits. Really?
    31:42
    Free game decals collected. Starting to build up this van. All right. I like this.
    31:50
    Okay. What was the spinner part? You remember? So, I feel like a Bermuda crab. Yeah. So, I feel like a Bermuda crab. Yeah. I feel like I should be able to pull that one off hopefully without cutting. So, here we go. A little bit.
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    Mother, you see that? I even shook the machine to prevent that from happening.
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    Got an extra ball. And uh got uh yep, another 3 minutes or so. Okay, I'll try not to get any more extra
    32:45
    Okay. Is there anything we haven't played? He's an acid planet. He's an acid planet. Okay. Acid planets.
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    Shoot the drop targets. Okay, think I can hit this one from here. No, I cannot. No, I cannot. That part is not collected. Try again. That part is not collected. Try again. Well, I think that's the end of that. Well, I think that's the end of that. I think I got one. I think I got one. Did I have another extra ball? That'd be Did I have another extra ball? That'd be kind of cool. Uh, no. It's over. Do I get to enter my initials? I heard a free game, but Oh, no. 30 million factory high score. Trey out. No, Dud. No, Dud. Oh, that's Dud. Okay. Trev Oh, that's Dud. Okay. Trev and Mort one. Another factory. Okay. Well, that's actually pretty fun. I mean, we'll have to get more games on this, but there it is. Whirlwind 2.0. The nicest one in existence, possibly. What do you think? All right, time to get out of here.