Website last updated:
February 18, 2008 -  First update in almost 1 year!  Tales From the Crypt sold; added pics/info on Dracula.

Pinhenge.  Where in the world did he get that name you're wondering?  My good buddy Mark came up with the moniker while visiting at my house a couple years back.  The commentary at the time was that my garage looked like Stonehenge except that it was made up of pinball machines instead of stones.  As you can see in the picture above (a much less cluttered view compared to how it looks today), it does sort of resemble the historic and curious landmark.  I liked the name so decided to use it for my website. 

So what's going on at Pinhenge?  We moved from Phoenix to Cave Creek in mid-2007 and have been very busy ever since trying to get unpacked and organized.  Things are finally getting to that stage and I'm now in the process of coverting part of the garage into a gameroom.  I'm really looking forward to it after many years of being able to have only 4 or 5 game setup at one time, limited space to work on them, and having to banish the rest of them storage.

Below are links to games currently in the collection as well as those that have been part of Pinhenge at one time or another.  Each link has a little bit of information about the game, some of it interesting, some of it not so interesting, but there's usually lots of detailed pictures.  Some pages show in great detail restorations I've done (Creature From the Black Lagoon, Evel Knievel, Fathom; soon to be more) so hopefully you'll find something of interest.  I know my website is plain and not flashy but I like it that way, it's a lot easier to maintain and I'd rather let the content speak for itself.

If you want to chat pinball, the weather, heavy metal music, or simply want to add me to your spam list, you can contact me at  pinballben @ yahoo.com.  I always enjoy talking pinball with other collectors and enthusiasts.  If you live in Phoenix and have games or parts for sale/trade feel free to email me as well, I'm always looking to add more to the collection.

Current Collection - last updated 2/18/08

 

Medieval Madness	Attack From Mars	Cirqus Voltaire
No Good Gofers	Safecracker	Indy 500
Theatre of Magic	World Cup Soccer 94	The Shadow
Indiana Jones	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Twilight Zone
Fish Tales	Bram Stoker's Dracula (updated)	Creature From The Black Lagoon
Whitewater	The Addams Family (stay tuned)	Funhouse
Whirlwind	Diner	Elvira & The Party Monsters
Farfalla	Vector	Medusa
Fathom	Eight Ball Deluxe	Eight Ball Deluxe (proto blue displays)
Centaur	Solar Fire (stay tuned)	Embryon
Xenon	Skateball	Joker Poker (stay tuned)
		Stampede (slot machine)

Past Games
Gone but not forgotten... games that were part of the collection at one time or another.

 

Cactus Canyon	Monster Bash	The Getaway: High Speed II
F-14 Tomcat	Centaur II	Black Rose
Evel Knievel (full restoration)	Riverboat Gambler

Email me at:
pinballben @ yahoo.com

Website History:

February 25, 2007 -  Solar Fire added to collection.  Addams Family sold, replaced with nicer model.
June 28, 2006 - Bram Stoker's Dracula added to collection.
March 6, 2006 - Sold Riverboat Gambler.
January 2, 2006 - Skateball and Diner info added. Tons of pics and info added on Creature restore project.
June 24, 2005 - F14 and Diner #2 sold.
April 12, 2005 - Big update! Added pics and info on new additions Indy 500, Fish Tales, Riverboat Gambler, and Creature From The Black Lagoon.
March 21, 2005 - Some new games added. Pictures forthcoming.
October 10, 2004 - Added new information for the prototype Eight Ball Deluxe.
May 15, 2004 - Minor layout changes.
April 11,  2004 - Added Creature From The Black Lagoon custom instruction card.
April 10,  2004 - Added Medieval Madness custom instruction card.
April 7,  2004 - Added updated pics of Medieval Madness, pics of new addition Addams Family, a new entry to the Hall of Shame, and did some minor tweaking to the overall layout.
March 15,  2004 - Added custom instruction/free play cards page.
March 5,  2004 - Pics and information added on Medusa.
February 14,  2004 - Pics and information added on Medieval Madness, Diner, The Shadow, and Farfalla.  More pics/information on packing a game for shipment.
February 4,  2004 - Medusa, Farfalla  added.
November 30, 2003 - Cactus Canyon sold; Medieval Madness and Diner added.
October 24, 2003 - Vector pics and info added.
September 21, 2003 - Cirqus Voltaire pics and info added.
July 30, 2003 - Attack From Mars pics and info added.
July 15, 2003 - Shop out completed on the Centaur II, updated pictures added.
June 14, 2003 - Added updated pictures and information on Star Trek: Next Generation and Whirlwind.
May 22, 2003 - Added: 1) Pictures and information on No Good Gofers  2) Updated pictures of Eight Ball Deluxe  3) Pictures and information on loading two pins in an F150  4) Pictures and information on how I move games at the house
April 14, 2003 - Cactus Canyon shop completed, new pictures/ info added.  Added new information to main page.
March 23, 2003 - Elvira & The Party Monsters pictures/info added.
March 22, 2003 - Funhouse pictures/info added.
March 18, 2003 - Funhouse and Elvira pinball machines added to collection.  Pictures/info will be posted in the next few days. 
March 12, 2003 - Website move to www.pinballben.com completed.  Thanks to Mark Orthner for hosting my other site for free the last year.
February 11, 2003 - Added Centaur and Xenon pics/info.  Sold the HSII on 2/22.
February 1, 2003 - Sold Monster Bash, added pics/info on World Cup Soccer 94.
January 14, 2003 - Added Stampede slot machine info and pictures.
December 14, 2002 - Added Cactus Canyon pictures.
November 11, 2002 - Added Centaur pictures.
October 12, 2002 - Added Black Rose pictures.
October 8, 2002 - Added Safecracker pictures. Other miscellaneous changes.
August 31, 2002 - Evel Knievel page updated (playfield swap completed).  Added Monster Bash pictures.
August 24, 2002 - Major update to the Fathom page, playfield clearcoating and repair is done.
August 4, 2002 - Added info on playfield wear repair (EBD). Added a couple Hall of Shame entries.
July 29, 2002 - Minor update to Eight Ball Deluxe page.  TOTAN was sold and replaced with a Safecracker.
June 2, 2002 - Added Eight Ball Deluxe info/pictures.
May 26, 2002 - Major update to the Evel Knievel (restoration) page.
May 23, 2002 - Updated the Fathom page.
May 10, 2002 - Added some new pictures to the Hall of Fame/Shame
April 25, 2002 - Inducted Hercules into the Hall of Shame and made a few cosmetic updates.
April 19, 2002 - Added Theatre of Magic and High Speed II pictures.
April 16, 2002 - Added Embryon and Whirlwind information and pictures. 
April 15, 2002 - New pins added to the collection: Theatre of Magic, Getaway: High Speed II, and Whirlwind. Stay tuned for information and pictures! 
April 5, 2002 - Moved website here from Geocities. Special thanks to Mark for the free webspace! Check out his pinball page and info on free no ad pinball-related webspace at http://pinball.flippers.info/. 
April 3, 2002 - Updated the Fathom page with mylar removal success.
March 29, 2002 - Added pictures of F-14 Tomcat NOS playfield; added more pictures of F-14 machine.
March 26, 2002 - Added mylar removal page.
March 17, 2002 - Updated Evel Knievel page.
March 9, 2002 - Update website layout; added pictures for Whitewater, F-14 Tomcat and Fathom
March 7, 2002 - Added new games (Fathom, F-14 Tomcat)
February 16, 2002 - Added Evel Knievel overlay info
February 14, 2002 - Removed Black Rose links (sold!); updated and refreshed other links
October 21, 2001 - Indiana Jones info added
May 30, 2001 - Twilight Zone info added
May 27, 2001 - Added coin inserts
May 19, 2001 - STTNG info added
May 12, 2001 - Website brought online