Sources
OPDB and IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.
Conflicts resolved (4 fields)
- gameplay_feature
- IPDB Diverters used IPDB Swinging Targets used IPDB Newton Balls used IPDB Captive Ball used IPDB Slingshots ×2 used IPDB Pop Bumpers ×3 used IPDB Flippers ×2 used
- theme
- IPDB Television Show used IPDB Science Fiction IPDB Aviation IPDB Adventure Flipcommons Catalog Television Shows used Flipcommons Catalog Science Fiction used Flipcommons Catalog Aviation used Flipcommons Catalog Adventure used
- credit
- IPDB Edy Wang — Software IPDB Edy Wang — Sound IPDB Edy Wang — Music IPDB Sid Younger — Mechanics IPDB Mike Kalinowski — Mechanics IPDB Roger Burgin — Dots/Animation IPDB Alexander Xu — Dots/Animation IPDB Glen Lewis — Dots/Animation IPDB Grant Higgins — Art IPDB Federico Barbato — Art Flipcommons Catalog Edy Wang — Sound used Flipcommons Catalog Edy Wang — Software used Flipcommons Catalog Edy Wang — Music used Flipcommons Catalog Sid Younger — Mechanics used Flipcommons Catalog Mike Kalinowski — Mechanics used Flipcommons Catalog Roger Burgin — Dots/Animation used Flipcommons Catalog Glen Lewis — Dots/Animation used Flipcommons Catalog Alexander Xu — Dots/Animation used Flipcommons Catalog Grant Higgins — Art used Flipcommons Catalog Federico Barbato — Art used
- abbreviation
- IPDB TBP used IPDB TB used IPDB TAG used
Sources agree (9 fields)
- display_type
- dot-matrix OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- technology_generation
- solid-state OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- player_count
- 4 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- month
- 10 OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- year
- 2018 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- opdb_id
- GN6Lq-MrRWB OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- name
- Thunderbirds OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- system
- homepin-h-0012 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- ipdb_id
- 6617 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
Single source (11 fields)
- opdb.images
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- ipdb.corporate_entity_name
- IPDB Homepin Ltd used
- ipdb.image_urls
- IPDB 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used
- ipdb.model_number
- IPDB TAG used
- ipdb.marketing_slogans
- IPDB "Thunderbirds Are Go!" used
- ipdb.toys
- IPDB Mole tunneling vehicle "Thunderbird 2" pod vehicle used
- ipdb.notes
- IPDB The original Thunderbirds theme music used on this game is licensed. This game is aimed for Australia, Europe (especially the UK), and Canada, which are markets where the TV series is well known. This is the Export Model. The Chinese model has a smaller door and bill acceptor. This is the Domestic Model. The only part on the entire game that was not made in-factory was the red plastic light dome cover at the top of the playfield. Pictured in this listing is a side-by-side comparison of three different configurations of The Mole target based on the images that we have. In a prototype game, this feature was a "push target" (vari-target) hit directly by the ball in play. There was not sufficient time to develop it so it was changed to be a captive ball as seen in the center picture, the Domestic (Chinese) Model, where the ball in play hit a captive ball which hit the standup target. This version appeared on demo machines taken to pinball shows and it was found that this ball was hard to hit due to the two rubber posts. On the third picture, the Export Model, two captive balls were used and, to allow room for movement, the front captive ball extended outward from the chamber, held in place by a curved metal retainer as a Newton Ball. This was Homepin's final production captive ball that was used in every machine and all prototype machines were updated to this design. All earlier prototype captive ball parts were removed from all test and show machines and retrofitted with this final production design. The manufacturer provided us this description: The Mole push mechanism is a geared motor driving an offset cam that has two limit switches - UP & DOWN. When activated, The Mole model is simply pushed by the cam/rod to the upper position and, when The Mole reaches its fully tilted position, the motor inside the nose of The Mole is activated to spin the 'drill' of The Mole. This Mole tilt mechanism is not mechanically connected to the captive ball in any way. The manufacturer has informed us that their factory fully relocated from China to Taiwan, officially as of Mar-2-2020. All 'Thunderbirds' pinball machines from and including serial number 155 and up are now "Made in Taiwan" by the new company name "Homepin Taiwan Company Limited". No differences are expected in manufacture between China and Taiwan machines and both carry the same model number of 'TAG". The only difference will be the manufacturer's name on the aluminum plate affixed to the back of the cabinet (and the higher serial numbering). Regarding the 154 games made in China, the manufacturer told us that they started serial numbering at "001" although the numbers from 003 to 008 were reserved and used for their factory demos and sample machines. These six machines were built but four of them have since been stripped. As of October 2020, two demos remain, one in the Taiwan factory in their display area (003) and one in Australia (004). Price when new: $4,995.00 USD in Canada The Thunderbirds was a British science-fiction television series using marionettes combined with scale model special effects. It originally broadcasted 1965-1966 and has enjoyed an enduring popularity since. used
- ipdb.notable_features
- IPDB Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Captive ball (1), Newton ball (1), Swinging target (1), Diverter (1), Ball elevator (1), Elevating ramp, Up-post, Illuminated flipper buttons, Shaker motor, Electromechanical knocker, Bubble level on lower apron. Game is equipped with five pinballs in the trough. A "passive ball stop" allows the playfield to be lifted high without the balls leaving the trough and falling. A translite is used instead of a backglass. used
- corporate_entity
- Flipcommons Catalog homepin-ltd used
- title
- Flipcommons Catalog thunderbirds used
- slug
- Flipcommons Catalog thunderbirds used