About Us
Hi there, I'm James and thank you for visiting Majestic Pinball. For me pinball has always played a big role in my life; As a child I adored pinball, the twinkling lights, the action, the amazing artwork, the bells, whistles and strange noises - it was tactile and fascinating. I still remember the first machine I played while on holiday when I was just 6 years old! To this day these marvellous machines still inspire me and spark joy in my life - I'd never have imagined when I was a young lad that I would be able to make a career for myself in the pinball industry!​
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I started my own collection sometime in 2016 when I bought my first game, a Zaccaria 'Queens Castle' and from that moment on it was a slippery slope of learning as much as I could about as many different machines as I could lay my hands on. My collection grew to almost 30 machines and I soon realised that the games produced by Gottlieb were what I loved to collect and repair the most.
Fast forward to 2026 and with 10 years of experience under my belt it is a great honour to say I have supported some major pinball events; I lead the Tech Team for the UK Open - one of the largest and most prestigious pinball events in Europe. I will be offering Tec support for the East Anglian Pinball Open - an exciting new event starting this year. I am also the Head Technician at Pinball Republic - the UK's largest pinball venue located in Croydon.
Majestic Pinball Started off life as an online portfolio of work on my own machines, I loved to collect strange and unusual games and I thought it was important to document these machines for others to see and learn about. After a while people started to reach out to me for help and I got great satisfaction from assisting others. In 2020 I decided to quit my job as an engineer at Namco and take the plunge into full time self-employment and my life became 24/7 Pinball!
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Since then I have met some incredible customers and collectors too, and had the privillage of working on some of the rarest and most desirable machines in the world - it's never a dull day at Majestic Pinball!
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When deciding what name to go by that was very easy, my late Grandfather is a huge inspiration for me and where I believe I got my 'tinkerer' traits from - he was a very skilled carpenter and was fascinated by machinery. I knew early on that I wanted to pay homage to his memory and therefore I named my business after his absolute pride and joy, which was his beautiful travelling Showmans Engine named 'The Majestic'.
As part of my passion for sharing pinball with others I also have a Youtube Channel where every Monday I upload a tutorial video teaching you the history and complex rules hidden within each machine alongside showing gameplay of the machine in action. Click the button below to checkout the Majestic Pinball YouTube Channel.
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A special thank you to Conrad Chambers for use of his wonderful pictures throughout the website!
