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!
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 personal collection quickly grew to almost 30 machines and I soon realised my strong fondness towards collecting and repairing games produced by Gottlieb.
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 have been the lead Tech for the UK Open for 5 years which is one of the largest and most prestigious competitions in Europe, I have supported the European Pinball Championships as well as the East Anglian Pinball Open. I am also the Head Technician at Pinball Republic which is 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!
Since then I have met some great customers and collectors plus and had the privilege of working on some of the rarest and most desirable pinball machines in the world.
When deciding what name to go by that was very easy, my late Grandfather is a huge inspiration to me and where I believe I got my 'tinkerer' traits from. He was a very skilled carpenter and was also 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.
A special thank you to Conrad Chambers for use of his wonderful pictures throughout the website!
