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#1 Noah Fentz

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Posted 22 September 2009 - 08:20 PM



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He relentlessly works on pinball tables for the community - no job is too big. If all you have is a single bad image, he will work on it for weeks redrawing it by hand, just to have it available for our collections. He's a stand up guy and I admire him very much.
- destruk

TAB has certainly been one of the driving forces in this community for the past several years. Imagine if you took away all he has contributed ... scary! He has to be one of the most prolific authors VP has ever seen; then again he started building tables with Destruk, what can you expect! One of the things I have always admired of TAB is that he is always in a good mood, and also eager and willing to help out others in any way he can. Danke schön!
-UncleReamus

TAB is a very talented, very driven, and enthusiastic author ... I enjoy his tables very much. Besides that, he's always willing to help out if you're in need for something and will help you where he can. He also appreciates work from others and will participate in table builds from other authors as well.
-Flying Dutchman

He is an unstoppable table maker, making all those rare tables, which only he and Destruk can make, since the rest of us have never heard about them. He, together with Destruk, should be called the real preservers of the pinball.
-jpsalas

Well, I don't know him much, but all I see from him is, that he is a constant Table Builder with a straight way to do his tables. Not the modern DMD Tables, but more the younger Generation of Pinballs. No drama with him or anything negative. Just a nice guy with a addiction to create Pinballs.
-GRONI

I don't know TAB, personally, but his work is good, varied and unusual in picking not so popular pintables. His output is phenomenal, on a par with Destruk, who he collaborates with frequently. But you probably know all this already. Cheers!
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Probably the most time-efficient table converter working in VP today.
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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:27 PM

Tab is a very hard working author even spending his own money to complete a project if needed. Thanks for all you do for us.
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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:33 PM

Thanks TAB for all the information about you and thanks for your work on VP9 tables.
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#4 TAB

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:18 PM

As i read the comments was looking over my head - is there a ring to see biggrin.gif
Forgetting to say the most important things.
Have started VP over 10 years ago on shivesite. Biggest thanks to shiva smile.gif
And to Tom Haukap who brings me with my very best friend Destruk together.
...and have played from 1977 until 1999 nearly every day Pinball.
But sorry, Lauser Automaten in Stuttgart, you have give us much fantastic machines but i was unbeatable.

#5 ValamirCleaver

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 09:58 PM

I like the "baseball card"... wink.gif

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Posted 24 September 2009 - 08:09 PM

What an awesome collection of work TAB has produced over the years and best of all, he is still active in the scene. Please stick around and keep up the great work!

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#7 bleepytoys

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Posted 25 September 2009 - 07:28 AM

as everything else is allready said about TAB by other fellow pinballers i only have to add: Art of Noise rules!!! happy.gif

#8 TAB

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Posted 25 September 2009 - 05:20 PM

...and today smile.gif
Thanks God it's Friday - the Story is true.
One Track from Art Of Noise smile.gif Called Dragnet'88

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Posted 25 September 2009 - 05:36 PM

Thank you, TAB , for all your fine work. I have spent many hours playing your tables.
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#10 TAB

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Posted 25 September 2009 - 06:59 PM

Thanks smile.gif
Not happy about all my work, but trying the best i can wink.gif

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Posted 26 September 2009 - 01:20 AM

Tab, don't short change yourself you do an unbelievable job at all the tables you do, not all tables look perfect because some of the pictures you get arn't perfect, then you come along and make those pictures perfect. I don't see any flaws on any of your tables, and i wouldn't care even if their were. I just like playing pinball and you and other authers make it passible to play these games. Thanks again, Dave P. p.s. Keep them coming for as long as you can and if you need a break take one. cool.gif biggrin.gif yahoo.gif clapping.gif drinks.gif drinks.gif bar5.gif bar3.gif

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Posted 26 September 2009 - 04:34 PM

TAB you are a machine that doesn't stop. You seem to always be working on about ten tables at once. I'm proud that I have my listed with you on a couple of tables. TAB, thank you so much for what you do for the community!

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Posted 27 September 2009 - 01:29 PM

Ah yes. TAB, probably one of the greatest recreators of all time. Incredible work speed and great results all the time. One of the most valuable assets in this community.

And how I wish I could edit that quote. It's "Wenn du bis zum Hals in Scheisse steckst, lass den Kopf nicht hängen". The grammar nazi in me just has a fit about that.

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Posted 15 October 2009 - 03:20 AM

I can define my opinion of TAB with one word that has nothing to do with his incredible prolific table building and that word is: CLASS.

Thanks man, for all the years of service you've provided our community.

#15 TAB

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Posted 15 October 2009 - 04:58 AM

Thanks all smile.gif
There is nothing to hear from me. Have many tables in work so have no time extra to help here.

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Posted 16 October 2009 - 06:44 PM

TAB - all round good guy! tup.gif

Great asset to the community.
Works tirelessly to bring to life many tables that for most of us would just be a slightly fuzzy picture in a book.

Always willing to share, and never a bad word about anyone

This post is long overdue!
Thanks TAB

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Posted 20 October 2009 - 12:34 AM

QUOTE (TAB @ Oct 15 2009, 12:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks all smile.gif
There is nothing to hear from me. Have many tables in work so have no time extra to help here.



I'll try to get you good pictures of game x and y! smile.gif

Thank you for your great work!

Phil

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Posted 27 October 2009 - 12:19 PM

Its great that authors like Tab are still around supporting the community, I've been around for 7 years and his name is always next to quality smile.gif

Dont ever leave us Tab biggrin.gif

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