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Is It Possible To Make A Homebrew Pinball for under $5000 ? PLAYFIELD AND PLAYFIELD PARTS
Have a look at what the HO train model community has to offer pre-made at non pinball pricing. The light was to light dark areas and not a toy being so small and discrete. A Egyptian shaped and stone coloured column sleeve around that light's post would suit your needs I think. I was after lights to light up the otherwise dark areas as a result of pancaking playfields under each other. I had the choose, go OP on the under plastics GI or light from the level above. I thought this was a nice subtle way to light when needed and in my case that would have been the only level the ball was being played on at that time. That "concept" was a test bed for whiteboards, lots of them quickly changed around such is the importance I put on getting a layout that works and knowing I was never getting that right first time around. If you read the post a member wrote about one of the great designers he says in his apartment he had multiple whiteboards supplied by the factory......(just in case he thought of a good layout at home) Playfield tempets yes, lay on lower half of a blank white board for lining up every hole and fastener location used to mount the slingshots and flippers and outhole so the process doesn't need remeasuring every time. -
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LAST FLIGHT OF RED BARON
Well actually of them all, AA probably deserves top honors…I am actually a paid supporter here and damn proud of it. -
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LAST FLIGHT OF RED BARON
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Is It Possible To Make A Homebrew Pinball for under $5000 ? PLAYFIELD AND PLAYFIELD PARTS
Barbie or Munsters don’t have 2 fully populated playfields either, Your design choice coupled with a steel frame construction wouldn’t be best served with random games, But something that more fits the cabinet choice… Barbie in a steel cabinet? or Space station dance party? But it sounds like you got this figured out already, Can’t wait to see this… Take lots of pics. -
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Community Calendar : Hoey Moey Pinball Festival 2024 - Coffs Harbour NSW
Hurricane is coming to Hoey Moey 2024 😎😎😎 (Game line-up may change without notice) 🎟️ Event Tickets on sale from the Hoey Moey website. Hoey Moey Pinball Festival - Coffs Harbour NSW -
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Is It Possible To Make A Homebrew Pinball for under $5000 ? PLAYFIELD AND PLAYFIELD PARTS
Oddly, I have a need for something like this, but Egyptian themed, and sturdy if not bobbled 🙂 Much of my playfield is opaque, and needs light directed at it, rather than transmissive (through lighting). I think artwork is a significant challenge for the home builder, and a huge expense for a quality result. I think both perspectives work so long as the eventual game play is succesfull. I don't think the great designers would care much if the game was Barbie or Munsters, certainly lots of games designed for one thing became another. Knowing about theme may help with numbers of drop targets in a bank, or inserts to spell out something. For a home build the _motivation_ is the key element in the design. The statistics for abandoned build would be very high I'd guess. If the theme is supplying the motivation to the builder, then it is probably the most important aspect of the design. When it's complete though, people will only return to play it if it is fun! -
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Is It Possible To Make A Homebrew Pinball for under $5000 ? PLAYFIELD AND PLAYFIELD PARTS
Just an example, Stern's Munsters, Remove the art work, sound and video along with the Herman target and assorted stickers on targets etc. With a little art, 3D printer work, new sounds and video work and that Munsters could quickly becomes a Barbie. Yes, they are generic and can be turned into what ever you want however if it was a boring machine layout to start with, no theme, art, sounds, toys or video are going to change that. -
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Is It Possible To Make A Homebrew Pinball for under $5000 ? PLAYFIELD AND PLAYFIELD PARTS
Interesting theory, But unfortunately that would make it generic in nature… Close your eyes and see it, Know what you are going to build, because those characteristics can change the entire structure and strategy of “How it was built” all the way down to its very core… And while we are one the subject of development CNC, 3d printing, and CAD all have a level of accuracy and acceptance that can actually change that design and deter quality… I notice there has been no mention of templates yet and fitment… Not trying to tell you what or how, but these things are very linear in nature. Case in point… That playfield layout I mentioned a few posts back, That is not premeditation, That is a vision of something that is very possible and quite specific, If you can see that as a vision you can actually build it right out of your head, Math, materials, Physics and all very possibly even with the budget implications imposed on it, since it would most likely also be done with open source software…This actually changes the perimeter of this entire build however because for lack of better terms that is is planned direction that actually changes the design of the cab already as described earlier. -
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Is It Possible To Make A Homebrew Pinball for under $5000 ? PLAYFIELD AND PLAYFIELD PARTS
The light is used if you need a light, nothing more. As for it matching a theme or a name, I think to many people get hung up building to either because if you think about it it is usually just the toys, the sound, the art and video that sets the theme and name. To start on these 4 steps first would be building in reverse. Priority should be the layout and the entertainment value it offers first and foremost and then the other 4 can be made to suit what name and theme you choose. Most production machines had there whiteboards tested "unnamed" way before any name or theme is allocated and often had last minute title changes so no, I put very little to no priority to building the other way around......Too many restraints. You can paint, sound and toy any whiteboard to a theme but if the layout is crap, it's a dude.- 1
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