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PowerBall: 24"/17"/5" TZ-themed mini-pinball
leapinlew:
Looking great Mike
MikeDeuce:
Thanks Mr. Lew!
Post #6: Where Mike realizes that while he feels blessed to own basic metal working equipment, he sure prefers the general cleanliness of woodworking (and lack of molten metal popping into his hair).
Finished up welding in all the roundy bits up front, and realized I needed to add a final touch (marked in sharpie):
And here's that final touch (the mild bend in the middle of the lockdown bar where the glass goes):
And an overview shot of where I'm at... slow going!
You might have noticed the lockdown bar is a bit wider than the cabinet... that's intentional, but I'm not going to fess up as to why, yet.
Dr Zero:
That is freaking awesome!!! :cheers:
Keep up the great work :applaud:
MikeDeuce:
Thanks Doc, mighty kind of you!
Post #7: Where Mike decides his runner-up theme name is cooler than his former first choice.
I spent a little time in photoshop mocking up the cabinet visuals today... My goal is to cover a majority of the cabinet in acrylic, backpainted like the Léon control panel in my sig (which is also why the color palette is limited).
The visuals are supposed to be DMD-inspired, although a little fancier, and the acrylic (if I can pull this off) will allow me to backlight some of the imagery (probably the "PowerBall" text). The stars are also a prime candidate for some sort of LED-controller attract-mode, which would be cool, since I've never played with those controllers before).
Anyway, just a first draft... hopefully I can figure out some ways to refine (and I'm always open to suggestions).
emphatic:
WOW! :applaud:
Getting the sides lit up will look spectacular I'm sure, considering the skill you've show off in your previous posts. Hat's off to you sir. :notworthy: