Author Topic: KISS Mini Pinball/ Arcade Bartop - Finished - video showcase (Read 39138 times)

Superfrog · « **on:** December 04, 2013, 03:16:16 pm »

Hello guys,

I'm just in the middle of grabbing some parts together for my Mini Pinball slash Arcade Bartop machine.
Did some tryouts on my main pc and later on on my mini pc, and I'm hooked to the fine details of those virtual pinball tables .....

My journey with the Popeye bartop was a hell of a ride, and it was the best that I could do, and after 3 nice bartops, you come to a point, what can I do more ore better to challenge me again, except another color or artwork

So it's a new challenge to build a mini pinball machine with a arcade machine in it.. two in one.

Here are the first pictures of this new adventure creeper

Just in testing phase if everything is running fine.
I got a strong feeling that SouthPark is going the theme of this project....

Things to do before I start with the woodworking progress:

Running Mame and vpinbal in the same frontend. Now I run Hyperpin, hope to start the mame also in that one... just to find out.
Some experiment with the controller

Don't want this project take a lot of my free time, so it will be a slower project then the Popeye was.
The damn sailor got me almost a nerves-breakdown

Strip down the backglass monitor first.

Playfield monitor will be next when my new monitors will be arrived.

After that I can made some notes about the size and how it will be planed next.

Let's see how this will coming along

Till then, stay tuned

wonderalex · « **Reply #1 on:** December 04, 2013, 05:04:15 pm »

Came back to the board today after a long hiatus and have been rewarded.

Can't wait to see it all come together. What monitor sizes are you going to use?

WonderAlex

Superfrog · « **Reply #2 on:** December 04, 2013, 05:14:11 pm »

Welcome back

Backglass 15 inch and for the playfield 23,5 inch.

When the sketch is ready in post it here.

Greetings

Superfrog · « **Reply #3 on:** December 11, 2013, 05:09:46 pm »

Strip down is finished and I got all the measurements of the monitors.

I made a quick scale setup of the cabinet to see how it will fit at the smallest possible size.
It's still a big one

Maybe I can get it a little bit smaller... but we are on the way

macattack · « **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2013, 06:51:02 pm »

Looking good, familiar design

WWW.Xtremepinball.com

Generic Eric · « **Reply #5 on:** December 11, 2013, 06:55:56 pm »

I think these are going to be the next trend after bartops finish their sweep.

~edited from taps talk using iOS on a Wednesday night in a dark room~

macattack · « **Reply #6 on:** December 11, 2013, 09:24:00 pm »

Been doing the full size ones for three years now, have been working on a mini version to go with the std mini pin I do. They work well for reusing the back glass for other purposes. The Dmd works well for doing shuffleboard emulation also.

WWW.xtremepinball.com

nordemoniac · « **Reply #7 on:** December 12, 2013, 08:38:55 am »

Quote from: Superfrog on December 04, 2013, 05:14:11 pm

Welcome back

Backglass 15 inch and for the playfield 23,5 inch.

When the sketch is ready in post it here.

Greetings

Nice idea! I've been thinking of doing a pinball sometime in the future, but always been hesitating because of the monitors etc. I can easily get some 40" LCDs, but they are 4-5 years old, and have been used up to 20 hours a day, so they have a slight yellow tint, and should be mounted vertically, due to heat.

Using small monitors like that is an awesome idea! Although I would recommend having a large fan at back, and a intake beneath or at front, so you get some circulation around the monitors.

I'm currently thinking of building a small arcade bartop. It would be cool to have a mini pinball by it as well. Maybe 10" 4:3 + 16" 16:9 or something.

SNAAKE · « **Reply #8 on:** December 12, 2013, 10:05:51 am »

AYE!

nice work

Automark · « **Reply #9 on:** December 12, 2013, 01:06:46 pm »

Quote from: Generic Eric on December 11, 2013, 06:55:56 pm

I think these are going to be the next trend after bartops finish their sweep.

Yeah, that's what i think as well. But I tried to install hyperpin, vp etc, but man that is one pain in the §$$
After a couple of hours I deleted everything

And with 2 or 3 screen you have even more things to setup

Superfrog · « **Reply #10 on:** December 12, 2013, 04:42:20 pm »

Quote from: Automark on December 12, 2013, 01:06:46 pm

Quote from: Generic Eric on December 11, 2013, 06:55:56 pm
I think these are going to be the next trend after bartops finish their sweep.

Yeah, that's what i think as well. But I tried to install hyperpin, vp etc, but man that is one pain in the §$$
After a couple of hours I deleted everything

And with 2 or 3 screen you have even more things to setup

This way I first enter the world of pinball installation

He got more tuts to follow.

I got a 17 inch backglass monitor here to got replace the 15 inch.
Now I got a full size screen without some bezel...

Quote from: nordemoniac on December 12, 2013, 08:38:55 am

Using small monitors like that is an awesome idea! Although I would recommend having a large fan at back, and a intake beneath or at front, so you get some circulation around the monitors.

I'm currently thinking of building a small arcade bartop. It would be cool to have a mini pinball by it as well. Maybe 10" 4:3 + 16" 16:9 or something.

Thanks for the airflow tip.
10 inch and 16 inch was also my first plan, but I couldn't find the monitors

Instead of using a arcade stick and big buttons, the plan is to put a gamepad with the full functions and small buttons, but maybe that will change some time

Automark · « **Reply #11 on:** December 13, 2013, 06:03:22 am »

Thanks for the youtube link, Ill have a look into it again.

Just stumbled upon a video of future pinball with better arcade mode
That is just amazing, real 3d effect

Superfrog · « **Reply #12 on:** December 13, 2013, 12:19:29 pm »

That's great indeed.. Maximus showed it a while ago and maybe it's a option for my little project to

Not sure yet about the pc hardware.....

What I know is that future pinball needs a very high end system.... so..

Superfrog · « **Reply #13 on:** December 17, 2013, 04:22:11 pm »

So I did a cardboard mockup to see it in real life and it is very slim

Now I can arrange some monitor heights and button positioning, and maybe it will be a little bigger because of that

Star Wars theme was just for the demo, but maybe.... maybe it will replace the South Park theme

But I like South Park More

Greetings

Yvan256 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2013, 10:08:14 am »

Quote from: Superfrog on December 17, 2013, 04:22:11 pm

Star Wars theme was just for the demo, but maybe.... maybe it will replace the South Park theme
But I like South Park More

Given the reversed print photos, how about a "Rats Wars" theme, Star Wars parody in South Park style?

nordemoniac · « **Reply #15 on:** December 19, 2013, 08:10:58 am »

Quote from: Superfrog on December 12, 2013, 04:42:20 pm

10 inch and 16 inch was also my first plan, but I couldn't find the monitors

I got this 9.7 inch from eBay which I will put in my nanocade.

jongunz · « **Reply #16 on:** December 19, 2013, 03:44:16 pm »

This looks pretty cool. Hope to see how it comes out.

Superfrog · « **Reply #17 on:** December 28, 2013, 12:35:38 pm »

Finally I find the time to cut some MDF.

I love this pinball shape.
Next thing to do is hide the bezel of the monitor into the side of the cab. router time ....

See you next time in 2014

Superfrog · « **Reply #18 on:** January 02, 2014, 01:42:37 pm »

Little update here.

I router the monitor slots, so I can build up the playfield box tomorrow.

Did some artwork layout, just to find some useful pictures

Let me know what you guys think about it

See you soon.....!!

Senhor Computador · « **Reply #19 on:** January 02, 2014, 02:35:37 pm »

Only because i am a Super Frog fan, not to mention i love eric schwartz art (the guy who draw superfrog animations) i am replying to this topic, not because your pinball looks FREAKING AWSOME DUDEEEE

May i ask is this a mecanical pinball machine? i never knew you can build one from scratch....
Awsome job you got talent !

edit: it's a electronic.... i had to ask because it looked so real!

swaffar · « **Reply #20 on:** January 02, 2014, 06:04:41 pm »

Welcome to the mini pinball cab owners club!

I've always felt weird about going with a theme that doesn't correlate to an actual game. Yes, there's a South Park table, but not a Stick of Truth table. But if you really love something, you should never let that stop you. I'm a HUGE Lebowski fan and was toying around with the idea of using a Lebowski/Dude theme for my artwork... But I knew I couldn't do that unless I made my own original Lebowski table to go with the art. That seemed like too daunting a task. Oh, and now we have an actual Lebowski machine being made anyway.

Superfrog · « **Reply #21 on:** January 03, 2014, 02:45:17 pm »

MDF is almost ready...

Today I could work a lot on it, so tomorrow it will be finished I hope

I got some SPECIAL things to theme the pinball even better, but that's for later

Tomorrow I can work the whole day on it

Greetings

Quote from: Senhor Computador on January 02, 2014, 02:35:37 pm

Only because i am a Super Frog fan, not to mention i love art (the guy who draw superfrog animations) i am replying to this topic, not because your pinball looks FREAKING AWSOME DUDEEEE

May i ask is this a mecanical pinball machine? i never knew you can build one from scratch....
Awsome job you got talent !

Thanks,
I really loved the Eric Schwartz animations.
Back then I was starting to make my own cartoons, but never got the quality of Eric

Quote from: swaffar on January 02, 2014, 06:04:41 pm

Welcome to the mini pinball cab owners club!

I've always felt weird about going with a theme that doesn't correlate to an actual game. Yes, there's a South Park table, but not a Stick of Truth table. But if you really love something, you should never let that stop you.

Thanks,
I did feel the same about that, but I like the new screenshots better than the old one.
Maybe it will turn back to the old South Park pinball theme.... You never know

Superfrog · « **Reply #22 on:** January 04, 2014, 02:44:07 pm »

Lost a lot of time on shopping today, but I got everything to finish this one.

Only the backdoor of the top need to be done and cut the plexi and aluminium.

Did some testing if it's working :creeper:

See you

skjerk · « **Reply #23 on:** January 04, 2014, 05:08:34 pm »

Great progress!!!

Do you plan on putting light into the top figures??

Superfrog · « **Reply #24 on:** January 06, 2014, 06:54:37 pm »

Soldering gamepad for custom lockdown bar.

Tomorrow the sound-system board need to be replaced to the coin-door.

See you next time ...!!

Superfrog · « **Reply #25 on:** January 07, 2014, 06:17:05 pm »

Soldering the soundsystem and did some final Plexi and aluminium cutting.

Tomorrow the plunger and buttons are there, so I can made the coindoor and all the final drills befor painting......

Til then, sleep well.

mcseforsale · « **Reply #26 on:** January 07, 2014, 10:46:17 pm »

Love the idea and progress.

subscribed.

AJ

Superfrog · « **Reply #27 on:** January 12, 2014, 04:10:05 pm »

Thanks to the fine mini pinball and tips of his Galaga build from Melon at BYOAC, I did jump into making my own pinball.

Things to do is to finish the coindoor and lockdown bar.
After that it's sandpaper and painting time......

First I wanted to build my own plunger like Melon, but when I order my button stuff, the shop had a all ready plunger in stock for 12 Euro's.
I couldn't resist that one..... sad thing of this option is that I have to drop Mr. Hankie to be the plunger knob.

See you later.

portugese pirate · « **Reply #28 on:** January 13, 2014, 03:39:36 pm »

fantastic superfrog looking great.........I use my kiss mini all the time ....they are as fun as a full size

Superfrog · « **Reply #29 on:** January 13, 2014, 05:11:38 pm »

Thanks Pirate

Great to hear you enjoy your KISS pinball

I was planning to do a KISS one to, but South Park was also a option.
But it can be all change befor the artwork is printed

Had to redo my coindoor because the sound controller board did not fit.
I had to move the coin button a little to the left

That

door cost me a lot of hours before it's ready

Superfrog · « **Reply #30 on:** January 16, 2014, 04:08:40 pm »

Coindoor is ready and after a lot of testing, the plexi bending for the lockdown bar is finally done.

Tomorrow drill the holes in it for the buttons and stick and then the building part is finished

Till then...... Rock on !!

jackiabu · « **Reply #31 on:** January 17, 2014, 02:07:32 am »

what beautiful work you doing men

i am planning also to build a pinball machine but bigger

swaffar · « **Reply #32 on:** January 18, 2014, 02:26:02 am »

Keep it up. I'm liking what I'm seeing.

Superfrog · « **Reply #33 on:** January 19, 2014, 04:45:59 pm »

Thanks everyone

I attach some parts of the gamepad to the lockdown bar to hold the stick and buttons in the original position.

Now I get loose with filler, sandpaper and paint !!

Greetings

Superfrog · « **Reply #34 on:** January 21, 2014, 05:24:22 pm »

Full Throttle ahead

Primer is done and first time wood filler 'not shown on pictures' is ready to dry.

Tomorrow sandpaper time and first time color painting

See you

Superfrog · « **Reply #35 on:** January 24, 2014, 02:59:14 pm »

At last..... the paintjob is ready

Rest for a day to give it a good dry and then the fun part starts

Greetings to all .....

skjerk · « **Reply #36 on:** January 24, 2014, 04:20:29 pm »

Nice shine

How did you get that?

Drnick · « **Reply #37 on:** January 24, 2014, 04:47:16 pm »

Quote from: skjerk on January 24, 2014, 04:20:29 pm

Nice shine

How did you get that?

I have to agree that is a nice paintjob. Be interesting to find out how many coats etc, Or was the paint still wet when the photo was taken

mcseforsale · « **Reply #38 on:** January 24, 2014, 11:35:15 pm »

Hey, Tommy....go get yer f*cking shinebox!

Nice!

AJ

Superfrog · « **Reply #39 on:** January 25, 2014, 08:06:17 am »

it was wet, but now the paint is dry and it's even more shine

I did 1 layer mdf primer, 2 layers Black primer and 1 layer gloss Black paint.

I always use a brush to paint the whole object, and then roll over the paint with the roller.
NO PAINT ON THE ROLLER..

Works for me


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