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Ond:

--- Quote from: javeryh on April 24, 2024, 11:07:48 am ---Looks really nice. I wish I had access to a 3D printer but if I bought one I know I'd only use it a couple of times a year, if that. It looks like it provides options for things that would be too difficult to make by hand. Opens up a lot of possibilities.

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Thanks, for a long time I did without a 3D printer in this hobby. I guess I have made a few things by hand which I could have 3D printed more easily. I regard them as a tool, not as a hobby in and of themselves with one caveat, you need to have 3D design skills to truly use them as as a tool. I’ve got a long list of projects (in other craft hobby areas) that include 3D printed elements. I may move into resin printing eventually, maybe.

So before looking at the latest build progress, I just wanted to check my design reference for work so far completed. My reference is always the original back-glass artwork from the PC game:

So far, I’ve reproduced the drawn speaker grill area in 3D and I'm using a cut-out window to reveal the DMD on screen. In theory I should be able to play other tables and adapt the back-glass art work to the physical layout. They all have similar speaker/DMD/back glass artwork configurations. I may need to tweak some back-glass files for games that don’t quite fit:

I painted the rest of the back box today, final primer coat and one coat only (in multiple passes) of black:

Second coat of primer on the main cabinet, one to go:

I’m using these 3D printed inserts in all the button holes on the cabinet:

The reason for these is my choice of buttons. They are these cheap illuminated buttons sold in the shop I work in. I have boxes full of unused quality Japanese (Seimitsu and Sanwa) as well as Happ buttons I could use, but I really wanted to use these illuminated buttons in this case. They have this raised edge which is meant to fit into a plastic ring which sits between the cabinet panel and the button. I hated the ring thingies, so threw I them away ;D:

The buttons fit into the inserts perfectly:

Next post will be of the completed back-box with monitor installed and lit!

Ond:
I designed and printed these grill covers for the rear vent holes on the back-box:

Here you can see the angled aluminum glass retainers which stop the back glass from moving:

Back-box assembly completed:

Visual Pinball running 'The Web' re-worked back-glass artwork that I did. The DMD window sits pretty well in the cutout I think:

I mentioned earlier the excellent viewing angle performance this monitor has:

A closer view, monitor is sharp!:

That's it for the Back-Box for now. It only needs artwork applied, brackets, retaining clips and speakers installed.
In next steps I'll be painting the main cabinet and fabricating a (scaled down) coin door panel.

Malenko:
Amazing work as always. I almost wanna build a new ginger now.

Zebidee:

--- Quote from: Ond on April 23, 2024, 04:54:35 am ---
--- Quote from: Zebidee on April 22, 2024, 09:15:26 pm ---This build needs a sticky thread ::)

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I'd be happy to have the thread stickied, eventually, but not this early in the project :)

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There are other kinds of sticky threads! Pun intended, sorry I couldn't resist.

You could seriously freak people out with a subtly-placed lifelike prop >:D

Ond:

--- Quote from: Malenko on April 27, 2024, 08:23:29 am ---Amazing work as always. I almost wanna build a new ginger now.

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Thanks for the nod in my project. I enjoyed following all of your Vpin builds!

--- Quote from: Zebidee on April 29, 2024, 09:16:36 pm ---
There are other kinds of sticky threads! Pun intended, sorry I couldn't resist.

You could seriously freak people out with a subtly-placed lifelike prop >:D

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Hah! I'm that distracted by too many things I didn't pick up on the pun the first time. Bravo Zeb. :applaud:

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