Author Topic: My first pinball bartopcab! Now with video! (Read 11646 times)

Hazzard · « **Reply #40 on:** June 09, 2009, 02:57:39 pm »

Thank you all for the comments!

Franco, I`m not worthy of your comment..

(Just saw your jukebox project... )

Bigwig416 · « **Reply #41 on:** June 09, 2009, 05:32:31 pm »

Oh my. Can we get a vid of it in action??

retrofuture · « **Reply #42 on:** June 09, 2009, 05:34:59 pm »

Ond, what are you rendering your graphics in? They look great!

Ond · « **Reply #43 on:** June 10, 2009, 07:26:56 am »

@Franco - Thanks, a bit of a welcome diversion from working on my own stuff although I'll probably use some of these graphics in my FE as well.

@ retrofuture - Thanks man, all images are drawn in 3D studio.

@ Hazzard - Here is a draft of the side art, I have drawn both left and right versions, only one side shown here. Let me know if you like it or want any changes, a fair bit of work went into these. I took the slide artwork from the three games and used it both for the collage and reflections in objects.

Just a suggestion, I would go with the silver logo over the red one, I think it would look cooler on your shiny black cab but that's just my suggestion.

Did you receive the high-res copies ok?

@ All - I don't do any commission work i.e. I don't make any money from drawing stuff for folks, but Hazzard has a very cool talent with Cubase Midi software and is trading me a few audio samples for my efforts which I may use for my Pro-Pin games. I think it's a pretty good deal

Ond

Hazzard · « **Reply #44 on:** June 10, 2009, 10:29:18 am »

HOLY CRAP!!!

Ond, this is totally beyond cool!!!

WOW!! FANTASTIC!!

I love it!

Woo-hooo!

FYTTIKATTA!

HAHAHA!

( I got your high res images

)

dkssprs · « **Reply #45 on:** June 10, 2009, 01:46:07 pm »

With the shiny black colour and this greatlooking side artwork......i wll make one to for sure.
I love here in BYOAC that many members are kind and help the others.
Many gratz to you both both ....thats the spirit in this place

ChadTower · « **Reply #46 on:** June 11, 2009, 10:05:13 am »

That art is fantastic.

What's the red thing in the center?

Hazzard · « **Reply #47 on:** June 11, 2009, 03:23:46 pm »

Dkssprs: Word!

Ond · « **Reply #48 on:** June 11, 2009, 05:22:08 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on June 11, 2009, 10:05:13 am

That art is fantastic.

What's the red thing in the center?

it's a pinball bumper.

Hazzard · « **Reply #49 on:** June 14, 2009, 09:29:17 am »

Hey!

Added a video for everyone to see on youtube.

Shot at night so not to bright..

Will add sideart and logo`s by Ond this week, so stay tuned :-)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HPgFo_4Xy8[/youtube]

cboy · « **Reply #50 on:** June 14, 2009, 10:53:22 pm »

Very Very slick! Great job.

now i want to build one of these......

Ond · « **Reply #51 on:** June 15, 2009, 07:46:21 am »

'Launch Ball' logo completed for your cab as indicated in your video and shown below, 'Start Game' also completed but not shown here.

Ond

Namco · « **Reply #52 on:** June 15, 2009, 01:35:18 pm »

Great video Hazzard. I had my doubts at first when I saw that it was a horizontal screen, but those doubts are gone now that I see it in action. Great job!!

Hazzard · « **Reply #53 on:** June 15, 2009, 07:29:24 pm »

Thank you Namco! Thar IPS panel does the trick

Ond, you are THE MAN!!

ChadTower · « **Reply #54 on:** June 16, 2009, 09:31:36 pm »

The first ball you played went right through the flipper into the trough...

daok · « **Reply #55 on:** June 16, 2009, 10:12:03 pm »

How have you paint this in black (mine here) isn't shinny like yours (I used Oil Primer and 3 times water based Latex paint), what about you?

Hazzard · « **Reply #56 on:** June 17, 2009, 06:57:49 am »

ChadTower: Really? I didnt see that... Are you sure?

daok: I had a friend of mine paint it in his autoshop, that is carpaint right there

ChadTower · « **Reply #57 on:** June 17, 2009, 10:09:40 am »

Watched it again... it went under a flipper. My bad.

Ond · « **Reply #58 on:** June 18, 2009, 08:43:00 pm »

Hey I was watching your video and saw that you started BRUSA from the Pro-Pinball menu screen. If you want all your Pro-Pin games to start immediately with the table view you can just run each game like this:
C:\Pro-pinball\timeshock!\timeshock!.exe /q (substitute whatever path you actually have). The 'q' switch on the end of the app forces the game to go straight to the table.
You may already know this and prefer to start with the game start menu but it looks more 'arcade' when run straight into table view. Unfortunately you still have to choose 'exit to windows' when returning to your FE, in this case Hyperspin. Unless someone knows a way to bypass that also.....that would be cool.

Ond

Hazzard · « **Reply #59 on:** June 19, 2009, 02:48:36 pm »

Ond, you are the MAN!

I will try this as soon as possible! Edit: Tried that but I get an error telling me there is no such path.. ?

By the way I`m trying to get my bezel fixed today by masking with tape then spraypaint the edges.. Have any tip for me? I am not very pleased with my results.. The edges are fuzzy/cracking and the spraypaint is no good...

G@M3FR3@K · « **Reply #60 on:** June 19, 2009, 09:19:43 pm »

Quote from: Hazzard on June 19, 2009, 02:48:36 pm

Ond, you are the MAN!

I will try this as soon as possible! Edit: Tried that but I get an error telling me there is no such path.. ?

By the way I`m trying to get my bezel fixed today by masking with tape then spraypaint the edges.. Have any tip for me? I am not very pleased with my results.. The edges are fuzzy/cracking and the spraypaint is no good...

Hazzard, the quick launch shortcut Ond posted does work. The correct path should look like this: "C:\Program Files\Pro Pinball\Timeshock!\Timeshock!.exe" \q copy and paste this in the shortcuts taget path box and it should work.

BTW, awesome cabinet design. I've been thinking of making a small dedicated pinball cabinet like this for sometime. Your great work here just motivated me to start build a cabinet similar to yours as soon as time allows.

Ond, thanks for the quick launch tip!

Great artwork BTW!

Ond · « **Reply #61 on:** June 20, 2009, 05:33:36 am »

It looks like G@M3FR3@K has the quick launch sorted out, the only thing I’d check is the use of \q I could be wrong but switch commands are usually forward slash i.e. /q either way if it works it's all good.

I think your bezel is actually glass? Are you trying to mask a thin border with tape and then spray paint that with black spray can paint? Here are my thoughts (other people may have a better suggestion). The fuzzy edges you are getting could be because you are using masking tape - the paper based kind. The solvent in the paint will leach under the edge of the tape and cause the 'fuzzy' look. IF you are using GLASS, clean the old paint off with paint thinner or Acetone, if its plastic based any solvent will probably react with the plastic and that's another problem. The best way to avoid a fuzzy edge is use something like packing tape to mask with (the brown plastic stuff used for taping cardboard boxes together). On glass that tape will provide high adhesion and a very straight edge. I'd use fast drying automotive touch up paint. If you spray only a fine mist in several layers that dry quickly it shouldn't crack. When dry, peel off packing tape slowly.

Hazzard · « **Reply #62 on:** June 20, 2009, 10:41:48 pm »

Hey all!

It`s now half past four in the morning and I am about to go to bed after a very fun birthdayparty

Just wanted to say hi and express my gratitude to those who have helped me on my way to build my pinball-arcade! Especially Ond whos been helping me with the artwork

Damn... Just when I thought i couldnt get any more drunk it happens... Could it be that last drink kicki`n in? haahah

Oh yes, the pinball arcade was a huge success at the party, people where amazed at how good it looked and how fun it was to play

I`l post a video of it soon.

Played my final round of Timeshock! 10 min ago

I`l try the gamelaunch options in the morning, hopeflly it will work now. And yes, Ond I used a packing like tape, not the paper based kind.. But still I guess the paint I`m using is not good enough because it gets really crisp and cracks easy. Oh well

Hazzard · « **Reply #63 on:** June 22, 2009, 06:09:07 pm »

Quick launch works!

Thank you!


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