46" / 30" / 19" widebody fullscreen visual pinball project

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chris77:

...check out my new pinball project!

Hey Guys!

I am planning to build a nearly "bezel-less" fullscreen visual pinball cabinet with a 46" lcd playfield, 30" lcd backbox and 19" lcd dmd-monitor. I will revive an empty star trek:tng widebody cabinet for this project which I got for a few bucks.

The following parts are already there:

- cabinet
---> empty star trek : tng widebody cabinet
---> new legs
---> new widebody lockbar
---> new "old" williams siderails
---> black painted coindoor (illuminated)
---> wired coin acceptors
---> pinball service buttons
---> new playfield and backbox glass
---> blank williams speakerpanel / grill

- screens
(if you need high-res backglass pics (2560res, 6mb each) for your cabinet check out my other thread at http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8860)
---> 46" Playfield 16:9 lcd sharp fullhd 1080p screen (sharp LC46D65)
---> 30" Backglass 16:9 lcd hdready 720p screen with DVI (noname tv brand, medion)
---> 19" Scoreboard 4:3 lcd screen (benq tft pc monitor)

- pc-setup
(check out our "How to get the best performance for your cab" thread at http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8595)
---> win xp sp3 - 32bit
---> intel quad core i5-750 overclocked to 4x 4.0ghz
---> msi P55-GD65 mainboard
---> 2x2GB RAM DDR3 1600 (8-8-8 timing)
---> 2x GTX260 1792MB GPU (1x for playfield / 1x for backglass and dmd)
---> 32GB SSD (os booting / table loading / hyperpin browsing. just awesome!)
---> soundblaster x-fi music soundcard (creative crystalizer. great enhancement for pinball-sound)
---> 2.1 quality teufel soundsystem with huge subwoofer (provides a nice and clear force-feedback for bumpers, slingshots, replay knockers)
---> 550 watt 80+ arctic psu / 86% efficiency (pc power consumption is averagly about 350watt)

- additional details
---> 2 siemens 12V-DC industry relay (contactors) for flipper force-feedback (wow effect, check out my youtube-vid)
---> 2 original pinball tilt-bobs for nudge-left and nudge-right and 1 mercury-switch for front/top-nudging
---> original star trek tng plunger gun (sensitive ball shooting also possible)
---> all connected to an ipac/interfasd buttoninterface

---> 4x led-illuminated transparent pinball buttons with original leaf-switches (for the right feeling)
---> 6x led-illuminated servicebuttons with plotted inlays (countersinked)
---> 3x 22cm fans for cab ventilation / silent & powerfull 600rpm, 161.61m³/h (2x cabinet / 1x backbox)

======edit: project is almost finished===================

here is a first digital camera video of the machine. the quality isnt the best (switch to "hq" @ youtube for a better quality)

here is a video of the virtual flipper sound and force feedback (industry relay + 2.1 subwoofer system) vs. a real medieval madness flipper.

I think the virtualmachine sounds better ;-)

fine adjusted my 2 tilt-bobs, works very well now. check out the smooth nudging... you can nudge left and right separately.

here is a youtube-vid for you:

Found some Links, Threads, Articles about my Vpin Machine... Trackback:

http://www.retrogamingroundup.com/shownotes/2009/roundup012_2009.12.htm
Full screen visual pinball project (Radioshow...Go to News)

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=380642
This is the most amazing emulation project i've seen in a long long time.

http://loading.se/forum.php?thread_id=73554
Ett flipperspel byggt för gudar

http://iddqd.blog.hu/2009/11/25/a_vilag_legjobb_asztala
A világ legjobb asztala

http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100736
The Most Amazing Emulation Creation Ever

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/video-game-talk/565362-greatest-custom-emulator-cabinet-youll-ever-see.html
The greatest custom emulator cabinet you'll ever see.. .

http://shogungamer.com/news/real-pinball-wizardry-virtual-pinball-machine
This is real pinball wizardry: a virtual pinball machine

http://www.gamoover.net/Forums/index.php?topic=21077.0
Intégration Visual Pinball dans un flipper

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cheers
chris

Pinball Wizard:
Wow! I am not too much a fan of Visual Pinball machines but wow this is AMAZING! Great job on the project. Any pictures of the build?

javeryh:
Awesome! More pics please!

mountain:
Very nice! I plan on making one of these soon. Any way to flip the video?

Epyx:
Aye more pics please...looks fantastic! :applaud:

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