Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Arcade Collecting => Pinball => Topic started by: Well Fed Games on June 11, 2013, 09:19:46 pm
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OK, so I've got it in my head that I would love to build a a real mechanical pinball someday (at the rate of my projects, it may be a decade from now). Anyway, is there a "scene" for this, or a forum similar to BYOAC for that kind of projects? I've enjoyed what I have seen via Ben Heck and Jeri Elsworth but when I search I tend to run into virtual pin sites. Anyway, links, suggestions on search terms, etc. appreciated!
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Supposedly, Skillshot Pinball is a company that can provide most of what you need to build your own pin. They're new, and the info I've found is very little...
Skill Shot Pinball are creating a complete system to allow people to design and build their own pinball machines, supplying everything from the cabinet to the control system.
The Skill Shot Pinball driver board
They had a demonstration machine with the driver board controlling multi-colour LEDs below the playfield inserts.
Like you said, years down the road...
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Check out t800's WOOLY thread over on vpforums. He has taken his virtual table and is turning it into a real pin. I recently cnc cut the Playfield for the project and also just sent him a wide body cabinet kit for it.
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Thank you both, I will check out those leads! :cheers:
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There is these guys too.......some projects/code/etc in the forums.
http://www.pinballcontrollers.com/ (http://www.pinballcontrollers.com/)
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If you want to do it easily, get a solid state pre dmd game with playfield features that you like, rearrange them on your newly Macattack cnc'd pf, and get a p-roc to run things and do your rules and scoring. cut and extend the harness as necessary. Print a vinyl overlay for the pf art. Seems like donor game plus $1K of p-roc bits plus beater pc plus playfield plus artwork and you're in business. could probably do a budget build for under $2500.
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If you want to do it easily, get a solid state pre dmd game with playfield features that you like, rearrange them on your newly Macattack cnc'd pf, and get a p-roc to run things and do your rules and scoring. cut and extend the harness as necessary. Print a vinyl overlay for the pf art. Seems like donor game plus $1K of p-roc bits plus beater pc plus playfield plus artwork and you're in business. could probably do a budget build for under $2500.
I have similar plans at some point.
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Yeah, I am keeping my eyes open for a donor. I would want a widebody so that may limit me a bit. The hard part is it is so much fun designing the thing in my mind/on paper I want to get started... then my arcade cabs remind me that they are in line first!
I get the feeling that the scene is going to boom pretty quick. When I see a project like t800's it is really inspiring... makes sense that physical tables would sprout out of virtual ones!
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...makes sense that physical tables would sprout out of virtual ones!
I guess. Not to me.... Why a wide body?
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...makes sense that physical tables would sprout out of virtual ones!
I guess. Not to me.... Why a wide body?
Well, I mean, you've got these folks building virtual pin tables, learning angels and physics (or at least a close approximation). The knowledge is there, so I assume the challenge of building a physical pin cabinet might be attractive to some of the creators. Mostly a theory based on the Wrath of Olympus build.
Widebody, as the concept I am mulling over involves several inner playfields (possibly one under the main layer, like Black Hole). I think I will need the extra inches.
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Looking at widebody as well to fit more stuff on my design. Heck, I was even toying with rotating playfields but cost would start to be an issue.
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Yeah, I haven't priced anything yet... I get the feeling that it is going to be really expensive!
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they are fun! here is mine
go here www.xtremepinball.com (http://www.xtremepinball.com)
tell him Bartop-Arcades sent ya! Greg does awesome work!!
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n91/ebarlow99/Pincab/2012-06-07_07-16-25_104.jpg) (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/ebarlow99/media/Pincab/2012-06-07_07-16-25_104.jpg.html)
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n91/ebarlow99/Pincab/2012-06-07_07-16-33_586.jpg) (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/ebarlow99/media/Pincab/2012-06-07_07-16-33_586.jpg.html)
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Are you running the dB2S backglass on that attack from mars setup? If so, you can set the backglass to 3 screen mode and lose the speakers and empty dmd space at the bottom of your second screen.
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ah thanks! will check it out.....to much to do so little time!!! ;D
thanks!!