My second 3D model of a pinball machine. This time its The Addams Family! Using 3ds Max with a Nvidia rendering, photo-metric light scattering and Arch Design materials. I should be able to replicate it perfectly but its not going to be easy. 49 pieces of plastic alone! lol. I was lucky enough to have a friend generously lend me his beautifully restored machine so that helps

This is what i have so far...

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My very good friends beautiful Addams machine for reference.

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Coming along slowly. Almost finished with all the metal work. Didn't realize how many pieces there were. Still tweaking the plastics trying to get them right. I am saving the best for last which is the main and only plastic ramp. Should be fun. Will definitely require some "box modeling" techniques to get a smooth and organic plastic molded shape. I prefer using this style of molding for this type of piece it really gives me a lot of control.

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Pushing threw

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Possibly, Been messing around with Future pinball using pre-rendered images. Difficult though to simulate the ball being "hidden" behind objects from the camera's perspective but possible. Would be awesome. I'm sure pinball video games will get to this level one day. Maybe i should start a kickstarter? hahaha

Alright i need a logo...lol

Thanks kpull. Its definitely sparked my 3d interest again doing pinball machines.

Yes more or less you nailed it. A friend let me use his machine and i measure every piece make a simple sketch of the object with dimensions and very accurately draw it in 3dsMax which is a lot like Auto Cad. After the piece is modeled i apply the appropriate materials and textures. Some pieces like the plastics get scanned into the computer so i can create the geometry based on these images and use the scanned image as the objects texture. Luckily i had a very generous person give me the complete plastic set from Pinside which relieved me of a lot of work.

Its been a lot of work but this being my second model i now have a library of pieces to use over and over so it is getting easier to produce with every pinball machine i model. Since most of the parts are the same within that manufacturer's line they go together that mush faster. Having a good playfield image is the most important part and the most difficult to find. Without that it would be impossible to get the correct layout. But with popular games like The Addams Family there is a lot of content on the internets to use.

And yes, it is Memorex.

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Thats the program i use. It has different preview styles in the viewports thats all your looking at kind of a real-time Photoshop filter.

I dont think VP 10 is out yet or the latest release with the new physics. Waiting on that one

This is a render of the Firepower machine i modeled for FP and or VP. After creating some simple invisible geometry in VP for collisions it works great but still had the issue of hiding the ball behind objects that are supposed to be there to pull off the illusion. I think i have a solution but havn't had the time to mess around with it yet.

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Hahahaha Maybe the previous owner wore out the old ones and never replaced them and i forgot to install new ones

Cabinet basically done

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Crap, forgot about the backbox hinges

I'd be nice if Pro Pinball swept it up and made a playable pre-rendered style version like Timeshock. I would piss my pants.

Coming along....slowly

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I little box modeling

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Final fitting

6 hours in. Time for a render

Thanks man, yea that would be cool. i'm sure someone will pick it up sooner or later with pinball popularity on the rise.

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