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Bally Grand Slam/Speakeasy Flyaway Target Assembly

By mack505

7 years ago

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#1 7 years ago

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mack505

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The Bally Grand Slam and Speakeasy used the awesome, but very unique "flyaway target assembly." (See pic - HOMER, 10 J Q K A) Someone gave me a Grand Slam (nothing more expensive than free! heh), but the posts supporting the assembly were smashed. This feature is central to the game.

After looking high and low with no luck, I thought pursuing 3D printing made sense. But I needed good parts, so I reached out to people with these 2 games in their collection. Corey CaptMonkeyPants was amazing enough to loan me his parts.

Then I contacted a local 3D printer to reproduce the posts, and the targets themselves since a few people were looking for those also. Not inexpensive, but worth it.

If anyone needs the posts or the targets, please let me know. I will produce and sell them very reasonably, just to offset some of the design costs.

Here are a few pics along the way. A million thanks goes to Corey CaptMonkeyPants again for the parts loan!

If you have a game that you can't find parts for, ask your pinside brethren for help and give 3D printing a try!

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#2 7 years ago

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kursiv

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Super cool! I'll buy some targets to test.

#3 7 years ago

fireball2

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Beauty! Nicely done.

#4 7 years ago

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mdeslaur

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Québec City, QC

7y 46,300 321 14

Oh nice! I've been terrified of breaking a target ever since I got my Speakeasy.

Do you have a picture of the 3d printed targets?

I'll probably be interested in buying a set of posts and targets.

#5 7 years ago

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mack505

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Quoted from mdeslaur:
Oh nice! I've been terrified of breaking a target ever since I got my Speakeasy.
Do you have a picture of the 3d printed targets?
I'll probably be interested in buying a set of posts and targets.

Second pic from the bottom shows the reprinted target in white. It works flawlessly. Trying to figure out the best way to put the letters/cards on it. I will try waterslide paper first.

Once I figure out the cost, I will let you know.

#6 7 years ago

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kursiv

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Ah I see, your Grand Slam playfield pict is showing repro posts and non-repro flyaway targets..?

#7 7 years ago

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mack505

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Quoted from kursiv:
Ah I see, your Grand Slam playfield pict is showing repro posts and non-repro flyaway targets..?

That's not the actual pic of the machine, just a pic of the assembly. Here is the actual, with one repro target installed. The repro posts that are working were printed in white, having them redone in blue.

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#8 7 years ago

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bayoubilly70

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11y 79,550 2,062 7

I will definitely take all parts reproduced for Grand Slam

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#9 7 years ago

TOM

loneranger

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I will buy a set also.

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#10 7 years ago

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bestofthebunch

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12y 31,650 268 9

I have a set of playfield plastics and the flyaway assembly for sale including circuit board for flyaway let me know if you want photos

#11 7 years ago

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mack505

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Let me know if anyone needs these reproduced parts:

Posts (pair, 3 pieces) - $35
5 Targets (blank, no print on them, recommend water slide decals for the letters or cards) - $15

Priority shipping is ~ $7

Not making money on this, just covering print costs and design cost.

Added over 5 years ago:

Pricing update on posts - $50 for the complete post set. $20 for the target set. Up due to materials and printer.

Post last edited 5 years ago: “New printer, pricing changed.”

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#12 7 years ago

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mack505

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Pics of the the latest batch of posts and targets

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Post last edited 7 years ago.

#13 7 years ago

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mack505

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Not sure why multiple pics, but there they are. Send me a PM if you need them

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#14 7 years ago

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alexanr1

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Would you share the gccode for the parts?

#15 7 years ago

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mack505

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Quoted from alexanr1:
Would you share the gccode for the parts?

Possibly, once I offset the design costs. A little ways to go. Not trying to make $. Selling them reasonably just recoup some.

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#16 6 years ago

MAT

rack-em-up

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I would definitely be interested in purchasing a set of 5 targets. Just let me know what form of payment you'd like.

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#17 6 years ago

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shiftshaper

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Graz

6y 15,000 2 1

Hi!

If the posts and the targets are still available, please let me know. I am strongly interested in buying a whole set.
Pease send me the total cost including the shipping to austria/europe.

(I recently bought a speakeasy4 with the whole assembly missing. Even the resetting coil on the underside of the playfield is missing)

Thank you

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#18 6 years ago

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Majicou

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6y 7,250 1

I would be very interested in the targets if they are still available please

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#19 6 years ago

MCB

mcbPalisade

Iron Transfer

Parachute, CO

6y 46,300 771 4

Count me in for Grand Slam targets

#20 6 years ago

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beepnutz

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Port St Lucie, FL

11y 57,400 845 4

I have a populated playfield for sale :
http://wildwood4.com/pinball-parts.html

Added over 6 years ago: The playfield has complete parts that are being talked about here. Targets are turned upwards and look in perfect shape.

#21 6 years ago

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alexanr1

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I am curious if the 3D parts are holding up to the impacts from pinball? I have made parts for machines myself but non impact parts, IE linkage for eye movement for RS and FH.

Maybe I missed this in the post as well, are they PLA or ABS?

6 months later

#22 5 years ago

COW

jewboyflowerhead

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Omaha, NE

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Any chance on doing another run of the targets?

#23 5 years ago

PGH

Pbpins

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I too would be interested in another run.

9 months later

#24 5 years ago

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mack505

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I am still making these as the requests come in for them. The targets are holding up great since they just fold back.

Let me know if you need supports or targets.

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#25 4 years ago

BallyCrazy

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Nantes

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I've received my flyaway targets yesterday, thanks mack505 !

I share this pdf file I've made for my Speakeasy 4. It's ready to print :
Speakeasy Bally Flyaway Targets 2.docx.pdf

#26 4 years ago

MAT

rack-em-up

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Quoted from BallyCrazy:
I've received my flyaway targets yesterday, thanks mack505 !
I share this pdf file I've made for my Speakeasy 4. It's ready to print :
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Nice job! Thanks for sharing.

2 months later

#27 4 years ago

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mack505

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Quoted from BallyCrazy:
I've received my flyaway targets yesterday, thanks mack505 !
I share this pdf file I've made for my Speakeasy 4. It's ready to print :
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Dude, this is awesome

5 months later

#28 4 years ago

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mack505

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Deepest thanks for those who helped me recoup some of the modeling and printing costs to make these parts.

I hereby make the files available to all. I can't post them here as they are not images, so PM me if you need them.

Is there a repository somewhere to post them?

If you need them printed, please let me know, I can still do that for you. Otherwise, go forth in restoration.

1 year later

#29 2 years ago

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mack505

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I uploaded the files to thingverse - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4834419

Please post pics of your printed targets and posts. Thanks.

#30 2 years ago

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Quench

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Quoted from mack505:
I uploaded the files to thingverse - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4834419

Was curious to have a look but seems the web link is broken:

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#31 2 years ago

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mack505

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Quoted from Quench:
Was curious to have a look but seems the web link is broken:
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Strange, I can only see it if I'm logged into thingverse. My account is brand new, wonder if that's why...

#32 2 years ago

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mack505

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https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4834419 should work now.

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#33 2 years ago

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Thunfisch

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OP
Quoted from mack505:
Please post pics of your printed targets and posts. Thanks.

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#34 2 years ago

JMR

pinballplusMN

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11y 84,800 2,588

Great product. Will order. Just passed on a speakeasy because of scarcity of these.

#35 2 years ago

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wiredoug

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OP
Quoted from mack505:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4834419 should work now.

we have printing in progress here... grand slam will live.. awesome file thanks

#36 2 years ago

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Thunfisch

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#37 2 years ago

PGH

Pbpins

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Great job! Wish these were available when I had a Grand Slam & Speakeasy.

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#38 2 years ago

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Thunfisch

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By the way, the small screws holding the roof of the whole assembly are difficult to find - as far as I am concerned (Germany) Found a guitar shop selling screws for Humbucker pickups, those do fit (they are just way too long) Screws are UNC 3-48. Originals are panhead slotted, Humbuckers are Phillips. Nobody will know if you change all 4 of them. Picture shows Original, Humbucker, Humbucker shortened.

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#39 2 years ago

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mack505

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Very nice!!

Quoted from Thunfisch:
By the way, the small screws holding the roof of the whole assembly are difficult to find - as far as I am concerned (Germany) Found a guitar shop selling screws for Humbucker pickups, those do fit (they are just way too long) Screws are UNC 3-48. Originals are panhead slotted, Humbuckers are Phillips. Nobody will know if you change all 4 of them. Picture shows Original, Humbucker, Humbucker shortened.
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