I'd like to see either set installed in an actual machine.

I like the first set a lot better than the second, and that's because to me if you're going to add side art it really needs to compliment the playfield style of art (in my opinion). Some designs I see just don't match, and so I don't care for them. Your second one is too soft and airbrush in feeling, it just doesn't match the game art. The first one has the right graphic approach to feel like it belongs.

I normally don't comment on stuff like this, but since you asked my advice to is to take the first one as a great start, and simplify it. I would remove the drop shadow under the shuttle, it doesn't match the feel (again, too soft) and also doesn't make sense. A shuttle doesn't leave a shadow like that on a planet, so it doesn't feel right. Make the planet look like a toy and changes the scale of things.

Secondly, I'd actually lose the pinbot guy.Too busy, too much. I think the blades work better when they're simpler, let them be expansive and fill the space with some breathing room, it will make the game feel bigger.

Bonus? You lose a piece of copywritten art that Rick will yell at you about, and you can work on making them for other people if you cared to.

lookin' cool !

The right side one needs something to fill the void on the shooter end. Will they be printing them with UV ink?

If you can get an order in.... and the cost is cheap enough... I *might* consider one for my work's BOP which I maintain. It'd have to be very inexpensive as I'd be paying for it. I'd even consider "seconds" with a small blemish or two if cheap enough.

I really like the simplicity of the left side one with the galaxy. But just sharper and more clear.

Ask Pingraffix.

Rick from Planetary Pinball currently has a licensing agreement with us at PinGraffix. So technically speaking any art that's being sold or distributed that was repurposed from any of the Bally/Williams catalog would be a copyright infringement. That is fo course if you're doing it without written consent.

Exactly, that's why Chosen isn't going to use the picture of Pinbot, this will be all his own art. Can you print using uv ink?

maybe if you came up with something better than your current design ...this wouldnt even be a topic

Ouch.

JGraf makes hands down the best pin blades and 10x the durabilty and quality of others. I have TOTAN Betas, BSD's and Monopoly sides and back drop and they are worth every penny and all look great. No offense to OP but his aren't better than JGraf's BOP's.

Holy-Fanboi-much?

I have some of his products... I like them... but he's coming off as a butt-hurt business owner which gives me pause.
If I were in his shoots... maybe I'd bitch to my friends - but not air the dirty laundry here.

My comments were more directed ay Mollyspub not the OP. What dirty laundry. He is a business and is stating facts? I dint understand your comment??

ARE YOU SURE your comments weren't directed at the OP???????

Do Williams (or SG or what they are called these days) even care about fan-made stuff like this, thats just generic planets for some sideart in a game they havent produced for years?

I know its the US and all with the trigger-happy lawsuits left and right, but come on.

I didn't say not at all. I said "more towards" as less than all. Point being is Jgrafix rocks and Molly took a shot at him saying his BOP blades were less than desirable, I merely stated my opinion that I like JGraf's better than the OP's in the context of that dig. The OP's pinblades are 1,000,000 times better than anything I could create and I applaud his effort. As a BOP owner I would be happy to give suggestions but my opinion is no greater than any other man or women's on this site. So I apologize if I offended the OP or if I insulted him.

You've put a lot of time into these and it shows, visually they are fun to look at with great content. I know I'll be getting a set, yours are sooooo much nicer then Pgraffix......but I wish you could get um done in uv though cuz my gr is bl.

I like a lot of the PinBlades, I've bought several sets, and I'm happy with the quality. That said, I think the OP's blades match the artwork of the game a bit better than the one's from PinGraffix... just my own personal opinion. It would be great to see PinGraffix do a deal with the OP on this...

I don't see why they don't.

I agree that the quality is there but this design looks like a 3rd grader designed it. Pingraffixs has some really great pinblades such as the coaster design for Funhouse and the ones for Whirlwind are perfect!

I think they really missed on this one with reproduction playfields and plastics making a second round and not to forget batch two of 2.0 due soon. The right design would have been a nice touch.

I agree with that... Some of their designs compliment the existing art of the pin, and some are quite different. Twilight Zone is another of theirs where they granted too much artistic license. Again, IMHO.

Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. I've just been very busy trying to fulfill current orders. But to answer your question yes we can always work something out.

And for the rest of you who don't like my design, that's ok too. I don't always love everything I design and we're constantly making changes and revisions to artwork even months after it's been introduced to the public. You should see some of the garbage that hits the studio floor. We have three designers here at PinGraffix and I always encourage the the other two to come up with their own take on current designs. The more designs we have the better chance we have at creating something you guys will love.

As for how we approach designing is that we always try to incorporate the current art first (Bally/Williams) before we go off into creative lala land. We currently don't have a licensing agreement with JJP or Stern so anything we do for them has to be a generic design. Unfortunately there are a handful of games that we can't legally touch because it involves additional licensing agreements and fees, and to be honest it's just is not worth the headache and effort. I can give you some examples Monster Bash, Creature and Twilight Zone are all third party agreements with Rich at PP and Universal Studios. Scared Stiff and Elvira and the Party Monsters takes it an additional step further because you also have to deal with Cassandra Peterson (Elvira). If we/I don't like the quality of the art on the game then we start moving away from them into more custom pieces. Twilight Zone is a perfect example of that. FYI I am working on a Scared Stiff design right now.

That's great to hear. Can you print with florescent colors? Chosens blades would explode with color then.

I like these.