Thanks! Yeah, if I ever did another game it would be a Firefly theme. Not sure I could get mocean on board for a second machine though. I think the Buffy pin has become more then we bargained for.

I am a BIG VM fan! I even contributed to the kickstarter to get the movie made. Can't wait until March 14th! I'm not sure VM would be a good theme for a pin though. I like the Bus Crash mode idea though mocean! That and there would be an enormous amount of fantastic one liners to pull from the show.

Thanks! Are you talking about kits for coating parts or kits for the retheme?

Thank you!

Hmm, I do know of a local T2 that I might be able to get my hands on. Man, if only I wasn't dumping all my available funds into the Buffy pin! Grrrr.

Jim, I am sure a basic kit could be put together, but to get it to the detail that mocean and I's machines will be, wouldn't really be cost effective. There are a lot of physical changes happening (moving of inserts, adding rollover switches, adding a magnet, etc.) that would force me to have playfields made in order to offer a kit. This would get expensive quickly especially as the run would likely be very low which would add to the cost.

Never say never though! I suppose if there was enough interest we could come up with something to offer.

Nice! Have fun at the premiere! Should be a good time for you guys.

You know, if there was ever to be a Kickstarter for a Buffy movie with Joss and all the original actors on board, it would probably be the biggest Kickstarter ever and have no problem meeting whatever goal was set. I bet it would collect money even faster then the VM kickstarter did. Too bad it will likely never happen. But yes, we can dream about it!

I got the wood ramps cleared and mounted in the Buffy pin! Time to test the durability of this stuff!

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Thanks! I could always add some mylar to really high traffic areas if it does start to wear.

It would be great if you could apply this stuff to the bottom side of a clear ramp. However, this is a multi-step process that requires scuffing of the part first (which would dull a clear ramp), then spraying an etching primer (which is a light grey color), and then spraying a base coat paint (color of your choosing) that is designed to help the printed material adhere. A lot of these sheets are semi clear so that the base coat color will show through them. So unfortunately there really is no way to do that. It would be pretty awesome if you could though!

Yeah, If we did offer a kit, we would probably have to ask someone like CPR for help. They would have the means of making the playfields and having the art silk screened on vs. being printed on mylar (which is what I will have to do for mine). They are also who I got the clear plastics from. So they could probably help with those as well. But, like I said before, the kit would have to be pretty basic, as there are too many "details" that have been done to this game that would be too hard to include in a kit. To put it in Stern terms, the kit would be like a Pro version of my LE. That being said, even making the kit as basic as possible, it would still be pretty expensive with everything that would need to be included (playfield, plastics, cabinet art, translite, LCD display w/new speaker panel, P-ROC, MarkS Sys 11 driver board, etc.). Just look at what the Dutch Pinball guys are having to charge for the BOP 2.0 kits.......and those kits don't have to include a playfield, plastics, or any cabinet artwork. Yeah, this would be a pricey kit for sure.

Of course all of this would depend on how many people are actually interested. While I have seen a couple people express interest in something like this, there hasn't been enough to make me seriously think about it. If there was a line of people waiting with money in hand, that'd be a different story. Maybe once the game progresses further along and PF artwork and game play videos become available, it would spark more interest. But as of now, it does not look like a feasible option. So, you guys will just have to come to my house and play mine.

I decided to dip the drop bank cover as well. It turned out pretty nice. I'm not sure if we'll leave it like this or not as the artwork design for this area may force us to have it look like stone vs. wood.

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Thanks for the suggestions guys! We have quite a few ideas for the playfield art, and I am in the process of securing an artist to do the work. I wont be getting into too much detail about the PF art as I'd like to keep some things on this build a surprise. But by all means if anyone has any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to post them up here!

Thanks! I have already put a lot plays on the newly coated ramps and they are holding up beautifully! I think I am going to be VERY happy with the durability of this stuff!

Thanks for the input guys! I wish I had a bunch of updates to give everyone, but unfortunately there is not much to share at the moment. We are still plugging away at the code. This is beyond time consuming for Mocean (our programmer). We both have full time jobs and finding the time to devote to this and keep our employers and wives happy, is not an easy task. That being said, we are moving ahead at a pretty good pace. There are quite a few modes that have already been developed as well as a few multiball modes. We have also made some nice advancements in our display. Maybe Mocean will pop in here and discuss in more detail where we sit in these areas.

As for the physical game itself, not much has changed. We did add an extra wireform ramp that takes the drained balls from the upper "Slayfield" down to the left inlane. This was done for a few reasons, but mainly to set up a shot at getting back to the Slayfield (there is a timed mode that this will assist in) and also to eliminate one of the biggest potential wear areas on the playfield (most SOF playfields are usually worn down to the wood from balls dropping out of the upper playfield). I am also playing around with some lit emblems to mount to the head of the cabinet.

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The biggest thing that remains to do aesthetically is obviously the playfield and plastic art. I have an artist on board to do this but due to previous agreements he wont be able to start on it until mid summer. It should be worth the wait though as his work is very impressive. All the art for the playfield and plastics will be hand drawn original art! So I am very much looking forward to that.

Thanks! I am looking forward to the progress on yours as well. Love the Goonies! Yeah the hydroprinting is working out very well. The ramp still looks great and is holding up very well. Will it hold up in a commercial/routed aspect? It's hard to say, but for HUO amounts of play it looks like a winner!

Hey guys! I decided to take an idea that Mocean had and totally run with it. The underside of the mini playfield has some pretty interesting trails and the game does some pretty cool ball juggling under there. He thought it would be cool to be able to see this, and I agreed. So I decided to make a completely see through upper playfield out of 1/2" scratch resistant Lexan. I think the results are pretty cool! I am super thrilled with the way it turned out and we are looking forward to coming up with some pretty cool ways to illuminate the areas above and below it! The game looks and feels so much more open now, and playing on the clear playfield adds a cool effect as well (like the ball is floating). I still need to make a plastic pieces to hide the drop target mech, but that will be easy enough to do. Here are some pics of it.

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Thanks guys! I will post up some more pics once I have the plastic piece made to hide the drop target mech. That should give a more finished feel to it.

We did briefly consider a tinted plastic. We chose to go with the clear for a few reasons, but mainly for lighting purposes. I don't want to give too much away, but the game has a set amount of villains (Big Bads if your a fan) that need to be defeated. This all happens in the upper playfield. We are planning on utilizing RGB lighting in this area to make the playfield "feel" different for each battle. If we chose to go with a colored playfield (i.e. smoked or blood red) the use of RGB lighting would be greatly effected by this. If we weren't planning to change the lighting in this area, I would be all over a blood red playfield. I think that would look fantastic! However, I appreciate the offer though! If for some reason we end up trashing this idea, I will be sure to keep it in mind!

Also here is a quick and rather crappy video of it with the current/original lighting. I'll be sure to share a better quality video once I have the rear plastic piece made.

Hey, never say never.........But yeah pretty much never. I am sure if you just HAVE to have one, I could be persuaded into building another. beer.gif

I finally got the plastic piece made and installed to hide the drop target mech. Other then adding the RGB lighting for the new Slayfield, I think I am done with customizing the topside of this game. Time to finish the artwork and get it installed! I cant wait to see the results of this final step in completing the playfield!

Haha yes, that is the advantage of it, but unfortunately I won't be taking advantage of that brilliant assets config file. This baby is a keeper!

It will help with my next build though!

No way would I start another project without having you on board first!
I am more than happy to help out with these other projects of yours. You already have me excited. Email me the details!

Thanks! Its been a blast working on this game.