Creature from the Black Lagoon
Bally, 1992Quoted from Digduglus:For those of you with leds, what did you go with for the ramps and bowl? Mine came with green, but I'm considering changing to cool white. Going for cool white with green and purple rubbers and posts
I did green on the main ramp and blue on the whirlpool.
Quoted from cadmium:I have these blades on mine and think they fit the art superbly.
https://www.tiltgraphicsinc.com/product-page/creature-from-the-black-lagoon-gameblades[quoted image]
These sideblades don't seem to be mentioned very often, but I chose them for my CFTBL because they complement the playfield graphics better than other designs, IMO. Ministry of Pinball still sells them.
pinblade_cftbl_mop (resized).pngQuoted from MThompson:These sideblades don't seem to be mentioned very often, but I chose them for my CFTBL because they complement the playfield graphics better than other designs, IMO. Ministry of Pinball still sells them.[quoted image]
Those do look nice, but I don’t see them on Ministry of pinball. Does anyone else carry those?
Quoted from MThompson:These sideblades don't seem to be mentioned very often, but I chose them for my CFTBL because they complement the playfield graphics better than other designs, IMO. Ministry of Pinball still sells them.[quoted image]
Yes. Mine has these fitted by previous owner - they do work very well. I like them.
Quoted from Tortelvis:Those do look nice, but I don’t see them on Ministry of pinball. Does anyone else carry those?
Quoted from Ive:Yes. Mine has these fitted by previous owner - they do work very well. I like them.
I would love to see them on your machine to see how well they match up with the playfield art.
Quoted from Digduglus:For those of you with leds, what did you go with for the ramps and bowl? Mine came with green, but I'm considering changing to cool white. Going for cool white with green and purple rubbers and posts
I put in purple for both. There is too much green in the pin already. I only saw green and purple colors in those small LED bulbs.
Quoted from Pinhead1982:Think these ones were from pingraffix maybe
Tilt Graphics sells them.
Quoted from shepP:I would love to see them on your machine to see how well they match up with the playfield art.
Excuse the rushed phone pics but hopefully give you an idea
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https://www.retrorefurbs.com/shop/creature-black-lagoon-pinball-sideblades
Quoted from Ive:Excuse the rushed phone pics but hopefully give you an idea
Where do you get the standup STARLIGHT light up sign in the back corner of your game ? Home made ?
Quoted from Ballypin:Where do you get the standup STARLIGHT light up sign in the back corner of your game ? Home made ?
A previous owner had added it so I’m afraid I have no idea. It does look good , I suspect someone made a small run of them a few years ago ….. I couldn’t see anything online.
Quoted from Ive:A previous owner had added it so I’m afraid I have no idea. It does look good , I suspect someone made a small run of them a few years ago ….. I couldn’t see anything online.
swinks makes these:
https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace?type=product&q=swinkscftbl
The parts (and a lot more) are reflected on that page. PM him for details
inside playfield decals here
https://www.ministryofpinball.com/en/catalog/product/view/id/7139/s/creature-from-the-black-lagoon-sideboard-decals/
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:swinks makes these:
https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace?type=product&q=swinkscftbl
The parts (and a lot more) are reflected on that page. PM him for details
I don't think swinks makes the stand up sign.
Quoted from Ballypin:Where do you get the standup STARLIGHT light up sign in the back corner of your game ? Home made ?
Don’t hold me to it but I think that sign was made by lightedpinballmods.
Quoted from Fifty:I don't think swinks makes the stand up sign.
You are correct, I did not make the standup starlight mod.
If you look at post 4511 - soulrider's and look in the very back rhs corner I made the poster mod / rather now as a purchase parts from shapeways and assembly yourself.
Quoted from Fifty:I don't think swinks makes the stand up sign.
aah, sorry, I was looking at the wrong mod/photo. I meant this: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/cftbl-creature-movie-poster-mod
The lit Starlight sign with the arrow does look like a LightedPinballMods mod
Just finished replacing the lock down receiver, coin door and both rails
Fantastic Clayton Q concert happened at the Ranch in the middle of it all ...
Details at the link!
https://thepinballloft.com/
IMG_0482 (resized).JPGQuoted from MT45:Just finished replacing the lock down receiver, coin door and both rails
Fantastic Clayton Q concert happened at the Ranch in the middle of it all ...
Details at the link!
https://thepinballloft.com/[quoted image]
Great photo.
Quoted from Fifty:Great photo.
Thanks. Wife shot that with her iPhone
Creature from the Black Lagoon GameBlades
Designed by Tilt Graphics Inc.
https://www.tiltgraphicsinc.com/creature-from-the-black-lagoon
bf3ed0_b6dec44de8c94144947176b2970dced6~mv2 (resized).jpgbf3ed0_d134ef946a53492fa7e2890879112117~mv2 (resized).jpgHad a little bit of time yesterday. Finally added swinks snack bar, acrylic creature, and whirlpool switch. Sometime in the next 2 weeks finally going to tear down and do a full shop and wax. Going teal starpostd and pink rubbers I'm thinking.
20220610_164510 (resized).jpg20220610_171441 (resized).jpg20220610_171505 (resized).jpgQuoted from swinks:looking really good,
hot pink rubber posts look great
Yeah, hot pink is the way to go for sure. The ones Cliffy sells are great. https://www.passionforpinball.com/
Quoted from Digduglus:Easiest way to add lights to the pop bumpers? I've got some teal caps and considering some led rings or leds that clip into a socket elsewhere. Juzt seeing what others have done
I used the standard sockets with LEDs and hooked them up to the rear flasher. They light when the ball is hitting the pops.
Better than just having them on with GI.
I also added lights under the outlane plastics.
Quoted from Only68s:Can anyone tell me where to get the cftbl topper that has the movie screen with the creature hand that shakes back and forth
Cointaker sells them.
Quoted from MT45:Love the Swinks snack bar mod!
Nice piece of engineering sir.
Installed a few days ago …[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
much appreciated MT45
there are some nice photos, could I use a couple of those?
Quoted from Digduglus:Easiest way to add lights to the pop bumpers? I've got some teal caps and considering some led rings or leds that clip into a socket elsewhere. Juzt seeing what others have done
My Creech came with LED rings in it - I intend to take them out as find them just too much .
Quoted from Ive:My Creech came with LED rings in it - I intend to take them out as find them just too much .
What are they attached to?
For those wanting to add lights the pops I highly suggest! The game is real dark back there and it really helps. Only downside is - and this is probably why they did not install from the factory - servicing them is a pain because you have to remove the whirlpool main ramp. Here are photos of the bottom of my game… as stated above just wire into the GI!
54cf8bd92aa48e8dc1ac1a3718c66c4f4ca0d0dd (resized).pngQuoted from swinks:much appreciated MT45
there are some nice photos, could I use a couple of those?
Absolutely. All yours and can google drive share the originals if you need them
Just drop me a PM
Here's how mine are wired.
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Here's a video of how it looks in attract mode:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PHKbd3nLpmD4Xet48
Snack bar mod is great...just need a better solution for the led strip which is average. Hoping to get on to my Creech soon for a makeover.
The hologram lighting lamp. Is that a 12V DC powered lamp? Im looking to replace it with a brighter LED.
Thanks
Quoted from Digduglus:First coat of wax on. She was dirty. Switching pop pumber skirts and caps to teal. Also love seeing how shiny the pieces are when they come out of the tumbler after 24 hours.
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I had teal in also but found it was too much green. Went back to red. They light with the back flasher when hit.
I thought some owners might appreciate this.
So our local Drive-In was closed for 10 years, but thankfully it re-opened during the pandemic. As what more covid-friendly way to go to the movies could there be?! The wife and I went to see Jurassic World there last weekend, and I decided to snap some photos for the group.
The Starlite Drive-In in Mitchell, SD really leans into the retro appeal.
The first three rows of cars can use the window-hanging speakers if they want.
The owner had to source used speakers from all over the country in order find enough to fill three rows worth. Ours originally came from the Sky-View Drive-In in Carson City, Nevada.
There's even an honest-to-goodness slide for the kids under the movie screen (not to be used once the movie starts), just as depicted on Creature.
The concession stand has hot food, popcorn, and cold drinks. Plus, one thing we really got a kick out of was that about 30 mins before the movie ended this sign came on under the screen.
Had a super fun time. There's actually another Drive-In a bit closer to us, but it doesn't have near the charm or retro-appeal that this place does. So when we're feeling like going to a Drive-In, we almost always choose this place.
So cool!
Quoted from DakotaMike:I thought some owners might appreciate this.
So our local Drive-In was closed for 10 years, but thankfully it re-opened during the pandemic. As what more covid-friendly way to go to the movies could there be?! The wife and I went to see Jurassic World there last weekend, and I decided to snap some photos for the group.
The Starlite Drive-In in Mitchell, SD really leans into the retro appeal.
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The first three rows of cars can use the window-hanging speakers if they want.
[quoted image]
The owner had to source used speakers from all over the country in order find enough to fill three rows worth. Ours originally came from the Sky-View Drive-In in Carson City, Nevada.
[quoted image]
There's even an honest-to-goodness slide for the kids under the movie screen (not to be used once the movie starts), just as depicted on Creature.
[quoted image]
The concession stand has hot food, popcorn, and cold drinks. Plus, one thing we really got a kick out of was that about 30 mins before the movie ended this sign came on under the screen.
[quoted image]
Had a super fun time. There's actually another Drive-In a bit closer to us, but it doesn't have near the charm or retro-appeal that this place does. So when we're feeling like going to a Drive-In, we almost always choose this place.
So cool!
Grew up in the Mitchell area -- was super excited when Jeff Logan decided to open the Starlite back up. I was worried it had gotten completely trashed as there had been road construction material, etc, staged there over the years. But it stayed pretty much as I remember it growing up!
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