Dolly Parton
Bally, 1979I have a pro lined up to do a first one for art . It's not a big name pinball artist. Since CPR seems dead on their plans, I will offer my own for 2014. I do have a playfield. Would be new playfield, back glass, & cabinet art. Price would be $1K, + shipping.
If interested stay tuned & see how it moves along towards the end of 2013.
The theme is going to be Skate Boarding. Something I did back in the 70's when I was young & stupid, living on a steep hill. Now there are pro skate board parks at 2 of the city pools I work at. It's going to be family friendly, & still have sex appeal. There are girls that are into boarding, so its a good theme. Hopefully have it ready for Expo, where I will be doing a seminar on my glass & playfield production.
No but I remember seeing custom plywood half pikes in a driveway & a big indoor one on the stage at the school on my street. Seen some big ones on tv, for competition.
Here is a cool video, thankfully I will be using a lot less plywood.
http://creativecriminals.com/ambient/mountain-dew-pinball-skatepark/
People will be surprised at how fast custom projects can be done in 100 days! The plywood is already at the printer for cnc work (Star Gazer & Seawitch playfields). Light lenses from Marco Specialties are already on their way for these, & I have a bunch from PBR.
To save on costs the Bally Skateball caps & targets will be used. The artist will put the value before the target on the playfield. Probably be making new plastics as well, & the target bank will be open for cleaning (not a huge plastic).
If someone in Canada has a Dolly Parton project they want to sell. You can contact me, might be looking for a few of them.
The playfield art is almost finished. It's a skate boarding theme, but different. I will go with the artist's version. When it's ready I will post it.
I forgot to update it would be available this Fall 2013. I believe the new conversion title will be called "Skate".
Looking for more playfield conversion ideas on Bally pins 1978 - 1982. Let us know what title you would like changed.
your Skate playfield looks great John...., well done
As for an idea....
I have been wanting to do a Skateball conversion to a Surf Themed pin, as have a few beaten up Skateball Playfields. .... I will be straight in and have some sketches for graphic ideas, insert colour ideas and insert naming etc, but graphics is not my skill.
Though reckon a Drew Brophy art style would be very cool
http://drewbrophy.com/portfolio/surf-art/
I can give you a head start with a donor playfield and CAD drawing 3/4 done.
Quoted from KenLayton:I like the space one, but the girl's tits are cut off!
they could be enhanced 3D on the plastic with a flasher underneath
I have 2 Dolly Parton projects coming in for myself. The back glass art is close to being finished. The sign shop that will be doing my cnc work, has the same laser as CPR. So they will be cutting the plastics there.
Pretty cool conversion. Dolly has been used for other conversion in the past.
Look forward to seeing your final video in action.
Looks great, the only thing I would have done is stuck with the era of the original machine and gone with an older era of skateboarding like when the first wave of concrete parks exsisted. You know tiny trucks, short shorts, narrow boards, snake runs, and pools.
Quoted from DNO:Will the sound be different?
Or still "Here you come again"
Cool project
i'd like to know that too.
I'm hoping that someone will come in down the road with a new sound board for the Bally pins. So for the time being original sounds will be used. As to the art I have very few people who work on projects so that is what gets done & to their version or interests.
The early sound board is pin by pin compatible with 2nd generation bally sound boards like seen in silverball mania, future spa, and more. Same mounting holes too. If the solenoid / sound triggers got worked out could use that 2nd gen sound board with a sound ROM that has good sound effects.
No criticism meant, it looks great.
I love skateboards and pins so it all works out.
Love the manhole idea, any ideas about trying to get some wheels or bearings on the bumpers or anywhere?
I'm sure you could get some of the better looking tech deck toys to throw under the glass
I have been toying with the idea of a retheme myself.
Now if I could just find a cheap Radical! near st. louis.
Very nice !!
However, the Lost Vegas thema was , for me, more facinating.
But both tumbs up for your and the designers work !
And CPR will most likely still do theirs. Just the first of many Bally re themes we will hopefully do.
Looks like CPR plans are dead. I'm looking to pinball expo 2014 to show Skate & Sin City conversions, & 3rd option too if I find another donor pin for conversion.
The ad showing what's going on is with the new pinball book. Conversion production takes place this summer. 2 pins for play at Expo.
Love what you're doing here!
I'm really interested if anyone is moving forward with plans to redo the sound board for their early Bally machine. I have a Skateball that I LOVE but would be super excited to add a richer music soundtrack to it with a variety of sounds throughout the playfield.
Quoted from greatwichjohn:I have a page ad coming with the new pinball book being put out by Pinball Magazine.
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