I didn't even know Steve owned one when I suggested it, but it seems obvious in retrospect that he would.

Did you get them wet?

Do you have a tumbler?

Needs a shark!

Also the cop needs to be saying something new for sure, but I haven't figured out what would be funny to swap it to yet. You should open it up to suggestions.

Be funny if there was a shark poking its head out maybe. Might be hidden by the plastics etc though.

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I love seeing the steps. Makes you appreciate all the work that goes into a final, polished product.

What if the sharks had lasers?

That circle is going to look so much nicer hand painted than as a decal, that was the right call, glad that worked out. Can't wait to see how he does that car!

Always the challenge, no question.

If you can pop the insert and replace it with white it would look pretty rad. We could waterslide the text for that easy.

Yeah, not worth it. It looks fine, it will look much different when the game is back together and the inserts are all lighting up etc.

Someone definitely needs to make a matching translite for this game.

Pimp My Pinball.

Yeah, agreed. When you were asking me about some ideas it quickly became clear that very issue was something tricky to watch out for.

Looking awesome man. I know you're gonna start sending me emails soon.

Can't wait to see the whole thing in person. Just get Coke instead of Pepsi first okay?

Look, you said you couldn't tell the difference once mixed with everything else, but you could. It's not my fault I have a refined palette.

On a related, but seriously off topic note, do you have the Death & Co book? I just got it, and now I need to seriously go shopping for ingredients.

Do it! I'll be there for sure, just let me know when.

Going to leave the toys stock, or have them airbrushed up with extra paint?

I'm glad you sent me those cabinet pics for the logo before you got it so shiny, the reflections would be a bitch to deal with!

I'm not sure I believe your story anymore about how anxiously you're checking your email sir!

Oh weird, I didn't get anything. Got your reply this morning though.

No need for colored LEDs, my translites are really thick and saturated, they don't wash out when lit up. White LEDs will do all the work.

And just to head off any requests, this was a one off for Tim and his custom game, I won't be providing them to anyone else.

Can't wait to see the whole thing together in person man, was happy to be part of this one.

Yeah, everything is mapped as much as possible to the flashers and lights. Some flex flashers could always angle things perfectly, and of course since this is a one-off moving the lights around is always a possibility too.

But I took a pic of the light board and overlaid it over the design as I sketched it out to keep things lined up with the existing lights as best I could.

I don't know the game that well, as far as how things fire off, so we'll see how it works out, and how much tweaking Tim wants to do.

Not likely, don't want to step on Rick's toes. Original Williams/Bally properties are probably off the table.

This translite design used photos I don't have the rights to. Fine for a personal project, but I'd never sell someone else's work like that.

Right, but the Getaway name belongs to Williams/Bally. Even with original art I can get shut down for that. Which is why I had to have my Helen thread closed. Often as long as it's quiet it's no big deal, keep it to the forums. Rick obviously has a presence here, and I wouldn't try and get into his sphere.

Anyways, don't want to derail this. Just wanted to be clear that this was a personal commission for this game, and won't be offered for sale or anything like my other projects.

Sold!

Wow, that plastic looks terrible. I don't consider that acceptable quality at all, lame.

I have black flipper bats with orange Titan rubbers on my Tron, and I really like the combination. I think it would look great with those colors there.

I was going off of a card that Tim sent me, if there are corrections to the rules (which I don't know) I'd be happy to make them.

So sounds like I should just take off the word multiball at the very least?

Ah, in that case I guess we're good then?

I should add that Don did the clear coating, if anyone was interested in why his name was on the card.

I wish someone would make white coin door reject buttons.

Tim, you really need to post those Kiwi Terry playfields for people.

The pictures don't do them justice, they're amazing in person.

Needs a translite!

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Can't wait to see it in person all put together!

Looks awesome Tim, can't wait to see it in person.

What a coincidence!

You're discovering just how hard these translites are to photograph properly! They light up so pretty in person, but just a bitch to take pics of that look anything like reality.

You didn't squeeze early access to the color code out of Randy?

That same jerk totally photobombed my Photoshop file!

That's true! I should get Steve to do all my translite photo shoots.

sad trombone.

Also, I haven't even seen this pin in person myself yet. Just haven't had a chance to get over to Tim's, though he's been here a couple times recently.

Can't wait to see it Tim!

Not that you're biased or anything.

Sorry I didn't get a chance to chat with you man, was good to see you briefly though, been too long.