Johnny Mnemonic
Williams, 1995Hey Guys,
I know most are out at MGC. I sure wish we were there but work didn't allow for it to happen this time around! We worked on Johnny all evening. Because the theme will not help this pin get plays on location, we decided to LED it very colorfully to stick out from the others in the lineup. I think it looks great!
BeforeAfterLEDs.jpgNice work....LEDs really make JM pop!
The blue behind the chick's face makes her look Smurfy. Also, the explosion isn't as bright now. Other than that, I like it.
I put leds in mine too and it really pops now but the pf was still dark. I play my games in a dark room so I put 3 double spot lights from Pinballbulbs on and you can really see the ball now. Your location is dark too so think about adding the spots.
Thanks guys! The game is actually very lit and I can play in the dark without any issues. We lit up the flippers as well. 
We added 4 LED strips to the game.
We tend to stay away from the spotlights because they always get hit with balls and fall apart and causes service calls
Looks awesome!!! Not sure how I feel about the green right outlane (vs. it being matching blue), but guessing there is a reason for it that I'm not recognizing?
Ahhh, right...I see it now. Looks cool. Even better with that description. Well done. Let us know it affects how it does on location. I'm betting it does help. We're funny creatures that way aren't we? ...drawn to the shiny lure it seems.
Best of luck.
Mike
The other reason the before looks so much brighter is because the overhead lights were on. (I'm an idiot) and don't have any pictures of the lights off. I think it looks great and thanks so much for the compliments! Once my mother finishes the cab work to restore the bright red, it will move to Eastsidepinball.com's location.
Quoted from policano:Once my mother finishes the cab work to restore the bright red
How is she going to restore the red?
Quoted from policano:The other reason the before looks so much brighter is because the overhead lights were on. (I'm an idiot) and don't have any pictures of the lights off. I think it looks great and thanks so much for the compliments! Once my mother finishes the cab work to restore the bright red, it will move to Eastsidepinball.com's location.
Getting a true side-by-side photo really requires a camera with manual aperture and white balance control as well. Otherwise the camera adjusts the difference in light output of the LEDs, even if the ambient light is comparable. I did this before/after image of my Johnny using identical lighting conditions, but the difference is still difficult to see because it's from an automatic camera (an iPhone in this case):
Quoted from blondie7575:Getting a true side-by-side photo really requires a camera with manual aperture and white balance control as well. Otherwise the camera adjusts the difference in light output of the LEDs, even if the ambient light is comparable. I did this before/after image of my Johnny using identical lighting conditions, but the difference is still difficult to see because it's from an automatic camera (an iPhone in this case):
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Agree, the most telling is the DMD screen in that pic...
Quoted from Pimp77:Agree, the most telling is the DMD screen in that pic...
And the wall behind the machine, which is a light blue. The automatic white balance really messes with that, since the incandescent bulbs have a yellow hue, but LEDs are true white with a better gamut.
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