New ceiling decor added.

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Been there, done that

I see your guests never leave!

Nice! Now you just need a Diner pin!

I've posted some pics elsewhere of machines, but I believe none in this thread. Here's a
quick video that a Friend sent me of last Saturday's gathering that he shot before the party
got going. There's more machines that I really would like to have set up, but at the present
there's no more comfortable space for any others..
And buy the way, the gathering went well.. (T)

growing up, my old brother had posters hung from his ceiling like that. Was awesome until one night he saw the spiders coming down from them. Apparently it makes a great place to nest.

Yes that is a 70’ long led RGB color changing tape strip in an aluminum channel with transparent white covers. If by hardwired you mean wired to a light switch? No, its just plugged into the wall on the other side of the basement in a closet. They are currently controlled by a remote but I have a Bluetooth controller coming in the mail soon.

That’s an awesome pin! I have a TNA on order though so that’s out for now at least!

Your room is awesome. More pics please!!

Everything minus the backbox lights on BTTF is running awesome. Ran out of room and had to move the arcades to the garage. Still super jealous of the insane collections and themed spaces you guys have, but I'd say its an improvement over having just a Waterworld a year ago haha.

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One of my new faves! Love the swinging door too!

Here's a few more.

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Your place is seriously cool, Paul!! Party at Paul's place!!

I love seeing pics of your games room setup. It is amazing! Everything about it looks so cool.
Even your stairs leading down look great!

You have given me some ideas for when i get around to doing up my games room!

The lights look great. Did you have to use a power Amplifier for that long of a run?

Thanks, I also have a Big Buck Hunter 2 shooter arcade game, a sit down Daytona driving and a 6 ft bar down there. It's a mess right now cuz I'm repainting the walls.

The lit pf's on the walls and ceiling really make the room pop. Besides black lights on the ceiling and the ceiling light fixtures I have a 20 inch black light florescent fixture on the underside of each game to light up the carpet which makes a BIG difference lighting the carpet. If ya need any advise feel free to pm me.

No it’s one continuous roll with a power supply at the end. Found them on eBay.

Inspired by everyone here, I humbly submit a link to "The 1987 Ford Escort of Game Room Renovations":

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-1987-ford-escort-of-game-room-renovations#post-4256295

Be gentle.

Getting setup for a party, so better take some pics.

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That Bally row of Five......drool......

Awesome collection Brenna

And the Bally aprons on the wall.. very cool!

Twilight Zone has joined the lineup and I’ve reached my goal of filling up that wall with a row of pinballs....wooohooo!

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Steady building....

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Having a few pin mates over on the weekend so thought I’d spread them out a little. Normally wedged in with a lounge chair for the kids.

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last couple posts: very nice.

Do you have TWO Congos?

I wish! I do want two NBA FastBreaks to hook to each other. but no. Just 1 Congo. It is a beauty of a Congo, tho. I was just in the midst of moving things around When I get around to cleaning up, I’ll take a picture of the other side of the room, too

Holy Snap!!! That place is crazy. Playfields on the wall that light and that carpet is ridiculous. Thanks for the extra pics. That's my favorite room so far.

Thanks. When people first see it they just stand at the bottom of the steps and look around with their mouths open. I have to tell them to go play. The lit pf's and stuff on the ceiling is what really throws um. I wish you could see it in person, pictures just don't do it justice. I used to know a couple of Bonneville racers in Grass Valley many years ago.

TZ joined the lineup...the ever evolving space that is my 200 sq.ft. home office/game room

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I'm in for a challenge, and
btw, I think I could get into playing that Rebound Shuffle..

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This may get some eye rolls but...

Seeing all the great rooms that are here, and with my obsessive need for planning our pending basement addition, have any of you ever made a digital mock up of your room with the machines for placement and layout ideas? Say a scale drawing or some sort of interior planning software? Was just curious if anyone had used anything. I am looking for something really simple to use. Autodesk makes a program that is free for personal use homestyler but it looks to be a little too intricate for what I am looking for.

Any ideas?

Pretty sure there is multiple posts in these 200 plus pages where people have mocked up their game rooms for builds. Won't get any eye rolls at all! That's just good planning.

Yep. I’ve used Google Sketchup a few times over the years.

I remember a gameroom build thread a couple of years ago that was all laid out with CAD or similar software.

Floorplanner.com they even have pinball machines and arcades in there. It’s free.

I second the Floorplanner.com
Use it regularly....

And you got an awesome first pin. Comet is so much fun and definitely a keeper! Now get rid of all the other stuff and replace it with more pinball machines!

I used Chief Architect for my plans. The first page in my game room thread has some images and a floor plan.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/game-room-in-hell-a-multi-year-project
It even lets you do a 3D walk through

Note that these are now out-of-date for my game room and I need to update them. I took over another section of my basement for "the arcade" for pinball and that room is now finished. The rest of the basement remodeling starts soon, so I need to adjust my plans and do another virtual walk through before I start.

I am using Chief Architect Home Designer Pro 2012. I have the entire house drawn in there, this was originally done for a kitchen remodel. I have been using it to sketch out a possible game room in my current office.

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I have another drawing I have been slowly working on for a 2000 sq ft "idealized" or "fantasy" game room. This would be the template of what I would like to do with a dedicated space if I ever get one. I am using all of the ideas from this thread for this. It still needs a lot of work, but the basics are there now. I'm trying to figure out how to incorporate a nice bar in there where the cabinets are for the next step. King BW - yours is a lot like mine. I like the bar setup! That is a good inspiration for me. Did you basically build that up on your own from the cabinets and countertops?

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Warning:

I totally play pinball

This is what I've done:

I can't believe people actually go to school for this stuff

You can read more about my totally professional process here:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-1987-ford-escort-of-game-room-renovations

You might even pick up some handy tips.

Here's the progression of my game room 3 weeks in to a full house renovation. And I'll absolutely be laying it out/mocking it up digitally.

Edit: pics from bottom to top for progression.

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I do respect that type of determination. Keep us up to date..

Old school baby!!

John

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Why so few pins though?

I made a rough scale of my game room in Excel. The pieces are then imported as pictures so that they can be moved and rotated as needed.

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If you look in the corner of that drawing it's dated October 2001 which would have been the latest revision at that time. It totaled 56 pins. Since then I've crammed in about another twenty. Who needs windows, right?

John