Happy Friday all!

Hope everyone is coming out of their food comas well enough. As previously announced, we are showcasing our next mod in the PinVision interactive display line, this time featuring Theatre of Magic!

I'm very excited to share this one with you.

This mod features a specially designed mirror plate backed by a 7" TFT LCD panel that will display sharp graphics and animations! As with all of our mods, we strive for the utmost interactivity, and this uses the same control system that we designed for the PinVision for Twilight Zone mod!

We've got videos for each mode with adjustable "distraction level". For each mode, you can opt out of video features and/or LEDs.

Installation is simple and easy, and uses the same two bolts that currently hold the factory mirror. Just run your cables up through the back, into the head to our controller board.

The mirror uses the same control system we designed for Twilight Zone that features:
- Full sound interactivity
- Full power isolation from the game to prevent system resets
- Customizable videos via the mod's SD card
- Expansion port for added functionality in the future
- Easy installation using existing mounting points, never drill into your cab or hardware!

*** FIRST BATCH SHIPS IN 4-5 WEEKS ***

*** INTRO BLACK FRIDAY SALE PRICE OF $429.00 FOR THE FIRST 20 UNITS ***

Each kit includes the required wire harnesses, power adapters, data cables and software to get you up and running, turnkey!

Please feel free to comment, criticize, question or whatever either in this thread or in PM!

Shop link: https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1118-86pixels/04556-theatre-of-magic-magic-mirror
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Yessir indeed it is. Right now we have them on "wrath of the sun" setting.

Thank you kindly! This one was a lot of fun to make, still quite a bit of work to go to get the polish level up!

Thank you for the kind words! Stay tuned, more games on the way!

Thanks man! I am beyond grateful for your help!

Good morning all!

Just a few updates:

Agreed! Great idea etien as always! Fantastic feedback too. I've added a software option to turn the LEDs off on the bottom row. I'll also see about getting a curtain decal made that can go on the front side of the mirroring so you can see it. Maybe an option with no LEDs at all?

I've now opened things up internationally due to the demand! You should see that reflected in the shop. We're working with DHL, and hopefully the rates mirror pretty closely what it costs to ship abroad. When we start shipping, this also means that you should get things rather quickly!

Next reveal should be in December

Stay tuned

Good morning all!

Things have been anything but quiet here, but I'm happy to provide an update! All the TFT panels are in and tested, so they're safely boxed and just waiting to be assembled into the frame that mounts both it and the LED ring to the game.

The LED ring is undergoing a design change, so I'm waiting for the first run boards back. This change simplifies the mounting structure to the display board itself as well as removes the bottom row of LEDs so its more theatre like. The whole assembly still uses the same two mounting holes where the original mirror is.

The plastic panels have been cut and are going to have the semi-mirror finish applied next week. You can see below the factory cut panels versus the one after the finish is on. I actually ran these panels off of the original WMS CAD design, but ended up modifying things a tad. Our new assembly is slightly larger than the old mirror, so the mounting points were moved up, and the left "ear" on the mirror design was lowered so that it won't hit the tiger saw plastic.

Controller boards are in. We've got about 150 of those in stock right now. There is a 5 pin expansion port that connects the controller to the LED ring, and for the first few units, I'll be assembling cable harnesses for that by hand to make sure things work well for the first few customers. At that point, I'll ship it off to get assembled professionally (our TZ harnesses are now done this way).

While we are dealing with logistics delays (USPS is basically ground to a halt at this point), we're doing the following:
1. Ordering parts from domestic suppliers wherever possible and using UPS/FedEx
2. All international shipments (inbound and outbound) are being routed through DHL because they're still mostly on time... at least for us.
3. Batch ordering all essential parts in sufficient quantities prior to holiday break/chinese new year/etc so that our product shipments stay on (or really close to) schedule.

Given what I see now, we'll be shipping these out just after new years.

As always, feel free to ping me with any questions!

-- Jimmy

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I include the required cable to plug the adapter into the service outlet inside the game. The system is indeed designed to isolate itself from the game (aside from the common ground references). All the junk being powered (control board, LEDs, display board, etc) are all powered by a separate transformer, but the board itself takes one 5V connector from the game to engage a relay which switches the main supply.

If that's not an option and we have sufficient EU orders, I'll happily toss a plug converter in the box before we ship it out to you.

Regardless, I'll do whatever it takes to make sure you're up and running with minimal headache where possible.

-- Jimmy

Good evening! Thanks for asking, right now we're just waiting on the next test revision of RGB LEDs for the screen border. Software, other hardware and harnesses are ready to roll. As soon as those are in, we're ready to roll. There have just been a ton of logistics delays due to the holidays and postal system load.

For those who we have promised to bundle shipping, if your TZ mod is ready before the TOM parts come in, we'll eat the second shipment cost unless you otherwise request us to hold your shipment.

-- Jimmy

Good morning all!

The first units have shipped out. Those who are receiving theirs have been notified and are doing the appropriate tests to make sure that the instructions are clear and the process is smooth. A bit about what's been happening, our prototype LED boards came back and they were missing two ground fills, which meant that the LEDs didn't light up. The first customers agreed to go ahead and test their units with the manual modifications that we did to get the board working. Those customers will receive replacement drop in boards. We've had slight delays due to Chinese New Year coming up, but the fab is still open, just at a lower capacity. I expect to have those fixed boards in.

We opted to upgrade to a custom LED PCB compared to that LED strip tape you usually find because its much cleaner and has a much greater structural integrity instead of literally gluing it to the LCD glass.

Those boards should be in next week or first of the week after (based on estimates from the fab). We'll get those rolling out.

Be good, stay healthy! Continue forwarding any questions you like!

-- Jimmy