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Started working on a bobble UFO for the bumper, but i'm curious on the frequency on flyballs in that area to see if its worth it
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Welp, good thing I have been saving up for the mods. I knew someone would make a Maser and Oxygen destroyer. I would love to see a better Xilien ship as the shooter rod and one for the pop. No offense to the creator intended, but the one posted does not entice me. I would gladly play double that for one that really looks quality.
The other mods look good so far but I will wait till I see the finished products.
Quoted from Tmezel:Great idea.
One other idea I thought of that you could consider for the sign on that building could be Tokyo-eki (Tokyo Station :東京駅). Alternatively, Shinjuku-eki in Kanji characters: Shinjuku Station (新宿駅, Shinjuku-eki). Both are major train/subway stations in Tokyo.
Shinjuku is the skyscraper district of Tokyo and Shinjuku Station is the busiest train/subway station in the world. The Shinjuku district also coincidentally is the location of Godzilla Street, themed hotel, and Godzilla store.
I think Tokyo-eki or subway in Japanese Kanji with the English in small letters below would be cool.
Sorry, I guess I'm geeking out here a bit. I lived in Japan for a few years and minored in Japanese in college so this one is kind of fun for me.
This is gonna be the the most modded game in history, Stern gonna sell Godzilla's for a decade.
60 years of movie history to pull from.
Cool looking stuff guys.
With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound, I present Godzilla 3D Start Buttons from Rocket City Pinball!
An intimidating curled profile of Godzilla -- accentuating his unique spikes -- adorns the face of this 3D printed start button. Atop the green Godzilla is a triple-colored START text, painstakingly recreated in the style of the Godzilla font on the Pro & Premium. (Fun fact: This font appears to be modeled after the 1956 Godzilla King of the Monsters movie title font!) That makes this a FIVE-color print, all printed in one single run (with four filament changes in the process) to fuse all components together.
This button also debuts a new translucent color now available, shown below -- let's call it Atomic Breath Blue! It's a much lighter blue than I've used in the past, and it's perfect for the Godzilla theme.
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The button also looks fantastic in green, shown below.
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Really, the cabinet art is so colorful on this game, ANY color base would work well -- I have red, orange, tangerine, yellow, green, atomic breath blue, standard blue, purple, and clear/white. Take your pick! Or get creative -- you could get a clear/white button or the atomic blue, and put a Comet blue fire bulb behind it!
The button has a nice beveled edge, and I chose a metallic orange for the lettering to help give it the illusion of gradient, like the game's font has.
More pics to be added as they become available (e.g., on the actual Godzilla game, instead of my Game of Thrones, lol)
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Quoted from UnholySpectacle:Wow that looks big. Does that go in front of the bridge?
That’s just the prototype, so we will resize it. It will go in that area.
Prototyping a jet fighter....this mod will fit all models. Wasn't sure on the canopy color so went with black....what do you guys think....should it be red to match the artwork?
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Here's a crap mock up picture, a pic of the end of ball total screen and a video of the Flamin' Frames in action.
I hope to have these listed by mid-November.
Doug (SpeakerLightKits.com)
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Added over 2 years ago: Mid-November has been pushed back to early - mid December. Sorry for the delay.
I planned on getting the flamin kit but the city silhouette is a nice touch. Does the flamin kit change color? It would be nice to make it blue as well.
Quoted from UnholySpectacle:I planned on getting the flamin kit but the city silhouette is a nice touch. Does the flamin kit change color? It would be nice to make it blue as well.
I know Godzilla's Atomic Breath is usually blue, but I don't think things set on fire by the Atomic Breath burn blue. I could probably program the controller blue for you before it ships, but then it's blue all the time. I tried some different flame-like colors when messing with the natural flame look, but didn't try any blues, greens or other off-flame colors in the mix.
The Flamin' Frames have no remote or user adjustable color, speed or brightness. What you see when you turn it on for the first time is what you see every time you turn it on. The only thing close to an adjustment that may be included would be if you decide to use the y-splitter to use only one of the controllers two outputs to control both frames. This would give a bit more symmetrical look as both frames would be displaying the same flaming pattern (though mirrored from each other).
Doug (SpeakerLightKits.com)
Quoted from DugFreez:My upcoming Flamin' SPIKE 2 Speaker Light Frames should fit pretty nicely with the Godzilla theme. I am also planning on having a skyline design available that mounts at the bottom of the speaker panel grill area. I had this planned even before seeing the end of ball total screen (which it matches really closely).
Here's a crap mock up picture, a pic of the end of ball total screen and a video of the Flamin' Frames in action.I hope to have these listed by mid-November.
Doug (SpeakerLightKits.com)
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Holy ....SOLD!!! That is really cool...well done
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Quoted from DugFreez:My upcoming Flamin' SPIKE 2 Speaker Light Frames should fit pretty nicely with the Godzilla theme. I am also planning on having a skyline design available that mounts at the bottom of the speaker panel grill area. I had this planned even before seeing the end of ball total screen (which it matches really closely).
Here's a crap mock up picture, a pic of the end of ball total screen and a video of the Flamin' Frames in action.I hope to have these listed by mid-November.
Doug (SpeakerLightKits.com)
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How can we get this look on an LE? Its stunning!
Quoted from Gov:Got my pro yesterday and it is amazing. Anybody need a mod beta tester?
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Cliffy could use some pics and measurements of the shooter lane so we can get protectors going for that.
Doing Godzilla with heat ray coming from his mouth.....not a fan of the flat plastics, Probably end up doing Mechagodzilla roo
Quoted from CashMoney:Cliffy could use some pics and measurements of the shooter lane so we can get protectors going for that.
Yeah, get measuring gov!
Quoted from RoyalJack:How can we get this look on an LE? Its stunning!
It would be as simple as getting the Flamin' Fames kit when I get it ready.....and then adding the speaker foam that the Pro and Premium models usually have from the factory (which I sell) and some plastic canvas to put in the back of the lit area to spread the light (which I sell).
I've tried these mounted with different things in different ways (foam / no foam, with foam alone or with foam and the plastic canvas, etc...) Each looks a bit different and there are some things I don't think should be done. I would personally never remove the foam if you have a Pro or Premium and are using the factory 4" speaker plates...they look bad and should always be covered up (by foam or with a design on the grill or something). I also don't think a person should ever use the plastic canvas without the foam.
While I would personally choose the foam and plastic canvas covering up the LE speakers.....I think it looks good with the LE speakers and surrounds without the foam or plastic canvas also. The flaming effect isn't spread as well or as visible, the lights are also not diffused by the foam and are more visible by direct view, but it still looks nice and the LE speakers and surrounds in the back of the lit area doesn't look bad or distracting at all. You can even put a type 13 light kit behind them if you want them to stand out a bit more.
All and all if you have an LE and like the flaming kit...I would probably recommend getting it and also the foam and plastic canvas so you have different things to try out and see what you like best.
Doug (SpeakerLightKits.com)
Quoted from gambit3113:Fan isn’t going to do much there. The magnet is above the PF. And the only magnet burn solution there ever was for TAF was the fuse.
Isn't that just a post? The actual magnet coil is below the playfield, isn't it?
EDIT: Confirmed. It's a big coil under the PF that drives the post you see on the topside. So a fan mechanism to cool it could be easily added as an option to the Tibetan Breeze flipper cooling kit for Spike. I'll check out the temps when I lay hands on a Godzilla and if it is getting really hot, I'll make an add-on to cool this down.
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Quoted from DugFreez:It would be as simple as getting the Flamin' Fames kit when I get it ready.....and then adding the speaker foam that the Pro and Premium models usually have from the factory (which I sell) and some plastic canvas to put in the back of the lit area to spread the light (which I sell).
I've tried these mounted with different things in different ways (foam / no foam, with foam alone or with foam and the plastic canvas, etc...) Each looks a bit different and there are some things I don't think should be done. I would personally never remove the foam if you have a Pro or Premium and are using the factory 4" speaker plates...they look bad and should always be covered up (by foam or with a design on the grill or something). I also don't think a person should ever use the plastic canvas without the foam.
While I would personally choose the foam and plastic canvas covering up the LE speakers.....I think it looks good with the LE speakers and surrounds without the foam or plastic canvas also. The flaming effect isn't spread as well or as visible, the lights are also not diffused by the foam and are more visible by direct view, but it still looks nice and the LE speakers and surrounds in the back of the lit area doesn't look bad or distracting at all. You can even put a type 13 light kit behind them if you want them to stand out a bit more.
All and all if you have an LE and like the flaming kit...I would probably recommend getting it and also the foam and plastic canvas so you have different things to try out and see what you like best.
Doug (SpeakerLightKits.com)
Thank you for the details Doug! By chance do you have any photos available of it without the foam/canvas?
Quoted from PinMonk:Isn't that just a post? The actual magnet coil is below the playfield, isn't it?
EDIT: Confirmed. It's a big coil under the PF that drives the post you see on the topside. So a fan mechanism to cool it could be easily added as an option to the Tibetan Breeze flipper cooling kit for Spike. I'll check out the temps when I lay hands on a Godzilla and if it is getting really hot, I'll make an add-on to cool this down.
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Thank you PinMonk, I'd definitely be interested if you design one.
Quoted from RoyalJack:Thank you PinMonk, I'd definitely be interested if you design one.
I'm thinking about doing launch themed Tibetan Breeze kits that are green with the footprint on the fan screen. If I do that and the magnet needs cooling, I'll have it match, too.
Quoted from RoyalJack:Thank you for the details Doug! By chance do you have any photos available of it without the foam/canvas?
I'll see if I can get a short video in the next couple of days. It should do better at showing how things look than a picture would. I will put the same Godzilla "LE looking" setup on the back (red? surrounds and the 5.25" Kenwood speakers) and do one side with the foam and plastic canvas and the other side without. I'll also hook both sides up to the same output using the Y-Splitter so they will be showing the same flaming patterns on both sides for a better head to head comparison.
Doug (SpeakerLightKits.com)
Quoted from DugFreez:I'll see if I can get a short video in the next couple of days. It should do better at showing how things look than a picture would. I will put the same Godzilla "LE looking" setup on the back (red? surrounds and the 5.25" Kenwood speakers) and do one side with the foam and plastic canvas and the other side without. I'll also hook both sides up to the same output using the Y-Splitter so they will be showing the same flaming patterns on both sides for a better head to head comparison.
Doug (SpeakerLightKits.com)
I can confirm that the magnet is an issue. Played around 6 hours today on a pro and we had to let the machine sit between games or else the magnet would stop working due to the heat. We also had some longer 3 player games where the magnet was working to start and mid game it would die. Surprisingly it would sometimes start working again mid game.
Quoted from DugFreez:My upcoming Flamin' SPIKE 2 Speaker Light Frames should fit pretty nicely with the Godzilla theme. I am also planning on having a skyline design available that mounts at the bottom of the speaker panel grill area. I had this planned even before seeing the end of ball total screen (which it matches really closely).
Here's a crap mock up picture, a pic of the end of ball total screen and a video of the Flamin' Frames in action.I hope to have these listed by mid-November.
Doug (SpeakerLightKits.com)
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Quoted from UnholySpectacle:I can confirm that the magnet is an issue. Played around 6 hours today on a pro and we had to let the machine sit between games or else the magnet would stop working due to the heat. We also had some longer 3 player games where the magnet was working to start and mid game it would die. Surprisingly it would sometimes start working again mid game.
Sounds like maybe a thermal switch is being used? Or (hopefully) they used the better option and have a temp probe on the coil and are using software to turn the coil off when it gets too hot then back on again when it cools down. Either would explain why the coil starts working again mid-game after being off for a while.
Given that Stern has the ability to do microsecond pulse duty cycles, it may not get fixed without active cooling (and I guess this confirms I'm doing it), but it should be a lot BETTER with some attention paid to the duty cycle of the magnet on future software updates.
Quoted from DugFreez:My upcoming Flamin' SPIKE 2 Speaker Light Frames should fit pretty nicely with the Godzilla theme. I am also planning on having a skyline design available that mounts at the bottom of the speaker panel grill area. I had this planned even before seeing the end of ball total screen (which it matches really closely).
Here's a crap mock up picture, a pic of the end of ball total screen and a video of the Flamin' Frames in action.I hope to have these listed by mid-November.
Doug (SpeakerLightKits.com)
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Count me in for the flames or the cityscape when you get them done. I need to order another set for my Deadpool as well.
Trying out a couple of approaches for UFO designs. One more OG style and other sightly updated designs. The OG one I just put together quickly this morning, so the domes/curves will get some size adjustments as I play with it. Watcha guys think?
IMG_20211011_140811 (resized).jpgdownload_20211011_104332 (resized).pngQuoted from PinMonk:Isn't that just a post? The actual magnet coil is below the playfield, isn't it?
EDIT: Confirmed. It's a big coil under the PF that drives the post you see on the topside. So a fan mechanism to cool it could be easily added as an option to the Tibetan Breeze flipper cooling kit for Spike. I'll check out the temps when I lay hands on a Godzilla and if it is getting really hot, I'll make an add-on to cool this down.
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Based on initial impressions of the gam it sounds like this is the only major issue, so looking forward to this.
Nothing beats the original Monster Zero design:
Quoted from Sleal16:Trying out a couple of approaches for UFO designs. One more OG style and other sightly updated designs. The OG one I just put together quickly this morning, so the domes/curves will get some size adjustments as I play with it. Watcha guys think?
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AC6B2ABA-E640-4A2B-8F94-145C98F62E01 (resized).pngQuoted from UnholySpectacle:Nothing beats the original Monster Zero design:
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Yeah, ultimately will be the final design. Been using that one and the black and white one as reference. Still slowly working on curvatures to get the domes as close to that as possible. Printing V2 low res right now to see how it translates. The other design I'll get it finish for the heck of it
Quoted from Sleal16:Trying out a couple of approaches for UFO designs. One more OG style and other sightly updated designs. The OG one I just put together quickly this morning, so the domes/curves will get some size adjustments as I play with it. Watcha guys think?
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Looks good. Will u be selling?
If I'm proud enough of the final "product", sure. And also as long as I don't step on anyone's toes if they're already working on something similar.
Once I get the shapes right, need to test the translucent parts since on this bumper for GZ it looks to use different changing colors for targets. Gotta make sure it'll show the right color through. Hoping there isn't any, or much of, delays on the LEs. Haven't seen any pros pop up anywhere near here
Quoted from Sleal16:If I'm proud enough of the final "product", sure. And also as long as I don't step on anyone's toes if they're already working on something similar.
Once I get the shapes right, need to test the translucent parts since on this bumper for GZ it looks to use different changing colors for targets. Gotta make sure it'll show the right color through. Hoping there isn't any, or much of, delays on the LEs. Haven't seen any pros pop up anywhere near here
I would say don't worry about it, everyone has their own takes on things, one person's like could be someone else's dislike.
Quoted from tdiddy:I would say don't worry about it, everyone has their own takes on things, one person's like could be someone else's dislike.
I agree, I’m sure many people will be building different mods based on the ship, oxygen destroyer, and the maser cannon. The good stuff will float to the top of folks buy list so make it rock and people will love it.
Quoted from Allibaster:Any mods planned for the bridge? The flat plastics look ugly, IMO...
Yeah I'm working on that
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