Hey guys. Great progress as always. You may find it easier to solder SMD components if you have some liquid flux amd a small paint brush; this helps keep to solder where you want it and you can almost wipe the tip of you soldering iron (with very little solder on) down the legs of an IC to make the joint.
Take care until next week.
Mike
Another idea for your UFO would be those WS2812 LEDs from Adafruit: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1938. This can be used with the FAST Nano as a serial light string. There is also a 8mm version of those. You can probably also buy them for less (at AliExpress) but Adafruit has good/fast distributors in Europe.
Quoted from Bakerman:Hey guys. Great progress as always. You may find it easier to solder SMD components if you have some liquid flux amd a small paint brush; this helps keep to solder where you want it and you can almost wipe the tip of you soldering iron (with very little solder on) down the legs of an IC to make the joint.
Take care until next week.
Mike
Thanks Mike!
I actually got that stuff,works great! 
Quoted from jabdoa:Another idea for your UFO would be those WS2812 LEDs from Adafruit: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1938. This can be used with the FAST Nano as a serial light string. There is also a 8mm version of those. You can probably also buy them for less (at AliExpress) but Adafruit has good/fast distributors in Europe.
I just dove into that,what a great product!
Never seen leds with 4 legs ever before 
Man people are smart...
But honestly i am gonna try this first,if it turns out crappy,i will look into sumtin else.
As usual i am very excited ‘bout my current idea
Quoted from tommyp:ever consider lighting them sequentially in order so it looks like they, or the ufo is spinning?
That is actually what we’re doing bro...i am hacking a sequence board so the ufo looks more spectalulair.
Next week i am soldering the thing together.
Stick around,gonna be awesome! 
Is this of any help?
ebay.com link: 1 5 3 4 Bluetooth RGB SMD LED Color Chasing Halo Shift Angel Eye H4 Headlight
pasted_image (resized).pngQuoted from OLDPINGUY:Is this of any help?
ebay.com link » 1 5 3 4 Bluetooth Rgb Smd Led Color Chasing Halo Shift Angel Eye H4 Headlight[quoted image]
You can use that same controller with a small strip of 2812 leds as well
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:Is this of any help?
ebay.com link » 1 5 3 4 Bluetooth Rgb Smd Led Color Chasing Halo Shift Angel Eye H4 Headlight[quoted image]
Art,you are familiar with every led on the planet right?
Dude you need to join us 
If my leds fail,i am totally ordering this.
I did not know these excist?
In all honesty i hope my leds work cuz i really like the low tech Bally 90’s look.
My preference for lighting a pinball is still a classic #555 bulb
Quoted from Kawydud:You can use that same controller with a small strip of 2812 leds as well
Why does everybody but me know these things!!!
Quoted from pinballrockstar:Why does everybody but me know these things!!!
I made a couple quick videos of just red in action. You can make the LED strip whatever length you want, the controller works right off your phone via bluetooth.
Quoted from pinballrockstar:Art,you are familiar with every led on the planet right?
Dude you need to join us
If my leds fail,i am totally ordering this.
I did not know these excist?
In all honesty i hope my leds work cuz i really like the low tech Bally 90’s look.
My preference for lighting a pinball is still a classic #555 bulb
Art is an awesome dude, I was just too late to pickup Comet from him.
Thanks! I Just Love what you do, but since Im not there busting your balls, I am a Crazy Mansion, "Voyeur"!
The Strips by Kawydud, (Thanks for the kind words) would be more cost effective for you do the UFO than angel eyes, if you have issues with your rig. Dont know how to interface with your boards, but Im sure it would an easier and effective solution....Especially if you can code color change or speed..
Curious Amigos.....What Crazy plans to you have for the Play Field?
Quoted from Kawydud:I made a couple quick videos of just red in action. You can make the LED strip whatever length you want, the controller works right off your phone via bluetooth.
those are cool man
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:Curious Amigos.....What Crazy plans to you have for the Play Field?
I presume you mean artwork?
We have been thinking about wood flooring with a slightly cartoony touch....so that the playfield resembles a room in the crazy mansion.
It would integrate nicely,if you shoot a certain shot,that could be a hallway or “to the cellar” or sumtin.
It would tie the theme together.
Some little/antique lanterns around the playfield...
But we are still debating.
Anything could happen
Quoted from rufessor:Look at the planked monster bash custom playfield for some wood floor inspiration!
Yeah that is the exact look we have in mind..incredible airbrush work
https://www.adafruit.com/product/412?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxY70-5HV3QIVg8DACh2wiw8EEAQYBSABEgITC_D_BwE
small scale powered shutters , here is a loose concept , wide swing on this hinge but there is alot of moving parts on it, but it looks like a solenoid could open and close this quickly
Quoted from Dragon:https://www.adafruit.com/product/412?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxY70-5HV3QIVg8DACh2wiw8EEAQYBSABEgITC_D_BwE
small scale powered shutters , here is a loose concept , wide swing on this hinge but there is alot of moving parts on it, but it looks like a solenoid could open and close this quickly
Oh?nice?
Thanks dude!
Quoted from pinballrockstar:Oh?nice?
Thanks dude!
yeah well if that info came out of no where at you i'm sorry about that 
Quoted from pinballwil:When taking orders for mas production.
I believe we used 1200 tongue depressors for the roof tiles alone.
If we do mass production we would never be able to source so many tongue depressors.
So sadly that is not possible.
Quoted from Dragon:yeah well if that info came out of no where at you i'm sorry about that
It is a great looking mech,kinda complicated but it would work great with a servo!
Quoted from pinballrockstar:If we do mass production we would never be able to source so many tongue depressors.
I just happen to order tongue depressors (along with everything else used in a hospital theatre) so no problems with sourcing them.
50 machines for an initial run? 60,000 Depressors on the way, just say the word 
Quoted from pinballrockstar:I believe we used 1200 tongue depressors for the roof tiles alone.
If we do mass production we would never be able to source so many tongue depressors.
So sadly that is not possible.It is a great looking mech,kinda complicated but it would work great with a servo!
Lol. My wife and I were talking about this, and my thought was...if you should ever decide to....I would think all those parts would get plastic molded
Quoted from WJxxxx:I just happen to order tongue depressors (along with everything else used in a hospital theatre) so no problems with sourcing them.
50 machines for an initial run? 60,000 Depressors on the way, just say the word
Hahahaha...damn! So i threw a lame excuse on the table
Quoted from Drewscruis:Happy Friday amigos!
Hey bud,good to see you on this awesome friday!!
Quoted from Zablon:Lol. My wife and I were talking about this, and my thought was...if you should ever decide to....I would think all those parts would get plastic molded
Shhh 
i am weezeling my way out of this lol
I don’t want to build 50 of these things! It’s absolutely brutal 
If you guys wouldn’t be so damn enthousiastic...you always motivate us to continue this miserable,miserable project 
Quoted from Wolfmarsh:Happy Friday!
Hey buddy,say hi to your lovely girl from us!
Check out all the mods...
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TWILIGHT ZONE!!!
Not the ultra cool black and white version, but still real nice! 
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