(Topic ID: 190992)
Rotterdam
Gilligan's Island
You guys make things COOL, a lot of purists forget that gaming is F U N.
I for one applaud you for doing this VP machine as the cost of pinball goes up, these are a viable substitution .
Quoted from swinks:awesome work, do you still have it?
No i sold it for a good price, i can build 4 of them for that kinda money 
But to be honest,it worked excellent but i like real steel balls better 
Quoted from oldskool1969:You guys make things COOL, a lot of purists forget that gaming is F U N.
I for one applaud you for doing this VP machine as the cost of pinball goes up, these are a viable substitution .
It is a great alternative,absolutely.
The build alone is so much fun dude!
What would you guess for a build cost on one of those? I'm an idiot, but thought it may be a fun project.
Quoted from gliebig:What would you guess for a build cost on one of those? I'm an idiot, but thought it may be a fun project.
old cab: 50 bucks
ipac 2 board,bunch of buttons and a secondhand computer: 300 bucks
38" hd tv with one dead pixel (who cares) : 25 bucks
24" backbox lcd from thriftstore: 30 bucks
vp forums membership for one year: 10 bucks
I re used the old wiring harnass that came with Jurassic Park cabinet to solder the switches to the arcade buttons.
the 15" dmd lcd came with the secondhand computer
So to sum it up i paid just over 400 bucks to build it and sold it for 1600 bucks...
Quoted from Wolfmarsh:Happy Friday amigos!
Here is a long overdue pic of my wife in her amigos shirt. One of the reasons we bought so much to help support your cause was because my wife is also battling cancer at the moment, hence the lack of hair.
She is proud to support the amigos.
Our heart goes out to you girl,big big greet and love from your crazy friends from the Netherlands 
040893A7-A579-45F6-8ADF-92B6A96DED0F (resized).jpegQuoted from pinballrockstar:Just a sec guys,we are in the alley for some inspiration!
Looks like an album cover
Quoted from snakesnsparklers:Looks like an album cover
The Amazing Amigos 
St Louis, MO
Quoted from pinballrockstar:Just a sec guys,we are in the alley for some inspiration!
Hmm... that's usually the "old lady kicked us out look"? What did y'all do now?
Edit to say that does look like an album cover.
Quoted from pinballrockstar:Right off the bat we cannot find the “ plintentang”?
Wtf?
Hey I just remembered. The "moss" must be in the alley. We always called that "the safety meeting". 
Quoted from Travish:Hey I just remembered. The "moss" must be in the alley.
Either that or maybe this.
Yeah true
Let’s glue some wood to the backbox guys!
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Let’s glue some wood to the backbox guys!
Wow, that is super impressive.
My wife loved the pic from you guys. 
Made her weekend.
Quoted from Wolfmarsh:Wow, that is super impressive.
My wife loved the pic from you guys. Made her weekend.
Good to hear,ofcourse we are moved too over here,be strong
So...that lower playfield...what are you going to be shooting at?? drops, or standups? Can you squeeze an orbit loop down there? Also will you use separate flipper buttons or just one set and the basement flippers only activate when a ball is down there...
Dont post here often but i‘m with you every friday
Awesome progress, it‘s going to be an insane machine! 
Quoted from swillie:So...that lower playfield...what are you going to be shooting at?? drops, or standups? Can you squeeze an orbit loop down there? Also will you use separate flipper buttons or just one set and the basement flippers only activate when a ball is down there...
We are debating just that,we are thinking about a cirqus voltaire/ringmaster kinda area layout.
(Without the ringmaster)
A loop with inner targets 
Quoted from Ben1981:Dont post here often but i‘m with you every friday
Awesome progress, it‘s going to be an insane machine!
Hey Ben,nice of you to chip in,thanks for the support pinball brother
Oh! Swinks! Bro!
We made you a black shirt buuuut with orange letters so you still have that dutch vibe.
Mic’s tshirt guy did not deliver,but you are gonna be happy with it.
Looks great man 
Shipping on monday!
5B86EEC0-906E-4482-A5ED-F2984324F978 (resized).jpegF8801F71-E0B8-4E79-B023-1421D7099F3A (resized).jpegQuoted from Honch:That game is going to be serious eye candy when you're done.
Mic thinks so too,he is staring at it right now
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