I gotta quit drinking on the weekends

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Pumpkin patch with ghosts

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Here's where the toys are being made. Tools dropped everywhere.

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Oh noooooo I can't add more to it!

slow and steady makes jack a dull boy

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Since I'm in the doghouse, I decided to make it bigger.

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Laying down more cobblestones. WIP
Making some ramp exit wires.
Meeting with my metal guys tonight - excited to get that part rolling!

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cobbles, needle, thread, spool - this area is done
- meeting delayed until Sunday

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Oh hey!

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This one was stubborn - took much sanding to get the solder to stick.
Bit ugly, but it's just a proto for the stainless. Wire off to the right will be bent to attach on top of sling post.

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The left half that drops down into Zero.
Met with Jeff and Henry. Plans are afoot for ramps and guides!

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Thanks for the advice. I know better - but these are just protos. Solder held up for a few hundred plays.

So, Matt, what's better - stainless wire or some other metal then chromed or painted?

Hand drawn Lock, Shock and Barrel. Cage and a boiled bug for Oogie.
Background will be continuation of the pumpkin hill. Insert lettering still to come.

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Making steady progress.
Main things left to do: forest area, christmas town background/snow loop, electric chair, fonts for decals

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I want to add some flashers to my game, so I made a Roto Tower Flasher thingy with some FAST RGB LEDs.

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I got the RGB LEDs from FAST https://squareup.com/market/fast-pinball-llc/

I used 4 of those and soldered them together - common GND, common 5V and signal in a serial chain. Connector is in the center and points out the bottom.

I'm hoping to have at least 3 towers hidden in something theme related (like what Matt did with the barrel flashers on Doom)

Not sure really, other than not finding poses we liked for them?
I know, it's inconsistent. It's more like 50/50 now - The mayor, sleigh, snake and reindeer are drawn as well.

Relax, chill out with a nice ice cream cone!

We got sidetracked with good friends and nice weather for the past week!
Back at it tonight.
- Electric Chair -
Metal guides and ramps have been cut. Getting the pieces tomorrow!

Any suggestions for the doorbell insert?

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Kiss my shiny metal... ramps

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what about a stocking instead of a doorbell?

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99% thought out.
This target is the 'mystery' target.
Hit it a bunch of times to set up awards at the saucer.
So, initially I thought of a doorbell(Mayor visiting Jack)
But after drawing it out, not so sure.
The stocking seems to fit better thematically - scene where Jack explains Christmas to the Hallowe'en townsfolk.

The only negative is the red over the insert.

Great suggestion. Thanks!

Maybe just a big ol' question mark.

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Baby's got the bends, I know

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More bendy

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Now, pay attention
Now we pick up an over-sized sock
And hang it like this on the wall
Oh, yes! Does it still have a foot?
Let me see, let me look
Is it rotted and covered with gook?

Ha! You know, if we lived closer, they'd have been done in metal 2 years ago!

a sprinkling of snow while I take a break from bending ramps

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