Louisville, KY
Fukn amazing work! Keep goin!
(Topic ID: 252842)
Quoted from SickNate:First ball rail guide done.
Harder than I thought, hopefully next 2 go better.
Clips worked out good, got it done w/o welding.[quoted image]
What a beautiful layout....can't wait till it's done and complete.
One thought I had on your ball capture mech — what if you trap a ball, kick another out and drain it before releasing the captured one? Does it just sit up there until someone hits it out? Usually the machine would be looking for that ball, I’m not sure how you’ll handle that programmingwise? At a brand new game the Machine will want to reset all the balls to the trough
2nd wire guide done.
I just kinda winged it and bent everything by hand. I had planned to make a couple of sets of soft jaws for my vise with different radii . Next time will definitely do that. My hands hurt and it could be better.
Mbecker, I kinda figured it would be a multiball in the bank for the next player if ball is lost with that mech locked. I think wonka has something similar.
All the programming I figured I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it. I’ve been completely focused on mechanical. Now that I’m about done there I’m about to dive into mpf. Been learning python here and there when I have time.
My nephew is in charge of code and is pretty far along on that front.
221D35CD-E85D-4999-9DFD-95242D28F198 (resized).jpeg
Btw, anyone who wants my solid models is welcome to them. I didn’t want to post/give them out until I made sure everything fit.
I used pinballlife.com parts almost exclusively. A lot of their parts are slightly different from wpc parts.
It was very tight to get their 8 ball trough and auto plunger to fit. So my playfield could be a good start for anyone looking to go that route.
I've been watching this thread for quite some time. So jealous at the skill to do something like this as I cannot. This game looks amazing! Can't wait to see the finished product.
WireformS look great! I’m interested in the models, I will be cadding mine up at some point and that would def save time..
Are you guys going with scratch python code I can’t remember? Or MPF, or something else? I just know that MPF is generally looking to collect all the balls back At the end of a game before starting the next but I’m sure there’s a bit of programming to do what you guys want it to. Of course if code is all custom I’m sure it’s not an issue at all.
Quoted from Mbecker:WireformS look great! I’m interested in the models, I will be cadding mine up at some point and that would def save time..
Are you guys going with scratch python code I can’t remember? Or MPF, or something else? I just know that MPF is generally looking to collect all the balls back At the end of a game before starting the next but I’m sure there’s a bit of programming to do what you guys want it to. Of course if code is all custom I’m sure it’s not an issue at all.
DM me your email and I’ll send you the files. Does dxf work?
We’re using MPF. Hopefully won’t have to do too much python code.
Quoted from SickNate:Hopefully won’t have to do too much python code.
Haha. Last words of the condemned...
I'm looking at the Newton ball shot. Do you need to have a post on the left side and right side of the ramps to prevent the ball from getting chewed up on shots that miss?
Quoted from SickNate:We’re using MPF. Hopefully won’t have to do too much python code.
There are ways to prevent that. If you add the tag "home" to a device it will consider those balls to be home. Otherwise it will collect. If that logic is fine for you there is no need to write any code.
Jan
Jabdoa,
Sweet. That sounds simple enough.
I really want to start flipping this thing.
My nephew lives in NV, and has the NUC that we are using to run this thing.
Don’t know when I can get him down to Oceanside because of this corona thing.
bummer.
3rd rail guide in.
Added a spinner to the left ramp.
Now each flipper has one.
I’m going to make a second scoop like the first.
That way one can hold a ball then when the other scoop is hit, it can be random which scoop the ball is coming out of.
Then for certain modes both scoops will hold a ball.
Then it’s time to make a subway.
Then wait patiently for quarantine to end.
First try on third rail guide looked like hammered puke.
Really tight turns , not so easy to bend by hand.
So I made a fixture/guide and it worked out good.
F259C243-D2F9-4254-B08E-93E083F4826E (resized).jpeg4CFA2825-BB09-4B28-9108-FB30AE1C0436 (resized).jpegGreat work! Excited to see this thing flipping!
You can always purchase another NUC and have your nephew send you an image (google drive). Super simple to reimage the NUC and then he can continue developing and you can begin playing!
Quoted from SickNate:Jabdoa,
Sweet. That sounds simple enough.
I really want to start flipping this thing.
My nephew lives in NV, and has the NUC that we are using to run this thing.
Don’t know when I can get him down to Oceanside because of this corona thing.
bummer.
3rd rail guide in.
Added a spinner to the left ramp.
Now each flipper has one.
I’m going to make a second scoop like the first.
That way one can hold a ball then when the other scoop is hit, it can be random which scoop the ball is coming out of.
Then for certain modes both scoops will hold a ball.
Then it’s time to make a subway.
Then wait patiently for quarantine to end.
First try on third rail guide looked like hammered puke.
Really tight turns , not so easy to bend by hand.
So I made a fixture/guide and it worked out good.[quoted image][quoted image]
Game looks really awesome, but everytime I see it I wonder how much this steel-beast PF weights and my back start to hurt 
Vancouver, BC
Made and installed the worlds shortest subway.
Just one more subway to go and this thing Is mechanically complete.
Well that and some plastics.
Been playing around with some ideas for SS covers over the plastics.
Still not sold on the idea.
EEB0AC3D-839F-4373-A7A5-3EB2B7FEDCDC (resized).jpeg0C6E000A-A6F6-4F4C-8AE2-D9D7824E88CA (resized).jpeg9C3A2DB7-ACC4-415B-AFB2-9866FFDE0196 (resized).jpeg
Quoted from SickNate:Made and installed the worlds shortest subway.
Just one more subway to go and this thing Is mechanically complete.
Well that and some plastics.
Been playing around with some ideas for SS covers over the plastics.
Still not sold on the idea.
[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
Pretty sure Iron Maiden Prem/LE has you beat on the subway length.
Melbourne
Quoted from jawjaw:What about a bunch of spikes or car parts like exhaust, superchargers, scoops, etc on the ss covers? It would fit the theme well and give it more 3D look. Spikes would be a work hazard, though. lol[quoted image][quoted image]
Might cause havoc with ball hangs ...
Quoted from SickNate:Been playing around with some ideas for SS covers over the plastics.
Still not sold on the idea.
I like the IDEA of SS plastics covers, but I'd wait and tie them in to whatever playfield art you end up with.
Χαλκίδα
A simple idea like “ I want Nixie tube hurry up timers” seems easy.
For me ... not so much.
Turns out I had to learn some:
c++ to program an arduino
Python to send serial commands from MPF to the Arduino
SPI protocol to send data from arduino to exixe nixie drivers.
Serial protocol to send data from computer to Arduino
Arduino ....
2 or 3 days going down the rabbit and I’ve come out the other side .
My head hurts.
5C11A8FA-EF5E-447B-99E0-21B39B6D9DC8 (resized).jpegQuoted from SickNate:A simple idea like “ I want Nixie tube hurry up timers” seems easy.
For me ... not so much.
Turns out I had to learn some:
c++ to program an arduino
Python to send serial commands from MPF to the Arduino
SPI protocol to send data from arduino to exixe nixie drivers.
Serial protocol to send data from computer to Arduino
Arduino ....
2 or 3 days going down the rabbit and I’ve come out the other side .
My head hurts.[quoted image]
C’mon man. Any idiot with a Doctorate in quantum physics knows that. Duh...
Quoted from SickNate:A simple idea like “ I want Nixie tube hurry up timers” seems easy.
For me ... not so much.
Turns out I had to learn some:
c++ to program an arduino
Python to send serial commands from MPF to the Arduino
SPI protocol to send data from arduino to exixe nixie drivers.
Serial protocol to send data from computer to Arduino
Arduino ....
2 or 3 days going down the rabbit and I’ve come out the other side .
My head hurts.[quoted image]
I got confused just reading about it, let alone when I scrolled down and saw the picture with the spaghetti wires 
The wiring isn’t that bad. Once I clean it up it look simple.
Per nixie you just need 6 wires:
Slave select (SS)
Master out slave in (MOSI)
Clock
High voltage (180v)
3.3 volts
Ground
I can see now why all the best homebrew pins are made by programmers.
Making stuff I’d say is my strong suit.
Art, programming and electronics are my weak ones. Unfortunately that is what’s left. Luckily that is where I’m getting help.
Those are pretty cool looking! Never seen them before, fits theme well. Nice work! 180v on those puppies, damn!! You have a 180v power supply just for those? Or did you get a multi voltage unit that’s supplying other voltages for you?
Mbecker,
It’s a step up transformer from 12v to 180v. Not expensive , you can see it in the upper left hand corner of the pic.
Nixie tubes are what they used on mainframe computers in the 50’s.
Russia used them until the 90’s.
Most available now are new old stock from long ago. Some companies have started making them again.
I thought it was an og idea... but then saw the the score display on munsters pinball displays virtual nixies
Randers
Quoted from underlord:I don’t remember nixies in mad max movies.
They didn’t have lcd screens, dot matrix, or 7 segment displays either.
I can't wait to see this up and running. Looks absolutely epic. Hopefully you get a manufacturer to get it from you and we all can buy one.
Quoted from SickNate:They didn’t have lcd screens, dot matrix, or 7 segment displays either.
True. Lol.
Just seemed overkill. But I guess that’s keeping in theme with the entire project. Still badass.
You have great taste.
Reply
Wanna join the discussion? Please sign in to reply to this topic.
Hey there! Welcome to Pinside!
Donate to PinsideGreat to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!
