WW2 Themed Pinball - All new P-ROC ambitious Homebrew
A tease: the playfield after three revisions:
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The playfield has the following so far:
1. Drops: (1) 5 set; (1) 4 set; (1) 3 set; (1) 2 set; (1) 3 inline
2. Pops: (2)
3. Ramps: (1) Elevated; (1) Jump
4. Interactive toys: (4) .. Plane, Tank, Barracks, Building
5. Flippers: (3) 3 inch; (3) 2 inch
6. Spinner: (1)
7. Stand up Targets: (10+)
8. Kick-out holes: (2)
9. Mini playfields: (3) .. Town Square, Building Roof, Mine field (so far)
10. Scoop (1)
11. Skill shot(1)
12. VUK(1)
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A little background - I've been collecting, fixing and playing pinball for about seven years. It all started when my wife 'strongly encouraged' me to get a pinball machine to round out our game room. I also have two boys which both help fix and play them.
So after reading other builds I thought we have the elements to make this work:
1. A wife supporting the build!
2. One son who is studying mechanical engineering and knows Inventor software quite well
3. We have a 3D printer
4. My dad passed on his electrical engineering and woodworking skills to me
5. I also resin cast and vacu-form as part of another hobby
6. Both sons have great ideas about the build
7. Plenty of parts at my finger tips
8. I do programming for my day job
Here is some insight into what we love in a layout:
1. Drop targets and more drop targets
2. Mini playfields
3. Interactive pinball toys
4. A layout where you can virtually see all the action
5. Flipper 'setup' lanes
6. Multi-ball options
The goal is to get this done by June 2018. We actually started in June 2017 so a one year build