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Aussie Pinball Forums => Pinball Mods => Custom Games => Topic started by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 04:52:21 PM

Title: VARIOUS - Custom Pinballs
Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 04:52:21 PM: With deference to Coconut Island, Homepin, Mr Pinbologist, Nucore, various previous posts and many people not mentioned;
I'd like to begin a mainly pictorial thread on privateer's (and some small concern's) efforts to build custom and conversion machines all under one heading.

There have been some wonderful and also some pretty dubious EM and SS attempts over the years.
With the advent of P-Roc and some other amazing hardware & software systems, it strikes me that there might be more late era machines being scratch built or converted too.

We'll start the old chrome vanadium ball rolling with some pics I've gathered:

PLEASE keep adding MORE stuff if YOU'RE interested in this topic!
Title: Re: custom machines
Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 05:00:40 PM: More . . .
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Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 05:05:10 PM: But wait . . .
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Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 05:13:10 PM: Ain't finished yet . . .
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Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 05:21:52 PM: Ad nauseum . . .
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Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 05:26:43 PM: :D
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Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 05:34:08 PM: (((
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Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 05:39:20 PM: #@#
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Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 05:46:35 PM: :tumble:
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Post by: Mr Pinbologist on March 28, 2010, 05:48:41 PM: Wow, some interesting looking games in that lot!! I especially liked the see through EM.. i'd heard about that one but hadn't seen it til now

Thanks for posting these pics, and thanks for throwing Vortex in there too ^^^ ^^^
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Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 06:05:32 PM: #@#
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Post by: Pinfan on March 28, 2010, 06:08:57 PM: This is a one off as it never got into production so i guess you could call it a custom machine...

http://www.theyorkshow.com/cm.html
Title: Re: custom machines
Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 07:41:35 PM: Here's the flyer (Censored) for what started life as "Big Ben"
The backglass is too graphic to post. &&
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Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 07:52:00 PM: The Booming 80's
Announced 12 months ago . . .
See www.pinballplus.com
Title: Re: custom machines
Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 08:03:27 PM: Ratbag and Elkor-Alish in WA both reckon they are gunner do this conversion of a Dolly Parton.
Anyone else foolhardy enough?
See www.classicplayfields.com
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Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 08:11:27 PM: Here's a saucy German effort: dunno if anything's progressed since 2008 . . .
See www.pinball-dreams.com
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Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 08:59:03 PM: Iron Maiden (not the Stern variety)
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Post by: Pinprick on March 28, 2010, 10:36:27 PM: Bang F**k Venus
If you haven't previously seen this extraordinarily obscene (but very clever) custom pinball machine:
BE WARNED
The content on the following site is NOT suitable for minors or people who may be offended by overt sexual art/graphics/audio.
See www.jditmars.net/BANG/BANG
Title: Re: custom machines
Post by: Pinprick on March 30, 2010, 02:12:41 PM: Last but absolutely NOT least.
Or if you're new to the forum . . .
Homegrown Aussie $#$
By Homepin (any progress?)
and Coconut Island
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Post by: Strangeways on March 30, 2010, 02:22:33 PM: I seriously did not know that there were so many home made games !

^^^
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Post by: braddo on March 30, 2010, 04:04:11 PM: Bet that Iron Maiden custom pin is a mean drainer, I can tell. %$%

Surprised that an Iron Maiden pin was not released early to mid eighties, the artwork alone would have sold it. My guess is that art on an Iron Maiden pin could only really have be done by Derek Riggs, and not the contracted pin manafacturer artists.
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Post by: thehaze on March 31, 2010, 02:06:28 PM: The Iron maiden caught my eye too. Really well done graphics. Very interesting collection of pics overall. Makes me want to try one %.%
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Post by: Redback on March 31, 2010, 07:22:41 PM: I like the Bill Paxton pin,

Red
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Post by: Pinprick on March 31, 2010, 08:45:01 PM: Quote from: Redback on March 31, 2010, 07:22:41 PM
I like the Bill Paxton pin,

Red

Rollerball has already provided the best link to the Bill Paxton machine.
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Post by: Pinprick on April 04, 2010, 04:34:36 PM: Here's a scratch built EM made by Dominique Johns from silverAge silverBall
"Galactic Girl" was a 3 year project and is now complete.
Story is on Pinball News.
Looks very interesting!
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Post by: Pinprick on April 05, 2010, 01:57:49 PM: This is an "Astroboy" conversion by Jeremy melton.
Donor machine: Stern Magic.
Really professional look. Says he used Paintshop pro etc.
See: jeremymelton.com
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Post by: Pinprick on April 10, 2010, 02:31:12 PM: Penball
Good name. Made for pen company.
Gets displayed at expos etc.
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Post by: ktm450 on April 10, 2010, 11:28:14 PM: Boxster

http://www.pinballnews.com/learn/boxster/ (http://www.pinballnews.com/learn/boxster/)

(http://www.pinballnews.com/learn/boxster/1.jpg)
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Post by: Pinprick on April 18, 2010, 03:38:22 PM: Not quite a custom game, but here's beautifully modded Dracula . . .
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Post by: elkor-alish on April 19, 2010, 11:20:05 AM: The Astro Boy pin is my favourite so far but that Dracula looks great too. ^^^

This is a great thread idea Max keep em' coming.
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Post by: Pinprick on April 19, 2010, 03:01:44 PM: Here we have a machine that was supposedly released in 2003 by Churchill Cabinet in the U.S.
IPDB and Pinball news covered this pin, saying it was for the home market.
Appears to be based on the National Lampoon series.
No stats on production . . . looks like another one wilted on the vine.
Title: Re: custom machines
Post by: daics3522 on April 20, 2010, 12:26:11 AM: Quote from: elkor-alish on April 19, 2010, 11:20:05 AM
The Astro Boy pin is my favourite so far but that Dracula looks great too. ^^^

This is a great thread idea Max keep em' coming.

I agree with you here Mark... Dracula is sweet but Astroboy looks magnificent.
Title: Re: custom machines
Post by: Pinprick on April 22, 2010, 11:07:07 PM: The Visible Woman: Orgasmic Pinball
Circa 2002
Built by University of California San Diego vsual arts facility and center for research in computing.
WTF?
Look closely at the PF to see what the lady in image #4 is doing !*!