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Aussie Pinball Forums => Pinball Mods => Bally / Williams => Topic started by: swinks on August 17, 2012, 06:30:57 PM

Title: Bally - Kiss - Custom Cabinet Art
Post by: swinks on August 17, 2012, 06:30:57 PM
here is a cool mod, not one for the purists but it does look impressive done by a pinsider - vdojaq.


http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/my-updates-to-a-custom-kiss-pinball-cabinet-1#post-365556


he basically sand the cabinet, painted it black like a 90's dmd and then layed on some custom decals.

Title: Re: Bally - Kiss - Custom Cabinet Art
Post by: Caveoftreasures on August 17, 2012, 06:39:27 PM
FAR BETTER than the std artwork package. If i purchased a beat up 1978 model, and it needed new cabinet art, thats the first mod i would do.

Does he sell them ?
Title: Re: Bally - Kiss - Custom Cabinet Art
Post by: Strangeways on August 17, 2012, 06:59:59 PM

Call me a negative old fart. I'm a pinball purist. A KISS fan / collector since 1977.

That is simply the UGLIEST attempt at a re-theme. I cannot Fathom "how" and "why" people desecrate Pinball machines like this. I recently saw pictures of a Playboy, and it was "re-themed" and looked absolutely disgusting. There was a similar re themed KISS in Australia years ago, and it was just as bad. No one wanted it.

The original artwork is timeless. There's something "special" about the original game's artwork. I don't understand why people just buy a BIG piece of wood and paint whatever they like. The opportunity to paint the original artwork was there as it was not originally a KISS machine. If that machine was "gifted" to me (no way would I pay for a re theme), I'd be pouring the paint stripper within minutes.

Each to their own. It would have been an impressive piece of artwork if it was on a wall or canvas. But it looks really bad on the pinball.  @.@
Title: Re: Bally - Kiss - Custom Cabinet Art
Post by: v8racefan on August 18, 2012, 12:15:50 PM
Not a fan of kiss but the black cab rocks!!
Title: Re: Bally - Kiss - Custom Cabinet Art
Post by: Adrian on April 19, 2013, 08:45:24 PM
I think this looks good I have to say better than the new Metallica art work
Title: Re: Bally - Kiss - Custom Cabinet Art
Post by: skywalker on June 05, 2013, 09:10:32 PM
That kiss pin looks amazing  @@*

The Original still, Rock n Rolls all night  $#$