Thanks Punter - funny , I was playing Pharoah and thinking at the time it is a better game than BK but I didnt want to convince myself of that as I like BK.
OK back to the Colour DMD info.
I asked Randy how long he felt it might be before these panels were in 'proper' production for various / many more games.
There are only Randy and one other gentleman working on these right now, therefore it would be a long way off until we see lots available.
HOWEVER , Randy suggested he may ask amongst the pinball community if anyone is interested in helping create more title panels, much like CPR do with all thier contributuing artists.......so any of you out there that have the knowledge and skills COULD get involved in this and be part of something pretty cool for our hobby - make sure you check out
www.colordmd.com and IF you feel you have the skills to contribute , then watch his site or contact Randy directly via his site to see if you can assist.
A bit more of a summary of this afternoon.....
First off - here is a picture of 3 BIG PLAYERS in the pinball hobby.
The crowds got a little more intense than this morning.
We asked Michael Schiess, the main event organiser how many people come through and he said between 3000-5000 people attend this event over the 3 days.
They also have 150++ volunteers/ staff to make this event happen with numerous people donating games for the event too
Some people come dress 'themed'
Here we are with Michael - SMILE HEY WOTTO
TONY - STALKING CLIFFY 
Thats Cliffy - what a SUPER nice dude he is
And Nick this ones for you......apparently you are some type of legend amongst these guys AND they have never even met you - they all knew you and asked if we knew you.
Thats Mr 68 in the middle.
My best mate from last night - NOT.
He still gave me the evil eye this morning.
We got to see the custom game Hellacopters with the glass off today which made it better to take pics of it , I met Wade Krauss who was a huge part of making the game ( along with that well known Metallica pinball for James Hetfield ).......he advised me they are currently doing another custom machine modelled on The Black Knight......THAT could be spectacular.
The detail in this game is SO nice.
He did tell me that the original Kingpin they made this from was a machine that was ready for the scrap heap , so they didnt destroy a game to custom make this.
Something we hadnt noticed were the monsters placed under the big clear inserts in the playfield, these light up as part of the gameplay.
Played a couple of woodies today......how fun
We played Knock Out as Tony likes boxing.
It has a little old mechanical boxing ring in the middle of it.
Apparently this Spot Bowler is a very rare game
And man is it fast
I pulled back on the plunger, the ball shot into the playfield top arch area , then I walked around the complex, had lunch, discussed the French revoltion with a group of people, read War & Peace, went and filled the car with petrol, attended a PPE seminar for 30 minutes AND THEN by the time I got back the ball had JUST rolled down to the flipper so I was able to make my first shot
I reckon Harry Connick Junior would have this game frickin BANNED if he saw it
Gavin - these two games were brought along by your friend Dan Kramer - what a cool guy.
Apparently these were put together so the "Big Double D's' were together - a bit of a hidden 'in' joke.
They are in very nice condition.
Some of the games where people have brought them along are topped with banners like this - which is nice.
This is DEFINITELY the last post - we have to go for for a feed ( oh if you ever come to San Rafael CA - go to Extreme Pizza in the main centre of the town for the ABSOLUTE BEST Pizza you will possibly ever taste ) as well as pack the bags for our trip home to Australia tomorrow night. We have a 6+ hour drive to LAX for a night flight home.
I want to say to any of you that are slightly considering visiting PPE one day - DEFINITELY do it - obviously the games and the selection of games is fantastic but also the other pinheads and the US people in general are just BRILLIANT and enjoy talking to Aussies.
Seeya all soon
Wotto and Tony
