Hmm very interesting... thanks for posting that.
How much do you normally charge for a pinball plastic like this?
Are you suggesting that people who want these type of jobs done can make their own scan and save a lot of time and cost?
Ive got one I need to make... one day... Photoimpact is my program of choice but i'm sure it could do the same thing... just have to check the file save formats but I know theres a huge list of them.
If you provide artwoork that is suitable the cost of making parts like this is VERY cheap. Most of the cost is preparing artwork.