Designing a particular pinball machine is only 5% of the picture as some other start-ups are finding and relying on outside suppliers is a recipe for disaster (as JJP found out early in the piece).

Very interesting comments, thanks Mike. It certainly seems that the outsourcing of parts has been a major stumbling block for both JJP and now Heighway whose production line has also been held up while they wait for parts which were not up to standard to be revised.  It will be very interesting to watch how your very different approach to pinball manufacturing develops in the second half of the year.

Thanks also for posting the updates on your facebook page, it's fascinating to get these behind-the-scenes glimpses of what is going on in the factory.