Wizard Of OZ Pinball

[Ant68]

I saw this guys work at Jacks place ,its nothing but amazing .How he's incorporated the original film with pinball will blow your minds ,It will take pinball to a new dimension.Mark my works .
http://www.pinballnews.com/games/wizardofoz/index17.html

[Caveoftreasures]

2 x interesting things I got out of that excellent long media release

1. Jersey jack wants the Wizard of Oz Pinball to start production around mid March 12-13th, which is before Production starts at Stern for the AC/DC LE models.

2. Gary Stern apparently has said Stern has found/is working on a replacement for the Dot Matrix display (is Stern following suit with a LCD backglass as well ??)

Exciting tmes.

 

[Ant68]

Man !! lots of Pinball news this week , I can't remember it been so intence .
Bring it on
Greetings Pinball Fans,

After a productive week spent at JJP's Midwest Campus, Jack returns home to New Jersey with a big smile on his face and a progress report.

We are very excited to release a small portion of the playfield artwork created by Greg Freres, The Witch's Castle upper playfield. In coming weeks we will reveal much more including the playfield artwork which is in its final stages.

This week the second round of prototype cabinets arrived and final tweaks and modifications were made so that production cabinets will begin running within two weeks and heading to NJ where the production process will begin.

These game cabinets are constructed in a different way from any pinball cabinet in the past. The assembly as well as the construction techniques require more labor and more money to produce but will provide the level of quality and craftsmanship that JJP represents.

Jack was there to be a part of some final key decisions on many items and to meet with some key vendors to finalize production orders. Jack returns to the MC next week as well and will report on more progress.

We mentioned that Ken Holland joined JJP last October as our Production Manager. Ken has been involved in manufacturing thousands of games for several NJ amusement game manufacturers since 1974. Ken brings invaluable experience and dedication to JJP.

Today we are thrilled that Roger Harris has joined Jersey Jack Pinball, Inc. Roger brings with him 23 years of fabrication, production, design and manufacturing experience. Roger is truly a Jack of All Trades and a Master of them. Together with Ken Holland Roger will be responsible for the fit out of the assembly line, fabrication of line fixtures, assembly, testing and for many aspects that will go into making the greatest pinball machine ever at JJP.

[Pop Bumper Pete]

Looking good there

[Retropin]

Looking very TAF??

[Ant68]

A member on JJP private forum ( Peter from Netherlands ) super imposed the 2 images together .
Looks awesome ,See that shine on the play field , well times it by 10 , and you have
an idea what I saw at JJP .
Top right hand corner is where the flying monkeys drop the ball via magnet .

[Strangeways]

Artwork looks awesome. Still don't like the theme, but it is coming together nicely.

[Caveoftreasures]

I reckon this machine will be stunning. I quite like the theme. Who doesnt like 60 singing midgets (munchkins - see movie). lol. lol

thanks for the update ANT. 

and u melbourne guys get to pop into Bumper when they hit the floor and look at one almost instantly unlike us who live 20 hrs away. thats a bonus for melb. 

[Cow Corner]

Artwork looks awesome. Still don't like the theme, but it is coming together nicely.

I have to agree, the artwork is stunning.

[roundball]

For all the initial criticism this package is coming together really nicely. I was a nay-sayer, but its turning out to looking to be a really special and stunning machine.

[Cow Corner]

For all the initial criticism this package is coming together really nicely. I was a nay-sayer, but its turning out to looking to be a really special and stunning machine.

+1

[Ant68]

This is a link for the LCD graphic designer Jean , take a look at his work and you will get an idea of what may be installed for WOZ .Very talented person
http://www.jp-design.nl/

Jersey Jack Pinball is happy to annouce Jean-Paul (JP) de Win as the Graphic Designer/LCD Artist for the Wizard of Oz Pinball Machine. While studying at The Design Academy in The Netherlands, JP discovered he enjoyed computer graphics and 3D Animation and was soon offered an internship in the graphics department at Williams right after the release of Pin2000. However, after only 2 weeks after his start, Willams decided to close down its pinball department. JP then continued his half year internship at Midway Games designing touchscreen games under the supervision of Greg Freres.

Back in Holland, JP finished school and worked for several Dutch broastcast companies in Amsterdam where he specialized in Motion Graphics for on-air promos and program packages. In 2010, JP started his own company working as a freelancer, called JP Design.

JP says, "I really appreciate Jack's courage to hire somebody on the other side of the ocean. Skype & internet enables me to work closely with Greg and the team and now I can finally work in pinball and fulfill my ambition of working in the industry. It's a great honor to be the first LCD-artist for a pinball machine, thanks to Jack!"

Jack says, "We are thrilled with what JP has produced for us so far. He is an extremely talented individual who is going to help us take Pinball to the next level." To see some of JP's work, visit http://www.jp-design.nl/.

[Pinprick]

get to pop into Bumper when they hit the floor
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Intentional pun?

[Caveoftreasures]

Pinprick, well done on the "pop into Bumper" pun but is was more arse than class. 

Yep, the melbourne guys will be blown away by this machine I reckon. I dont think anyone will want to leave once they start playing it.

[Pop Bumper Pete]

Pinprick, well done on the "pop into Bumper" pun but is was more arse than class. 

Yep, the melbourne guys will be blown away by this machine I reckon. I dont think anyone will want to leave once they start playing it.

Ohh, I thought you meant me