here is I think a Mata Hari converted in to a nice retro style machine with classic art.
from the owner of the pinball:
"Greetings All -
I have spent the last seven months creating a custom conversion pinball machine called "Silver Bullet". The artwork was done with Brian Holderman, an artist from Pittsburgh, who some pinheads may remember from his work with PAPA and the custom game "Luther's Vendetta". The game will debut this weekend at The Gallery 4 in Pittsburgh:
http://thegallery4.us/The playfield is hand-painted by Brian Holderman with a remarkable clearcoat by Christopher Hutchins. The backglasses are silkscreened on glass (backglasses will be available for sale). These photos are just teasers, and do not show the playfield plastics, cab art, and some other finishing touches.
It was a huge undertaking, but I am very happy with the results. Happy Halloween!"
From High End Games that did some playfield work:
"Looks great Mark.
Here is a link to the process of the playfields.Quite a bit more involved than just clearing.Definetly one of the more stress full jobs I have taken in because of all the unknowns at the begining .
Swapping inserts,stripping playfields,smoothing them, eliminating edges and brush marks,retouching etc.
http://christopherhutchins.com/gallery/album434Christopher Hutchins"
From the owner of the pinball:
Thank you very much for all the kind words!!! Brian is an excellent artist, and he has a real eye for design of the past (with a modern sensibility). We could not have completed this project without Christopher Hutchins, his topnotch playfield work and vast knowledge of all things pinball.
Backglasses are $350 shipped in the USA, payments can be sent directly to Brian Holderman via Paypal at
bholderman@gmail.com. Brian had 25 of these backglasses screenprinted, and less than 20 will be made available to the public.
More pictures and details will be released after the gallery show debut this Saturday November 3rd.
- Mark Baker
