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| Installed collapsible cup holders on each side. |
Applying The Artwork
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| Started with the backbox sides |
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| Cutting out the holes on the front of the cabinet |
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| Sideart applied |
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| Backglass mask in place |
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| Getting all the hardware etc.. back in place |
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| Testing it out! It turned out amazing! |
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| Time for the 2nd machine. Backbox side applied |
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| Front and sideart is on |
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| All done! |
Construction Completion
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| Installation of the playfield lightbox |
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| Installation of the glass (fingerprints everywhere!) |
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| Cutting the side rails to fit |
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| Installation of the side rails |
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| Measuring and cutting the chrome t-molding (45 degree angles) |
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| Chrome t-molding complete (this stuff looks amazing!) |
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| Everything put back together .. they are coming together nicely :) |
Making progress
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| Building the playfield lightboxes, |
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| The plexiglass slides in and out, to provide access to the lighting for maintenance. |
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| Painting the playfield lightboxes and backbox rear panels. |
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| The inside of the backbox is coming together nicely, with monitor, DMD, speakers and sound-activated lights |
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| Speaker grills are cut and in place. Plexi is cut and in place for the sound-activated lights. Working on wiring up buttons, plunger and lights |
Putting It All Together
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| We added a shelf to the tubs, and tied tied it all together with bolts and wing-nuts for easy dis-assembly. |
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| A nice big hole was cut for wires. |
Cuts For Tub Hardware
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| There was a lot of careful math involved in getting all this stuff laid out perfectly. |
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| Holes for the plunger and coin doors don't have to be perfect, as they will be covered up. |
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| Like a glove.. |
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| Start, coin and exit buttons installed. |
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| Room for more buttons if we need them. |
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| Blue LED 230mm back fan holes cut (again, doesn't have to be perfect) |
Monitor Mounts
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| Cutting custom mounts for the backbox monitors. |
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| Each set of mounts is different, as the monitors are different brands. |
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| This monitor mounts in with brackets slipped under metal flaps. |
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| And this one required gluing metal brackets to the outside. |
Backbox Construction
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| Carefully measuring, drilling, cutting and routing out the holes for the speakers, DMD, monitor and sound-activated lights. |
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| Everything times 2. |
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| T-molding channels were cut on the front of each backbox piece. |
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| So happy with how it all came together :) |
Tub Construction
Construction has begun on a set of 3 virtual pinball machines!
We have decided to go with 3/4" plywood (pine, 1 side sanded).
We have decided to go with 3/4" plywood (pine, 1 side sanded).
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| The angle cuts were not perfectly accurate, so we had to clamp them together and do a little sanding. |
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| Perfection isn't absolutely necessary, as weatherstripping will be on top of the angles to allow the glass to sit uniform and not slip. |
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| All of the 'tub' pieces fit perfectly together. |
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| We decided to put the tubs together before cutting or drilling holes for hardware. |
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| The top will be added later (below the backbox), based on our backbox dimensions. |
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| Time for a leg. Tricky, but authentic pinball legs are a MUST. |
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| 2 legs.. |
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| .. and 4 legs! Solid as a rock. |
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| We mitred corner wood at 45 degree angles for the leg brackets to work and hold it all together. |
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