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What a great table! Love the coherrent rules, terrified by the speed and drain potential. This is going to be a leg kicking monster. Excellent work.

Absolutely amazing! One suggestion is that the stairway should turn into a ramp during multiball, obviously no idea how to do that, myself...but seems like a decent idea. Happy building and keep up good work.

That etching is pretty sweet. Nice work.

What code are you using? C++? Python? Also, I see you’re wearing a FAST shirt. What made you choose FAST over P ROC? Any unbiased advantages/disadvantages you can share? Thanks man you’re awesome.

For anyone ordering from Ali baba, you should always assume near-zero quality control. And also lead everywhere lol

mmm ... I like to uncomplicate things (usually because before I am done its too complicated, so I hope to achieve success before that happens. lol).. Since creating a hole to match the 'EXACT' shape I would be happy with a narrow 'trim' around it. by that I mean create the shape but make it 1/16" to 1/8" bigger - this avoids need to be 'exact' to the contour. then place the item in it, add epoxy resin to fill in the gap. scrap and wet wash the surface flat, then sand to plane it all the same. Don't think bubbles would be a big issue but can let a vibrating tool sit on it for a few minutes. So instead of the difficulty being getting the outline exact to fit, you design for how good it looks. which is what we need to spend our time on anyway. it would also be 10x faster

Can you make the upper playfield lights react to the games music? 🤔

Impressive! Now you can mess around with ideas for underneath it. Maybe other light shows 🤷‍♂️

for the stair case there is a way to avoid using a 'belt' of buckets. instead have a slanted set of buckets that just go up and down. With a 'floor' of each bucket slanted so that when a ball is inside it, ,that it slants towards the back holding the ball in the back corner, when that bucket raises high enough to clear the bucket above it - the ball rolls into that bucket, and so on to the top. This gets rid of need for magnets (dont want to magnetize the ball), simplifies the design (no need to chain them into a belt). All that is mechanically needed is to raise them one at a time to go from bucket to bucket (this can be done with separate motors, a Cam system, or a rotary wheel system using just one motors). it also allows programing the game so as to move the buckets based on game actions. IE raising bucket 1 step per hitting a bumper with a 2nd ball ,etc. More complex systems can be devised as well, such as a sequence of, lets say, 5 'buckets' (just slanted plates that are bracketed by fixed walls on each side), that can be controlled to form a ramp (all set in same parallel angle) or a bucket lift (slanted to capture a ball at each plate) just by programmatically changing the slant and height of the plates. This system can also be used to 're;ease' the ball back into the play area if you somehow 'fail' (instead of climbing to the top and entering a upper floor area, the plates flip to slant backwards so the ball rolls back down into the lower play field instead.

Super impressed with your videos and engineering. SO happy I found this,

have u consider TWO color prints with 2 white prints?

Hey Steve, been following you for a good while and while I started building my own pinball machine from scratch before ever discovering your videos, I did get quite some new and very good ideas from you. So big thanks for that! As far as the new upper playfield, it looks very slick! I did a similar thing for the outside sign of my wife's barbershop. Thick acrylic, engraved pretty deep (for more effect, especially in daylight) and RGB LEDs from the bottom and sides. However, what I feared all along is really starting to show after it being in use for a while: The front (top, in your case) will get scratched and buffed (in my case due to weather conditions and in your case due to balls moving and skipping over and on it). That, after a while, really has a negative influence on the effect that a lit-up engraving has. Have you thought about that and perhaps have something in mind to minimize or manage that? Thanks and keep up the absolutely amazing and inspiring work!!

Awesome project! Clearly a lot of work, but your restoration is an inspiration! And totally agree with taking lots of pictures I would be so lost without doing that

nice

that's insane. love it

it's mostly painful to watch you play pinball... but this looks fantastic. i'm still watching through your clips. might be a little tight in some spots (hard to see) but overall it looks like a fun game. would be very interested in seeing you do a video recap on how you'd do things differently on another one ie. lessons learnt and such. i'm just starting to scratch out my machine on paper so i'm gathering tips from you :)

timber jig. make one the shape you want, and one to be mostly the form. threaded rod and screw it into place... bent and sorted

That is a pretty, pretty etching on the underside of that upper playfield. And it'll look DYNAMITE when lit up, too. My only concern: hopefully the drop targets won't be visible... and they're not... but that's the beauty of etched acrylic and lighting - great work!

Just here to join the choir of praise. Amazing work! Getting that update in after a few years of the plywood must feel incredible. Also - Looking forward to seeing how you did your flashers!

the upper playfield is FREAKING FANTASTIC. Best thing you could do for that spot..

That turned out fantastic Steve. You are really killing it now. Still think you need the lighting truss going up both sides, and across the front with about 4 comet spots on it facing the stage to give it that real stage look. However, regardless, that is a beautiful piece, and really set it off. Nicely done.

Thanks man!!

This is my second time through your series and im sure it wont be the last time either. Entertaining and super educational. Thank you for all of the detail and care you put into this project. I cant wait to dive back into my project. Life has been absolutely insane the past few weeks, but i can still watch these before bed!

Nice!!

Thanks for making this series!

So many good tips!!

Love the new upper, looks perfect

Wow, this looks stunning, but now you also need some lights on the stairs, I think.

"Taking a pounding!!" This video gave me some inspiration to try my 360 camera on a machine!

That upper playfield looks amazing Steve! A long journey but man does it all look GREAT! Cheers from Canada!

I wish mandalorian didn't have that dumb exposed white wood on its tilt upper playfield... like why? Your attention to detail is great.

Great work as always!

Magnificent ! 😍

I could use your new upper playfield as a topper on Led Zep! Looks Awesome!

Great stuff, Steve! I can see this looking truly spectacular, when you reach the finish line. Your dedication is so inspiring!

The amount of work that goes into a pinball machine is incredible. Great job!

Good stuff! This game is turning out amazing

Too cool

Super cool

That came out amazing, well done Steve!

heck yeah!

Are you going to make art blades for your machine?

Several questions... I'll comment them one at a time for easier following of threads...

Good videos, it would help if you numbered them to make it easier to watch in the right order.

Hi Steve. Just bought my fast stater kit and starting to cut the panels for cab. Mate! Ur videos are killer. Soooooo good🤘

i see tikal and mexica, where's java! and tikal 2 :P thx for this series, this is amazing journey!

Love the pimp coat, Steve. Now you need a hat to complete the ensemble. 😂😂 Really cool potential opportunity! That’s awesome to think through.

Thanks Steve, appreciate you making this great video, was really helpful and interesting. Cool to see how you like to design things, too.

Im actually on the search for which filament you landed on for your prototype ramps! I have hyper PLA (essentially PLA plus) and PETG on the way! I didnt find anything on the shared files so I Figured id check in for some wisdom as I enjoy some of your videos. Cheers, Steve!

I'm realizing i can watch this whole series a second time and get just as much awesome information! Never ending entertainment, learning and wisdom.