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Outside of the major manufacturers, a few people have constructed their own pinball machines either from tables they have converted or completely from scratch. Some were done to order (Aaron Spelling, Fun Time Frankie), whilst other were personal projects. | Outside of the major manufacturers, a few people have constructed their own pinball machines either from tables they have converted or completely from scratch. Some were done to order (Aaron Spelling, Fun Time Frankie), whilst other were personal projects. | ||
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| + | A pinball makers wiki offers an [http://pinballmakers.com/wiki/index.php/Custom_Games up-to-date list of custom machines], as well as [http://pinballmakers.com a good resource] for retheming or building your own game. | ||
===Conversions/Rethemes=== | ===Conversions/Rethemes=== | ||
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Jeri Ellsworth has been working on a machine, some clips are available on her [http://www.youtube.com/user/jeriellsworth Youtube Channel] | Jeri Ellsworth has been working on a machine, some clips are available on her [http://www.youtube.com/user/jeriellsworth Youtube Channel] | ||
| − | ====John Popadiuk | + | ====John Popadiuk==== |
John Popadiuk is taking a limited number of commissions for custom tables [http://zidware.com/pinballcustom.html Website] | John Popadiuk is taking a limited number of commissions for custom tables [http://zidware.com/pinballcustom.html Website] | ||
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[http://social.pbos.info/ PBOS] | [http://social.pbos.info/ PBOS] | ||
| − | [http://www.oddchange.com/freewpc FreeWPC] | + | [http://www.oddchange.com/freewpc FreeWPC] [https://github.com/bcd/freewpc FreeWPC codebase] |
| + | [http://fastpinball.com/ FAST Pinball] | ||
===Conversion Companies=== | ===Conversion Companies=== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:55, 23 June 2015
1 Introduction
Outside of the major manufacturers, a few people have constructed their own pinball machines either from tables they have converted or completely from scratch. Some were done to order (Aaron Spelling, Fun Time Frankie), whilst other were personal projects.
A pinball makers wiki offers an up-to-date list of custom machines, as well as a good resource for retheming or building your own game.
1.1 Conversions/Rethemes
1.1.1 Ramones Pinball
Gottlieb Genie converted to a Ramones Pinball.
1.1.2 Aaron Spelling
Lethal Weapon 3 converted by the factory for Aaron Spelling
1.1.3 Bride of Pinbot
Bride of Pinbot using the P-ROC interface board to provide a completely new game experience.
1.1.4 Metallica
Earthshaker pin converted for Metallica.
1.1.5 Funtime Frankie
Customised pinball table for UK celebrity Frank Skinner
1.1.6 Chief Bank-a-flip Galactic Poker Dice
A Williams 'Time Warp' converted and reverse engineered by Duncan Brown. Pictures here, mentioned in TOPcast #58
1.1.7 Futurama
Atari Superman converted to a Futurama pinball table
1.1.8 Ritchie Rich
Made for the film Ritchie Ritch by Data East.
1.2 Custom Machines
1.2.1 Forbidden Planet
See the Pinball News review here
1.2.2 Coconut Island
1.2.3 Bill Paxton
Ben Heck has been working on a machine based on Bill Paxton
1.2.4 Jeri Ellsworth
Jeri Ellsworth has been working on a machine, some clips are available on her Youtube Channel
1.2.5 John Popadiuk
John Popadiuk is taking a limited number of commissions for custom tables Website