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    Thank you Carlos! It was great bringing your idea to life. I'm looking forward to seeing it skinned and how it looks complete. Please do let me know if I can work with you again; doing a Mame cab would be great. I have a second Mame machine myself I'm trying to get too next as well. It's a showcase cab with the 4 player layout. It was a NFL Blitz in great shape. KISS themed, I call her... Kreatures of the Night! KON for short. I'll be sharing that with the community soon but have been to busy to really get too far into it. Thanks again Carlos, please post some pics when she's done. All the best! Josh
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    Hello T-800, I'm not an illustrator but can make some things in a pinch. My work is mostly graphic design for balance and color and getting things to look seemless and cleaning up good quality images to create the environments. That takes enough time for me... if I had to draw from scratch I'd have to charge way more for my time plus there are much better illustrators out there. I'm sticking to this format for now. Thanks for the question!
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    Hello spinners & pinners, Another custom pinball design to showcase to the community: Wizard Pin cooked up by Carlos is a great idea. He wanted a Lord of the Rings inspired cabinet. We took Gandalf and made him fight a dragon; yeah boy!! I really like the colors and balance of the castle darks and the electrified greens with smoke and some cool details. Fun way to show off some fantasy inspired artwork for a cool project. Thank you Carlos!! The Texas Pinball Festival is in a few weeks. I hope to see and meet some more HS members and discover some more hidden treasures in the design world of retro gaming. I appreciate getting to work with creative people. All these projects are great to work on and I'm looking forward to the next series of projects. Thank you, all the best!! Josh
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    Hello spinners & pinners, Another few custom pinball designs to showcase to the community: Wizard Pin cooked up by Carlos is a great idea. He wanted a Lord of the Rings inspired cabinet. We took Gandalf and made him fight a dragon; yeah boy!! I really like the colors and balance of the castle darks and the electrified greens with smoke and some cool details. Fun way to show off some fantasy inspired artwork for a cool project. Thank you Carlos!! Brandon wanted a cool contemporary looking Monster Energy Pinball cabinet design. Mission accomplished. What a smart way to show off the energy brand Monster logo with some clean colored and moody environments. The lightning was a real blast to make and that combined with the smokey haze throughout the design really helps make some killer contrast on the cab. Thanks to Brandon to really help fine tune what the finished product looks like. And last but not least is Ron's El Toro de Pinball. A zodiac inspired design that I really am diggin’. The balance of vast space with panels of glass cutting across the cosmos look great. Juxtapose the flaming comets pinballs and we have a winner in my book. This was a fun way to unleash a possible series of other designs based on the layout with alternate colors and using the zodiac symbols as the focus of the cab. I'm not sure what my Gemini would look like but a Scorpio would be bad ass! Thanks Ron!! That's it for now. The Texas Pinball Festival is in a few weeks. I hope to see and meet some more HS members and discover some more hidden treasures in the design world of retro gaming. I appreciate getting to work with such creative people in our HS community. All these projects are truly great to work on and I'm looking forward to the next series of projects. Thank you, all the best!! Josh
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    Hello Goldoralkiller, Thanks for contacting me. If you'd like to discuss what a project involves we can review what I do. I charge $25 an hour for design work. I'd need your cabinet dimnensions (measurements) so I can create a custom designed decal set. Usually that's 2 sides, 2 tops and a front decal. I offer a 20% discount on the cost of a custom designed project. Let me know if you'd like to do something for your pinball cabinet. I also offer a completed Hyper Spin decal set for $295 plus shipping. You can see my albums to get an idea of the type of design work I do for clients. I made and sent a Hyper Spin set to France for a client and shipping was $60. Thank you, Josh
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    Hello spinners & pinners, Some updated custom Pinball designs. I made a few new designs I'd like to share with everyone. 2 flavors... First up is a Monster Energy Pinball that Brandon brought to life with a great idea on a very recognizable brand. I love how the environment makes the logo and the colors pop off the cabinet. The custom smoke and lightning was a blast to make. It gave me complete creative control to flush off depth and detail in the background. Second and maybe my favorite so far is Ron's Taurus Zodiac themed Pinball cab. I slugged her 'El Toro de Pinball'. The galaxy and star fields look super rich and the flaming pinball comets are spectacular. The combination of color and balance in this layout really give the viewer some cool things to look at. Brad in CT continues his hot streak of making insane prints of my designs. The colors and contrast of these are absolutely incredible. If these were backlit in a gallery people would stop and stare. Really amazing quality prints. Thanks Brad!! And thanks to both guys for making these projects shine. I truly appreciate getting to work with such talented people who really know how to make something special from an idea. I learn something new each time I work with people flushing out designs that started as a concept and become something special. It was a pleasure continuing these efforts for these awesome Pinball machines!! I can't wait to see what's next. Please contact me if you'd like to do something like these or anyhting else for that matter. Thank you, all the best! Josh
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    Hey Strike, looks interesting. What's that say 'The Game Vault'? I could help. Let me know what your thinking. Is it just a marquee or more than that? Thank you, Josh
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    Hello Promise, Thanks for the praise. I love making these type of designs! Please PM me about cabinet dimensions. I've made a bunch of designs in different sizes so anythings possible. I've done a few Williams widebody designs and that seems to be popular. I can send those to you if you'd like. The Hyperpin decal set (2 sides, 2 tops & 1 front) is $295 plus shipping. A Deluxe set is available for an additional cost if you want a speaker bezel and inner sides. I appreciate the message and look forward to hearing from you. Thank you, all the best! Josh
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    Super clean install. Great video to install confidence for everyone. Nice looking design, where can I get on of those badboys?? Hint, hint… wink, wink. Thanks for sharing Brad it was a pleasure bringing Video Man to life!!
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    Hello Pinners! Finally, here are the designs I made for the new Hyperpin decal set. They're available in 2 flavors. A Generic set (2 sides, 2 tops & 1 front) & a Deluxe set that adds a inner set (1back and 2 sides) and a speaker bezel. Brad (Lucian045) and I will be able to custom fit your requests using this design to skin your cabs. Please contact us about placing orders and get details on shipping and custom artwork additions to this design if desired. Brad will post a Custom Print thread about ordering sets on the forums. If you have any questions, concerns or just want to talk cab artwork design please send me a message. Thank you! Josh
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    Thanks Eddie, what a pleasure making this project with you. It's a real head turner and head banger to say the least. I truly enjoyed bringing your idea to life. Metallica is such a great band and have worldwide recognition that making these 'Pin Dudes' act out a story through music was a great fit for this project. I'm looking forward to seeing her complete and hope to see it in person someday. Thanks Eddie, all the best!! Josh
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    Thanks mikekim! It's been a labor of love. I can't wait to see these designs in all their glory on cabs. I'll post pics when they're done. Thank you!!
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    Thx luvthatapex! Can't wait to see it skinned on a cab. It'll be pretty soon and I hope people really love the design. It's looking pretty sweet and nearly complete.
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    Hello Spinners & Pinners! Here’s an art design update for some new projects I've completed with some great member ideas. Please check out some of our new custom design projects: Metalliball was made into a great Pin Dude collage cooked up by Eddie in Cali. This project really represents the essence of the band with some great pinball figures acting out songs. What a great idea for a themed cab. I can see other classic rock bands getting this treatment. Brad at Bowman Signs in Connecticut & I have been hammering away his Video Man design and we're nearing the finish line. From where we started and what’ll be the final phase has been a great exercise in making something killer kool! Andy & Tom in Georgia have started what should be a great Hyper Pin Generic design to update the skins we've all admired on the forums of classic pinball. Please check out what billpa's logo looks like in 3D with a dfwArcade twist on the new classics like Iron Man, Spider Man, Tron, Batman & Terminator. Brad Bowman (Bowmansign.com) & I are going to be offering a generic Hyper Pin pinball decal set. This design was brought about with the cooperation of billpa the designer of the HP logo. We'll have a decal set ready for purchase and may require some tweaking to fit particular cabinets. The design is truly a work of art. I'd like to thank our generous member’s community for sharing ideas and resources to make this possible. Please keep an eye out for the details that will soon be posted. If you have any questions or need additional information please send me a message. Thank you, Respectfully yours! Josh
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    Hello Spinners & Pinners! Here’s an art design update for some new projects I've completed with some great member ideas. Please check out some of our new custom design projects: Metalliball was made into a great Pin Dude collage cooked up by Eddie in Cali. This project really represents the essence of the band with some great pinball figures acting out songs. What a great idea for a themed cab. I can see other classic rock bands getting this treatment. Brad at Bowman Signs in Connecticut & I have been hammering away his Video Man design and we're nearing the finish line. From where we started and what’ll be the final phase has been a great exercise in making something killer kool! Andy & Tom in Georgia have started what should be a great Hyper Pin Generic design to update the skins we've all admired on the forums of classic pinball. Please check out what billpa's logo looks like in 3D with a dfwArcade twist on the new classics like Iron Man, Spider Man, Tron, Batman & Terminator. Brad (Bowmansign.com) & I are going to be offering a generic Hyper Pin pinball decal set. This design was brought about with the cooperation of billpa the designer of the HP logo. We'll have a decal set ready for purchase and may require some tweaking to fit particular cabinets. The design is truly a work of art. I'd like to thank our generous member’s community for sharing ideas and resources to make this possible. Please keep an eye out for the details that will soon be posted. If you have any questions or need additional information please send me a message. Thank you, Respectfully yours! Josh
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    Play on words. Sorry Evil Eye didn't want to mislead. Tough to keep tabs on everyone's handels here Also important note pixelhugger made the Mame logo. His design is great and clean and was perfect for this design layout. Thanks to him for letting me use his creation in this project. I'll post an update when I get pics showing it complete.
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    Here is a Mame marquee that's been great to work on. It's a 2 layered plexi. The upper plate has a keyed see through Mame logo; the back plate is a full color evil eye design. We went through 2 versions to end up with the evil mean eyes. The first version was too human and a bit lady like. I'm diggin round two with the reptille look. Thanks to KHammel for the design work. I can't wait to see it complete on his bad ass machine.
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    Thanks RidicRic, I appreciate the feedback. I'm really enjoying bringing members ideas to life. I'm working on a few new projects and will post an update soon. I just came across your work station post, like the layout. Paint station; sweet. What are you doing for TNMT art? Thank you, Josh
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    Thanks gbeef! Just trying to follow your lead. I'll be posting a generic 3D Hyper Pin custom design with Bowman Signs next week. I'd love to hear your take on that design. I appreciate the compliments; I hope to have some more cool looking designs in the near future. I've been inspired by your artwork! All the best!!
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    Hello spinners & pinners, My name is Josh White and I've been making some custom Pinball cab designs for members. I started with Dazz's Twilight Tribute HyperPin 2125 at the Texas Pinball Convention in March this year. Since then I've done a few more designs and wanted to offer my services. I'm a broadcast senior graphic designer with 18 years’ experience in design for tv, print & web. I've got my BFA in Art at the University of Rhode Island and started working for NBC out of college. We moved around the country a few times and now our family lives in Texas. I love making design work for people. This venture is a true calling back to my roots as an artist learning about out Art History and making creative design work. TV pays the bills but this is more fun! I’ve been offering a 20% discount for gold members. I charge $25 an hour and send samples throughout the build. We start with the basic concept then get going on the elements needed for the cab. I can design standup arcade machines as well. Marquees, instruction decals, control panels, the whole deal. I'm quick with all the programs designers use today. I run both Mac & PC at home. 2D, 3D - all the Adobe stuff. I have tons of experince in digital design which saves you time and money. I'm working with Bowman Signs in Connecticut, all my designs have been printed by Bradley and we are working on creating some generic design cabs that can easily be customized and made to spec. His shop is second to none and I enjoy seeing his prints on member’s cabs, they look outstanding! Please check out my work and let me know if you'd like to hire me for your next project. Thank you, all the best! Josh
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    Thanks DeeGor, I was thinking of adding some info like that but it all depends on the clients needs. Roughly these designs so far have been about 15-25 hours to create. Based on what the client wants I start with an intial low rez side art concept then we move on from there. Dazz's Twilight was all vector and that took the most time. Add 3D and the process can add up time wise. It all falls on what the idea is and what we need to do to get there. I love your Batpin! Beautiful, clean and really pops off the cab. I've seen other illustrations by him and love his style. I know illustration takes more time and anything professional looking adds up. How many hours did it take to make Batpin? Here's a good example of the process. I'll be making a TNMT design from my brothers old school black and white large format comics. Since I can scan bw art and not have to spend as much time cleaning up full color art I'll spend about 20 hours on the project. It'll have more detail in it then some other projects for that amount of time because I won't have to be prepping the subject matter and I can spend that time on design elements throughout the design. Thanks for the reply, looking forward to hearing more about artwork from the community. I appreciate you asking questions. Thank you, Josh
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    Hello spinners & pinners, My name is Josh White and I've been making some custom Pinball cab designs for members. I started with Dazz's Twilight Tribute HyperPin 2125 at the Texas Pinball Convention in March this year. Since then I've done a few more designs and wanted to offer my services. I'm a broadcast senior graphic designer with 18 years’ experience in design for tv, print & web. I've got my BFA in Art at the University of Rhode Island and started working for NBC out of college. We moved around the country a few times and now our family lives in Texas. I love making design work for people. This venture is a true calling back to my roots as an artist learning about Art History and making creative design work. TV pays the bills but this is more fun! I’ve been offering a 20% discount for gold members. I charge $25 an hour and send samples throughout the build. We start with the basic concept then get going on the elements needed for the cab. I can design standup arcade machines as well. Marquees, instruction decals, control panels, the whole deal. I'm quick with all the programs designers use today. I run both Mac & PC at home. 2D, 3D - all the Adobe stuff. I have tons of experince in digital design which saves you time and money. I'm working with Bowman Signs in Connecticut, all my designs have been printed by Bradley and we are working on creating some generic design cabs that can easily be customized and made to spec. His shop is second to none and I enjoy seeing his prints on member’s cabs, they look outstanding! Please check out my work and let me know if you'd like to hire me for your next project. Thank you, all the best! Josh
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