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Limited resources of good quality seem to be my biggest obstacle as a table builder. Recently I struck up a conversation with a Pinsider who wants to share the cost of a professional playfield scan. The PF isn’t in great shape but it will be a huge improvement over what is currently available. It is a table I’ve wanted to fix for a while (there is a VPX version but with lousy images). I’m seriously considering the $40 split.
Have any of you ever paid to get your hands on a missing resource for a table you really wanted to build?
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Sure. Â I think randr wins for picking up Fire! Â
  I bought Transformer toys for the TF build…  I know people chipped in for a LOTR balrog model for a build that never got released…You need to login in order to like this post: click here
I’ve bought at least 2 game manuals for the info just to build VP tables and have the map from it (even with their inaccuracies). Â $40 for a pro playfield scan? I’d do it.
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Now that I think about it you could probably say I bought my Golden Arrow machine just so I could strip it down and scan it to get a better image for the vp table I had already made. That’s probably only part of the reason though… probablyÂ
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Man, paying for a scan is small potatoes compared to buying a machine.
I’m going for it.
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why does the pinside guy want the PF scan??
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I’m willing to contribute for resources if it helps getting a table or 2 built. Cough Cough Dark Knight!
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I would be willing too.
For cases like this, where the author needs to take money out of his own pockets a paypal donation link like the ones over at vpu wouldn’t be such a bad idea.You need to login in order to like this post: click here
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Hobbies naturally cost money. Count me in !
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Damn I wish these playfields were near me so that I could have them scanned for you. :(
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why does the pinside guy want the PF scan??
He is making decals to restore his playfield. I’ve seen the scan. It is planked and has some wear, but nothing that can’t be repaired in PS.
I would be willing too. For cases like this, where the author needs to take money out of his own pockets a paypal donation link like the ones over at vpu wouldn’t be such a bad idea.
Hobbies naturally cost money. Count me in !
Great to know there are potential collaborators on a future project. I’ll swing this one but thank you.
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I bought the hand from pinball magic. And a couple of plastics from cftbl. Â 5 manuals and the trunk from theater of magic
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If there is something specific you need, Â pm me. Â I’ve been collecting resources for quite some time
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In the interest of preservation. Anyway that scans can be made of playfields…regardless of the machine, is a very worthwhile thing to do. As we all know, machines are becoming more scarce as the years go by. By having these resources available, it will be easier to restore machines on into the future. Not sure if it can be done, but can a truly dead nuts accurate scan be taken and a sign shop reproduce a single graphic that can be laid on a new sheet of drilled plywood? That would be bad ass!
I know if I were recreating a machine I really liked, I would drop $40 in a heartbeat to have a super high quality PF image while doing my part for preserving the machines PF image for restoration projects yet to come. I know many Pinsiders frown on VP. But there are benefits to what we do for them as well.
My VP Pincab /MAME Arcade Specs: MSI Micro-ATX Z390m MOBO, Core I5-9600K CPU @ 3.70GHz, 16GB NVRAM, Nvidia 1660 Super,
40" PF Sony gaming LED TV, Dual 23" monitors in the backbox , Pinscape w. expansion board, Full DOF - Full MAME arcade support
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It is no doubt a benefit for both the virtual and the real pin community that HQ artwork is preserved.
Kind of what HF is talking about in the other thread I guess. Don’t do destructive editing to the resources.
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Sure. I think randr wins for picking up Fire!
I bought Transformer toys for the TF build… I know people chipped in for a LOTR balrog model for a build that never got released… yeah I actually purchased 2 Fires! Due to some weird  circumstances while looking for one. I’d do it again if I got involved in another build that needed resourcesÂ
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