Complete Grand Prix VP Build

[Andy B]

My 2nd favourite table of all time.

 

[Pick Holder]

Can not see a video mate, really not sure on the graphic at the bottom. I guess it is personal preference. It does look better lit up - I would say that.

Turning into a nice build. My 3d printed plungers always snap so when I get them - the first thing I do is break them! Yes sounds mad. But then I superglue it and clamp it. As I use the thick glue it is alot better when done but doesnt cure in the 15-20 seconds it says. More like 4 hours as it gets into the perferations in the print and fills them up so it is stronger. I thought about drilling a hole into the printing and injecting superglue. Or get Colin to make something better that is not 3d printed.

First few Vpins you make takes ages. I have a 1TB USB3 hard drive that I have all my files on. Down to the NVRAM files for all the roms I use. I still have to mess about with stuff for a couple of days to get it to work.

For your volume issue on your table, I would say get an amplifier and wire a sub and backbox speakers. Really surprised you are still using the TV speakers. I do not have mine loud but I do enjoy the quality of having decent speakers. IF you need a link to amp and speakers drop me a PM anytime (as you already know).

 

[Andy B]

The best looking machine on this system:

https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmAbQOBT55TcgcsngPufTJaYhezoUg

My favourite machine at the minute with me selecting and then playing it (badly):

https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmAbQOBT55TcgcsojGjBQpXVxNBchw

 

[Andy B]

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[Andy B]

Can not see a video mate, really not sure on the graphic at the bottom. I guess it is personal preference. It does look better lit up - I would say that.

Turning into a nice build. My 3d printed plungers always snap so when I get them - the first thing I do is break them! Yes sounds mad. But then I superglue it and clamp it. As I use the thick glue it is alot better when done but doesnt cure in the 15-20 seconds it says. More like 4 hours as it gets into the perferations in the print and fills them up so it is stronger. I thought about drilling a hole into the printing and injecting superglue. Or get Colin to make something better that is not 3d printed.

First few Vpins you make takes ages. I have a 1TB USB3 hard drive that I have all my files on. Down to the NVRAM files for all the roms I use. I still have to mess about with stuff for a couple of days to get it to work.

For your volume issue on your table, I would say get an amplifier and wire a sub and backbox speakers. Really surprised you are still using the TV speakers. I do not have mine loud but I do enjoy the quality of having decent speakers. IF you need a link to amp and speakers drop me a PM anytime (as you already know).

Cheers.

I ordered another plunger and this one didn’t snap (yet).

I think the apron looks good on the Grand Prix cab but does look a bit wonky when you put a table that’s not Grand Prix on it but then the pinball icon apron doesn’t go with the theme of the cab but I prefer them both to the ply I had there before.

I’m OK with the TV sound but then again haven’t heard it run through amp so nothing to compare it to but it did sound a bit naff when I cranked it up to 100 to play AC/DC for the video I just linked to but won’t get much chance to play that loud with the missus around anyway.

I think the only thing I might do at some point in the future with it is add the colour DMD files and maybe PinSound (mainly for the Elvis as I have created my own sound files for my real Elvis machine).

I don’t think I want to go down route of adding feedback devices - have put way too many hours in to it already!

Thanks for all your help buddy and @tyke, @Marvello and @ChrisH / I literally couldn’t have done it without you - well I probably could but it would have taken me a hell of a lot longer!