Im fully aware of how hard it is but i really do like a challenge and with the amount of stuff involved its been great for learning new things.

I did do a lot of reasearch about pinball machines back when i was at school. My GCSE project was my first proper pinball machine although it was a bit of a basic one. I did see that there were a lot of people spending years designing and making them but ive done projects that big before.

I got a lot of the parts given to me and ive been on ebay for a few too so i have just about everything i need now.

Mine wont look so bad. My GCSE pinball did look a bit crap because i only had spray paint to paint it with. Now i know someone in america who has some kind of big printer and he can put all the images onto something like vinyl so i can stick them onto the wood. Its not as bad as it sounds. It should look really profesional when its done. He has made some good signs for companies in the past.

I seem to like very ambitious projects. You only have to look on these forums for my threads around halloween to see that :P

Ive not seen any pinball machines that i could get cheap and do up. They are either way past repair or i cant get them. I like the idea of making my own from scratch though. Its not just replacing a few parts its the whole design bit too. I can do all the things that some machines should have done.

Believe it or not the theme is actually horror. Mix that in with hardcore dance music (or maybe dutch gabber) and it should be a fun game to play. There will be some mini Martin MX1's around the playfield too. Im not sure if they will change color yet. Definately not change pattern but they will have moving mirrors. There will be a lazer light and some mini strobes too (im thinking about using camera flashes for them). Im still looking for the ideal UV lights too. I think UV cold cathode lights should work fine.

I aim to beat pinball 2000 too. They have something like 6 simple connectors on the playfield to link to the backbox. My aim is to have only 2 connectors with less than 10 wires between them.

Im not sure how long its goin to take. Im having trouble finding time to do anything with it at the moment. Once i start building it i think it should only take a few months. Routing out the playfield will take longer than anything because ive just got a normal router (not a CNC type thing)