I've started to build the new cabinet, and here are the sides. I'm trying to use minimal screws (because I don't want to have to patch holes on the outside), so I'm building with glue and blocking the pieces to fit together very nicely.
The prototype playfield (or whitewood) that I'm building is on pine - it's cheap, easy to work with, and because it's a stacked piece, nice and flat. I know that it will also get messed up easily just by the weight of the ball rolling on it, but it'll be all I really need for this stage. I'm really just trying to lay it out in a way that will flow, then the next whitewood will be on sterner stuff.
Here I've cut out the ball trough, ramp slots, and the holes for the flippers and ramp supports. I'm using the original playfield from POTC to assist in the layout, especially in the spacing and placement of the flippers and slingshots.
This is what the playfield looks like today, with the ramps where I want them.
Because we are going to have nice weather today and tomorrow, I'm planning on getting the cabinet finished this weekend, so that I can put the playfield in and try to make some shots.
I want to get the ramps and plastics in a good place before I decide where to put the bumper mechanism and any other targets or posts.
I'll post cabinet pics soon, and from there I'll need to do some screwing down of parts to get the thing flipping.
See you soon!
Larry
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