Comments on: Is the Jim Woodring pinball machine a reality, or a fever dream? http://boingboing.net/2008/12/30/is-the-jim-woodring.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 02:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: cellocgw http://boingboing.net/2008/12/30/is-the-jim-woodring.html#comment-367105 cellocgw Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-367105 Somehow I doubt it'll come to fruition. First of all, as a regular reader of rec.games.pinball and VPforums, I've not seen any comment on this item. Second, the amount of labor & parts required to produce a modern pin is staggering; not likely to be produced by a 'hobbyist,' at least not in quantities of more than one. Somehow I doubt it’ll come to fruition. First of all, as a regular reader of rec.games.pinball and VPforums, I’ve not seen any comment on this item. Second, the amount of labor & parts required to produce a modern pin is staggering; not likely to be produced by a ‘hobbyist,’ at least not in quantities of more than one.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/12/30/is-the-jim-woodring.html#comment-367160 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-367160 if Dirty Donny can do one why not Jim W. http://www.ujuju.com/images/Hellacopters.jpg if Dirty Donny can do one
why not Jim W.

http://www.ujuju.com/images/Hellacopters.jpg

]]> By: mbourgon http://boingboing.net/2008/12/30/is-the-jim-woodring.html#comment-367224 mbourgon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-367224 I'm with Cellocgw - as a one-off, or mod of an existing one, sure. As a new pinball machine you can go buy? No. Wish it were otherwise, to be honest - then I could go buy me a " That being said - take that backglass, make a virtual pinball table for it, and put them together with a monster LCD panel, and voila. But even that's a heck of a lot of work. I’m with Cellocgw – as a one-off, or mod of an existing one, sure. As a new pinball machine you can go buy? No. Wish it were otherwise, to be honest – then I could go buy me a ”

That being said – take that backglass, make a virtual pinball table for it, and put them together with a monster LCD panel, and voila. But even that’s a heck of a lot of work.

]]> By: skramble http://boingboing.net/2008/12/30/is-the-jim-woodring.html#comment-367023 skramble Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-367023 Frank by Jim Woodring is just about one of my favorite comics series of all time. So strange and truly gnarly. If there was a pinball game I bet it would have some pretty convoluted detours for that steel ball. Long live Frank by Jim Woodring! Frank by Jim Woodring is just about one of my favorite comics series of all time. So strange and truly gnarly.

If there was a pinball game I bet it would have some pretty convoluted detours for that steel ball.

Long live Frank by Jim Woodring!

]]> By: David Pescovitz http://boingboing.net/2008/12/30/is-the-jim-woodring.html#comment-367024 David Pescovitz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-367024 Another masterpiece. Another masterpiece.

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