DIY Virtual Pinball Cabinet: The final reveal

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6 ай бұрын

Episode#44 Custom Virtual Pinball Cabinet Tutorial Series Extravaganza!
Well this is it. The final reveal for the long awaited budget 1080p virtual pinball cabinet build series.
Enjoy the video as I show you around the cabinet, some actual gameplay, and show off a few of the many tables that you could set up in Pinup popper on your cabinet.
Is it over? Yes but don't be sad....this is not my last vpinball video as there will be lots of upgrade videos still to come as these builds are never truly ever done and I have plans for new ones as well. Stay tuned!
Did you love the vpin series? Share with your friends and get them interested in building a vpin.....it's never been easier! Think I'm doing a crazy good job and want to help fund my next cool project or help support the purchase of some new filming gear? Check out my Patreon where you can support the channel.
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Special thanks to Paul at Virtuapin for helping me with a speedy delivery for my replacement kl25z board as well as all of the buttons, coin door, legs, etc.
Special thanks to Derek at Woodstock Custom Arcades for his help with the custom sized vinyl artwork.
Special thanks to mjrnet.org for his amazing vpin bible that made it so much easier to design and build my vpin cabinet.....amazing work my friend! You are a true legend!
Special thanks to everyone in the Vpin community for all the help and inspiration to get my build going as well as all of the authors of the tables and all of the developers who have made all of the programs we need in order to get these running. Nailbusters, Major Frenchy, Terry Red, the list goes on and on.....you guys rock! Thanks to all of the OG vpin guys who made this happen way before I even knew what this was all about. Such a cool community!
If you would like to make my vpin cabinet, here is a link to the free plans!
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Tales of the Arabian Nights pinball game music in the background is for strictly educational use under the fair use conditions and meant to just show the game aspect of the cabinet.
Disclaimer: These videos are intended for entertainment, inspiration, and educational use only. Working in a woodshop, metalshop, or autoshop is dangerous without proper safety and experience. Always seek professional advice and training before using any power tools/machinery. If you have any uncertainty before performing any shop procedure, stop and learn a safe method/technique. Do not attempt anything simply because you saw it in one of my videos. Be smart, use common sense, respect your power tools/machines, and be safe.

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@michaelsullivan5588 6 ай бұрын

You've raised the bar for quality in the virtual pinball video genre, that's for sure. Hopefully others will up their game as a result. Great work!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! I'm just happy to contribute to such a great hobby and make it easier for people to build their vpin and teach them some skills to improve theirs. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@Secondrunnerup613 2 ай бұрын

Well you done it for me. Now I HAVE to build one!! Thanks for the tutorial and setting the bar. Something to shoot for. Beautiful cabinet!!!

@wayofthewrench 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked my vpin and my video. Awesome, got ya hooked now. It's an awesome project to sink into. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!

@macdox69 Ай бұрын

Looks incredible and the workmanship is outstanding. I really like the extra touches like the lite interior and the pull out computer design. Such great touches for upgrading and/or maintenance but short of 4K what else is really needed.

@wayofthewrench Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Yeah it was a lot of work but turned out awesome. Yeah 4k is the next upgrade eventually but I am planning another vpin build series with a big budget this time.....stay tuned! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel. Cheers!

@Shaner014 6 ай бұрын

Congrats on completion. What a journey! I'd love to see you get a real machine next. A "fixer-upper" and go through the maintenance/repair of a real machine!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah that would be awesome, I've been looking but they are really pricey up here in Canada. At least by me in the West Coast. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@justimagine2403 6 ай бұрын

Pre liked before I hit play. So many bells and whistles. I can't wait!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you! Stay tuned for more vpin goodness!

@scottjubenville8715 Ай бұрын

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@jasongilpin5124 6 ай бұрын

What a great ride!!! The level of quality on this "budget build" is really something to admire! Thank you for this wonderful series!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Glad you enjoyed the series Jason! It was a lot of fun and I'm glad you joined me on this journey. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@VAMPIREMACHIINE 6 ай бұрын

Damn! That Cab is Epic! omg it’s beautiful! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

As the kids would say, it started mid but now it's fire....lol. yeah she turned out pretty nice. Thanks for the watch!

@user-nt4nu2co5f 3 ай бұрын

Your background in education/teaching shows in , most definitely, the top virtual pin tutorial that has been created! Your attention presentation details were point on. Thanks for the entire series!

@wayofthewrench 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind words, glad you are enjoying the series! Lot's more to come, vpins are never finished....lol. if you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel. Cheers!

@17mightymo 6 ай бұрын

Love the build, it looks fantastic. For your next project, how about a sit down racing cabinet? It or a hybrid race/flying cabinet. Can do a dedicated light gun cabinet as well. 👍

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks dude! All of those are great ideas and are on my list of future content! I'm gonna need a basement soon for my future arcade! Thanks for the watch!

@yogevsho 6 ай бұрын

now it's time to add topper, beacons, flashers, HD metrix, chime unit then upgrade pc and gpu and maybe 120hz tv there's so much in this hobby and we just love it. thanks for your videos and guide you're awesome ❤

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Yes!!! So much vpin goodness! Yeah lots of videos to make for sure. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@martynstrange5174 6 ай бұрын

As far as future videos for the series, I think you mentioned it already. Would love to see a 'Pimp My Pinball' :) series and give it all those lovely upgrades, 4K OLED, CPU /GPU Upgrade, Topper and have you thought about maybe solenoids / contactors too? Been a absolute joy and have learnt so much much from the series. Please keep it going!!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Yes, pimp my vpin! Love the name! Yeah it's all coming in the future for sure. Glad you enjoyed the series, cheers!

@robinvangunst9895 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful series. Once again I only wish you were there at the start of my build. Love your work. :)

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! I wish this series was here when I started!!! Lol. Thanks for the support for the channel!

@justimagine2403 6 ай бұрын

I totally used the SAME stickers! TOTAN all the way!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Totan rules! Best game ever... Got a pic of yours, send me a DM on instagram. .cheers!

@danielsutton8262 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely Incredible series mate! Stunning. I have been following this build with my dad and you and your videos have been a massive inspiration for us! Congratulations on completing it! Enjoy! Can't wait to watch it get upgraded to 4k 120hz!

@jasonconrad9212 6 ай бұрын

Your videos are amazing and very helpful! You motivated me to build 3 stand up arcade cabinets, a sit down racing cabinet and a wine barrel cocktail arcade, all using Raspberry Pi’s all of the stand up cabinets have functional marquees. I’m almost finished building my pinball cabinet, I haven’t picked up a computer yet but I’m going the 1080p route. The pinball is my version of a Roller Disco cabinet, it’s a Christmas gift for my wife, she grew up with her grandparents having the actual pinball machine in their basement and would love to have a pinball machine. I’m sure she’ll understand that the cabinet is the hardest part of the build. I don’t want to rush it. I’ve been watching your videos for a while and I’ve learned so much! Thank you!!!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Dude! That's awesome! I'd love to see all of your projects, send me a DM on instagram! That's very sweet of you, I'm sure she'll love it! Glad I could inspire you to build your arcade! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel! Cheers!

@jasonconrad9212 6 ай бұрын

@@wayofthewrench Just an update, I picked up a 4K tv that looks stunning! That and I don’t use social media much. I just tried to send you some pictures but it’s waiting on you to accept the invite for messages, now I feel old! (I’m 43)

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Cool! Hey you're younger than me.....cheers!

@onewaydown 6 ай бұрын

Just posting a thanks to you! Your videos remind me of my father - who was an autobody man, they've given me great general DIY info like how useful center punches are, plus this whole series is my go-to once I start my vpin build. I finally put the wraps on my arcade project and vpin on that just isn't enough. =) I don't think I can afford going (ahem) balls out with DOF and stuff -- more of an extreme budget build, 32in screen w/SSF. Sort of bare minimum 3 screen build. That might be interesting things to cover, if it's at all something you're interested in. Smaller builds, like a 32in mid-size cab or even smaller 27" desktop ones.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! Sounds like your father was an awesome dude! Glad I could help you out with your builds! Ya know, you can always add the extras later and then it won't be that much. Yeah a mini vpin series would be cool. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel! Cheers!

@homebrew.pinball 5 ай бұрын

Very nice indeed. Like your backbox. Well.... almost everything . I normaly build real pinball machines, but you convinced me to build a vpx machine.

@wayofthewrench 5 ай бұрын

Thanks dude! Yeah she turned out pretty nice. I'd love to build a real pinball cabinet from scratch, got any great resources or links? You'll love a vpin too, too much fun. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!

@kevinvh999 6 ай бұрын

Yay Patreon!! In terms of future videos, anything pinball is super awesome!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

You're the best! I really appreciate the Patreon support Kevin, you rock! Yeah lots more pinball stuff to come plus other cool projects! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel! Cheers!

@RyKnocks 6 ай бұрын

Seems kinda surreal that this project is done. I've learned a ton watching this series. Thanks for this great contribution to the community!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and it's kinda sad it's over....so I don't plan on stopping...lol. there's lots more vpin videos coming plus more projects. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@overratedprogrammer 5 ай бұрын

The likes on this video prove the quality of your channel

@wayofthewrench 5 ай бұрын

Yeah it sure does! I had to look and yeah 500 likes is pretty good. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@bellonwheels726 6 ай бұрын

Awesome series! Awesome teaching! Awesome machine! Thank you, thank you. I would have never built mine without you. Can't wait for what's next.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed my teaching style and the series! It's awesome you were able to build your own, how are you enjoying it? Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@andyb6120 6 ай бұрын

You should be very impressed with yourself. Best Virtual pinball build by far on KZfaq! Lets hope you use your amazing skills & go bonkers with the topper. A rolling ball sculpture would be good and some servos & put that Stern Godzilla 1k Topper to shame!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Yeah it turned out nice and I'm happy with the series too. Yeah I need to figure out how to tap DOF into the lamps though as they aren't in the DOF config tool. I might need to post that question on the groups. Cheers!

@MrPhilip201 6 ай бұрын

What an amazing journey. Thank you so much and I will be happy for more!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! More to come for sure! Cheers!

@PinballGamer 6 ай бұрын

What an Awesome & professionel build 🤩 would love to play a few hours on this beauty. +++ Thank you so much for your diy/howto Videos👍 I started 2-3 years on a mini budget + it will never end... Forget the time, forget problems arround you when plan, build, update, upgrade or play on it. Its all about fun 😊 Last week "iam only an illusion bluescreen" in theatre of magic... 🤪 I didnt see a bluescreen for 15 years. Hours of try and error 😵‍💫 New RAM & 😅 okay runs again. what's next? SSF would be a nice upgrade 😉 its still on my wish list 😊 ...have a lot of fun 😃

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Oh dude! SSF is a must! Go for it, it's a night and day difference. That's sucks about the ram but glad you got going again quickly. Thanks for the watch!

@johngannon 6 ай бұрын

Insane, fantastic job and thanks for letting us all come along for the ride! My cab is nowhere near this beaut but you helped me a lot with DOF so thanks!!!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! It was quite the build series, thanks for joining me on my journey. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel! Cheers!

@brewedVFX 6 ай бұрын

Awesome, been a great journey. Looking forward what you come up for the topper, a genie that rotates maybe hahah. The link to patron is not hyperlinked in the description, but the thumbnail works.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for joining me on my journey! Yeah that would be cool, all kinds of topper ideas to be had. I still gotta figure out how to use DOF for the lamp lights though. It's not in the DOF config tool. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel! Cheers!

@MrWesleyruff 6 ай бұрын

Great series. It helped me a lot with mine. Your level of effort and attention to detail is top notch!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@thetopshed 6 ай бұрын

absolutely epic. Ive followed this build from the beginning and its great to have your series as a guide. cheers

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for joining me on this journey dude! It's been a blast and I can't wait to start the upgrades and other cool projects. Cheers!

@janpedersen9120 6 ай бұрын

you made it possible, your series just wow.. and i was watching all episodes :) only dreaming about doing my own, but space and moneys :) love your content nice you want to keep adding to it.. part of the community for sure, and the decicion on doing to with at little fanzy tools as possbile made it so much better for normals to follow.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! You could maybe do your own but a mini version? I hear ya, that's why I took 2 years and scavenged parts and spent slowly. Yeah, it's way too cool of a project to stop making videos, plus there's lots more to upgrade and teach. Yeah it makes it hard to get people into it if you're showing CNC machines and all that stuff. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@tomderuysscher1050 6 ай бұрын

Loved those video’s!!! Really looking forward to the next ones specially the topper and protection!!!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah lot's of content coming soon! Thanks for the watch!

@zeb-kn1pc 6 ай бұрын

You've done a excellent job and should be very proud. You have a very good way about your teaching and explaining. Inspired me to build one. Thank you for your content. From the UK 🇬🇧

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the series and my teaching style! That's awesome I inspired you to build your own vpin! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel! Cheers!

@MichaelBerneis 6 ай бұрын

I loved your series and I picked up so many clues and tricks while I was building my own cabinet. THANK YOU for making this series. - As a suggestion for future pinball video: You promised us during one of the DOF videos that you would show us the installation of DOFLinx to get DOF available for FX3 and Future Pinball. - I am still waiting for it ;-)

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Glad you're enjoying the content. Yeah I will get to those videos and much more in the future. Sorry I'm taking my sweet time...lol. cheers!

@Layby2k 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic work and thank you, I've followed since the start. Having made a pincab already your videos helped me go back, tweak and upgrade a few things along the way. In particular the addressable leds, your tutorials allowed me to fix a problem I previously was unable to solve. For future videos I'd love to see you make a dual cab virtual racing sim.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! Glad I could help you ! Yeah a racing sim would be very cool. It's on my list of projects to make. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@Tiger_Of_Old 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations and THANKS for this series! Turned out great!👍

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah it turned out pretty nice and I had a blast building it. Cheers!

@foxvader1 6 ай бұрын

For your upcoming video's maybe consider VR integration and the much talked about Kinect sensor.....just a few ideas

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Yeah those are all coming in future videos. I also want to look into the 3d glasses too. Thanks for the watch!

@FreeBird-fz2on 3 ай бұрын

watching all your vids was a delight , mine is a mess comparatively! after all 40 or however many videos this was, hard to believe you could still call it budget! haha. probably spent a few grand on this thing!

@wayofthewrench 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! Ya I still consider it a budget build just because it's still just 1080p at 60hz. I just made sure that it looked amazing and didn't skimp on some stuff to make sure it turned out nice. To get it to 4k at 120 Hz will be a whole other amount..... Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel. Cheers!

@LeeGrill 6 ай бұрын

You documenting your pinball journey has gotten so many "average Joes" into the hobby and we can't thank you enough. Looking forward to the upgrades with the current build. This is how the hobby evolves. Thanks again.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

My pleasure! It's too cool of a hobby to not get people excited about it. Yeah, keep an eye out for the upgrade videos. Cheers!

@steve-vc3wl 6 ай бұрын

great build, congratulations, all the way you made it look effortless when there's a hell of lot involved!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Yeah don't let me fool you, there was a lot of work but I took my time and had fun with it too. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@mhook52 6 ай бұрын

It turned out really good

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! I think so too! Plays great too. Cheers!

@patricklawrence8003 6 ай бұрын

This series has been the best. Hands down. I would not have my pinball cab without it. Thank you for everything, Emil. And I will get up to Vancouver early next year!!!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Patrick! I'm happy to have helped you build your own, that's awesome. Yeah let me know when you're coming and I'll have you over to check out the vpin. Thanks again for your support through Patreon, you rock!

@dunderdotten 6 ай бұрын

Wow this has been a journey! Loved it since EP.1!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for joining me on my journey! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel! Cheers!

@joewozniak2231 6 ай бұрын

Looks awesome. Need to commit to finishing mine.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Get er done dude! Thanks for the watch!

@milamo 6 ай бұрын

Looks awesome, thank you so much for all your videos on the build, im getting ready to start my own and am rewatchiing all your videos and making notes!!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! This series is now my go to too for things when I have any issues, like an operator's manual....lol. thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@Urko2005 6 ай бұрын

Awesome work you put into that build, and the work and dedication you put in is shown in your end product.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah it's pretty amazing how things can turn out when you put your mind into it. Lots of work but I'm very happy with the final result. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel! Cheers!

@kdstyles1979 6 ай бұрын

You sir are the MAN! that looks GREAT. at some point in the next year or so I hope to have my budget budget pinball machine finished lol. I will clearly have to upgrade from the laptop to a more sturdy pc. half of the tables i downloaded buffer. I do thank you for all the ideas you have given me including the push to get started. looking forward to all the upgrade you will be making.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks dude! Yeah man finish that beast so you can start playing it! Yup, sounds like a PC upgrade is in order. Might as well do an upgrade worthy of 4k while you're at it. Good luck with your build! Cheers!

@BrunoIsBad 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this series, it's been fantastic to watch the project take shape!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed the series! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@djcasl 6 ай бұрын

That thing is freaking amazing, the sound is nuts. Good job man. It was a great journey getting here.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton! I had a blast building it! Yeah the music and ssf are perfect. Couldn't ask for a better system. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@SpaceSloth707 2 күн бұрын

Man, I'd love to build and own a pinball machine like this. Sadly I don't have space for one in my current situation, but maybe hopefully sometime in the future I might. I'm not good at woodworking and such, but I'd probably have the chance of people I know who'd be able and willing to help out with that. I'm more good at the technological aspect of building such a machine.

@wayofthewrench Күн бұрын

You totally should, these vpins are amazing! You could try to scale it down to a smaller size? Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!

@patrickmarschall825 6 ай бұрын

Thanks again for another great video. It looks fantastic. Such great work and inspiration. :)

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! Happy to contribute to such a great hobby. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@Chinu306 6 ай бұрын

Love it! Thank you so much. Please more 😅

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

You got it! Cheers!

@mgenois 6 ай бұрын

You have inspired me to do my own vpin cabinet. Instead of passing my evening doing screen time, I build my own vpin and and this is so much fun! Thank you for your excellent videos and lessons.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

That is awesome! Happy to get you excited and building with your hands! Super cool! Please send me a video when you're done to my Instagram. Good luck!

@ClyptonimusPrime_n64 6 ай бұрын

absolutely beautiful. GREAT work!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Cheers!

@BadJackDaniels 6 ай бұрын

Amazing work! This series inspired me to build a Virtual Pinball Machine, in the future as I have money left over I will acquire the pieces and give you support for your incredible video work and help the community with your impeccable didactics. I thank you infinitely!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks dude, appreciate it! That's awesome to hear that I inspired you to build a vpin! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel! Cheers!

@thomasbraswell1330 4 ай бұрын

This is really a stellar series of videos. As a woodworking and electronics hobbyist (and pinball enthusiast) I found them most fascinating. If I may ask, 1. What's the weight of the machine? 2. What do you estimate the total cost to have been? I'm contemplating the buy vs. the DIY and I'm using your build as a baseline for a lot of what I'd want in a machine. Many thanks and keep up the great work!

@wayofthewrench 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, it was a lot of work but it turned out pretty nice and I'm pretty proud of the vpin series. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Yeah the vpin is pretty heavy, I haven't weighed it but it's over 250 lbs for sure. I spent $1,500 CAD over the build so it is for sure worth it to do yourself and save a ton of money. Plus you get an amazing looking and playing vpin too, much better than the bought ones in my opinion. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@kevinvanheusen3311 6 ай бұрын

Also I'd like to throw in a vote for Pinball topper videos next :)

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Sounds good! I started looking into this but I need some help with it as the VPU config tool doesn't show individual lamps on the playfield for accessing DOF to match with external LEDs or motors. I'll have to keep looking for more info. Thanks for the watch!

@MandoMike 6 ай бұрын

Congrats Brother! Looks amazing! It's been a great journey that I and so many have watched and will continue to see the evolution of what's to come. As far as a future video, maybe a positives and negatives of parts used, tweaks, changes and swaps. Longevity of those parts, maybe something after time wears or malfunctions. Also, the positives, it works better than expected or didn't know it did that. Overall, 10/10 for the hours put in, the hard work and labor for the end result of awesome! Great Job!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks dude! Glad you joined me for the journey!! Yeah that's kinda what I have planned as well as a budget breakdown too. Stay tuned! Cheers!

@Major_Drain 6 ай бұрын

Turned out excellent, thank you for documenting the entire build!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

No problem 👍. Glad you loved the series! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@ckmoore101 6 ай бұрын

What a great project. Very well done.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@sage1988 6 ай бұрын

Looks amazing bro 🤩🤩

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks 😁 yeah it turned out great. Cheers!

@Stephman-YouTube 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations Emil on your vpin completion. As many others have probably said, thank you for your videos! You've been key in assisting me with my build with your very informative and entertaining vpin build videos. Cheers!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! My pleasure! I'm happy to have helped you with your build, thanks for joining me on my journey! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@mattyjmaker 6 ай бұрын

That’s a beautiful thing! What a fantastic journey to have gone on. Well done and thank-you 🎉

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊 Yeah it's been a journey and thanks for joining me in that journey! Glad you enjoyed the series and thanks for the watch! Cheers!

@kelvinstephen8187 6 ай бұрын

Absolute legend mate. I only started last week and to see what the final results will be is an inspiration. I really think this build series will go down in you tube history and will be watched and followed for many years to come! Thankyou for inspiring us all.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks dude! I'm excited for you to build yours! I really appreciate your kind words and I'm super happy to be a part of this vpin community. Hopefully this series can help a ton of people get into this amazing hobby. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel! Cheers!

@xcoff33x 6 ай бұрын

Awesome job. This series has been super interesting, thank you for all of the time and effort you put in to share your pinball journey with us. Enjoy all that hard work!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it! I had a lot of fun building it and sharing my journey with you guys. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@DJ_Blaker 6 ай бұрын

Wow turned out amazing! Looks fantastic and sounds fantastic! 🎉🎉🎉It's been a great series to watch!!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! Glad you enjoyed the series and my teaching style. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@tekkamanblade2244 6 ай бұрын

I guess it was definetly worth the wait. It came out looking great! Congrats!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I took my time so the videos came out like I wanted them to. Not rushed, not sloppy.....make something I was proud of and that could be used by people to help them build theirs. I'm proud of both the vpin and the series. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@ScottHillary 6 ай бұрын

Excellent - really enjoyed watching this series. What an awesome machine! This is the best, most detailed VPin build guide I have followed.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for joining me in my journey! If you deem me worthy I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for your support for the channel. Cheers!

@CGRTist 6 ай бұрын

This has been a fantastic adventure! Thanks so much for sharing this build! Awesome work!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I had a lot of fun making the vpin and the series! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel! Cheers!

@scottzimmer8336 6 ай бұрын

Well done! It has been a great adventure and many of us have followed along throughout. Looking forward to some of your upgrades and customizations. Thanks for the great content.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Sure has, thanks for joining me on my journey! Yeah, lots of vpin videos still to come! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@e51v50h 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations!!! Great videos, and amazing editing. Thanx for documenting all of this......really awesome job!! 🤘🤓🤘

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton! Glad you enjoyed the series and my teaching style. Thanks for joining me in my journey. Cheers!

@woodstockcustomarcades9636 6 ай бұрын

Great work! Awesome to see it all come together

@woodstockcustomarcades9636 6 ай бұрын

Also, what 'effect' did you use for the undercab lighting and your speakers? Mine don't seem to flash as much, I think I've chosen the wrong effects. Or maybe I don't play enough TOTAN!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Derek! Thanks again for all your help with the vinyl! Cheers!

@Lasjah 6 ай бұрын

Wow! Just amazing. This makes building a regular arcade cabinet look ridiculously simple. Awesome work dude. Congrats!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah it is kinda simple once you break it down into little methodical pieces. It is a bunch of work though. Sure beats depending 8 grand on one though. Plus you get to enjoy the building of it. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@dmoehling 6 ай бұрын

Best VPIN build series on YT! Attention to detail is 2nd to none. Most other videos are outdated or evolve people hacking there machines to pieces. Can’t wait to see what the channel does next. ❤

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! I worked very hard on the build and the series to make it the very best I could do it's nice to hear back from so many people. Yeah lots of great content coming out in the future. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@edtignor4235 6 ай бұрын

Man, that turned out AWESOME!!!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@BBQedGamer 6 ай бұрын

I really appreciate the series! Thanks so much for sharing the knowledge and experience of building your cabinet and for taking the extra time to publish this content in these high quality videos. It definitely has been educational. I'm starting my cabinet build now and will be reviewing your videos during the process. Some ideas for future projects include a sit down driving simulator or a gun-con cabinet.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome, I'm glad you are enjoying the series! Yeah both arcade cabinets are on the list of stuff to do for sure, plus more! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@pasikeranen 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the series, it's been really fun to follow your journey. I myself am building just a controller as I have different needs than most. But your video series has helped me to get my head around the LED controllers and colouring the DMD's and all that. Can't wait to see what comes next.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the series and we're able to get what you needed out of it. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel. Cheers!

@mutazgaming9640 6 ай бұрын

Wow this so nice and great, nice and great workmanship

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Cheers!

@robertbrugger1803 6 ай бұрын

Hi Emil, your vPin is awesome and your video taping skills are epic. I have seen a lot of vPin videos and whatever you did during your video taping have captured the best shots of the tables showing the depth and clarity of the tables. Very good work. If you have a minute can you reply as to what graphic card your using with your 1080 pin playfield. It really looked awesome.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind words Robert! I tried to get the best angles and keep it interesting yet show everything people need to know in order to be successful. I have a GTX 1050 that a co worker gave me for free. It's worked pretty well but I'm looking forward to upgrading to some better cpu, GPU, and monitor. Thanks for the watch!

@ronaldp7028 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely a beautiful result of the whole project. Let's hope to this isn't the last video about virtual from you. I ❤ the content you create about this subject. Keep those great videos coming for the vpin community.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! No no, there's lots more vpin content plus other projects. If you like my teaching style, you should check out my auto and welding stuff too! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@Zerberus23771 6 ай бұрын

Great work

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@G-Diddy007 6 ай бұрын

You should be very proud of this great accomplishment! There is no denying its a fantastic job YOU made happen

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! Yeah it was a lot of work but it was sooo worth it. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@rockeryhudpeck5791 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm well on my way to building my own cabinet and I am thankful for the countless hours you have put into creating and editing this incredible series. I had no idea this community existed until I stumbled across your channel. I'm also impressed by those who have put in thousands of hours to program and freely share their tables in the spirit of furthering this great hobby. I'll be looking forward to the day I have my own reveal party!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! Happy to have introduced you into the world of vpins! Yeah the vpin community is great, lots of helpful people collaborating together to make a truly beautiful hobby. Hey when you're done your build send me a video to my DM on instagram. I'd love to see it! Thanks for your support for the channel! Cheers!

@mikeyfoofoo 6 ай бұрын

Awesome series! I learned a whole lot! I literally started my virtual pinball journey after seeing your software install video. THANKS! I'd love it if you did a new build for 4K with a Spike 2 cab. The challenges are different since you have to decase the monitor and route the sites for it to fit. Maybe it's too soon for that. ; ) I've seen one in person with the new GL anaglyphic mode and it looks like real pinball. Anyway, keep it up! I can't wait to see what you do next!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! That's awesome to hear I got ya inspired to build your vpin! Yeah I kinda want to build another cabinet with different stuff to focus on but for now it'll be upgrades and mods. Maybe in the future I'll build a mini pin. Yeah the 3d stuff looks great, I wanna try that soon. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@hugoherrera467 6 ай бұрын

Look awesome

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah it turned out pretty nice. Cheers!

@marchafb 6 ай бұрын

What a fantastic job you have done with this table and the series was amazing! I have 4 real pinball machines and one virtual one and I keep going back to my virtual one just for the coolness factor and variety. The way you have done these videos and the teaching skills you possess are outstanding. It (you) remind me of 2 of my high school shop teachers (automotive and electronics) that were just the best people in the world. I am sure your students think the same of you.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Yeah vpins rock! I keep going to real pinball tournaments to home my skills and definitely vpinball has helped, I came in third the other day! Yeah gotta love tech ed teachers and how they make connections to other subjects but through cool projects and demos! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@TonyMaro 6 ай бұрын

Congrats on reaching the "end"! I think this is the only how-to video tutorials I've ever watched from beginning to end. I typically don't learn well from video and prefer print, but your style struck a chord. It also helped me decide this project was something I could do when 8 months ago I'd decided it was out of reach.

@TonyMaro 6 ай бұрын

And for suggestions: what about showing how to replace the flipper buttons with lit color addressable buttons? I floundered around trying to figure out what was needed for that but it's really simple.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! I'm glad you like my teaching style of edutainment! Super happy I could inspire you too! Have fun playing your vpin! Cheers!

@Simone-xe9cw 6 ай бұрын

Amazing

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@Bluesky-bx2ig 6 ай бұрын

You should consider mass production. Enthusiasm for VPin is growing! ⚪⚪

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Not sure my heart could do production, I like to create and get bored with doing the same thing over and over. Who knows though, maybe one day...... thanks for the watch!

@TheSloppyDingo Ай бұрын

So now that it's done, is there anything you would change? One thing I'm on the fence on with my build is the playfield LEDs. I love me some addressable LED but I don't know if the side strips and back matrix would create too much glair or be too distracting to the actual game. Great build video series BTW! You have really inspired me!

@wayofthewrench Ай бұрын

I was initially concerned about glare but my angles just worked and there is zero glare. I do get glare from overhead lights in my shop though so Zi usually shut those lights off when playing which makes the undercab glow brighter too. If money wasn't an issue, I would have ponied up $5,000 to make it a 4k 120hz with an OLED......but this is my next build. Stay tuned!

@rastermax2 6 ай бұрын

amazing content man GG

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@Yayeet3000 6 ай бұрын

Dude your videos are great.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Feel free to share out my channel on your social media so I can help inspire more people. Thanks for the watch! Cheers!

@paladdin1500 6 ай бұрын

Wow 😮

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@RaserTec 6 ай бұрын

Supeeerrr excelent ...bravo!!!!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Cheers!

@brucep383 2 ай бұрын

Amazing work! Did you angle the full Dmd screen back slightly like stern machines? I think they do that to avoid reflection on the playfield. Just designing my own and was curious if you did this. Thanks!

@wayofthewrench 2 ай бұрын

No it is straight up and down but the playfield glass is at the standard angle and there is zero glare. Thanks for the watch!

@sprayberry88 6 ай бұрын

Shut up and take my money! Or... rather, don't shut up but do take my money? Patreon subbed!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Lol. Glad you love the vpin cabinet and the channel. Thank you very much for choosing to support my Patreon, this will help me to keep going and improve the channel so much! Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@swengross46 5 ай бұрын

Near perfect. Congrats.

@wayofthewrench 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it! Cheers!

@swengross46 4 ай бұрын

@@wayofthewrench worthy casing for this fine project. Followed the guys and girls on and off for 20+ years and with the tech (hardware/software) getting more and more sophisticated a ridiculously good offer with whole generations of pinball tables in one place.

@wayofthewrench 4 ай бұрын

Yeah and there's been a huge amount of advancement in the last 2-3 years too which is awesome.

@scorpio6819 6 ай бұрын

Thx for the video, btw what about the reflections on the playfield monitor, do you have reflections issues, from the full dmd and the backglass ? Great work btw been watching all your videos 👍

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

I do not have any issues from reflections but the shop has very bright LED lights so I usually shut off half of them so the glass doesn't have those reflections. Thanks for the watch!

@nerdloftgaming 6 ай бұрын

A thing of beauty, one of the best. Period. With the improvements in VPX POV in the newest betas, will you adjusting your views for the tables? The new POV system really delivers depth to the tables in VPX.

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Ya know I'm behind the times but I will be upgrading vpx and I'll see what it looks like. Excited to try it. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!