Big Bang Bar

[Cliffy]

Hello to all, first of all. Those who know me or of me, howdy. Those who don't, let me know and I'll write an intro
I'm sure at least a few of you have seen the list of things Martin Reynolds and I have made for BBB. These are for YOU guys and gals because neither me nor Martin even own a BBB! (I just couldn't afford it then and certainly cannot now!)

I'm not sure if Kerry or Robert have posted the pics of our pieces but if you go to Martins site at www.pinbits.com and click on the BBB thumb you can get a glimpse of what we've done.

Primarily we've made the 15 ring tube set, properly laser cut and fit to the ramp. The set includes a spacing template for ease of installation.
Then we came up with the same florescent rings for thetop of the tube dancer tube and a tiered set of two rings for the pop bumpers. Togteher the package looks phenomenal!

We're also making a protector for the Dartz saucer from my usual hyperthin shiny stainless. All of this should be avialable rather quickly but please, don't hold us to a date unless we give one

Finally, but certainly not the last we'll do for BBB, is Martin's awesome plastics protectors. This is an all inclusive set and really looks great on the game. Martin is also looking at making a precut mylar set. The game really needs some mylars here and there, especialy the pop bumper area and the Dartz kickout so keep an eye out for this as well.

Thanks for reading and we are always open to suggestions! Please let us know what you think

Cliffy
www.passionforpinball.com
Martin Reynolds
www.pinbits.com

[BBB93]

Welcome aboard Cliffy. Man those pop bumper rings look really cool. I wanted to order a set right away, but the site said it was "sold out". Let us know when you have some is stock and you can start taking orders. Nice work - Thanks!

Bob S
BBB#93
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Belly-Up To The Big Bang Bar ©

[tcat]

Thanks for making these products. I went to the site for the kits and bought the plastic protectors, but everything else is already sold out. Any timeline on when the other things will be available again? Thanks!

Harold
BBB#132

[Cliffy]

I'll leave the timelines up to Martin but thanks for all the enthusiasm so far!

Cliffy
www.passionforpinball.com

[martin]

OK...

I am still loading up the web site, and we are only just starting runs. I like to take it a little slow at first just in case there are any wrinkles. The bottom line is that everything is very close.

Plastic guards are in good shape, but it may take a few days to pace production. They are on the site now.

The pop bumper kits are done and looking really good. I have a few on the site now, with more to come.

Foam is waiting to be cut, photographed, and loaded. Of all the things that you can add to your BBB, this is the big one. Foam behind the ramp targets will really cut down airballs. There's one hitch, I am struggling to get a nice cut on the foam. Until I solve that problem, we'll ship target pieces with anything that people buy - as I said, these have to be installed.

Then, the rings. We have the spacing figured. We have the geometry of the notch for the ramp so that it is barely noticeable, and allows a continuous flow of 15 rings down the tube. We have also upped the diameter a shade so that the whole thing looks in proportion.

The only holdup is fixing the rings to the tube. We know that silicone will work a treat, but are trying a couple of non-adhesive solutions. We'll probably try a few approaches and settle in on the one that works the best.

Also, color-wise the fluorescent orange is a great match for the machine. But we could also do the neon pink - any thoughts?

Either way, rings will be up this weekend.

On the metal, the hole geometry is tricky but I think that we are very close. It is going to be a cute solution. As Cliffy says, we are still a few weeks out on that one.

[Kerry Richard]

Hello BBB Group…I wanted to share with you some of the great protection mods Cliffy & Martin have come up with using my game. Gene & Co. has done such an awesome job on this beautiful piece of art. I actually stopped playing my game until I have many of the easy break plastics were protected. Here are some picts;

I asked for a single clear plastic under the jet bumper plastic. Cliffy surprised me with these 2 or 3 neon ring option. I really like (and have on my game) the 2 ring set.

Note: the clear plastic under the metal 3-bank drop target

Here’s picts of the 3 ring option;


Here are some picts of the clear plastic protectors;





There are a couple other done and a couple others in production;

They came up with a nice touch to the tube dancer. Ring in the top slot. Cliffy & Martin just mentioned they have created a similar ring that slides down to the bottom of tube. That should look nice too!


Happy Flipping!
Kerry Richard #111

[BBB94]

*** BBB Stuff vs. BBB stuff ***
Hey that's pretty sneaky changing the "S" to "s" - now I can't claim trademark infringement can I? Rats

Welcome.

[Bertl]

Looking awesome!!!

[jadziedzic]

I *thought* I read in the old Bearcave forum that the playfield plastics were screened on some "virtually unbreakable" material. Any way to determine if that's really the case?

Tony
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Joseph "Tony" Dziedzic
BBB #39

[latecomer]

[martin]

[BBB #2]

WOW!!!!
Everything looks GREAT!
I will order one of all of your mods as soon as they are aVAILABLE.
Great workmanship as always.

Thanks

Bill
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BBB #2

[Cliffy]

Here's an overall shot of the rings on the dancer, pops and tube that Martin and I have made. Note the larger OD on the tube rings than the original proto rings. We think it's much better proportionally to the tube.


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Cliffy
www.passionforpinball.com

[sellenoff]

Welcome and WOW!!

I want one of evertying when it's ready for sale!

[runner1717]

Damn, and I bought 7 orange and 7 blue rings from Gene ($150, including shipping)!

Now it looks like I need 15.........

Oh well, at least the money went to a good home!
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Mike
#61