In this pinball philosophy video, I talk about the differences between what I call the “new world” and the “old world” in terms of pinball aesthetics.

In this pinball philosophy video, I talk about the differences between what I call the “new world” and the “old world” in terms of pinball aesthetics.
The other day as I was working on my Bally Mystic, I decided to upgrade the lighting in the backbox to LED and document what I consider to be a “tasteful” way to migrate from traditional incandescents to LED lighting. Some people complain about this but I think if you do it right, it’s a dramatic improvement, and in some ways is hard to tell from older style lighting. Let’s take a look!
I recently picked up a very nice condition game but it had an odd damaged section in the middle. Obviously this needs to be fixed and in this series, my lovely assistant Brandi, helps me with playfield touch-ups and gives us some tips and tricks.
Here’s a picture of what the game looked like before:
Here’s some good advice on how to paint and touch up your game.
Color Wanted: | Start with: | Add a little: |
---|---|---|
Green | Yellow | Blue |
Orange | Yellow | Red |
Brown | Red | Black |
Maroon | Red | Black & Magenta |
Cream | White | Yellow |
Tan | White | Brown |
Ivory | White | Yellow & Brown |
Gray | White | Black |
French | Gray | White Yellow & Black |
Olive | Green | Yellow Black & White |
Pink | White | Red |
Flesh | White | Red & Yellow |
Coral | White | Orange |
Purple | Magenta | Blue |
Gold | Yellow | Brown |
Lime Green | Yellow | Green & White |
More hints: