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Homepin Thunderbirds playfield
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Homepin Thunderbirds playfield
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Re: Homepin Thunderbirds playfield
Would be nice to see a small start up company get the game developed and out to market.
Sadly, many of them run into issues somewhere along the line and it doesn't happen.
Sadly, many of them run into issues somewhere along the line and it doesn't happen.
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Re: Homepin Thunderbirds playfield
This playfield is awesome. I can't wait to see it action. The only thing weird is satan burning in hell on the right. How come he is so much bigger than the other characters?
What saved the company was their other business of repro games and boards, with the help of distributors intentionally loading up on inventory,
as well as the low cost to do business in China.
Oh, but this company barely made it after the death of the founder's wife. She was a company owner too and her assets were frozen for a long time.Dave W. wrote:Would be nice to see a small start up company get the game developed and out to market.
Sadly, many of them run into issues somewhere along the line and it doesn't happen.
What saved the company was their other business of repro games and boards, with the help of distributors intentionally loading up on inventory,
as well as the low cost to do business in China.
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Re: Homepin Thunderbirds playfield
My mind reels at the logistics for starting a company like that, but still rooting for them.Dave W. wrote:Would be nice to see a small start up company get the game developed and out to market.
Sadly, many of them run into issues somewhere along the line and it doesn't happen.
Is that right wireform just flinging the ball in to the left slings?
The ship toy in the upper right seems cool with it's extra wide ramp beneath it.
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Re: Homepin Thunderbirds playfield
Very true. Their software designer also passed away while in mid-design and they lost everything he was working on.cap wrote:Oh, but this company barely made it after the death of the founder's wife. She was a company owner too and her assets were frozen for a long time.
What saved the company was their other business of repro games and boards, with the help of distributors intentionally loading up on inventory,
as well as the low cost to do business in China.
I'm interested to see how this one does out in the wild. Mike, the owner of the company, is a straight up engineer and everything has been engineered to death. I see there is some controversy over on Pinside now and there are reports that their board design was borrowed from Ben Heck without a 'thanks' or mention too. I am starting to wonder if it's possible to open a pinball company without some sort of bullshit on the side.
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Re: Homepin Thunderbirds playfield
How can you "borrow" a board design without retribution? Was the board in the public domain? Why would a "thank you" be enough?Fifty wrote:I see there is some controversy over on Pinside now and there are reports that their board design was borrowed from Ben Heck without a 'thanks' or mention too. I am starting to wonder if it's possible to open a pinball company without some sort of bullshit on the side.
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That's all you ever need to say.Fifty wrote:I see there is some controversy over on Pinside
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Re: Homepin Thunderbirds playfield
It was put out as open source. The common courtesy is to acknowledge the original designer by saying thank you and mentioning their name but despite the evidence that it was copied, Mike denies it still.cap wrote:How can you "borrow" a board design without retribution? Was the board in the public domain? Why would a "thank you" be enough?Fifty wrote:I see there is some controversy over on Pinside now and there are reports that their board design was borrowed from Ben Heck without a 'thanks' or mention too. I am starting to wonder if it's possible to open a pinball company without some sort of bullshit on the side.