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Pacific Pinball Museum

This a a photo of the "Visible Pinball" based on the popular "Surf Champ" pinball machine. The builders are Michael and Christian Schiess, and Michael curates the Neptune Beach Amusement Museum and the Lucky JuJu Pinball Arcade. Mr. Plastic's designer David Foster helped design the complex plastic components for cutting on our CNC router.

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clear acrylic pinball machine

PinGame Journal - Visible Pinball
Pin Game Journal features the Visible Pinball machine. In the cover story, Michael tells how the machine was built.
Here's a shot of the original "Surf Champ" pinball machine with the see-through Surf Champ on the right. All hardware and play are identical, yet the playing board and all wood cabinet pieces have been crafted out of clear acrylic.

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Surf Champ - wood and acrylic
Michael Schiess - JuJu
Michael Schiess in front of the Lil Ju Ju mobile pinball arcade at the 2008 Maker Faire in California.
The Visible Pinball Surf Champ featured at the Maker Faire.
Visible Pinball at Maker Faire
Surf Champ - clear head
Surf Champ - clear head side
You can get an idea of the amount of intense work everyone put into this project!

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An inside shot of the pinball museum.
pinball museum group
Pacific Pinball Museum
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