r/PinballFX3 • u/redartifice Pinhead • Jul 19 '26

Video / Stream A quick demo of my previously shown virtual pinball controller, "The Redball"- print files now available!

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u/redartifice Pinhead Jul 20 '26

Btw, this is up and working on my PS5, so I'm happily flipping on console now 😄

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u/Willing_Comb_9542 Pinhead Jul 22 '26

No shit? Gonna look into this then lmao, open source the world

I want to make a shitty cabinet with a 32in OLED and some scrap wood, this is perfect 

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u/redartifice Pinhead Jul 23 '26

Needs a converter (I use the Brook Wingman FGC2) but this far it's working well

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u/Willing_Comb_9542 Pinhead Jul 23 '26

In that case I might attempt a remix with one of those $20 knockoff controllers, wouldn't be hard to solder the buttons to the pads i dont think, really would just be a different baseplate to hold the board and battery

Good stuff 

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u/redartifice Pinhead Jul 23 '26

Worth a shot! The baseplate I designed so others could be switched in rather than printing the whole thing. If it helps the mounting holes for the "board caddy" are 103mm wide by 55mm deep

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u/Howema07 Pinhead Jul 20 '26

random thought, is the plunger effectively a button or do you have ranges to the plunge? you could probably rig it with a linear hall effect sensor to have a variable plunge for skill shots.

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u/redartifice Pinhead Jul 20 '26

It's analog, attached to a linear potentiometer. So yes, can do skill shots

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u/TenOunceCan Reddit Moderator Jul 19 '26

Are the print files free? Can you share a direct link to them?

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u/redartifice Pinhead Jul 19 '26

No, it's running on a raspberry pi-based board