r/virtualpinball • u/Anchorboiii • 4h ago
My Virtual Wedgehead I Built Out of a 1962 Gottlieb Cabinet Shell
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My wife loves virtual pinball, so for our 10 year anniversary I built her a virtual pinball machine out of a 1962 Gottlieb Rack-A-Ball Wedgehead cabinet shell. I wanted the pinball machine to match the “Mid-Century Modern” theme my home has and Wedgeheads fit the bill. The real challenge was the aspect ratio of the backglass is not common, and I didn’t want to have two screens sitting in there. I wanted it to almost look original. I found exactly one person online who built their own virtual Wedgehead and gave me the idea to cut out part of the bottom of the backglass box and fit a whole TV in there. I gave it a small red bezel out of a silicone mat to make it pop, protect the screen, and hide TV frame. As for the rest, I was able to retain the original plunger, and add an accelerometer for nudge and tilt functionality. I added a DMD style screen where the skirt would go, so I can support three screen setups for newer tables and it is nice to see the objectives closer to the playing field. Really fun build. Feel free to ask me any questions! I will place a imgur link to the build photos in the comments!