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Special Guest Presentations & Information Clinics


Join us Saturday afternoon, March 20th at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center as we host a variety of informative seminars. Whether you're just getting into the pinball hobby or a seasoned veteran we're sure they'll be something here for everyone! All presentations and clinics are free to attend with paid Texas Pinball Festival admission.

SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTATION 
Guest Speakers/ How to Clinics  more coming soon....stay tuned!

Pinball Art through the years  hosted by John Youssi
Saturday 11:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Caprock Banquet Room (2nd Floor)

Over the span of twenty plus years, John worked for the leading pinball companies in Chicago as a project artist, art director, and idea guy. Get a close-up look at what went into the art and design process of creating legendary pinball machines. Some of the classics he's most known for include: Twilight Zone, Whirlwind, FunHouse, Monopoly, The Addams Family and White Water (to name a few.) John will share his unique experiences involving pinball development throughout the 80's, 90's and today. Following John's presentation will be a question and answer session followed by autographs.

 

REPRODUCING BACKGLASSES & RESTORING YOUR WORN PLAYFIELD WITH DIRECT INK hosted by John Greatwich
Saturday 1:00 - 1:45 pm
Caprock Banquet Room (2nd Floor)

Join John Greatwich again this year as he speaks again about the advancements he's made over this past year in the technology of restoring pinball playfields with direck ink using a new process he has been developing. In addition to his presentation John will be showing examples of his work he has done with playfields of both Sorcerer and Space Shuttle.

 John will explain his difficult, but with great results, method of using direct ink for restoring playfields that will most likely never be reproduced again. This method also opens up the window for custom playfields. 

Don't miss this informative presentation on Direct Ink playfield restoration and see what can be done to restore your machines playfield to like new again at the Texas Pinball Festival.
 
Info at: http://greatpinball.com/index.html

 

Saturday
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Caprock Banquet Room
(2nd Floor)

New to pinball? You'll have many questions, and this is where you'll find some answers!! Whether your looking to purchase your first pinball machine at the Texas Pinball Festival or have one sitting in your garage that doesn't work, this presentation is perfect for the beginning hobbyist.

With over 20+ combined years experience in the coin op - pinball repair field, Chris Munson & Evan Smith will be hosting this presentation.  This will be a basic class, not for the experienced pinball owner, so if you think you know it all about pinball's, stay clear!  This beginners guide to pinball repair and maintenance will feature topics such as purchasing guidelines, selection, system overview, safety, basic maintenance and some common practices to troubleshooting games as well as a few old school tricks and methods for getting a pinball machine into shape and working....while having fun. Join Chris & Evan as they'll show you a few ways to enjoy this experience and not loose sleep doing it.  All new pinball owners are encouraged to attend this basic but informative class on pinball ownership. Question and answer session to follow.

 

MAKING YOUR PINBALL LED FRIENDLY 
hosted by
Brett Davis
Saturday 3:00-3:45pm
Caprock Banquet Room (2nd Floor)
 
Join Brett Davis, the designer of the PinScore products, as he discusses the movement towards LED lighting in general and it's application in pinball machines.  There is no question as to the benefits of using LED bulbs instead of using the standard incandescent bulb, such as less current, less heat, and longer life.  The challenge is to make the LED look and operate the same as a regular bulb in the game.
 
Each manufacturer of pinball machines approached using light bulbs and the method to control them differently.  Brett will discuss the various manufactures approaches to light bulb control and address possible solutions that can be used to make the usage of LED bulbs a long term solution to enhance your games.

 

PINBALL IN THE MEDIA - TEXAS STYLE
hosted by Jim Schelberg
Saturday 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Caprock Banquet Room (2nd Floor)
 
Jim Schelberg, publisher of the PinGame Journal has been collecting pinball related video for nearly as long as he's been creating the PGJ. He feels that it is a good sign that pinball references constantly show up in the popular culture and will be speaking on and showing examples of pinball as it is shown in the media. This most often takes the form of video from television, including commercials, promotional spots and content in various shows. For this talk at the Texas Pinball Fest, Jim will focus on instances involving BIG pinball machines.
 
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