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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.
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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
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Saturday
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Caprock
Banquet Room
(2nd Floor)
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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.
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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.
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 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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