Contrary to the lack of interest from most people, I continue on the
trek to produce new glass for pinballs. The technology is very
promising & allows a few to 50 runs of glass. A big hope for rare or
obtainable glass to be made & some people are seeing that it is
possible.
This should be the final hurtle to over come with Williams licensing
with Illinois Pin Ball. A slightly different approach using the Color
Span 9840uv printer for color, & screening 3 hits of white & 1 black
blocking layer using uv ink at another shop. These guys have been in
the business for many years & continue to work on projects together.
So the real experts will see these done & I will keep the process
moving.
The finished result will be almost the same as any other glass made.
The uv ink when done is harder & probably more resistant to light
scratching or wear. Other local people have seen the results of the
test glass & are very impressed with the results. You can look at the
test glass in the pictures starting with the hits of white:
http://s36.photobucket.com/home/greatwichjohn/index
More info on signing up for Stern Nine Ball glass:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.pinball/browse_thread/thread/e5c01001612e1e5/fe6cb1f347a45026?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=nineball#fe6cb1f347a45026
Cyclopes for Game Plan, is another test just about ready to go. For
those who asked me about a glass that was to hard to try with films.
Please email me again & it probably is possible to do. Anyone else
interested in very limited stuff let me know.