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  1. Big Deal (Williams, 1963) (Loserman76) Backglass

    Big Deal (Williams, 1963) (Loserman76) Backglass

  2. Argosy (Williams, 1977) (IkeS) Backglass

    Argosy (Williams, 1977) (IkeS) Backglass

  3. Ace High (Gottlieb, 1957) (IkeS) Backglass

    Ace High (Gottlieb, 1957) (IkeS) Backglass

  4. A-B-C Bowler (Gottlieb, 1941) (IkeS WIP) Backglass

    A-B-C Bowler (Gottlieb, 1941) (IkeS WIP) Backglass

    This could use more work getting the double-edges properly aligned (fisheye alert), but other than, this is about the best I could do with the source image (link below). Note: just because the accidental color variation looked nice, I smoothed out the reddish-purple tones along the bottom &...
  5. 4 Roses (Williams, 1962) (IkeS) Backglass

    4 Roses (Williams, 1962) (IkeS) Backglass

  6. Amigo (Bally, 1974) (lit) (Loserman76) Backglass

    Amigo (Bally, 1974) (lit) (Loserman76) Backglass

  7. Eager Beaver (Williams, 1965) (IkeS) Backglass

    Eager Beaver (Williams, 1965) (IkeS) Backglass

  8. Air Aces (Bally, 1974) (IkeS) Backglass

    Air Aces (Bally, 1974) (IkeS) Backglass

  9. Tramway (Williams, 1973) (Sat+140) (IkeS) Backglass

    Tramway (Williams, 1973) (Sat+140) (IkeS) Backglass

    The docs that we see for this table depict an extraordinarily bland color scheme, fairly rare for the industry. This here represents a better guess on my part as to what the real colors looked like.
  10. Tramway (Williams, 1973) (IkeS) Backglass

    Tramway (Williams, 1973) (IkeS) Backglass

    Seems there's only one photo ever of this backglass (at the IPDB), which may not even exist any more, so I figured I'd do a hi-def (2000x1752) rebuild. All the main issues have now been fixed, altho I cheated slightly and left some edge-shadowing intact across a couple small areas that didn't...
  11. Valiant (Williams, 1962) (IkeS) Backglass

    Valiant (Williams, 1962) (IkeS) Backglass

  12. Monster Bash (Williams, 1998) (IkeS) Backglass

    Monster Bash (Williams, 1998) (IkeS) Backglass

  13. The Champion Pub (Midway, 1998) (M!chelZSF) Backglass

    The Champion Pub (Midway, 1998) (M!chelZSF) Backglass

  14. Archer (Zen, 2015) (alt) (M!chelZSF) Backglass

    Archer (Zen, 2015) (alt) (M!chelZSF) Backglass

  15. Expressway (Bally, 1970) Backglass Version #1

    Expressway (Bally, 1970) Backglass Version #1

    From IPDB: There are two versions of backglass pictured in this listing. The differences are in the colors of the large rings and the color of the Ball In Play sign. The two versions are arbitrarily numbered here: Version #1: The rings, starting with the outermost one, are colored...
  16. Expressway (Bally, 1970) (IkeS) Backglass

    Expressway (Bally, 1970) (IkeS) Backglass

  17. Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy (Bally, 1977) (IkeS) Backglass

    Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy (Bally, 1977) (IkeS) Backglass

    Love this backglass and how it turned out. It's from the home version of the game, btw. https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=439
  18. Viper (Stern, 1981) (IkeS - BGResto) Backglass

    Viper (Stern, 1981) (IkeS - BGResto) Backglass

    Could probably use more work, but I'm calling it 'finished' for now. Thanks to BGResto for the preview this was built on!
  19. Big Bang Bar (Capcom, 1996) (IkeS) Backglass

    Big Bang Bar (Capcom, 1996) (IkeS) Backglass

    This turned out cleaner and more color-authentic than the IPDB version, so I'm adding it here.
  20. Wizard! (Bally, 1974) (lit) (Loserman76) Backglass

    Wizard! (Bally, 1974) (lit) (Loserman76) Backglass

    This is a scaled-down light-guide version based on Loserman76's B2S version.
  21. Zephyr (Bally, 1937) (PN WIP) Backglass

    Zephyr (Bally, 1937) (PN WIP) Backglass

    Pretty terrible source image, but the best available at the time. Probably a very good candidate for a vector redrew, considering how many similar areas there are.
  22. Wizard! (Bally, 1974) (PN WIP) Backglass

    Wizard! (Bally, 1974) (PN WIP) Backglass

    D'oh, nice light bulb reflection in the upper right.
  23. White Sails (Bally, 1939) (PN WIP) Backglass

    White Sails (Bally, 1939) (PN WIP) Backglass

    WIP issues are shadowy reflections, including some funny ones that almost look like ghosts with eyes, and even a ghost bunny in the middle of the image(!)
  24. Totem (Gottlieb, 1979) (Wildman) Backglass

    Totem (Gottlieb, 1979) (Wildman) Backglass

  25. Totem (Gottlieb, 1979) (WIP IkeS) Backglass

    Totem (Gottlieb, 1979) (WIP IkeS) Backglass

    This is turning out nicely (thanks to Mark Schneider's ref pic), but there's a problem, in that despite all the cleanup, small amounts of detail are missing here and there due to the original photo quality. This can easily be seen when comparing against Wildman's version (look at the torso)...
  26. The Red Max (Bally, 1971) (WIP) Backglass

    The Red Max (Bally, 1971) (WIP) Backglass

    Rare pinball. The source photo was skewed but good, and the source BG's in nice shape, mostly. Main issues here are the reflection along the top border as well as figuring out how to repair the lettering without losing the nice lamp glow.
  27. Sun Valley (Chicago Coin, 1962) (PN WIP) Backglass

    Sun Valley (Chicago Coin, 1962) (PN WIP) Backglass

    Fairly usable as-is, altho there's plenty of small issues that could be improved here and there, including more blending / anti-aliasing of the ski-lift chair. There's very few good pics of this game to compare by, but one thing I'm kind of baffled / bemused by is the darker blue upper sky. If...
  28. Tahiti (Chicago Coin, 1949) (WIP IkeS) Backglass

    Tahiti (Chicago Coin, 1949) (WIP IkeS) Backglass

    Why am I uploading this WIP? Mainly because there are simply no good shots of this backglass across the entire 'Net, and at least this one is clean & usable, even though it still needs lots more work. Compare to the previous upload here to see how far it's come already.
  29. Sweet Sioux (Gottlieb, 1959) (IkeS) Backglass

    Sweet Sioux (Gottlieb, 1959) (IkeS) Backglass

  30. Strike Bowler (Bally, 1957) (IkeS) Backglass

    Strike Bowler (Bally, 1957) (IkeS) Backglass

  31. Stock Car (Gottlieb, 1970) (IkeS) Backglass

    Stock Car (Gottlieb, 1970) (IkeS) Backglass

  32. Star Pool (Williams, 1974) (IkeS) Backglass

    Star Pool (Williams, 1974) (IkeS) Backglass

  33. Star Light (Williams, 1984) (IkeS) Backglass

    Star Light (Williams, 1984) (IkeS) Backglass

  34. Space Time (Bally, 1972) (IkeS) Backglass

    Space Time (Bally, 1972) (IkeS) Backglass

  35. Space Time (Bally, 1972) (PN WIP) Backglass

    Space Time (Bally, 1972) (PN WIP) Backglass

    Good number of issues still to fix, but a solid start.
  36. Sky Kings (Bally, 1974) (WIP IkeS) Backglass

    Sky Kings (Bally, 1974) (WIP IkeS) Backglass

    Sourced from a nice big, clear reference photo, but still needs more work. Mainly anti-glare cleanups and better pixel reconstruction where the flash once reflected (to the right of "Bally").
  37. Skill Pool (Williams, 1963) (PN) Backglass

    Skill Pool (Williams, 1963) (PN) Backglass

  38. Skill Pool (Williams, 1963) (IkeS) Backglass

    Skill Pool (Williams, 1963) (IkeS) Backglass

  39. Floating Power (Genco, 1948) (FPozo-IkeS) Backglass

    Floating Power (Genco, 1948) (FPozo-IkeS) Backglass

  40. Shindig (Gottlieb, 1953) (PN) Backglass

    Shindig (Gottlieb, 1953) (PN) Backglass

  41. Shindig (Gottlieb, 1953) (Waifu) Backglass

    Shindig (Gottlieb, 1953) (Waifu) Backglass

  42. Sheriff (Gottlieb, 1971) (IkeS) Backglass

    Sheriff (Gottlieb, 1971) (IkeS) Backglass

  43. Super Star (Williams, 1972,) (Reverse) (BGResto) Backglass

    Super Star (Williams, 1972,) (Reverse) (BGResto) Backglass

  44. Super Star (Williams, 1972) (IkeS) Backglass

    Super Star (Williams, 1972) (IkeS) Backglass

  45. Seven Up (Williams, 1969) (IkeS) Backglass

    Seven Up (Williams, 1969) (IkeS) Backglass

  46. Serenade (Williams, 1960) Backglass

    Serenade (Williams, 1960) Backglass

  47. Serenade (Williams, 1960) (Lit) Backglass

    Serenade (Williams, 1960) (Lit) Backglass

  48. Round Up (Bally, 1971) (IkeS) Backglass

    Round Up (Bally, 1971) (IkeS) Backglass

  49. Round Up (Bally, 1971) (Lit) (PN) Backglass

    Round Up (Bally, 1971) (Lit) (PN) Backglass

  50. Ready...Aim...Fire! (Mylstar, 1983) (RoccoDimarco) Backglass

    Ready...Aim...Fire! (Mylstar, 1983) (RoccoDimarco) Backglass

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