I'll go first. Here's my modded ALP.

[kbpins]

I'm very new to VP but got into it a year ago beginning with A1up and their vp. It was nowhere near enough and now a year later I have done a lot of hardware work which came easy to me but struggling with the software, (getting there!)

 

BuyStuff Arcades backbox and topper

Dayton Bass Shaker

Four Dayton Exciters

2 Cleveland Software Solenoids

Amazon color changing leds under cab

Real Stern pinball legs

Dell Gaming pc running 1660 Super

Batman 66 graphics 

Two amps under the cab and one in the backbox

Changed flipper buttons to green with cherry switches

3D printed speaker covers

 

I have an amazing 3d printed light up cupholder that was designed for the stock legs that I need to find a way to modify and install. 

 

Tell me what you think and would love to see others. 

 

[bernie2901]

Nice build very clean..

[JerseyJohnny]

I also started with my atgames pinball, added the control deck with trackball,  vibs board, buystuff store deluxe backbox (24inch and 15.5 screens) 4 backbox speakers with one amplifier powering them and a dayton bass shaker. Added 4 dayton exciters 2 front and 2 rear , 2 amplifers for those daytons, one front one rear, i also did the cleveland software package but got 8 solinoids, power supply, and controller board.rewired all the buttons to a regular ximotech zedo delay usb controller, took out the stock playfield and replaced it with the LG 32inch , 165hz,HDR-10, 1440p monitor.

Pc specs;

Ryzen 9 5900X 12core (24) thread all running at 5ghz, liquid cooled by the nzxt kraken 360mm rad cooler

Nvidia RTX3090 founders edition

Evega platinun PS 1000, 1000watt power supply

64gb of corsair dominator RGB ram 3600mhz

Two 1TB Samsung Pro 980, generation 4 m.2 nvme drives

All i side a corsair 5000 airflow case containing 9 fans total.

 

Heres a quick video, for those who wanted to hear the soliolenoids, and see the fit of the new playfield. And some quick game play to see how nice the contrast and color 

 

 

 

[JerseyJohnny]

Heres what my Gaming corner actually looks like. The PC, is connected to both machines, however i barely ever switch over to the standup in OTG mode, The pinball table is purely ran off the pc, since changing out the monitor etc. 

 

[DBrown67]

I built my own mini pin using a 27" 4K playfield monitor. When these came out I was intrigued. They certainly looked very nice when put together (but I've only seen pics and vids).

But I couldn't help thinking that $600 (or whatever they are now) was just too much for a nice shell. I felt I'd have to swap just about everything else out. 

[DanLShane]

You're not far off the mark.

 

I spent over $700 for the ALP bundle, and I was pretty happy with the machine as delivered. I soon got tired of the buzzing haptics and spent $25 on Dayton exciters to fix that. As I learned more about how OTG mode worked I sprung for a new gaming PC with decent GPU. Soon after I added a small third monitor for DMD.  Next came two small amps and 4 more exciters for SSF.

 

All told, I figure I have invested about $1,000 on top of the original cost of the ALP itself.  Even so, the machine made an affordable and easy springboard for getting into virtual pinball, and the HD screens are quite nice. I don't regret a penny spent.

[gaming]

i have a ALP to but nothing like kbpins and jtravapd ALP machine . i watch jtravapd all time on YouTube he probably have best ALP machine  seen so far but I'm sure it wasn't cheap and the cost for all them parts . but tell you the truth if i had $3k or $4k to mode my ALP i would do same thing lol. so far what i did on my ALP is adding a Vib board and did SSF sound system with 2 exciters Dayton DAEX25  1 Dayton BST- Bass Shaker  2 amp's 2.1 sound system with 2 Klipsh speaks and a sub and i got a7" LCD screen for DMD and USB 7.1 sound card. want to get 2 more exciters and my wish list want to get 8 solenoids and like to build or buy a bigger backglass box with a 24' or 27" screen and like to get a 4K main screen .

[JerseyJohnny]

This is my newest update , finished the complete sound system.  In the video its 10.2 system, in the video description i have links for every part used.  You can also see my 80's hairband Artwork wrap. lol ....Hey if you watch the video you get to listen to Cinderella, and then bon jovi and even recording on my cell phone it kicks some ass!!!!.   I tried to show you in the video how each part of the sound build adds to the sound by turning each one on , one at a time.   Its actually even better now because now the two first speakers playing that was the center channel i moved to the main channel with the two kickers, and the sub woofer, and other two full range speakers using a 3 way splitter for my main channel.  You would be surprised how there really arent that many tables that really use 7.1 channels of sound, so not counting your SSF setup/ you'll notice that an amp and speakers connected to your soundcards center channel, usually will be just lower levels.  Using the 3 way splitter that goes into the main channel makes all three amplifiers and speakers hooked up to them always used 100%. The exctiers and bass shaker still hook into the 7.1 surround and 7.1 rear inputs which gives you that awesome ssf sound. .that left me with a open center channel which I added my small soundbar I was using when i first got the table. lol. it puts out amazing bass for a soundbar and looks nice with rgb lighting. 

 

Even if your not into tech , the video is worth watching to turn up your speakers and listen to two great songs!. .   check out the 80's hairband artwork.  Today I added black legs instead of the silver that came with the table. I know I could have painted the stock ones, but the real legs for stern tables, just look nicer then anything i would have been able to achieve with spray paint. lol I can't ever sit still, theres always something else to add. haha....

 

heres the video.....the first song brings back so many memories , being down the jersey shore , the entire bar would be singing the songs.  Hope you guys like what I did to what used to be a ATGAMES Pinball table. lol. 

 

 

 

 

 

[namine]

I'm actually going to purchase a ALP in a few months time and I'm gonna grab a PC with the following specs which hopefully would be fine enough since the specs minus GPU are the same as my personal desktop pc.

 

CPU: Ryzen3-3250U Dual Core

RAM: 8GB DDR4 (I THINK that it's 2400MHz, not sure!)

GPU: GTX1050 (will be bought with the PC)

SSD: 256GB M.2 and 2TB internal SSD

 

[godadj]

More or less gutted it after 6 months (but still a fantastic little starter machine in it's own right)

• New backbox with 24" monitor and 7" DMD
• 32" Acer playfield monitor, running at 120hz
• KL25Z for nudge/tilt and plunger
• Zebs 24 port board and 8 solenoids
• New graphics (Iron Maiden)

Still need to add

• Buystuffarcades haptics kit (shaker and exciters)
• Stern legs to give it a bit more height
• Likely a couple more solenoids and a knocker and shaker
• Christ only knows what else at the rate I'm adding to this cab

Such a great little starter machine, and so easy to mod (and get carried away with modding).  Just enough to get you started, and enough to whet your appetite to want more, lol.  

[anthem]

On 11/18/2021 at 2:50 PM, kbpins said:

 

Real Stern pinball legs

 

Where did you get yours? 

[Badazzwi]

Pinball life is good for legs and everything else pinball related.

[jason10mm]

Hi, new ALP owner here as well. I'm slowly doing the OTG full conversion as well. One thing I can say for the ALP versus full build is that the ALP lets you play in 5 minutes after set up, which DEFINITELY helps with the enthusiasm, even if the stock tables are a bit lackluster (though I do like some of them). That brutally cheap Sams Club deal was incredible, I wish I had gotten the ALU as well. I'm torn between gutting the ALP for 1440k/120hz OTG only play or stopping now (DMD screen, haptics and solenoids, PC for OTG but otherwise mostly stock) and moving to a full size build with a 4k/120hz work of glory.  I'm lucky enough to have a really nice pinball arcade place down the street so this fire ain't never going out

[Tesla1856]

I also got in on the Sams-Club $400 deal. I didn’t even know this (and Arcade1up) even existed until I saw one on Let’s Make A Deal before Christmas. After all these years of spinning my monitor and playing on my desk with my keyboard … I think it is pretty awesome. 

 

Over the years, I’ve ear-marked possible TVs and small LCD-monitors but that’s about it. Would I rather have a $4000 VirtuaPin cabinet with all the extra toys, (or build my own to save a few dollars)? SURE, but who has the time, money, and knowledge to see that to completion? I know I don't (so, I would still be without).

 

I bought a new GTX-1660 for $200) for my old Dell XPS-8300 (pulled from closet storage)

- It already had a 650w-PS, a SSD, and Windows-10) .

8-inch Portable LCD Monitor (IPS-panel) as 3rd-screen DMD, from Amazon for $100

AtGames VIBS-Board 

KL25Z Accelerometer (because the one in my ALP seemed borderline defective).

- I think maybe I can do other stuff with the KL25Z eventually later

 

So far, I've spent under $1000 on it. I can't really think of anything else it really needs.

Also, the WAF on this machine is high (and she likes to play also). We have been playing multi-player in Native-mode and also OTG (VPX and TPA-Arcooda). 

 

A $4000 VirtuaPin wide-body (in a couple of years) will be a much easier ask (now that we both know this Virtual Pinball Machine thing is real). I’m determined not to make this one something it’s not. I would like to use it the way it is now for a year or so. If I get a VirtuaPin wide-body (or clone) later … I will have one of each. Or maybe I will sell and/or gift the ALP to someone who is just starting-out like I was years-prior.

Edited March 20, 2023 by Tesla1856
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[Tesla1856]

On 1/9/2022 at 5:26 PM, gaming said:

so far what i did on my ALP is adding a Vib board and did SSF sound system with 2 exciters Dayton DAEX25  1 Dayton BST- Bass Shaker  2 amp's 2.1 sound system with 2 Klipsh speaks and a sub and i got a7" LCD screen for DMD and USB 7.1 sound card. want to get 2 more exciters and my wish list want to get 8 solenoids 

 

I might be up for some of this audio-stuff. Did you follow a tutorial? In a nut-shell, what benefit does it provide (other than making it louder)?

 

Last post got me thinking about upgrades. All I could come-up with is:

- Better ventilation (maybe a small silent fan somewhere)?

- A large flat black 1/4-inch spacer under the whole backbox (with a couple of channels to route cables through so they don't have to go around the sides).

Edited March 20, 2023 by Tesla1856

[xdoolyx]

Is it possible to go "full OTG/PC" and reuse the ALP playfield monitor? 

 

I haven't played any ALP tables since hooking up a PC for VPX about 6 months ago. Getting annoyed with having to choose OTG mode on every start up, would like it to load straight to my PC.

 

I understand there would be some work involved with rewiring the inside etc. However, from everything I have read online, everyone replaces the playfield monitor when going full PC. Is this a need or just a nice upgrade while have the unit open and doing work.