A "bricked" pinball machine is typically one whose electronics have failed catastrophically, approaching the point of unrepairability. The word sends shivers down an amateur technician's spine. This is my homage to this dramatic sentiment.
A favourite game of mine contains a low-res, monochromatic pixel art animation of one such gumball machine exploding in a flash of electricity as shown here. As said game is extremely beloved, It behooved me to painstakingly remake this scene as a 3D model, ripe for the printing.
For those who would rather shy away from such chaos, here is the intact pinball machine, complete with a quotable warning that it cannot be trusted at face value. The gumball machine is my own 3D model, based on the 2D artwork from the game in question.
I ordered a test print of this design for my own T-shirt collection and it has seen great use over the last 2 years! I'm very pleased with how the artifical distressed look transfers over with the DTF printing.
If you grew up frequenting pinball arcades, you'll recognize the sound of the notorious "knocker" – a solenoid hidden away in the cabinet of classic games with the sole purpose of firing a metal or plastic rod into the side of the cabinet to produce an earsplitting impact, signalling to the whole room that the player had been rewarded with a free game.
This one was designed with the intention of applying it to the rear of a T-shirt, so the knock-triggering player could be acknowledged even further. Fans or followers of Walter White may recognize the spin on his famous catchphrase.
