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[Rait]

Hey guys and greetings from Finland.

 

I recently ordered and received a Williams widebody inspired virtual pinball cabinet from Tukkari, a company based in Czech Republic.

Found their website about two weeks before ordering, browsed the site properly and I was amazed by the quality, the workmanship and everything I was seeing.

Looked like something that was done properly all the way, with every detail made to perfection.

Decided to take the plunge and ordered a kit.

This is my first pinball build.

 

It arrived really fast, left the factory Friday afternoon and arrived midday Monday to Finland. Kudos to FedEx, that was some fast weekend action.

My choice was the premium, fully assembled kit.

The package arrived in pristine condition, nothing was damaged in the transit which is always nice.

 

Unboxing was easy, the parcel was properly based on a wooden crate, just a few screws to remove to reveal it all. 

Took just a few minutes, no instructions needed.

 

So far I have not found anything I could have personally improved, although I have some experience in designing and building stuff like this.

 

They have websites for EU at https://www.tukkari....inball-cabinets and for US etc at https://www.tukkari.com

Shipping is available pretty much to every location known to man which is warmly welcomed and not very often seen by most companies.

 

I have started buying parts for the build now; had zero parts at home for this so have to plan and buy wisely now.

3 screens bought so far, an LG C2 42" OLED for the playfield and a 32" full hd monitor for the backbox and a 15.6" DMD screen. Ground Force 6.5" sub.

 

Unboxing video:

https://www.youtube....h?v=TJODGfFe85s

 

 

Edited by Rait, 26 April 2025 - 07:09 PM.

[rickh]

First, that pinball cabinet is very nice, the attention to detail is commendable.  Secondly, your back deck on the lake was nothing less than breathtaking.  I visited the manufactures' website and was impressed with the corner joints they used to make their cabinet.  I have been using rabbet joints, as these are incredibly strong, but leave a seam on the corner.  I have experimented with those 45 degree lock miter router bits, but I have not got them to produce consistent results yet.  

 

Regards,

 

Rick

[mjr]

> I have experimented with those 45 degree lock miter router bits, but I have not

> got them to produce consistent results yet.

 

I agree.  I've been able to make some nice joints with the router bits, but it's pretty hit-or-miss with them.  I've come to the conclusion that they're just not the right thing for plywood.  I think the table saw technique works better - and weirdly, it's easier to set up.  It's more steps, but it's easier to get the correct alignment on each step.

[Suikazz]

The tukkari cabinet is excellent!
I already used one and can confirm that its exceptionally well built.

Jan (owner of tukkari) builds those cabinets on a 5-axis CNC router and you can clearly see that in every detail.

[rickh]

The tukkari cabinet is excellent!
I already used one and can confirm that its exceptionally well built.

Jan (owner of tukkari) builds those cabinets on a 5-axis CNC router and you can clearly see that in every detail.

5 axis?  Well that explains how he was able to machine the 45 degree holes on the cabinet edges to accommodate the legs. 

 

Rick 

[Rait]

42" LG C2 oled installed.


32" Samsung G3 for the  backbox and a Ground Force GWIZ 6.5" sub.


Sub 6.5" going in:

 
Had to make a 12mm high spacer because the Samsung G3 had a weird shape around the VESA 100*100 screw holes:


15.6 DMD and JBL 5.25" Stage3 527 speakers for the backbox.

Edited by Rait, 29 April 2025 - 10:30 AM.

[Rait]

42" oled playfield and 32"backbox monitor first testfit. Spacer doing its job ok

 

I have no pinball parts at all bought yet so tips on what and where to buy for example lockbar and siderails are warmly welcomed.

I am located in EU so the US stuff is probably a no go.

 

[Rait]

Centering the DMD screen 100% in its place felt like a bit of trouble.
Then I figured out a good way and downloaded a 1920*1080 test picture with green borders.
This picture will help me center the the DMD screen properly.

 

 

[Rait]

15.6" DMD installed.

[Rait]

Ordered a lot of quality stuff from Cleveland Software Designs so the build can continue progressing.

 

Coming up are the following stuff:

Addressable LED Plug and Play Kit with 6 matrix panels

 

Virtual Pinball Builders Kit (Medium to Large Cabinet)
SSF and solenoids
Control board: PinOne
Plunger color: black

[Rait]

Sure looks like xmas came early this year.

 

A nice package of pinball parts arrived via UPS from Cleveland Software Design.

Sent from USA 25.8.2025, arrived to Finland, my front door, 4.9.2025 so the journey took only 10 days, including some time spent at the finnish customs.

 

Troublefree shopping, thanks a lot to the mighty guys at Cleveland Software Design

 

 

Edited by Rait, 04 September 2025 - 02:01 PM.

[radikal]

Tell us about the PC and GPU that you'll be using to drive this beauty.

[rickh]

I like those solenoids, how much current to they draw?  I am currently using 12V starter relays that require 4-5 amps.  Any comparisons?

 

Regards,

 

Rick

[Rait]

Tell us about the PC and GPU that you'll be using to drive this beauty.

Heh, I am a Linux guy and I do not like Nvidia as a company in any shape or form.

So this will be tricky.

 

Would love to go all AMD but lets see, maybe I better choose the easier way.

 

Probably a slimmed down version Windows as the cabinet's operating system, at the moment thinking of going for "Debloated Windows 11 LTSC 2024" by XPower7125, already on the USB stick...

Lots of versions to choose from at teamos.xyz

Will keep you guys updated of the progress.

I like those solenoids, how much current to they draw?  I am currently using 12V starter relays that require 4-5 amps.  Any comparisons?

 

Regards,

 

Rick

I do not know.

If you want to find out and tell us too, they might tell it here:

https://pinball-docs...com/docs/intro/

[Rait]

Cabinet graphics now finished, made just for me in the other side of the globe, thanks to the mighty stuzza in Australia
Now gotta find a good local print shop.
And start installing all the bells and whistles to the cabinet. And videoing. And editing and all that.

[Tesla]

Totally awesome dude.

 

I like your attention to detail, and fully describing the parts you selected and will use (model numbers, sources, even some reasons why, etc.). Really helps guys like me that don't really know the real-scene or what is even available.

 

While my first cabinet is more of a DIY, constant-upgrading, Mod-it to add this used thing or part from my closet ... it would be so cool to do it like this . Starting with a professional and suppose-built VPin cabinet, high-end playfield screen, with all new (perfectly matched) parts. More like how I plan and build a gaming-computer or HTPC-Kodi box.

 

Personally, I would not skimp on the computer (or OS) if you want to run VPX tables with multi-balls in-play and on-screen flashers at 4K res. at a constant-minimum of around 50-60fps (or better). And it really helps (side-loads the processing) if your FreeSync or GSync matches your video-card. As for the actual hardware (on my gaming-rigs) I do Intel-i9's with (sealed) Liquid-Cooling, Intel chipset Motherboards, and $750-$1000 Nvidia cards (usually 80-series or at least 70-series). If you like AMD, I would do it all AMD (AMD gaming-class CPU, AMD-chipset MB, and comparable higher-end AMD video-card). Of course, nowdays (at least since it's all fairly inexpensive)) NVMe 4x4 SSDs, plenty of RAM (like 32gb), and a slightly power-oversized Power-Supply. You should not need to Over-Clock it (or anything else non-standard) to get it to working perfectly, pretty, and smooth (ie, don't let your rig end-up that close to the edge).

Edited by Tesla, 15 September 2025 - 02:57 PM.

[Rait]

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Oh boys, the build videos are hard to create with almost zero video editing background.

Feeling at the moment like building a virtual pinball is easier than the video stuff :-)

But all this will be a good learning experience.

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