{"id":20426,"date":"2020-11-17T21:57:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T21:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=20426"},"modified":"2020-11-17T21:59:50","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T21:59:50","slug":"star-wars-comic-art-pin-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2020\/11\/17\/star-wars-comic-art-pin-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"STAR WARS COMIC ART PIN LAUNCHED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Star Wars<\/em> has been a successful and venerable licence for Stern Pinball<\/a>. Following the three models of the cornerstone game<\/a> – Pro, Premium and Limited Edition – announced in 2017, the company released a Star Wars Pin<\/em><\/a> home model two years later, rapidly followed-up by re-arted comic book versions<\/a> of the Pro and Premium models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only combination not hitherto revealed was a comic book version of the Star Wars Pin<\/em>, a situation that has now been resolved with Stern Pinball today announcing exactly that, just in time for the holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Stern<\/a>
Stern Pinball’s Star Wars Comic Art Pin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Star Wars Comic Art Pin<\/em> takes the original Star Wars Pin<\/em> and applies a new art package by Randy Martinez who created the comic art for the Pin’s big brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a>
The left side art<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/a>
The game’s right side<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The cabinet and backbox artwork package is a modified combination of the designs found on the cornerstone comic art models. The translite image comes from the Premium comic-art game while the cabinet and backbox sides come from the Pro variant. The Pin model also sports a yellow strip around the cabinet and across the translite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pin range of games isn’t intended for commercial operation and so has no coin mechanism, front door cutout or the associated wiring. That allows for a larger Star Wars logo on the front door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally, the re-arting goes beyond the external appearance. The playfield and plastics have also received the comic look, although the playfield design is unchanged from the earlier Pin version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The<\/a>
The Comic Art Pin’s playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The playfield design and corresponding inserts are somewhat different from the full-size coin-op model, so the playfield artwork is similarly custom-designed for the Pin while borrowing many of the design elements and colour schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a>
The four main characters in the game<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/a>
The left slingshot and inlane\/outlane area<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>
The right slingshot and inlane\/outlane area<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/a>
The middle-left of the playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/a>
The drop targets<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/a>
The back-left of the playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/a>
The back panel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/a>
The pop bumpers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Pin range is priced below the cornerstone title Pro models which have a MRSP of $6,199. The MRSP of the Star Wars Comic Art Pin<\/em> is $4,499 or $1,700 less than the arcade version. That’s the suggested price which can often be discounted by dealers, although it is unlikely to drop below the minimum ticket price of $3,999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game will be available through regular Stern Pinball distributors while the company will also be offering the game for sale through their own web store<\/a>. This will be priced at the MRSP of $4,499 plus applicable taxes and shipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The<\/a>
The bottom apron and lock bar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>
The instructions<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The shooter lane cover uses the same design as the arcade version but doesn’t feature a cut-out to help gauge your plunger strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The<\/a>
The shooter lane graphics<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/a>
The shooter rod<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Stern have been promoting their new Star Wars Comic Art Pin<\/em> by producing a flyer, shooting a promotional video and putting out a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The<\/a>
The front of the game flyer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/a>
The back of the game flyer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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