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Ep 79: Meet Gus with Steve Gouveia

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The master of mod artistry Steve Gouveia joins us to talk about his latest creation, Gus.

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Highlights

  • The Iron Maiden sarcophagus mod ('Gus') works as a bash toy that sits on top of the captive ball and jumps when hit via a switch mechanism
  • Gouveia used a silicone-mineral spirits mixture (1:1 ratio) to shrink the original 7-inch sculpture down to final playfield-appropriate size while retaining detail
  • The mod is designed for Stern Iron Maiden Premium edition and may require reconfiguration for Pro model due to different playfield layout
  • Keith Elwin (Iron Maiden designer) responded to the mod with 'damn that's creepy' after seeing it
  • Gouveia has previously created approximately 200+ Wizard of Oz witch mods before moving to other projects
  • Gouveia has pre-produced 40 resin castings of the sarcophagus and is managing demand through a Pinside thread waitlist
  • The mod uses heavier, harder resin (78 hardness scale vs. 65 for previous witch mods) to withstand impact from game balls
  • Scott Larson is a mechanical engineer who analyzed the slider design as a momentum dampener to prevent fatigue fractures

Notable quotes

“It's creepy? That's great. I did my job.”
Steve Gouveia
“That, to me, is like rule number one. It has to look like it's in the game, like it came with the game. And if it doesn't, then it's just crap.”
Steve Gouveia
“I love creating something new and I love having the limitations of what I'm given... To me, that's a real challenge.”
Steve Gouveia
“It's too good compared to what Stern put in the game... It feels like Derek Riggs designed it.”
Scott Larson
“Once the pandemic happened... this has been great because I do feel very creative. I feel completely in control of what I'm doing. And it's rewarding.”
Steve Gouveia
“I didn't realize you had to... okay that's how they do coins.”
Josh Roop
“If you look at his sarcophagus... it's stylistically consistent with the band. The two sculpts that they put in there... are certainly not stylistically consistent.”
Scott Larson
“Nothing I make is limited. It's really just how long I want to do it.”
Steve Gouveia

Entities

  • Flipping Out Pinball· company
  • Deadpool· game
  • Iron Maiden· game
  • Monster Bash· game
  • Stranger Things· game
  • Wizard of Oz· game
  • LoserKid Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Pinside· organization
  • Dave (Mod Couple)· person
  • Derek Riggs· person
  • Jeff Rivera· person
  • Josh Roop· person
  • Keith Elwin· person
  • Manny· person
  • Scott Larson· person
  • Steve Gouveia· person
  • Trisha Gouveia· person
  • Gus (Sarcophagus mod)· product

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