My STLE with Blue DMD

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#1 10 years ago

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frolic

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Ordered a Stern blue DMD to go with my STLE which just arrived. I had ordered the blue dmd before the colordmd announcement, but having gone through the process I do not think a colordmd will fit in a STLE. The blue dots though are a match made in heaven with the LE.

Some modification had to be made to the dmd, here is the process:

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The red screen overlay and blue ones are not the same size. So I cut the blue screen to size:

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Then added screw holes by melting them in with a soldering iron:

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Once this was done, everything assembled plug & play.

Here is my lineup, with a nice variety of blue/green/orange/red dots:

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It is not a cheap mod, but for a AAA game like the STLE I decided to indulge to really put it over the top. It is a shame Stern didn't do this like with Hulk and just included the color for LE.

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#2 10 years ago

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BillP

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Congrats. What do you thing of your new game? Looks beautiful but what about play?

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#3 10 years ago

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Asylum

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Very nice!

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#4 10 years ago

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Pinballer22

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So the stern blue dmd came with the blue cover and the new dmd panel window is now a different size? I ordered a blue stern dmd as well and get my stle soon and thought it would be a quick swap?

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#5 10 years ago

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pins4life33

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Looks fantastic, might have to do this for mine!!!!

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#6 10 years ago

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gprotein

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I dig it.

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Quoted from Pinballer22:
So the stern blue dmd came with the blue cover and the new dmd panel window is now a different size? I ordered a blue stern dmd as well and get my stle soon and thought it would be a quick swap?

yes, you will have to cut the overlay like I showed above. the rest of the swap is plug and play. really makes the game look beautiful and different.

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#8 10 years ago

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luvthatapex2

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Very nice! Awesome lineup too!

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#9 10 years ago

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Quoted from BillP:
Congrats. What do you thing of your new game? Looks beautiful but what about play?

LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE the game so far. I just got it today. First impressions are amazing. It definitely feels like a 2013 pinball machine.

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#10 10 years ago

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IBARAKURO

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where did you buy it ?

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#11 10 years ago

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DMD looks sharp and congrats

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#12 10 years ago

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That blue DMD definitively looks like a must have item! It should have shipped with it, imho. Thanks for sharing.

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#13 10 years ago

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SteveP3

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much better!

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#14 10 years ago

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Mycal

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That looks great! Thanks for the info.

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#15 10 years ago

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Cobra

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Chris,
Is it listed on their site? I don't see it.

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#16 10 years ago

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What a shame Stern didn't put the blue in the LE. Looks perfect.

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#17 10 years ago

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Love how the blue display matches the enterprise on the side rail. Nice job frolic.

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#18 10 years ago

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Quoted from jfh:
What a shame Stern didn't put the blue in the LE. Looks perfect.

Gotta keep that BOM down! $50 will kill all profits!

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#19 10 years ago

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video! video ! video !

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#20 10 years ago

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frolic

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Quoted from Cobra:
Chris,
Is it listed on their site? I don't see it.

I special ordered it through the Playdium parts store. It's the official Stern blue dmd.

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#21 10 years ago

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nicely done!

#22 10 years ago

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Quoted from jfh:
What a shame Stern didn't put the blue in the LE. Looks perfect.

They really missed the boat on that one.

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#23 10 years ago

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rooftop

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what did you use to cut the lens?

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#24 10 years ago

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tpn2011

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Should have been factory looks amazing !!!

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#25 10 years ago

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Aurich

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Anyone interested could also get the new white X-Pin DMD and pick whatever shade if blue gel they wanted.

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#26 10 years ago

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That is sweet, yea Stern should be ashamed for not including a blue DMD with the STLE but I am still holding out hope ColorDMD can fit their LCD screen in the new LE speaker panel. If not that would be a real pisser. Let's see some video please.

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#27 10 years ago

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Eskaybee

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Thanks for this frolic! What did you use to cut the plexi glass? Box cutter? Exacto knife? Other?

How do you like it so far with the blue?

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#28 10 years ago

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Chambahz

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Quoted from Cobra:
Chris,
Is it listed on their site? I don't see it.

Sorry Cobra, I grabbed the last one (I think) when I was at Starburst this afternoon.

: )

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#29 10 years ago

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MapleSyrup

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Looks really great. A natural fit... And now you've forced me to do mine.

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#30 10 years ago

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Quoted from Eskaybee:
Thanks for this frolic! What did you use to cut the plexi glass? Box cutter? Exacto knife? Other?
How do you like it so far with the blue?

just used a regular x-acto to cut the blue film, it is nowhere near as thick as the factory red plexi-glass.

So far loving the blue a lot. Loving the game too. A lot of "game" there already.

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#31 10 years ago

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Quoted from frolic:
just used a regular x-acto to cut the blue film, it is nowhere near as thick as the factory red plexi-glass.
So far loving the blue a lot. Loving the game too. A lot of "game" there already.

Could you post the manufacturer of the DMD? I was told that pinball de made these for stern. I bought one for my Avengers but got to keep it when I sold it. I want to see if the Stern one is a different model or the same one. Both had the same price.

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#32 10 years ago

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Quoted from magnoliarichj:
video! video ! video !

No video yet?

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#33 10 years ago

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Quoted from SaminVA:
That is sweet, yea Stern should be ashamed for not including a blue DMD with the STLE but I am still holding out hope ColorDMD can fit their LCD screen in the new LE speaker panel. If not that would be a real pisser. Let's see some video please.

My ColorDMD is already installed in my STLE. Have a look here:
http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stern-star-trek-le-and-the-colordmd-will-it-fit/page/3#postbox

ColorDMD rocks! And maybe some day we'll get a full color DMD for the ST(LE)

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