Being a "flop" commercially doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad game, and commercial success is a much easier thing to measure.

I'd prefer the orange display simply based on the color scheme of the game, but it's not going to cause me too much grief either way. If it IS red, and a blue filter makes it look purple, that still might fit in with the artwork better.

There's instructions on how to do this in PinWiki:
http://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Stern_S.A.M._System_Repair#DMD_LED_to_Plasma_conversion

Any idea what all this stuff would cost?

I beg to differ on that. It might look green due to the wavelength of light in the "red" and what the filter will pass, but red and blue light mixed certainly does appear purple. Otherwise, all TV/monitor technology wouldn't work. It is possible that if you had pure red light, and a pure blue filter, nothing in the red wavelength would pass, and you'd end up with black, though.

Blue one was made in 2010. Yellow in 2011.

Yeah. I got a call from JJ saying Stern moved them up a couple weeks, asking for the remaining balance on mine.

I was also wondering, was it ever confirmed if these will have the leg plates already installed?

This is my first NIB, and I'm shocked at how fast this happens once the ball starts rolling. I just sent my check for the remaining balance to JJ yesterday! FWIW, I don't have a shipping confirmation yet.

BR, now you've managed to get me nervous as well. Of course, your situation is a little different since they've had payment in full the whole time. My check for the balance hasn't been cashed yet.

True, but with WOZ, the buyers knew they would be waiting for the machine to be designed and built. It may be taking longer than expected, but it's not the same thing as a distributor taking pre-orders, then bumping a paying buyer to a later delivery. I'm hoping it's just a misunderstanding.

Dude! Now I'm really getting excited! I still don't have my shipping confirmation, though. Thanks for the pics.

Gone fishing?

Mine is certainly not for speculation; it's for playing.

Why not call or at least PM him? Expecting him to read this thread is a bit passive, IMO.

You guys are killing me! Still no indication that my payment has even been received. I left a message earlier, but I guess I'll try again after work.

Still trying to be patient here.

Yeah, thanks.

I think a combination of events on my end really delayed it. I had only paid the deposit when JJ called to let me know they were ready to ship. I didn't have the checkbook with me, so I missed the mail deadline that day, the check went out the next day. Columbus Day likely delayed either the mail or the check clearing. I still had to work on CD, though.

Yes, he will!

I'm not sure if this is the best approach, but it's the one I'm going to use.
http://www.cnypinballpleasure.com/tron.html

BTW, has yours shipped yet. I have a bill of lading, but no tracking number yet.

That's good to hear. I was pretty much prepared to not like the red, but I was reserving judgement for when I see it in person.

Ugh! That sucks. At least they're still planning a November run, though.

If anyone cares, mine shipped Monday, and I have a delivery scheduled for tomorrow.

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Going from memory, it's about 2.5".

Sounds like you need a set of combination wrenches. 1/4" and 5/16" are the ones you'll need most often. Pinrestore has a decent set for $14.

Yeah, I got mine for $17 shipped from EBay last month.

There was a ton of Hallmark ornaments (not Tron) at a local store for $1 each a couple months ago. I think there's money to be made flipping anything if you're savvy about it.

+1

Wow, that sucks. You've really had some terrible luck with that machine.

I think that's just the size of the box, not including the pallet.

I'd be interested in whether there are options to quiet the disk as well. Mine doesn't really bother me that much, but it's loud enough that I'd put it on my list of projects if there was something to quiet it.

+1

I have a scope and a Tron, but it will be weekend before I'll have time to measure anything.

Your measurement, sir. Notice that I'm set to 200 mV/div, though, so unless you have a x10 probe and x1 on your scope, mine is way worse than yours. I can't hear any noise coming from the speaker until I get about a foot away from it.

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