Does anyone have any pictures of the THING XX light cable from the DMD to the PCB? will work on that monday while I wait for more tabs.

Yep, the spacers. will be ordering about 20 of them today.

IIRC, the connector wasn't included. but, already have the parts needed to make my own, so just needed to see how many wires where in it and what color .

thanks, totally forgot about that. THING panel light done by Monday. hopefully get those lights working. Maybe after that, I'll start focusing on the plastic ramp and shooter ramp.

never buy from new egg market place. this is getting returned. sure doens't look new in box too me.

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Quick Q as I work on the THING lights now that my proper colored wires are here.

What type of cylindrical object do I need to get the correct bending radius on the shooter ramp? Also needs to be strong enough so it doesn't bend to the stainless, I'd wager.

a simple broom stick will be enough? in this case, working on finishing up the shooter ramp.

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Also, going to have some fun with this little gadget.
well worth it.

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Hope everyone has a safe and healthy holiday and new year. HOPING to get the top finished by March at the latest. wired up fully by April and ready to start play testing by May. I want it playable THIS YEAR . Waited long enough!

Not much left to do on the top. I hope to finish the Shooter Ramp and the THING cable light this week (time got away from me). The Ball Guides are done. Missing about 4 posts to complete them, but otherwise done. Thing and his box is properly installed. I still need the bear kick ramp and the wire mesh ramp to do....and to finish up the apron and shooter gauge. The Electric chair is done. I'd like to think i'mat least 50% there.

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OK, so, thing CABLE LIGHT done. I know where it goes in the DMD. and I THOUGHT I knew where it goes on the pcb in the back box, but looking closer at the picture again, my initial guess is wrong, and the wires are too clustered to tell where it does go. that's one thing done. next to focus on the shooter ramp.

how does that look?

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I only drilled in the right side for stability. the left side is un drilled on the bottom. and if the pictures are being shown right, it looks like two rivets need to go into the top left and at least one on the bottom flap.

and I still need to fix that rubber ring. as well as the soft jaws for the grip

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Lets get this thing playable this year.

What's a good workflow gameplan to finish the top?

baby's first water cooler instal!

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Classic Playfields Gold Playfield $1095

it looks fine too me . havn't really compared it too other playfields

Been rather quiet on these fronts in the new year, so hope everyone is doing well .

the project bench has been all but empty of parts, as this pinball will be my last custome build project before I enter 'retirement' from that field . I still have out the metalic ramp, the bear kick ramp, and the plastics that have to go in on the top. as well as installing the apron but for the most part, I'd say the top is close too 50% done.

over the break, I learned I appear too be missing a part underneath the playfield that the THING DMD lights connect too. can't seem to find it on the manual list. as I know I have everything from there. once I find out what that is, the DMD thing lights will be up and running...

Things left too do.

1- Figure out where the backboard flashers lights get connected too.
2- find out where the dmd thing lights get connected too.
3. Get the bear Kick ramp done and find out what needs to go on it.
4.finish install of the shooter ramp.
5. get 4 missing posts bought.
6.Instal remaining plastics and the two missing electronic parts on the left ball guides.

That's about all I can think of for the top, and then it's a 'simple' matter of getting the bottom solenoid wiring finished up and the cloud lights done. and that should be all she wrote. Hoping to go into play testing by the summer. although obviously pro's could get into that phase by march .

Also feels weird not waiting for any new pinball parts. Always felt joy at the sense of anticipation of a mail delivery and some more completion work to get done. have to slowly merge back into other hobbies too fill the void.

lets try and get this sucker done almost there!

messing around with downtime waiting for funds to come back for a bear kick ramp finish..

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some progress. I found a apron fence for $100 chromed. and a right flipper guard. with these two items, the bottom top of my playfield should be complete.

Thanks to chris royalty for the $100 apron fence guide.
And thanks to cliffy for the , I think it was $25 but will check, flipper guard pieces.

Bottom top section will soon be complete.

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yep, I built the cable a while back. BUT, supposedly the DMD lights get connected too a part UNDER the playfield, that apparently is not listed on the manual? I have all the lower playfield parts, but I can't find where this cable gets connected.

of course, that's the obvious end connection for one side. but where does the other connector go?

It's been sitting this way for the last month with the dmd under side connected .

Did I make it wrong? I made both ends in one piece...

well, that explains why I couldn't find an 11 pin connector to attach it too. in the photos, it looks like all one piece.

speaking of photos...starting too look more like a complete bottom. still have too powder coat the apron and apply the stickers.
I also need the little tabs on the bottom of the playfield the light stars attach too near the curtain 'rods' on the left and right side of things. and the bottom half of the playfield shall be complete.

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sent off in the quote email

well, the powder coat quote came back at $115's with sand blasting...and not quite the correct color.

will have to see if someone here might want to do it, in order to get the proper color scheme going.
will also look around locally, but not sure how easy it is too much color on these things

that would be the easiest way, but it's been mentioned a few times here that powder coating seems too be the way to go with some things. otherwise, I would just power paint it with some krylon.

I really want too get this thing finished by May and into Play testing. the last big thing too do is the bear kick ramp, and then it's just little stuff. plus the solenoid wiring. This was originally started as not only a passion project, but a covid project. needed something to keep busy with and not feel down with all the 'lock down' stuff that was stupidly going on at the time.

Three more little parts going in. got the last ball guide bent. compared it too an addams family owners club picture and it looks the proper angle. it lives there now, so I hope so . two little parts by the apron done. and just need the part for the little 'star' lights by the curtain rod. anyone have the number for that? need to put in an order with marco for the backboard light molex and extra molex for the dmd fix. will get it all done in one shipment.

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also, it was easy too doubt. without the experts here and their patience, I would NOT have gotten this far, and it would have been an early waste of $2,000's to start.