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F-14 Tomcat
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That looks great you did an excellent job!!! 
Can they withstand a ball hit if need be in case the ball jumps a bit?
Quoted from The_Dude_Abides:That looks great you did an excellent job!!! Can they withstand a ball hit if need be in case the ball jumps a bit?
Yeah, they survive quite well. They shake around a bit of course, but I kinda like the effect!
Quoted from GoneFishinLvMsg:Niiiiiice! You should put a couple of orange LED's in the ass to look like afterburners.
It's on my list for the future!
When I am done with my jet mod for AFM I'll show you what I did.
Bayswater
Wow, I like the playfield - I can't remember seeing a F-14 playfield looking that Nice!!!! LEDs and a double JET Mod - AWESOME
I have only one Thought - coming from a person that LOVES F14-TOMCAT. It would ROCK if you could put them pointing in the direction that the balls come from the upperplayfield downward(Spinner to drain hole flow), even sweeter if you could somehow get them to be right above the balls natural flow.
Quoted from boogies:I have only one Thought - coming from a person that LOVES F14-TOMCAT. It would ROCK if you could put them pointing in the direction that the balls come from the upperplayfield downward(Spinner to drain hole flow), even sweeter if you could somehow get them to be right above the balls natural flow.
I tried all different kinds of configurations, this one balanced out the playfield best and allowed ample room for the jets. The upper playfield on this machine is a little crowded. The kill flasher in the radar also lights the jets up nicely whenever you get Yagov!
Also, If you look closely, they are in line with the aircraft carrier, like they just went gear up after their catapault launch!
Quoted from Leigh:Did you make the models yourself from a kit or are they metal, looks great by the way.
They are little 1/144 scale minicraft kits that I built!
http://www.amazon.com/Minicraft-Models-F-14A-Tomcat-Scale/dp/B003EV6XKI
10 months later
Sana'a
Nice work, the planes look great!
F14 is a hard game. When we got the first ones in, we were like WTF is this??
Steve Ritchie did a great job with the very original layout. Although I feel we are privileged that Stern is still making games, I don't think we will ever see another layout again like that.
Quoted from vid1900:Top Gun reviewed by Tarantino:
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what was that movie called. I remember it. He goes off about over a couple different scenes. Classic. I haven't seen it since 99 or something. I remember ol Eric Stoltz (I call em Stoltzie) was it. Cult classic.
Quoted from vid1900:Top Gun reviewed by Tarantino:
Haven't laughed harder in a review for a loooong time.
Swordfight!!!!
Quoted from mattmain:what was that movie called.
"Sleep With Me" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111218/
5 months later
4 months later
Quoted from Anim8ormatt:I just wanted to show off my work! Let me know what you think!
Digging up an old thread here, but how did the models (of the f-14's) get mounted on the playfield?
I guess I was more or less asking what kind of mounting post was used to attach the plane to the playfield... it looks like the OP used some kind of a flattened bracket, maybe? Not sure...
Looks like a piece of rigid wire wrapped around the post nut and shoved up the tailpipe.
I put an F-14 on my PF but was a bit more conservative and mounted on the shooter lane just up on the wire rails. I'll post a pic in a bit when I get some time to myself.
Kitchener, ON
Actually just pm-ed with the OP. He used landing gear wire purchased from a radio controlled plane hobby shop.
Actually just pm-ed with the OP. He used landing gear wire purchased from a radio controlled plane hobby shop.
Oooo never would have thought of that one.
Here is my F-14... Now I am not normally one to put toys on a PF as a mod, but I had this F-14 by accident. (Note to self: When looking at something on Amazon you may be interested in, save it in your wishlist and not in your cart. Otherwise if you do one click buy on a bottle of Brillianteze, you may get a prize.....)
@burningman
Guessing something like this: http://bassshakers.com/bass-shaker-reviews/aura-bass-shaker/
3 months later
I am so trying this. The F14 models are $7 shipped right now here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003EV6XKI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1
That bass mod sounds like an awesome idea too. Are there details anywhere detailing how to rig something like that up?
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