White might be too stark a contrast with what's on the playfield.

This is white marble which has an overall appearance of a light grey, and I think it will look really good for a modern style building.

Here is a pic with true white on bottom and the marble white on top.
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Here's a pic of one of my JP mods using the white marble for the T-Rex sign. You can see the contrast between the marble and the white decal part of the sign.

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Ah, not as white as white then.

It's still pretty light, but might look ok if you detail it with smoke and scoring damage.

Shattered windows near the side impact would be a cool effect with the ones on the left side mostly intact.

I mean the building was just hit by a spaceship.

Faux realism! Lol

I like that idea. I might play with it to see what I can do.

Well, I messed around and realized that with broken windows you'll see the inside of the model which I don't want. You might just see black, but you could also see empty space and on the upper windows you might see the wires and lighting. Maybe I can figure out a way to make them at least looked cracked, but not sure.

Why not have a ship half embedded in it.

...and avoid comic sans font.

"Eat at Eddy's" seems strange with it being an office looking building. I'd lean towards "Eddy's Inc.", "Eddy's Wood Co.", or "Eddy's Supply".

Just my .02.

I look at it more as an advertising billboard. They're all over office buildings in LA, advertising for everything from restaurants to new TV shows.

I love that font....

Eat at Eddy's is on the back glass, so Eddy's is definitely a restaurant. I'd stick with that. Though, I do agree that it should not look like an office building.

Well, I didn't realize there was such passion over the AFM chute cover design. My intent is to design and create something that I like for my game, and that I think fits the theme of the existing artwork. That is definitely a modern style building, IMO, when looking at the buildings on the backboard and the backglass. The "Eat at Eddy's" is just a fun tie in. I see it more as a billboard on top of the building like you would see in many large cities. Heck, at worst Eddy's is a national chain and this building is home to their corporate HQ, so why not have your slogan on top of the building? I'm pretty much settled on my initial model, but I may later try to work in some additional damage to the building as I can make time to work on it.

Yes this is correct. It’s a billboard basically. A restaurant wouldn’t be tall enough to cover the VUK. Makes sense to me. I have it and I love it.

Personally I don't think any building really fits. Everything else in the game, you are attacking Martians, gathering weapons etc. And saving cities.

Why would you shoot one of our own buildings?

That lock shot is for gathering the troops and getting the missiles locked on. So I'm not sure how a building, restaurant or otherwise, fits this?

Although I do agree the eat at Eddy's mod looks awesome.

I think the point is the Martians are attacking cities, and this is a building in the city you are defending. You are not really shooting the building in the lock shot, at least I don't perceive it this way. Just like you are not shooting the black chute when the mod is not there. It is just a ball return.

I think you guys are reading too much into it. They wanted to come up with a mod that would cover the VUK. The building is in the perfect shape of the upside down J of the VUK and covers it perfectly, with the cut out section looking like a blown away piece of the building from the Martian Attack. The billboard adds to the theme. Then the light adds a cool effect. What else would you want to put there?

maybe a blank billboard that one could advertise whatever they want.

Adult film venue
Groceries
Car parts
Lingerie
Cannabis dispensary etc...

Be creative!

Well, in everyone else's defense, I think I was the only one whining about it.

I think you are all probably correct, I'm over thinking it. Covering up the vuk with an awesome looking building is a win.

Mezels, looks great however a enhanced version with a saucer crashed in the side would be.... out of this world!

The mezel one already has this, and red light effect.

It's a very cool mod.

Should have been more specific, I wasn’t talking about the mothership I was thinking more of a saucer crashing the sign on top of the building

So here is my first prototype. I still need to put burn marks on it, but overall I think it came out pretty good.

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Without PinStadium
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Does this game get boring faster than most or is there always deep energy and magic to be extracted? Every time I play this game I love it. How is it’s staying power relative to say TZ or Dialed In?

I actually really like that! Definitely interested in seeing what it looks like once you're done.

Looks great!

Its coming alone nicely! The big improvement for me is the lighted sign which I think looks great.

Literally never tired of it. Ever.

I like that also! Nice job.

The LE is the total package. Topper totally makes the experience. I've played hundreds of games on it and still like it.

Just got my green LED strip installed, and I like it much better than the ice blue - definitely the way to go.

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I never tire of it.
Basically you never know if you will RTU or be kicked in the nuts...

I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!!

Looking at mods for my AFM original and came across the Eat at Joes mod for the outscoop. These apparently are not made anymore, has anyone by chance have one or come with any other mods for covering this area?

Did anyone put a green trim on a CE?

Haha!! I haven't successfully saved 3 countries ONCE yet in my hundreds of plays.
And I thought I was "good" at pinball...

I do LOVE it though!

And I guess I have to get the Super Jets to 0 before Video Mode is actually possible? I did NOT know that, but happy to hear it.

I grinded for a couple hours last night. You're right. Some games you can't save one country much less RTU. What's sadder is once I complete "my goal" of saving 3 countries... that's only like half way there.

Oh, I know. I ALWAYS know. And my nuts ain't happy.

I do love this game though!

I think you need to utilize the super skill shot to help you accomplish your goal, if you are not already doing so (Page D in the manual).

Yes! It helps!

Finished my E@E building. Took a fire starter to it & then a flat clear coat to seal it in. Wen't more for a subtle burn than a crispy one.

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Also, I have the PBL BriteCaps on order (red) and Cliffy's too. After that, I may design a few target decals for the red targets (I like how the green ones look, so I'll keep those plane), then call it a day. Well, I also plan on doing some LED flipper buttons and tying those into the speaker lights, along with adding some of the static cling Titan button area protectors.

You should make these it turned out great. I definitely want one if you do great job!
Harley D.

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Light bleeding through the cracks near the speakers. I didn’t see any in your photos, but I have seen it in person on other LE remakes with light-up speakers. I was wondering if you had added something to fill the cracks. I guess your panel must have a tighter fit than most.

I’ve not noticed that, but now I’m curious and will look more closely. I would think that if it were there then I would have been bothered by it by now. Here is a pic of my panel lowered to compare with yours (I assume you have the issue). Probably a couple of ways to resolve it as I’ve had some bleed on my Getaway when I added illuminated flipper buttons. I just created a black bead using electrical tape that sealed the gap, but you could also use some beaded weather stripping on the back edges of the panel.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/attack-from-mars-remake-afmr-owners-club/page/151#post-5253223

Awesome eat at eddies mod. Wanting to know how this was done.

My own 3D design and 3D print. I sourced Comet lighting products and custom made my own wiring harness to tie it into GI w/o altering original wiring in any way. Then used a fire starter to create burns, and finally coated with clear matte finish spray enamel.

awesome job- would be interested in trying but i dont have the printing machinery

Cointaker appears to still have the other version available https://cointaker.com/products/attack-from-mars-eat-at-eddys-building

I don't think it get's boring, but I also don't feel like a game needs to have deep rules to keep me hitting the start button. Give me a simple set of rules over a game where the rules are so deep your average player has no ideas what's happening. The rules in AFM are near perfect.

~$180 bucks and you can get your own Ender3 and start. Or you can troll craigslist for one. I sold the one I had that was in perfect condition with some upgrades and filament for $100.

I didn't realize the Eat @ Eddy's MOD was so popular because it covered the VUK! (and looks like it belonged in the game from the factory)

I have much to learn about pinball...

I do NEED this...

I do like the mezel one.