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There are nice repros out there but cheap ass hobbyists have little chance of ever getting one.

They usually go for good money. Heck they were hundreds of dollars new.

There are overlays out there. I got one a while back but have plans for it. They are out there just keep looking.

For $700 you'd have to find someone who was pretty-desperate for money. When you add the shipping costs to what people originally paid for one it comes out to be about that much. I waited a year to get mine and there is now way I would ever sell it for $700. I could put it on eBay for $1,000 and it would sell pretty effortlessly. That's not thinking it's made of gold. That's just the reality of it.

if you really want an overlay, try classic arcade on e-bay, he used to have some.

Use extreme caution when mounting hardware topside. If anything twists under the screws the overlay will wrinkle. Just be careful...

It will still wrinkle under the clearcoat.

Be super cautious, and start assembly at the rear of the playfield, so the first few wrinkles will be out of sight.

Any tips to avoid the wrinkling? I'll be installing my first overlay on my first pin project pretty soon. Is it a matter of making sure to cut away enough overlay material around each screw hole so it doesn't catch? And making sure to not over-tighten?

whatever you tighten down, make sure it doesn't spin on the clear. If there is no way around it, don't over tighten.

Use a roller, and make sure you press the decal as hard as you can, especially where the star posts will be installed.

Let the clear dry 6 months or so.

It seems to wrinkle alot under the star posts, and it seems to happen about a week or 2 after installing them.

A month ago I restored the playfield of a Bally PLAYBOY pinball machine for a local customer using a different version for the overlay.

Robert

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Just put the rails on the back of the playfield while it's curing.

if you are going to cut out to expose the natural wood, make sure you sand the original image off completely everywhere. that way you don't have to worry about everything lining up. Just the inserts.

The colors on your overlay look more authentic. Hard to tell it is an overlay.

except the White Should be Cream....

Cream or white? White or cream?
See the picture of this used playfield that was partially sanded and post your opinions.
Thanks for looking!

Robert

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Stu old buddy! I thought you had me on your "blocked" list?

Glad to see I made it back onto your preferred commenter list again!

lol

But as to the overlay, I think the colors on bigdaddy1's overlay look a little more accurate than the one Tensikka got. Maybe it's just the picture though.

As for CPR's Playboy playfield, it was very nice. I have a nice one in the box. It's a keeper. Will use it someday. I also purchased several plastics sets and am using one on my own machine that has an NOS clearcoated playfield.

What about the backglass though? Are there any plans to make some Playboy backglasses Stu? I imagine there would be some licensing issues but then there probably were with the rest of the stuff too.

I wish Stu would divulge why Vector prices are going to rise soon . That's been bugging me . That playfield layout could be made into something really neat if he was hinting at a repurpose project.

Hmmmmmm.....why would that be???

Well, if it's a repro Vector playfield set, I could see demand increasing I suppose. I don't have one yet (should say working one ... I only have pieces to build one minus a cabinet), but I'd definately buy a set. He seemed to make it sound like it was more than that though just by the tone (or maybe I wanted to think it was more than new playfields).

I always thought Vector could be repurposed into a retro Tron pinball machine. Someone else pointed it out on Pinside too. I would frigging love to see a retro, double backglass Tron pin complete with Bally sounds from the arcade games. Vector would be an outstanding table to use for that purpose. Replace the display in the center with an OLED kind of display for animations and change the Vector rules around a bit and you have a winner . Vector is a slick machine, but it could be a LOT more.

Of course, you need to license Tron ... that's why I know this isn't happening . I can't see Disney supporting something that would net them relatively little profit. It's nice to dream though.

I think that needs an overlay. the white should be white, but looks cream because of the lacquer put on top of playfields. The lacquer gets a yellowish tint, giving the white a cream color.

i did one a few years ago with exactly the same overlay.

if you want infos here's my thread:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/bally-playboy-restoration/page/2#post-2236048

Nope.

That's not it either.

Yeah I wish I could too....Soon though, "maybe" in a couple weeks?

I have a sample or proto playield. needs a couple inserts. $400.

I have an unused Playboy overlay for sale if anyone needs it. Looks like the second one with the better matching colors. I can ship it with a stripped sanded playfield, but you would likely want to use your own pf as someone attacked this one with a belt sander and left a lot of ruts and divots in the wood.

I can't wait to see what you're up to Stu. I think I'm in already .

So I guess Stu isn't going to answer my question about the backglass? I must be back on his "ignore" list.

Oh well, all I know is I'm down to my last good Playboy backglass and they are getting very hard to find. The playfields aren't going to be much good without nice backglasses to go along with them.

Someone should make them and sell several thousand (it would be one of the biggest sellers due to the theme).