Quoted from Thunderbird:You are right about the improvements to Catwoman Edition. Owning both the original and Catwoman edition, can attest to the fact all improvements were learned from earlier models. Even the Catwoman cabinet is far superior being an all wood cabinet, instead of MDF painted black fiber board, like my first Batman model has. Catwoman has real quality plywood and proper corner bracing and the new run will have this too. Catwoman shoots superior to the original as well. Thought the original shoots kind of clunky, where the Catwoman edition is smooth as butter. In addition the left orbit no longer has a wire hanging down into the lane, as well as the left ramp bumper is no longer an obstacle to ball zipping around the left orbit lane. Joker targets mechanisms were also sticking closed on older machines and now redesigned, with no issues. However, was able to fix older game to most of these improvements, except for the cabinet. Batman 66 still rocks as one of the best games ever made imo.
Easy now.....the original BM66LE's were all plywood except the bottom. LE's have the unobtanium topper, Adam West signed card (he was Batman) and most of the problems were sorted w factory fixes (extended sneeze guard to stabilize air ball travel a bit, snugged the wireform, etc.
Yes, they learned from the turntable woes, changed the cheap bracing, added plywood bottom, and addressed the hanging wire over the left orbit.
I think the catwoman version is very cool, but will take my original LE all day if compared (I do have a nice wireform/ ramp on the left that smokes and is stronger and flows better than any original offering though.. ).
Shot geometry never changed......regardless, a great game!!