Can someone point me in the best place to purchase these?
Thanks
Magicchiz
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Looks like Marco is out of stock, but BAA has them:
http://bayareaamusements.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=BAA&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=GS-TOM9317
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Sana'a
This is a very good mod waiting to happen. Someone needs to make this out of something else that won't break. Metal with some type of clear rubber coating? I don't know, something other than plastic that gets bashed by a metal ball over and over.
Before installation of the trunk, run a THIN bead of hot glue about 1/2 wide on the inside bottom lip of the trunk, this hold it together and prevents cracking. Did this on my TOM many years ago and the trunk is still in tact 
Quoted from Atomicboy:This is a very good mod waiting to happen. Someone needs to make this out of something else that won't break. Metal with some type of clear rubber coating? I don't know, something other than plastic that gets bashed by a metal ball over and over.
Mad amusements was selling trunks made out of some sort of resin I think. From what I recall you had to warm it in the oven to try and 'shape' it. It felt much stronger than the regular trunks but I didn't like the way it felt when the ball hit it.
Toronto, ON
Quoted from Pin_Crazed:Before installation of the trunk, run a THIN bead of hot glue about 1/2 wide on the inside bottom lip of the trunk, this hold it together and prevents cracking. Did this on my TOM many years ago and the trunk is still in tact
My next attempt was going to be PL Premium glue from Home Depot. I was thinking of spreading this along all sides to form as think of an inside lower wall as possible to still fit.
Quoted from Pin_Crazed:Before installation of the trunk, run a THIN bead of hot glue about 1/2 wide on the inside bottom lip of the trunk, this hold it together and prevents cracking. Did this on my TOM many years ago and the trunk is still in tact
^ this.
Quoted from Atomicboy:My next attempt was going to be PL Premium glue from Home Depot. I was thinking of spreading this along all sides to form as think of an inside lower wall as possible to still fit.
That was my thinking as well, the trunk walls needs to be built as thick as you can while still fitting on the mech. The main reason the trunks crack is their is a space between the box and the mech which allows flexing, fill the space so the flex on the trunk from hits is removed.
Pyongyang
There is a guy who makes some trunks from time to time. They are made of some kind of rubber, so they are practically indestructible. I would upload a picture of it, but I am unable to (Firefox and Open SUSE linux).
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Yeah, I need to finally get this. Rygar had told me about it before, but it's time to go this route. It's very expensive apparently.
Quoted from Bigbossfan:Rygar, any idea who this "guy" is and how he would be contacted??
This trunk is made by a guy in germany, best one ever made. I can give a link to a thread in our german forum, but you can only see the pictures, if you create an account in the forum.
- Ingo
Quoted from msj2222:what about spraying the inside with a layer that truck bed liner spray/ Rhinoliner? I bed that would make it more resilient.
I've heard of people trying all kinds of stuff that seems like a good idea. In the end it's a piece of plastic getting hit with a hammer. One of the two needs to change, and it won't be the metal ball.
1 week later
modellbauman,
Do you have some of these made and can you tell us how we can order from you?
Magicchiz
Yes, he has them and they are very beautiful.
http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hiim-newfrom-germanymake-repro-parts
Quoted from ls1chris:i saw a listing on ebay from Mr pinball Australia who has 1 NOS trunk , i saw it last night. actually the guy has a lot of great stuff on there for the grail pins.
In case of TOM trunks NOS=POS. They break or chip within 200 games (op that I got my TOM from said that his NOS trunk plastic broke after two weeks on location).
oh my bad, it's a reproduction but looks nice and is $30.00
ebay.com link: Theatre Magic Trunk Brand New Exact Specifications Mr Pinball Superstore
Looks like somebody has finally made a quality trunk replacement that is flat where it meets the strike zone on the weldment and out of rubber.
This one looks like it won't break again in the first 25 plays.
http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/trunk-rubber-for-theatre-of-magics#post-1715195
Hi magicchiz:
The two pictures up are made by myself...yes my pic...my trunk...my work!
Im the orginal producer
Greetings
Hans-modellbauman
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