I just completed my BOP repro playield pre-order and just in the nick of time since the list will be closed for good tomorrow.

I want to know if BOP 2.0 is going to be limited production/ available only for a short limited time which should be ordered ASAP or can I wait 6-12 months?

I've been in this hobby for less then a year and it seems that a lot of mods for sale here are only available for a very short amount of time.

Thanks

I'm in the club also as I just sent in my full payment.

I'm really looking forward playing 2.0 once I get my new play field installed.

I'm thinking that BOP 2.0 deserves its own game designation here on Pinside so people can rank it separately from 1.0.

There are separate ratings for Stern's Pro models and LE/Prem so I don't see why 2.0 would be a problem.

I really like that new side art as well.

I might and know my wife would miss having that striking purple cabinet though. Any chance you could swap out the black back ground for a deep purple or whatever purple looks best with your design?

You know I can!

She would look drop dead gorgeous with that art package along with the new repro playfield and 2.0 thats on the way. Then there'd be the special touches like chrome plating the stainless steel along with my LED skills.

She's gonna be a gem of a pin when I'm done with her and will be a pretty rare bird due to the short production window of the 2.0 kit, repro playfield and artwork. Talk about the perfect trifecta.

Ive only been on here for about a year and in that time there's one thing I've learned and thats how quickly things become no longer available. You have to act FAST in this hobby if you see something that you like.

Thanks for the heads up. Back when I cleaned and LED'd her, I decided to cover up that clutter like the green circuit board with a strip of black painted construction paper.

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Is anyone else missing the red heart around the start button?

That and I liked all the exhaust smoke like the original from your first design of the 2nd motif.

I know the heart may look a bit out of place with this motif but I think it would look right at home on your original design (below) which got me thinking.

I think it would be a great idea if you went through with both designs, it would look right at home sitting between the two machines that you had pictured. It would be perfect for people like my wife and I who want just a little change instead of taking the plunge of having a drastically different looking machine (not a bad thing) but different enough that a matching translight would complete the transformation. That way you can keep the latest design with the smokless and heartless front and not have to worry about it looking too different from the original because you will have the set that falls right in between the two.

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My Shuttle ramp looks just about brand new after polishing it with Novus and I was thinking about trying out flame polishing for my Heart beat ramp. It doesn't look bad at all but I wanted to give it a shot after watching Blackrose's vid's on it. I even bought a cracked heart beat ramp off ebay for $12 to practice on.

a few ones on how to articles
http://www.performancepinball.com/flame-polishing-ramps.html

http://www.flippers.be/flame_polishing.html

Too bad there are members running into a few set up issues.

The way my stress level has been lately I'll just leave it all taped up in its box and place it under my machine until EVERYTHING with this second batch gets sorted out so I wont have to spend time hassling with it.

I just want to plug it in and have it work like the designers hopefully intended. Then and only then will I attempt to install it, as I just cant take any more issues that want to make me pull my hair out.

Thanks and please let guys like us know when its safe to dive into our machines to do the conversion without stress.

"It's only pinball"

Me too please.

Or do an original red heart and leave the button.

Im sure Mike Chestnut does the best plating for pin's but for me I'd have to keep the original armor. I guess that would lead me to finding a local chrome plater who's equipment can handle the extra inch or two of stainless on each side or mail it off to Advanced Plating in TN (They seem top be the go-to chrome plater in the automotive restoration biz.)

I'm pretty sure other members have had their original BOP side armor chrome plated but I could be wrong. I've googled a few local plating business because I would like fresh brass plating on my WCS94 and probably get my BOP side armor chromed at the same time.