Quoted from floyd1977:

Save some money?
It's something to do?

Quoted from BigDan:

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These EVO Britecaps will really brighten up that area, so much so that you will be able to see the stars. I have put them on just about everything.

Quoted from Chosen_S:

Are you prodding someone to do them?
If someone can provide a template and some bop high Rez art, or other space art that resembles bop art, I have the tools and the skill, I don't have a lot of time, but I can take a shot at it.

Quoted from Chosen_S:

I think to do it right, it needs a little more than nasa pics , besides, they're too grainy and precise, I don't have pinblade measurements , I think I'll just take the time to measure and start on them soon and see how they end up, I have some ideas brewing

Quoted from BigDan:

I'd prefer a variation of this. Really wish I had a set.
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Quoted from Chosen_S:

Here is my progress so far on the left inner graphic
I know the hand is blocky, I may curve it up a bit
And I think I have another shuttle from Space Station I can replace the other redundant one with
Thoughts? Constructive criticism?
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A little more work done, hand and shading plus some flair

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Quoted from Chosen_S:

Sunday funday,.... a little more progress

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Quoted from burningman:

I would love to see an overlay done for the apron.....
The apron is ugly....
Here is one I picked up a long time ago for my Funhouse....

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Quoted from Chosen_S:

here's another try
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I can make it more epic, and only use the sombrero Galaxy, and 1 planet
Or I can line everything up and keep several bodies on the image to fill space and give color

Quoted from Chosen_S:

I really like mollyspub inner side art, with the artistic solar system, thats what I really want to do, is re-create it, but time is not on my side, more to come soon

Quoted from jGraffix:

Had some free time so I decided to create a PinBlade for you guys. Hope you like it. I still have a few changes to make but here's my first version. It's hard to see in this image but the star field is a repro of the play field and I was inspire by the graphic that says "one more time". http://www.PinGraffix.com Screen Shot 2015-11-01 at 6.50.43 PM.png

Quoted from Chosen_S:

here's the set I created for myself. Or otherwise
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Quoted from 85vett:

They did but they are out of stock.
Ramps are still in stock. If you need one I recommend getting them now.
http://starship-fantasy.com/ramps/The-Machine-Bride-of-Pinbot-Ramp-Set

Quoted from Mancave:

The adventure begins

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Quoted from Chosen_S:

Thank you guys, They look much better in person, the pics don't do them justice.

Quoted from Chosen_S:

Thank you guys, They look much better in person, the pics don't do them justice.

Quoted from Flipperfun:

Ok guys, looking to join the club again. Had one years ago that was HUO as the operator never routed it and sold it but time to get one back. I know these have gone way up from the days when this was a $600-$800 game but those days are long gone. So, what can I expect to pay for one that has new cabinet decals, new playfield, new ramps & plastics with full LED's? Not A HEP restoration but one done up with all that new stuff which would make it like the one I had!

Quoted from jsa:

I'm getting the sense there has been little confidence here about the helmet bulbs and changing them to LEDs. If I've read right, the LED/GI OCD mods work for the rest of the game, but not for the helmet. If they are left incandescent, will it blow the LED OCD fuses? If made LED, will they flicker or ghost?

Quoted from Talon2000:

Edit. Well I found that you aren't supposed to use the metal guides according to CPR, however the holes are much larger than original, and result in the balls not sitting right in the face plastics. That sucks.
Ok, so today I'm working on replacing the face plastics with the new CPR ones. Drilling the holes and mounting the metal ball rest plate was straight forward on the mouth face. However on the Eye lock face, the countersink screws are mounted under the plastic ball guides. My search of the forum hasn't resulted in finding a post on how you guys are drilling the holes for the metal ball rests on the eye face.
How have you guys done this?

Quoted from Fourbyracer:

Are you sure the guides are really the reason? Because the guides have been available here for a while as far as I know: http://littleshopofgames.com/product/bop-face-guides-set/

Quoted from Fourbyracer:

Melissa said they were going to do 1 more run of about 25 kits but this time have the kits built and ready to ship before selling them.

Quoted from Chosen_S:

...I just bought the 2.0 kit, I'm a little hesitant of installing it

Quoted from Devilsmuse:

Well here it is in action. I see that I have a little more work to do- like heavy up the line work on the astronauts and adjust the angle of the trim-out, where the side meets the door, but for a "one off" I am fairly happy with the results. I have attached pictures of the "install" It was tricky lining the sticker up because the Lock When Lit cover is not symmetrical as you can see if you look closely at my photos AND... my artwork is! Take a look and let me know what you guys think . Thanks

Quoted from mrWol64:

I am going to be ordering left and right ramp entry Cliffy’s for when I install my replacement ramps.
Anyone had experienced installing these Cliffy’s? Easy for a clumsy hack to do (hi there, thats me )
Both my existing ramps are broken in the spots these protectors are designed for,.. and it is annoying having to fish the ball out when they get stuck in the gap.

Quoted from Yesh23:

I just joined the club again and I'm hoping I never leave it again. I have a quick question.....my new game releases both balls at the same time during multiball, is this normal? It seems like the last few times I've had this machine there's been a split half a second difference in the release of ball 1 to ball 2. If there's supposed to be a slight difference in release times, could anyone point me into a direction that the game would be releasing both without the small delay?

Quoted from Marvin:

the new faces are cut wrong on the holes, they are too big and not angled. you get googly eyes with those faces and balls can fall through them unless you modify them.

Quoted from Mancave:

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Quoted from Marvin:

The cabs were directly screened. There was a heat pressed white substrate bonded to the wood. The screening too place on that. Over time leg movement would deform that layer.
There's pics somewhere but I'd have to find them.havent found the pics, but here's the reference.
http://www.flippers.be/pinball_cabinets.html

Quoted from Mancave:

Today was a good day....no scratch that....it was a bloody AWESOME day
After more than 3 years in the bits and pieces wilderness my Bride came back home and after a solid 3 hours of playtime i can confirm that BOP is the shizz!!!
Just for the record it's most DEFINITELY purple, that's just my camera being a twat
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Quoted from Mancave:

Well spotted!!! I didn't even realise that there was a film on the top edge of those guides. Now it's been brought up i'm wondering if it wouldn't hurt for them to stay there? They don't really look out of place in the scheme of things and might even help to prevent that top edge from yellowing over time perhaps. Thoughts?

Quoted from KJS:

All done and playing beautifully!
Got the pinsound mix and motion control going well.
Lots of little mods, enjoy the pics.
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Quoted from Boslaw:

The part seems to be missing on a lot of BOP's based on what I've read here. I got the part manufactured yesterday - it came out perfect. I think it's the same part on Funhouse - if it's not avail from any of the pin sites (PBR, Marco, etc.) for BoP, it's not avail for Funhouse either.
If there are many people looking for the part (I believe it's A-14609) I could probably get my friend to manufacture a bunch. Would have to be a big enough group to make it worthwhile though. Manufacturing these to spec as one-offs is very expensive in terms of machinery and programming time.
Got a friend to weld the ball cage yesterday where the ball launches from the plunger - 3 weld points were separated.
Next up - playfield touch-ups on the 2nd playfield you sold me to cover the yellowed spots, followed by attempting my first clear coat.
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Quoted from Nihonmasa:

Hi guys,
Have always been having an issue on mine that I'd like to eventually tackle.
When it's releasing the 2 balls for multiball, the rod goes down for a while releasing both balls at once instead of dropping shortly twice.
Any idea on how to solve that?

Quoted from PhillyArcade:

Just shopping out my bride. What did you guys do with the skill shot rollers? Can they be cleaned up? Marco is out of stock. Mine look a little dry and dirty...
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/23-6654

Quoted from PhillyArcade:

Finally rebuilt my flippers and the right side coil sleeve was hard to get out and very hard to get back in. So I had a new blue wrapper coil laying around. Blue has a little more balls then the red wrapped coils. Well I'm glad I did! I was having a hard time getting the ball up the left ramp with that right flipper before and was struggling to shoot the little wheel but with the new blue wrapper coil it fly's up that ramp now! Nothing like playing a pin with fresh caps on the driver board, new cabinet switches, and complete rebuilt flippers. Really make the game play fast and you can make some nice shots.
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Quoted from FtrMech:

Does anyone know of a vendor that sells the light bellows/diffusor that goes on the light board behind the translight? Mine is a bit brittle.
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Quoted from rkahr:

I thought somebody like swinks had things like these in their 3d print shop repertoire. Maybe not the whole piece but just the individual boxes that can be relatively easily properly positioned.
-Rob
-visit https://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets or my Pinball 2000 H+V Video Sync Combiner kit

Quoted from Boslaw:

I think I've narrowed down one of the problems with my BoP to the head relay board. I've seen posts about reflowing the solder, and read a bit online but I've never done this before. Do I really put the relay and board into the oven at 100deg and raise to 220 for 2 min? Is there any way to test the relay/board? I can get the head to rotate manually in the test menu, but lately the head has been skipping the eyes face after getting the ball in her mouth. I'm a little nervous to pop this thing in the oven since you can't seem to buy them anymore.

Quoted from Triplecdad:

Could use some help. After two years, my once hard-used Bride is restored and almost ready to play. New playfield, new head box, plastics, ramps, switches, etc. However, the head rotates just a quarter turn. See photos. Yes, I redid this girl in 2.0 cabinet decals, and made changes to make her my own, with some fantastic help from Eric Lyons, aka Professor Pinball. Any thoughts on fixing this issue?
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Quoted from FtrMech:

You can try these: ebay.com link: itm

Quoted from FtrMech:

Yes, I did purchase it for my machine...I have not installed it yet as I am doing a restore on my BOP and haven't got to that point yet...I am very satisfied with the quality...much more robust than the original.
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Quoted from FtrMech:

Yes, I did purchase it for my machine...I have not installed it yet as I am doing a restore on my BOP and haven't got to that point yet...I am very satisfied with the quality...much more robust than the original.
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Quoted from jlppin:

Hi
After restoring an old bride of pinbot playfield with an overlay and transferring all the playfield parts, I am left with one part leftover which I can't figure out where it goes. It is possible it is just a random part that I had on hand, but I wanted to inquire on this forum. Does anyone recognize this part and if so, where does it go?
Thanks
jlppin
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Quoted from Mad_Dog_Coin_Op:

I need a new receiver. The old one has a lot of miles on it. Does anyone know if the stainless no spring one at Mantis Pinball will work for BoP? It looks close.

Quoted from Mad_Dog_Coin_Op:

Mantis makes that now. No longer an issue.

Quoted from AlexRogan84:

I’m getting a Bride of Pinbot soon and while it is working well, I did notice that the metal box that seems to be a protector cover thing for underneath the rotating head assembly, is missing. I can see where it probably was screwed in but maybe got removed for maintenance and then never reinstalled.
Can you buy these as a replacement? Part number?
Are they crucial to protect against electrical shorts or some other reason?

Quoted from AlexRogan84:

My big ole bag of new bulbs is coming today. Going to pretty up the bride. Question about one preferred bulb colour… the single bulb that is at the top of the helmet. Upper right. What colour do people use there? I have purple for the 16 spots on the helmet sides but this one extra spot is separate. Like it’s an antenna for her sort of lol.

Quoted from Mancave:

Thought they looked like they were sticking out too much yeah.
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Quoted from dmacy:

Can you explain or show what you mean with 3M tape? I was able to make new holes for the mouth but I can’t do the eyes as the guides are glued and not screwed on and screws are under them.
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Quoted from dmacy:

Great news and thanks! So all the new faces have the guides glued on?

Quoted from dmacy:

Ok. I was trying to see if the earlier replacements we’re screwed on and was hoping they did away with the need for the plate. But reading on here it cause some issues if not used.

Quoted from Mad_Dog_Coin_Op:

Curious - why to do say reuse them? I see zero need for them since the aftermarket is thicker and made of a stronger material.

Quoted from KJS:

Backbox leg light baffles?
I have a stl file somewhere for this which I'm doing on my build soon, need to find it!

Quoted from Shredso:

The head on my BoP has always been a bit wonky. I just did a deep shop job. Cleaned out the old grease in the gearbox, added some new teflon lube (I'm not sure that is the best thing to use but it's worked for me in the past). Now the head will occasionally stop in between 2 faces. Should I replace that switch #67? Is there anything on that motor board that would cause this?

Quoted from pinballizfun:

I am 99.9% sure you have repro faces and not originals. The repros have bigger holes, the originals also have a backplate that is smaller than the balls.

Quoted from PPS:

All ... we have NEW B&T (Peter in Germany) Bride of Pinbot Playfield with CLEAR inserts - we asked that for a project we were thinking of doing but not currently, so we can sell this. We might have 2 but we'd have to check. First come first serve and pm if interested. Would look very unique with LED's ...
Team PPS