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Broken Plastics!

By mof

8 years ago


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    #1 8 years ago

    Playfield plastics break. They are expensive or impossible to replace. The vulnerable ones should be protected.

    There are a few outfits that sell kits to protect many of your investments:
    pdi
    pinbits

    I've learned to make them by hand with polycarbonate and a belt sander from HF.

    Here's the question:

    What plastics have you ever seen broken in your collection or elsewhere?

    I'd like to build a master list so that people can quickly get a sense of WHICH plastics tend to break in which games.

    Thanks for your help in building this resource.
    -mof

    (note: Eventually we'll get a reference to EVERY single SS and many EM's so there's no point "linking" the game up top)
    (note: I'll thumbs up you, when I add your suggestion)

    #2 8 years ago

    MASTER LIST

    AC/DC,(plastic leg of the one of the band members (Angus?))
    Big Shot,(center plastic)
    Demolition Man,(Upper flipper)
    Demolition Man,(small center target)
    Dr dude,"big shot"
    Earthshaker,(Plastics on both sides of the Fault ramp)
    Earthshaker,(slings)
    F-14,(Left middle lane)
    F-14,(Center target)
    Gilligan's Island,"Mr and Ms Howell"
    Johnny Mnemonic,(Top of the right ramp)
    Johnny Mnemonic,(Top of the PF center to the right of the roll overs (ball is dropped on it a lot))
    Nascar,slings
    Nine Ball,(Center of Horseshoe)
    Police Force,"cocaine cartel"
    Road Kings,(center plastic)
    Robocop,(Slings)
    Robocop,(center shot)
    Rollercoaster Tycoon,"Eat/Info"
    Rollergames("Multi-ball" drop targets)
    Simpsons (Data east),(center drop target)
    Simpsons (Data east),(left "itchy and scratchy" plastic running down left of machine under habitrail)
    Spiderman (Stern),"Sandman"
    STTNG,(slings)
    STTNG,"Ferengi Jackpot"
    STTNG,"Klingon Assistance"
    STTNG,"Command Decision"
    Taxi,"Carry Passengers" (Center PF drops)
    Whirlwind,(slings)
    Whirlwind,(skill shot/drop targets)
    World Cup Soccer '94,(Header plastic)

    #3 8 years ago

    Taxi,"Carry Passengers" (Center PF drops)
    Nine Ball,(Center of Horseshoe)
    -mof

    1 month later
    #40 8 years ago

    Any other common broken plastics worth protecting?
    -mof

    #46 8 years ago

    Big Game:
    'One thing that any body should do is make a protector for the plastic for the upper left target bank that has that small "teardrop" projection at the bottom. This piece is broken off on most games that I see.'
    -mof

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