I am really considering redoing a custom playfield for our cosmic carnival. I love the artwork on cabinet and playfield. I would strip out all wiring and mechs off original. I have a great artist working on my Star Trek discovery machine and I believe she could handle the project. The one in it is unique, but the shot layout I am getting tired of it. It is one of 25 machines and that is only thing hanging in my head. I put a few games on it when we got it and paint started flying off it right away. If I want to preserve the playfield I have to put a playfield protector on it. Basically if I do that I have to tear down the topside. And I am such a maniac I think I would just say strip it completely and make my own. If I did do my own playfield I would keep original in a box, but I probally would never switch it back to the original one. Is this a very dumb idea? I know its my machine and my decision, honestly looking for opinion about doing this. We are never selling the machine, so I guess I am just looking for a kick in the ass to do it.

This damage was after 10 gamess.

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I would not destroy or ruin the original playfield everthing topside would be boxed up. I would only use everything under the playfield. All the mechs, switches, wiring as is. Not sure I clarified that point. The game is beautifull, we just do not turn it on. Its been sitting there for months. The paint on playfield and clearcoating is horrendously flying off so we stopped playing it. I am not a huge fan of playfield protectors to begin with. But if we want to play it further its needed. I will not even attempt this until my star trek is done anyway. I was just curious as to the sanity of doing such a thing to a weird game. Thanks for any input.

Yes this is stupid... I know its dumb. I partially bought it to see a proc run game. Once I did get it I went into making my machine. Really getting the vibe to leave it alone. Understandable, thats why I asked.

Thanks for the thoughts. It just sucks leaving a machine in another room to gather dust. Its not alone it has a cyclone for company. It is a really nice looking machine so its that much harder to just leave it. I cant see myself stripping it down to get the paint touched up and recleared. I did make a cliffy for that area. But I cant tell you how terrible the chipping is. If I play it as is it will destroy itself. I hate owning a machine that I will not play. That was my only reasoning for making one to play on it. The nays have swayed me to leave it. Thanks for the replies

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My wife has bought some of the machines from me so I cant sell them. Not kidding. She is ok with a machine sitting unplayed. I get to a point where if I dont play it I want to move on, she does not. I cant sell or trade this game, Tron, Star Trek, Sttng, Indianna Jones and even Shrek. That is why I was really considering doing a playfield for this. I would atleast play it again. It is going to sit idle for years, which is sad.