(Topic ID: 121818)

Converting early WPC playfield to slide out style?

By Gov

9 years ago



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#1 9 years ago

I am curious, at some point I am going to be doing a full restore and clear coat on my Doctor Who. It uses the old style playfield pivot that the System 11 games used. I am wondering how hard it would be to convert it to the sliding style with a support rail or two like the later WPC era games had. It looks like I would have to be careful around a couple of GI lights on the bottom of the playfield, but there seems to be room to make the change. There is also room to attach at least one support rail.

It would be kind of a nice mod.

#2 9 years ago

Joe Greenuk did it on a T2, you can probably find some pics here or on RGP

HS2 was made both ways, most were made with the slides.

The best way to figure it out would probably be to get the parts, mock it up, and see how feasible it is.

#3 9 years ago

I was just wondering this the other day when I was contorting my body trying to work on Addams Family.

#4 9 years ago

Addams is tough, because I'm almost certain the box under the thing makes it impossible to add slides.

TAFG was produced after slides were standard, and it still had the old style pivot.

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