Your on, not falling unless people tell me, cheers

here is a quick video showing the mod from different angles, with non standard el wire (pink) and taken in the middle of the day - sorry about the quality just a bit of fun.

post on here if you are interested or PM (which is better) and then I update the list

yes getting a new cabinet with new decals, have a new playfield and new ramps - cftbl is my keeper machine. sorry you had to look past my old ramps lol....

my first tester reported tonight that he got the mod and it was easy to install with no adjusting - just fitted into place - he is very happy.

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second tester has reported back and all good so far, just need to wait for the 2 guys in the US and I will start the production, thanks for everyones patience - just want it to be 100% for you all.

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$175 Aus dollars + registered postage

refer to first post for costs but is registered, so sign on delivery (with tracking via USPS once in your country)

thanks heaps, waiting on one more feedback and then hitting the production GO button.

cheers, your on, thanks for the support.

Jady

I ordered the first batch of snackbar tops from Europe last night which will arrive to me in 3 weeks time. From there they need to be painted and then start sending the kits out to those on the list.

I did make a slight change or 2 on the underside of the tops to have a no cable tie locking / tension mechanism for the el wire, meaning no cable ties and no slack other than that they will look exactly the same visually in the game.

Here is a photo of one of the test units at a stall at the Chicago Pinball Expo with Rob Anthony from specialwhenlit.com thanks to a pin mate j.m. for organising it. A big thanks to Rob for helping out as well with some promotion.

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Thanks for the kind words. J.M. took one to the show and had put the call out to install in some ones CFTBL but no one contacted him so he approached Rob and he kindly offered to display hence his lack of knowledge about the mod.

I think on page 5 there are 3 photos of different elwire colours and with the production model in motion it has a few minor enhancements to tension the elwire a little better for a nice clean look.

In summary the feedback from all the testers was that they really loved the mod and had no trouble installing so production has started with 25 units in the first run. I also found a professional airbrush artist that I will get to paint the tops which will speed up the process of getting to you guys quicker.

I appreciate your support and patience as quality is my number one priority as I want everyone to really appreciate the mod. I hope to be sending out the 1st batch in around the 3rd week of November and will be in contact with those in batch one around the end of October.

Cheers

Jady

Progress Update

All parts are made except a small supply issue with the el wire as my supplier got hit hard with Halloween but assures me I should have all the 1m lengths of el wire by 3 weeks time, but he has sent all the inverters so I can pre-wire the kits ready for sending.

The tops are made and on their way from Europe as I write, then off to a professional air brush artist for painting (to speed up the process).

I am still on target for the 3rd week of November departure to the first 25 people.

In 2 weeks time I will order the next batch of tops to get the ball rolling for the next batch to get a flow going in which I am hoping to send these out around the end of December / New Years time.

I am taking a few days off later this week to take my recovering daughter for a zoo stay as she was seriously ill a few months ago so I will go quiet for a few days with assembly but rest assured production has started and thanks for your patience and support.

I will put you on the list as at this stage I will just do batches of 25 until the interest dries up or I get bored ..lol

Great news is all the tops come in this afternoon before I leave for a few days with the family ...... and I am happy with the few minor unseen changes that were made to the 1st production run. My apologies to the testers that yours does not have the minor changes - el wire tensioning system.

Basically once the elwire is installed in the testers, it was locked in with a cable tie to hold tension but me being particular was not 100% happy with it. I modified the design to incorporate a small cylinder on the underside to clip the el wire in between the cylinder and the wall and then feed it around to a pass through section to a small cross cylinder to physically hold the elwire in tension and then back again to the larger centre cylinder. It is a positive lock on the el wire and keeps it sitting in the outer groove slightly better. So now glue is not a requirement and people can swap in a different colour into the top in about 5 minutes.

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I will update the manual with a how to in the next week.

I will be dropping off the tops for painting on the weekend and also be sending out pm's to the first batch of people on the weekend to see if they still want a mod, addresses etc as this 1st batch should be ready in send out in the 3rd week of November with everyone in that batch receiving around the end of the month.

Hi All

I have sent out all info packs to the people in the first batch, so we will see who is still in and who drops out to then offer positions to the next batch guys.

Jady

21 units are getting packed and ready to go out in the next day.

For a few reasons I have decided to do runs of 15 and basically get them to the point of boxing and then I will notify the next people on the list to see if they are still in. I will give them a week and if I don't hear from them in that week I will offer to the next people on the list.

I will also be pausing production after 105 units, as working on another hopefully cool CFTBL mod for a short period.

my little test rig works beautifully allowing me to test up to 3 units at a time (though mine is setup for 2 x 12vdc and 1 x 5vdc) instead of wearing out the plug in my back box. The box is available at my shapeways store.

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people should start to be getting them between today and the end of next week, thanks for the support everyone, very much appreciated.

no worries, hopefully I can get it to you before Christmas - will try my best

your definitely on the list and in line, thanks for the support.

** just changing my approach on the list to make it fair to everyone who along the way are keen to jump on the list**

- for those on the list when I send out a notice that you are on the the next batch being made I will give you 5-7 days (date will be stated) on a PM for you to respond to.
- I ask that you respond with a YES (via the email I will give you) or NO so then the next people have an opportunity to get their's sooner.
- The day after the deadline date I will check for responses but I will also check Pinside activity to ensure those messaged have been to Pinside and seen the message. From there I will adjust the list and remove any people that said NO or never responded but had been to Pinside. If you said said NO or Never responded you will be removed off the list ""totally"".
- I was considering putting people at the end of the batch but this isn't fair for those that start to see installations and want to put their name on the list.

**If you want to be on the list please PM only, as I will not be taking names via thread posts as finding some of the ones that posted on the thread are people that are not replying**

I hope everyone understands.

Look forward to seeing these installed in people's machines.


*Everyone up to now who has expressed interest in getting a mod via thread post and PM still maintains their current position - just applying the adjusted approach from today onwards.*


I will run this mod up to 105 units max and then go on to another mod for a period of time and then will return back to this mod if there is enough demand at a later date.

I have a small run of leads coming in the next few days which will plug into the exposed side of the z connector on the mod lead so people can gain power from a Pig 2 setup via a 3 pin molex plug if they require or want an alternative powered option. This avoids mucking around in the backbox. This will be an optional extra @ $10 Aus each.