In all of the pictures in the linked posts it looks like the artwork is not lined up properly with the roll over switch hole cut out? I remember MB repro playfields that looked like that.

Sounds like they are making it out of acrylic. When you get the replacement, try breaking the old one with your fingers. You should be able to bend it significantly without breaking it otherwise it is acrylic.

Yes, I assume a lot.

I don't ever remember a game dropping directly to the center of the switch. Most drop above the switch onto a thick Mylar spot and then roll over the switch.

Most games drop above the switch and for good reason. I just looked at 40 plus games with ramp returns and only two do this; TZ and RBION. Both have damage... Must be a Pat Lawlor thing.

Edit: I just looked at AS pro and it drops right on the center of the switches too. To me this is stupid as hell.

Need something for the mosh pit too.

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It still amazes me that two of the best games ever AFM and MB had holes that got blasted after just a few hundred plays. For lack of a small hunk of metal. Hopefully at this point hole protectors become part of the original design for all games.

I have gone back to all flipper rubbers as real rubber. I just don't like the way the super bands change the game play on the flippers. Titans are preferable to super band by a wide margin though but I still favor real red rubber on my DMD games. I do want to try the thin Titans though.

This is odd. Is it all of the rubber going bad or just the flipper rubber? White rubber looks yellowed when it is old, so I am wondering what the problem is here.