Got my EBDLE last night.

Playfield is very nice, just needs a bit of drop target maintenance and I will eventually do a topside teardown/cleaning. Do those Cliffy return lane guides eliminate the ball hop?

I see Marco has the finned blue posts. Anyone order those, and if so will they be dark or light blue? Some of my posts have chipped at the bottom, but I do like the light blue look they have... possibly just from age.

Ah, thanks for the Titan slim reminder! I will have to hit Cliffy up for a set of return lane guides.

Here are a few pics of my game as it sits. This will be the oldest model game I've ever owned, so looking forward to learning a few things. Bought this one not really knowing much about it, and very pleased after closer inspection. No mylar and very little wear to speak of. Little bit around the pop bumpers and small planking near the B switch. Inside cab is much cleaner than I'd expect from a game this age.
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I was reading Vid's guide to LEDs but guess I am still confused. So with this board there is no need for soldering resistors to the lamps? When testing a few bulb outages I noticed some inserts are already fine, and some totally flicker. I'm pretty much ok with the look of incandescent in the inserts, but damn it gets hot... I can feel heat on the top of the playfield.

I've got a couple of lamps that are touchy and need to be bent in just the right position. Have a couple others that just aren't working. Is it common for these to fail and need replacement?

I'm also a bit confused by the location of some tall vs. short plastic posts. Is there a definitive list of correct placement?

I'm curious, how did you and others deal with the metal pieces attached to the clear plastics on the repro set?

Was hoping to keep mine with original parts, but one of my horseshoe drops broke. I suppose these get brittle over time, and luckily there is a repro set available even if the originals look a bit better. Nearly finished with my current project, so EBD will be next teardown in line. Drop target mechs look like beasts compared to System 11 stuff I am used to!

I got the metal return lane guides from Cliffy. How did you all handle the metal posts on those? Wondering if there is a newer part that looks comparable.

I've been totally loving EBD game play and wish I had space to add more classic games to my collection.

Aren't there a bunch of games that use metal lane guides similar to these?

I'm going to be likely purchasing the entire drop target set as well. What is BAA?

Ahh.. gotcha. I'd wager that being out of stock for a while means that was the old going rate, and if they got them back in stock it'd be similar to Marco's price. Does Planetary Pinball own the rights to Bally stuff as well as Williams? Maybe these are the last of a first run.

I wonder if any of you longtime Pinball Resource buyers have ever compiled a list of common parts and part numbers for EBD and games of that era. It would be cool of there was some sort of list that everyone could update as parts are ordered.

I like to stock up on parts even before I need them, but in this case it's harder to do.

Another question- are there repro aprons available? (not just the decals)

OK, thanks. I was thinking the EBD manual did not have as many parts details as I had become used to.

Are those of you who have bought the repro plastic set happy with the quality? I'm trying to decide on this one.

For those of you who are using standard star posts are you using washers or anything to match the height of the taller ribbed posts?

Thanks Gatecrasher. I'm about to tear my game down for topside cleaning and drop target maintenance. Was playing around with some color changes over the weekend and couldn't really figure out why two different heights of plastic posts were needed. When using modern star posts I just switched to shorter screws and posts.

I decided to stick with my original plastics for now. I'll try to heat and flatten a couple of the warped pieces. What do you all think about amber/yellow posts? I swapped out the lane guides for opaque red. Not sure about those yet, I may also try opaque yellow.

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I had not seen the CPR set available, so that is good info about the reprint. I absolutely love 8BD! Will be a keeper.

I'll be home today working on EBD. Let me know if you need a different angle.

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Comet's frosted WW comfort bright and WW frosted retro style bulbs are good for backbox areas that need less light.

Got a bit further along on my EBD. Still need to service the drops, but they are playable at the moment. Bought the repro bumper caps to replace my glued ones but the pinstripes are closer together making the artwork look a bit darker. I have the cliffy return lanes but they did not work out for me... too close to the flippers to allow movement so I kept my original plastic for now. Some of my favorite bits are the small things like the replacement shooter lane cover. Plastics look much better after flattening with a heat gun.

Here's a pic of the alternate colors I had in mind, and what I ended choosing. LEDs I am using warm white for GI, warm white for clear, red and yellow inserts, cool white for blue and green inserts, pink for orange inserts and pop bumpers.

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Have you heard any more news about a possible CPR re-run?

I replaced the drop targets with repro drops and cleaned up the mechs... everything looks good and they are snappy. But now I've got some issue with the 8 ball target, it will sometimes drop after the pop bumpers shake too much. Anyone else have that problem and know of a good fix? Not sure if an adjustment is needed, or if some sort of grip can be applied to the metal shelf that holds the target up.

Thanks for any ideas.