Hi All,
I am very excited because I got my first FT. Wow! I love it so far. The only thing is doesn't have a topper. So I am in the process of making a topper. Any tips will be much appreciated. So far I got the Dome, fish, shell decals, reflector decal, and a knocker set-up. I bought two 44 light bulb sockets. I am thinking one should be a Flasher..right? The things I need now are I believe the light strip in front (don't know where to get this) and make the back board for it. Does anyone know the dimensions of the board. Also what is the background of the board? Any help would be fantastic or to point in any directions for more detailed steps of doing this. I know I am not the only one that has ever done this. THANKS in advance! Tom

I am about done building my topper but in need of the background behind the fish. Any suggestions? I also am unable to find 5 lamp board so I am going to just run 5 separate #555 bulbs in font. Any other advice or suggestions?
Thanks,
Tom

Thanks So Much! Pinballgeek did a GREAT job on this background. Any advice on where to go to get this printed? Any special print shops that do this type of printing on decals?
Thanks! Tom

Just finished building my FT topper.

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Thanks! I thought it was looking a little Zombie like

Thanks! It was a little bit of work and some adaptations but all in all was not too bad. Just make sure you use the correct measurements and get the fish and Dome from Planetary pinball. You will save about $25. Most of the light sockets are out of stock so you have to improvise. Like the light board on front is unavailable so I used #44 light sockets. The Background I got printed at a local print shop which turned out really good. I used the coil assemble from Marco. You could use any knocker one but this fit perfect. So most of parts from Planetary Pinball and some from Marco. Hope this helps. If you have any questions, just let me know.

I just matched them up. I knew where everything went so it was pretty easy just matching them up and then run the wires.

Just put the finishing touches on it.

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Just LED's in front and #44 in back for diamond. Decal is from a friend at a print shop and has high gloss on it. The background decal turned out really nice. I have the diamond insert out just a little bit to get 3 D effect.

Sorry! Yes, just LED's in translite. They are greens, whites, blue, and orange.