I went with the Pinball-Pro speakers this time.

Im also nearly done with my "over-the-top" restore. I had 20 years of NOS parts to use up, brand new everything lol.

The new speakers sound great, a bit heavy on the bass with the regular sound card, but easily fixed with the pinsound board.

I also put in pinsound+, the motion control and their shaker, along with GOICD and LEDOCD.

I also ordered all heavy chrome armor, but at the last minute changed back to just brand new stainless.

The chrome seemed to dark and didnt match the mirror blades or the mirror on the CPR backglass.

Im still debating on whether or not to put in a stainless lift channel under the backglass for aesthetics.

I have the system 11 black trim on it right now and it seems fine.

There are no official shakers for the pinsound system, so you have to program them in with the pinsound studio software. They will ultimately have them pre-programmed in the firmware, but not yet.

Its incredibly easy to make once you see it and play with it a bit.

I had pretty good shakers running in about 10 mins of fooling around.

I would, and did, get the pinsound+, the motion control, the stereo cable, and either the speakers from pinsound or flipper fidelity or pinball pro.

Pinsound is pretty nice that you can just order it all from them and be done with it. They have very good speakers also,

I will get the speakers from flipper fidelity next time. They are much easier to install and setup.

One I have a pretty good shaker routine running, Ill post the orchestration to the pinsound community downloads page.

My backbox is pretty full with the LED-OCD, GIOCD and the pinsound motion controller.
Ill post a pic later.

The motion control has to fit all the way to the back wall or the light board latch will hit it.

Yes the game is very over the top.
I went with the pinscore display and modfather rudy paint. 100% LEDs.

The red cable on the LEDOCD board could be 1/2" longer, but it fits.
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Modfather is cool!

Also from the pics, looks like time to vacuum again lol

That blue sure shows the dandruff!

And, if they fit, mirror blades going in when its done.

I have 20 pieces of mylar already lol.

Everything is well protected!

These are the best:

ebay.com link: Funhouse Pinball Machine complete Mylar Set

Just get the set i listed off of ebay.

Its perfect.

Also installed all the plastic protectors..

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It does indeed have a tunnel mylar.

Yes the sheet from germany has all of the wear areas on it.

There are mylars for areas that I hadnt ever considered.

The set is very thorough.

Basically there was a mylar to cover every single area that was worn on my blown out playfield.

just get a set and you will see that everything is covered including outhole mylar that you didnt mention.

For the money, its not only over the top, but very inexpensive.

And the fit is nearly dead on.

I have been buying his mylars for years, I have no complaints.

In fact if you contact him directly he will add a mylar to the set if people think is important.

Or, find fault in everything and grumble on

Yep! Also they are super thin 2ml and dont deflect the ball like the 3ml ones.

Super transparent and fairly easy to remove when needed with freeze spray..

I use these:

https://www.amazon.com/EEFUN-Squeegee-Wrapping-Professional-Squeegee/dp/B073SVTVBL/ref=sr_1_3

and I always use this, it doesnt hurt the glue, and in fact helps it:

Apply the mylar, get it where you want it. Carefully squeegee out all of the fluid. Let it dry an hour or so, squeegee out further and burnish down.
Hit it the next day with a hair dryer and burnish it further.

https://www.amazon.com/RapidTac-RT-10321-9-Vinyl-Application-Fluid/dp/B006RUG9XO/ref=sr_1_3

In fact I use all the rapid tac products, especially the adhesive remover. Its amazing.

Its not needed but helps to keep areas fresh from getting too cloudy from ball traffic.

Especially inside and around the pops and where the ball drops down from the ramps and wireforms.

Always you need the mylar 2" below where the scoop throws the ball.

Get the full kit of mylar from the guy on ebay in Germany. It has every thing you need.

Its thin mylar, not like what marco sells. So its not as durable, like for route use, but doesnt interfere with the ball.

Its perfect for home use and is easily removed for change outs.

I think you are starting what I just finished:

Rudy has the modfather treatment.

Translucent pop-bumper bodies from Zitt.

Red siderails from Taylor.

Mirror blades going in if they will fit. If you are doing mirror blades, add 3/32" or 1/8" to the cabinet width.
You will need the extra 1/16" to fit them.

I made this mistake and should have though futther ahead. Now ita a very tight fit.

If you want more pics or vids let me know.

This is how red rails look.

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I went with the Zitt translucent bodies with the 7 LED double sided disk lights, they cast better light on the playfield.

The art director on this project (@pinballgoddess) definitely states that the clean blue walls against the red rails is the best option. Lol, well see, I haven seen any of the art blades that I can buy in to.

Another restore used color matched translucents, either way looks great.

HEP uses a lot of Zitt clear or translucent colored bodies, they look awesome.

I try not to use too much color, it can cast a brownish hue if the light mixes on the playfield.

Also, we looked at coloring the armor or having it chromed.

Oddly it all wasnt quite perfect. Plain stainless had the best presence next to the blue.

Chrome, though beautiful, just looked too dark to me when set on the sides.

The last item is the apron.

I was trying to save it, but an old operator sticker ate the silkscreen paint.

So, Im going with black epoxy paint and new decals now.

I also keep changing the extra ball lamp out.

Due to the angle of the insert from the players perspective, its hard to get it to look bright when it flashes,

Ill do something to it today.

I had the opposite result, lol.

Im using the classic orchestration and with subtle adjustments of the 6 dials, Rudy has never sounded better.

People who have seen my game are shocked at how good it sounds.

And they have funhouse in their collection.

Ill take your pinsound plus if you are selling it at a loss!

I love them.

But as always its probably not for everyone, like LED's.