anybody that just wants one for their own, hell, paper mache something together. i think that would be kind of fun.

They were all hand painted and took just too much work for it to be viable i would think. Maybe produce and sell it blank and let the individual paint as they please ?

Yes, that's true, good point...

Sure, if you want to make one for yourself you could do anything you want but to copy the "prototype" and try to sell it would be another story, but who wants a hunk of play-doh on their pin?

Anyone can reproduce that mountain. No, it's not copyrighted. If you made them and marketed them as a licensed piece made from the original Williams mold, then you'd be in trouble. I assume you could easily make a 3D print of it, it's the painting that would be the hard part.
The whole point of that mountain was to cover up the rather unsightly cluster of huge ball guides and bracketry in that area of the game. I'm in the middle of a full teardown shop with mine, and I painted all that metal back there textured flat black to make it all disappear. I also finally painted that big dumb chrome thing over the SC ramp, and made my own blades from black carbon fiber wrap. So far i'm super excited with the way it's looking! I am also using all black oxide stainless hardware and changing all 3 bats to black as finishing touches.

Nice! Let's see some pics when you are done... or sooner if you are up for it.

Pictures or it didn't happen.

I would think you could mold or 3D print one, and do whatever you want to your pin. Seems like the original designers wanted the blessing of the licensing company given they were selling them as a business venture (would be my guess).

I like seeing all the workings back in the corner and have added lighting in that corner. One of the great things about pinball to me, however, is the ability to customize your machine the way you want. Your customizations sound very creative and like they will look great. Would love to see pics of process, and definitely when you complete everything.

We have been working on this for the last couple on months. Its almost ready for its reveal.

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Hmmmmm is it a bird?, is it a plane?....

get ready to be rich.

That thing is really big for a 3d printer and to print something hollow like that.

Molding, squished elephant dung. YES!

A dual filament 3D printer could easily print that (assuming it had a large enough bed). After printing you just dissolve away the supports. Even if I don't like the mountain mod personally (maybe I will like this one better), I've still had the thought of buying a 3D printer and having the mod finance my purchase. Oh well, someone beat me to the punch.

Does the mod keep me from draining the ball; cause I'd buy that.

So happy to see this, and perfect timing too! Guess I'll be putting in an order in the very near future!

Thank you so much for doing this for me Tantrum.

Now I have an option on what to use to cover the locks. I really like it.

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Getting ready to replace my plunger. Popped open the new solenoid and it wasn't exactly what I was expecting. Are these wires already stripped and soldered to the metal (so I just need to solder my purp/brown wires straight to the metal), or were they just soldered there for transportation? Meaning I need to de-solder, strip the metal wires (w/ sandpaper), and solder both wires together on the metal?

Thanks!

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Just tin your wires from the machine (brown wire and purple-orange wire) and solder them onto the metal tabs.

EDIT: Yes, this ready to go don't mess with the coil wires

Thought so, just thought it would be better to ask that do it wrong. Thanks again, tilt.

NP, you got this and everything will be awesome!

The shooter rod alignment, once you get everything back in place, could be a little tricky. Sometimes everything lines up perfectly with the shooter tip in the center of the switch but in my case I had to offset it so the ball would make it all the way around the loop when launched (this is what needs to happen when you launch the ball).

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BTW is that a new coil sleeve too? Make sure you install that with the flange end on the back of the coil...

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So Mr_Tantrum sent me these three stickers for a very minimal charge. They didn't make my gameplay any better, but they look great none the less. Thanks, Mr. T. This project called for a brew or two to get through.

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Also , make sure you at least polish the plunger shaft if not replace it .

Beer is the nectar of the gods !!

Not sure what the front or back is on this coil, but I installed it the same way the old one came out. The coil sleeve you're seeing is the one it shipped with, not the one I'm using tho.

Look'n good Charger500! I see your pooch photo bombed your DH close-up pic. Also, what kind of redneck getup is that with your light switch?

Happy I could be of assistance, enjoy!

Mr. T
I got my stickers tonight, very good quality. Thanks again.

Good, because that sleeve wouldn't work correctly

You are welcome. Would love to see pics on your pin when you get to it.

Hey Tantrum, got the donut and hairpin decals today and they are BEAUTIFUL. Top notch job.

I am going to bend a piece of plastic to put the decal on so not to have the notches and screws on it.

Glad you like them. Give us some pics when you get your Getaway all spruced up.

Now that is something I would love to see. If successful, would love some DIY instrucyptins to make my own.

That sounds interesting, if you could design a mask that would only let light through the doors, windows and sign you could light them up from behind maybe.

I'll have to wait till a buddy comes over with a good camera.

If mine doesn't look like crap I will let you know for sure.

Oh yeah, I forgot you don't take pics. Maybe a crayon rendering?

I don't have any crayons....so there.

For all the good Grumpy does on this forum i would give it too him for free and help pay for that honour ...

Also, just wanted to say thanks to the anonymous Pinsider who graciously printed many of my vinyl,graphics. It was a very nice contribution, and glad to see that everyone is enjoying them.

This is the best club on Pinside.

The mutt's name is Winston. I'd like to teach him how to play pinball, so i could someone to play with. The taped light switch keeps someone from accidentally turning of the pin, cause the outlet it's plugged into is switched. I need to change it.

I can just imagine your having the game olf your life, about to top your best score ever, lights are dim, and them somebody walks into the room thinking it's too dark, and they flip the switch thinking it controls the lights . . . Priceless!

KILL!!!.

I almost hate bringing up this topic because I've seen countless forums addressing supercharger issues, but thought I would give it a shot. Just noticing in some videos of others recently how fast their superchargers are. Since I bought my pin, I've always pretty much had loops in the 110-130 range. All optos have been replaced and tested successfully, each magnet has been tested individually and works, although seem weak. If testing a single magnet, ball will usually make a loop or two before it will not make it all the way around again and drain (the 3 seem similar in power with maybe one a little weaker than the other two). This also occurs with brand new balls (ie not a magnetized issue). The good news is my SC is fully functional, but I know it could be better.

So, my question is how do I make my SC faster? After all, part of the pin's name is "High Speed". Do mags go bad, and if so how do test? Is this an accelerator board issue, and if so what do I look for? FYI, this was an issue before and after replacement of my CPU and power driver boards.

I would first go in and test the values of everything on your supercharger board. Lots of the same parts, so just check them to see if there are any inconsistencies, and if so, replace. I just did this and every component that was the same matched up besides a TIP which was where the failure in mine was occuring.

Maybe wax the supercharger ramp and loop? Also, are you sure that the ball is not hitting the top hairpin turn plastic as it jumps off the loop to make another round? Mine was and was slowing it down each loop. I washered the plastic up about a 1/4" and now the ball clears.