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Quoted from toyotaboy:looks like that rectangular insert at the top isn't centered?
It does but we also won't know what art is there and if it needs to be off centered to accomodate the artwork
Quoted from Rick432:Hmmm. It's kinda short.
Is it a Shortandwidebody?
Sounds like an ex of mine
Quoted from GaryMartin:While everyone seems to be jumping on the praise bandwagon, I'm a bit concerned over those axes. If those are going to be linked to the slingshot mechs, that looks to me like they (JJP) haven't learned from other's mistakes.
Case in point, Scared Stiff. They added a metal "finger" on top of the sling armature to hold the Boogie Men. The weight of the finger and the Boogie Men was too much for the small base and three screws that hold the armature bracket on the playfield. Those screws end up getting pulled out over time. Every SS I've shopped has needed to have the holes rebuilt under the playfield and then those wear out over time too.
So I'm hopeful they're NOT just adding linkage to the axes from the sling kickers but I wouldn't bet on it.
This could be remedied with a straight through bolt with a nut or they could add a threaded insert into the wood for bolt to tighten in to
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