I feel lied to.

I'm going to be REALLY happy if this suddenly morphs into a Rip On Dave thread...

Better not turn into that! Dave is my friend and I'll defend him ferociously!

Full disclosure: I love the guy and would never do anything hurtful. It's all just playful nonsense. Back to your playfield, buddy!

That looks fantastic! Does this mean we can get back to some funny memes soon? Pleeeeeeease!!!

Lol

Always lurking!!

Can we just move everything over here until you're outta jail?

Looks like I might be too late, but I created a .dxf file of the mini playfield protector a while back. You can take the file to any local plastic shop and have it cut out of acrylic or any material you like. A link to the original post and file is below:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/twilight-zone-owners-club/page/76#post-3713671

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Coming here to stick a fork in this thread!

I got the playfield all mated with the cabinet. My game room is a mess, so forgive me for not having any cabinet pictures at the moment. But the final list of upgrades done:

RadCals, playfield, titan rings, new speaker panel, CPR mirrored backglass (highly recommend this if your translite is scratched up), 3rd magnet hardware, and gumballs in the gumball machine. I'm a purist at heart and I'm not too keen on mods, so I kept the old DMD, and prefer the soft and warm look of incandescents. My goal for this game, like all games in my collection, is to have a crisp understated look.

Anyway, I can't sing Dave's praises enough! Only 3 tweaks really needed to be done after the inaugural boot up: A single 5 second trough switch adjustment, a single solenoid that had a little broken wire (another 5 minute resolder job), and a little tweaking of the bridge diverter. That's all!

This game plays smoother and faster than James Bond dipped in olive oil slipping between satin bed sheets.

Lastly, regarding the 3rd magnet mod. Remember how I said it was a pain in the ass and probably not worth it? I take it back. I take it all back.

Watching the balls stage themselves on each of the magnets and having them dump themselves all at once at the player adds a completely new dimension (a dimension of sight AND mind) to the game. The game will also perform the same ball staging trick during a multiball restart. *Note* This only will occur if the game knows that the powerball is in the gumball machine, so until either 3 balls are played, or powerball mania is played, a multiball start will be sequential.

But the 3rd magnet isn't just a one-trick-multiball-pony. During "The Spiral" mode, each of the 3 shots to the spiral loop is caught on a different magnet. Finally, 3 shots before a breakthrough makes sense! Super cool.

I didn't realize how big a project this had become. It went from me saying "Hey, Dave, wanna do another super low-pressure-take-your-time-and-have-fun-with-it playfield swap?" to me reaching out to a million pinsiders trying to figure out how to install the extra magnet stuff, and completely drowning Dave's basement in machine oil. Another special thanks to DumbAss for the opto piggy back board that worked flawlessly right from the get-go, and his sage advice and technical commentary that he was willing to provide even when he was on vacation with the family.

Anyway, here's some pics and videos:

The Spiral Mode:

Multiball Start:

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This thread was really good and informative. But not enough handies or memes. I give it an 8.

I just wanted to say thanks dmacy for taking the time to document the swap. I'm in the middle of a tear-down shop out on a TZ right now and your photos have helped me get some things back together correctly. Outstanding work too. Your attention to detail really shows.

You should see what kind of care and attention to detail he can show to your feet.