I been watching/reading/lurking on this thread for a while and admit my interest and excitement has continued to grow with it's evolution. I finally have saved up enough to humbly share my 2 cents. The game has a fair amount of quality toys no doubt, and the bumper cars once seen, cannot be unseen. They really integrate well with everything and hope that they eventually become available. One idea, and it may be too late in the game(pun intended) but it appears if the i.d. of the wire form over the bumpers were 1" larger the need for re- engineering the bumper cars would be eliminated. It also appears that whole wire form is HUGE! So a rework might also be creating a 2 piece wire form, joined just above the "S" curves. Existing stock could be used/trimmed/saved for the lower part and a larger ring upper wire form with a connector created then joined w/ lower. Tho it would be difficult to make it as purdy a a single piece, it could still be done tastefully. Anyway, that's my 2 cents and I'm broke again. Really looking forward to playing this machine soon, but So Cal seems a bit removed from the action.

Thoughtful Disclaimer: I did not consider any monetary ramifications of implementing this idea, and there is no political agenda contained herein..

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