Congrats on the Dredd, Kingfish. It's my first machine as well.
I was going to chime in but it seems like everyone else answered your questions.
"Dawson said:
also there is a mod that you can buy off e bay that will light the back of that dark machine ...
I bought that mod. Color blue and it helped mucho mungo!"
Dawson/Pinballdad, how is that mod installed exactly? I'm thinking about going for one...