From the Worthpoint archive of one that sold in 2007 -

"It has about 40 colored LED's and a motor that spins them.This was not on regular production games due to the cost.The factory flyer shows this topper and described as: 100% interactive with digital music & sounds. A light show so advanced it's patented. Proven attention getter without glaring lights."

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/rare-factory-topper-for-data-east-laser-war

Whoa, and you're in Pittsburgh, not far from me! Go Penguins, Pirates & Steelers! - do you have any more details?

I was thinking the same thing and already ran through those as well today. Joe Kaminkow also has a lot of patents but I didn't see anything prior to 1993 for him.

Too-many-pins is going to pull one out of his warehouse haul for me, I can almost smell the moldy box it's sitting in. But we still need more than one of these and the warehouse haul hasn't happened yet so I'm still hunting everywhere else.

Lol, no, sorry for the confusion. I haven't found one yet, too-many-pins hasn't unearthed one in his warehouse find yet either so I'm creatively visualizing it happening.

It's proven to be an elusive part of pinball history. But at least one person said they've seen one in person, Joe Kaminkow said he thought 500 went out during production, and other reports say only 10 were produced. It's an interesting quest for sure. I must have it.

Still hunting...

Nothing, no luck at all. I've searched so many different ways through patents + etc. hoping to find a drawling, schematic, details or whatever and haven't found anything yet. It's out there somewhere. Someone knows something.