(Edit: I have received a volunteer. I'll post in this thread when these are ready. Thanks all!)

Hey Metallica owners!

Some of you may be familiar with my mods, and some may not. I typically only make mods for pins that I own/have owned, but am looking to try something new. I'd like to see if I could make unique protectors for Metallica similar to my Deadpool or AC/DC examples (references below). Unfortunately, since I don't own this game, I don't have an accurate shape of the plastics on the machine and need a trace.

My request would be to see if someone in this thread would be willing to take off their in-lane and sling plastics, trace, and send me a scan (it will need to be with an actual scanner, not something like a cell phone photo). I'll send more information via PM if anyone is interested. In return, I'm happy to offer a set of protectors for free to say thanks. Obviously I only need one volunteer if anyone is willing. Please send me a PM if interested.

Thanks!

Deadpool "name" protectors:
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/110577

AC/DC "horned" protectors:
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/109491

(PS... since I do not own this game and am not familiar with its common concerns, I'd also be interested in other plastic protector locations/ideas as needed.)

Thought I'd share my progress on the custom Met plastic protectors...

Question for those interested, what is the preferred color? I was thinking purple, but have seen/heard others say orange/fluorescent green/etc. I will need to settle on a single color for these though (transparent of course). They create such a funky shape that I won't be able to lay them out efficiently and will eat up a quite a chunk of material.

Also, huge shout out to finnflash for helping me in this process.

They will still need some stabilizing pieces added, such as on the "C", but you get the idea.

Hope y'all like them!

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Hey everyone! Update on the custom Met plastic protectors.

Really appreciate everyone's comments from previous posts and through PM. I've made the adjustments. Images attached of the final version.

This set shown in the photos will be headed to finnflash at no cost for helping to get these traced and confirmed. Many thanks!

Note: If anyone has a different machine that they think an idea such as this would be good for, please let me know. Or, keep an eye on other club threads as I have a few other machines in mind.

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Very much appreciate the interest!

I'm working through that now. With the "hooks" extending out on these, it makes it much more difficult to be efficient with material. Once I figure out the most efficient layout, that will reduce cost. At the moment, it's looking like a full set will be in the $20-ish range.

Hey everyone, just wanted to give a final update on these as finnflash was kind enough to test fit/finish and send over a few sweet images.

If interested see Market ad below.

Thanks all!

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/116447

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Hey everyone. Not looking to over-saturate the thread, but wanted to share something that I got pretty excited about yesterday. I made these while making a few plastic protectors for other club members. These are similar to my Deadpool "Throwing Star Washers". Posting here in case anyone is interested. Thanks all!

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/116512

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I posted for people’s thoughts on color preference. Transparent purple was the consensus. (I don’t own a Met so I wasn’t sure what would look best).

That said, if interested, I can do pretty much any color including fluorescents but would need several orders to keep the same cost or to charge a bit more as one-offs eat up a good amount of material.

Looks like a splitter to me. Maybe something that allowed them to plug some other mod in that correlates with that connector signal.

I had to share some of the photos that I just received from @mrtattooz. What an awesome machine he has, and fluorescent green was a perfect choice!

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Hey @hayfarmer, they look amazing! Especially in the black light. And really appreciate the kind words. May want to double check the sling protectors. Looks like they are switched. The one with the circular cutout goes on the right sling to allow for the ball return. Wanted to make sure that didn’t mess with the drop. Thanks again!

There was a run of Sterns that didn’t have it. My GOT Premium doesn’t have one and I believe the initial runs of DP also didn’t. Not sure if others but know there are some.