Quoted from fattrain:Of this group we've opened Loren's, #87 / June 19
Still got yours on ebay for $13k?
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Quoted from fattrain:Negative! Gonna happily open and enjoy in about an hour!
Sweet! Post pics! 
Quoted from smassa:#20 arrived about an hour ago....No damage to the box so hopefully all is well once its opened up.
See you and your MOP Sunday.
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Quoted from mechslave:Truth. It's the top layer of ply in the plywood. That's what I've witnessed from experience. Nobody really wants to listen but that's the case. Clear is clear and no matter how long it cures a metal ball will dimple it...if there's a soft (thick ply) layer under it.
No conclusive data, but it does appear some of the playfields with the least dimpling over the years have a very thin and hard top layer of ply.
I've also noticed that post-XM the clears on Sterns have been less thick. I think it's to show less dimpling, because all the collectors were emailing Stern these high res pictures of little dimples and asking for new playfields/swag etc. So now, we have a thinner clear which shows less dimples but less playfield protection as well.
I agree that dimpling happens. Period. Also agree with you about the thicker clear coats actually making the dimples more noticeable.
The B/W pins are definitely not an exception to dimpling though. While I agree that most of my B/W do not show much dimpling, the two HUO/Low Play B/W pins that I have had show *plenty* of dimpling in the clear. The HUO NGG that I had showed plenty of dimples, and the same thing goes for my current HUO CV.
I'm guessing that the HUO B/W pins show more dimples because they have not been played nearly as much as my other B/W pins so the dimples haven't been smoothed out or blended in with thousands of dimples compared to the routed examples.
My XMLE really showed dimples like crazy.
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Quoted from Roostking:Now is Tron really better than Metallica?
Both are very good, but Tron is really something special.
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