Can I also ask that you CC your email correspondence to Rick at PPS the license holder for BW reproduction parts.

If he is made aware that there are a multitude of complaints about quality control from collectors on every continent then minimum standards might actually improve.

The weird thing is the insert hole looks lined up in the first photo? but the other holes are not? How is that?

Be good to see it with the back lit up so we can see how the inserts light up, you would have thought they would be out too.
Was thinking about buying a new playfield, not so sure now.

I don't have a picture on-hand, but one of his TZ Reproductions is missing text on the center door.

Hahaha Hahaha haha

Who’s Eric??

Some doukhebag

Opened up a new Mirco playfield I got with an AFM I just bought...

Here are just a few of the inserts... clear is pretty crappy as well

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How did that make it out the door? It's like a reject that CGC wouldn't take for AFMr.

It is around 4 yrs old, one of the first runs...

I have actually been on Messenger with Mirco... he says that the process has come a long way since the first run and will send pictures on Thursday/Friday

Another poster teksavy had a similar problem recently with an early AFM repro and Mirco reached out and replaced it for him: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/what-causes-insert-clouding-afm-w-mirco-repro-playfield#post-5765101

Obviously this thread has had some other experiences, but definitely contact him with your photos and see if he'll stand behind this one as well.

I have been considering replacing my TAF PF but after reading this thread I am going to pass.

Pretty scary isn;t it?

I'm in the same boat. I need a Barracora Playfield and don't want to pull the trigger unless I can inspect the playfield in person. This thread is keeping me from buying one.

I have recieved different pictures and figured out that the one I got pictures from was a second which was sold as second with defects on a show. The customer told that this was not the case but I remember this exact playfield.

Very few afms had the issue on the inserts shown above, I replaced all of the ones I know about.

Regards,
Mirco

A lot of money to be stuck with a POS PF.
Damn I sold an original TAFG PF after I sold this game, now I bought it back and I guess it isn't so bad compared to losing 1,000.00+

I have been speaking to Mirco over messenger and offered to send him pictures of the playfield to prove that it was not a second bought from a show, and has the same issues as TechSavvy

Hopefully we can work something out

I'd like to have back up playfields for all of my games. Just waiting for the QC issues to be sorted.

I guess I can count myself lucky. The only time I had a screwed up playfield from Mirco was the Gottlieb Spirit main PF; the clear was rippled across the whole playfield. I sent him photos of the playfield, told him it was unacceptable, and a couple weeks later, he sent me a new, REALLY well silkscreened and clear coated playfield. The mini (or upper) playfield was mint, so didn't need to be replaced. I had boxed up the crappy playfield to send it back because Mirco said he would email me a return shipping label, but he never did, so it's laying under the bed, boxed up and ready to go. Anybody need a Spirit main playfield with good artwork and crappy clearcoat?
I've had worse luck with CPR and Mirco, but purchasing ANYTHING sight unseen will ALWAYS be a risk.

I have a TAF playfield from them and it’s perfect.

Me too.

I had and have multiple issues with my MICRO AFM playfield. I sent them an email and was dismissed.

They said the surface I used to bang the tnuts in was too soft (cardboard with microfibers towels)

Get my money once...

Well I guess since there are 2 TAF PFs that were perfect I pulled the trigger on one.
Will keep you all updated.

I have bought FH (x3), Barracora, and QS.
All super nice.

I purchased and installed a TOM with no issues, will be ordering FH soon...

These threads are always a bit miss leading. You only hear about the handful of horror story’s but don’t hear about the other 1000 problem free sales.

Wow, sorry for your bad experiences with this guy.

Looks like in 2020 you can complain all day long about playfield or pinball manufacturers and they still get away with it with prices completely more insane than ever and still they can laught at you right in your face.

While on the other hand put someone on Me Too and within a few minutes 5 police cars will come pick you up.

I don't want to make any bad jokes about Me Too but this is trending and taken very seriously while pinball issues.....nobody cares but us.

I just did a funhouse from them. No issues and beautiful playfield!

Too late!

Yeah I realise that now.

Sorry if I offended anyone, it came out wrong.

Sorry guys.

Wtf is Me Too, don’t think that’s hit the U.K. yet

WOMEN'S MOVEMENT AGAINST SEXUAL HARRASSMENT. ODDLY NAMED POUND METOO.

Oh Jeez yeah that shite can stay in the states

PF showed up today 12 days from ordering and it is a beauty.

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Update: Playfield is now populated, dimples were in their proper locations.

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Par for the course with that person. I won't ever do business with that guy.
That playfeild is horrid. My restored game looks about perfect; I don't know where they got the PF in my game - but whatever the case; it doesn't look anything like that.

My Bad Cats playfield arrived safe and sound last week and, I must say, is PERFECT (I almost wrote "purrrr-fect" but thought that was too cheesy).

I understand some of you have had less then desirable experience (or even horrible) on this expensive product, I however am very happy and really can't wait to populate this new PF and add Bad Cats to my home collection.

I feel for you guys and not sure what the difference is between your playfields and the one I received. On mine, every hole is cut centered, no clear coat issues at all. There's one small clear coat pimple but its under a plastic, so who cares. I'm happy.

Anyway, sorry some of you have hard times. I really wish there was store we could all visit and pick out the playfield of your choice. "Pick of the litter"... like buying a car or vegetables.

I'd buy another Micro Playfield in the future (I just don't ever want to do a playfield swap again)

If anyone is curious about shipping. My PF came in plastic and then in it's own box which was in another box. There was one "scar" on the outer box which did not penetrate the inner box. The size of the box and the lack of cushion (bubble wrap, etc) worried me but once opened I could see this wasn't their first playfield shipment and they new exactly what they were doing. Everything was SAFE and SOUND. Tracking on the shipment was excellent. The family was standing by to inspect the box upon arrival and refuse receipt if there was damage...

Hi All

I would like to say that yesterday I received a replacement AFM playfield from Highclasspinball

It looks great. Nice clear coat, artwork colours and alignment spot on

Thanks Mirco for standing by your product and resolving my complaint.

I am in need of a MM playfield.. I know where to come when time is right.

Thanks again

Strange... Anyone else "surprised" by all the positive feedback that is now appearing in this thread?

On one hand; I'm ecstatic there are satisified customers getting acceptable PFs...
On the other; I'm hopeful that readers of this thread are very suspect of the motivations of the manufacturer... I wouldn't be surprised if there were shenanigans being done behind the curtains to get these people to speak up about their positive experiences.

Not surprised.

I believe you can have happy customers and disappointed customers at the same time -- since each person gets a different product.

-mof

I just ordered TZ playfield, RADCALs, and plastics from Mirco. Everything was beautiful! It would have been nice to not have to tap each individual pilot hole to prevent the clearcoat from popping but I think that is fairly common. Nothing a Dremel can't do easily. Great products and quick communication. I wouldnt hesitate to buy from Mirco again.

Does your TZ playfield have all the text on the center door? (Seriously. Wondering if he fixed that.)

Great, another playfield without text that I never noticed. Bought whenever they were first available and still haven't gotten around to swapping it in, so now I'll have to make a decision on the text....

I was going to create a decal for it - like I did the Meteor - but I ended up having Chris/HEP redo my factory, so I never got around to it. I may be able to toss together a sheet of decals, but it would take some time.