This has been an interesting discussion as I'm looking into new PFs but reluctant for many of the reasons stated. I've got a FT playfield from CPR that I picked up years ago that the clear is simply peeling off of.

What's really disappointing is that it appears that the digital art could be proofed by the community for free and that appears to be avoided. Missing text and generally goofed up grafix being rushed to print.

Buthamburg seems to have print/reproduction issues too. I'm interested in a set of T2 cab decals but the head has obvious mistakes from simply mirror imaging for the 2nd side (note the registered symbol). The "R" is even backwards. There's shading pattern differences in there too (when compared to my cab) but who knows if that's just from 2 different cab runs. Otherwise I'd have a set already. Can't find any info on that being corrected in later runs either.

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Odd, because his T2 decals are not correct. So you may say this but I don't actually see this.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/mirco-playfields-warning-for-potential-buyers/page/7#post-6655791

My apologies if you felt like this was a personal attack, it wasn't meant that way but I can certainly see out it came across that way. So I'm sorry about that.

I was trying to express that I hear what you are saying, but when I go and actually look at their stuff, it's showing some of the same sloppy carelessness that we see elsewhere. Anyway, I *know* there are always going to be mistakes. I'd like to see vendors actually take steps to correct them AND correct the process so they don't happen again.

Yea, well I'll wait and see. The T2 cab decals have several errors that are obvious and have kept me from buying.

Lets not oversimplify this stuff. There's a lot of work to get correct reproductions.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/mirco-playfields-warning-for-potential-buyers/page/7#post-6655791

When I posted that I pulled images directly from their site. I have no idea if they've since fixed these issues. I'd be in for a set if they have.

THIS ^^ Exactly THIS ^^ OMG if there was a way to post this on a billboard. I don't have anywhere near the exposure that you do but I can tell you that my experience is the same. I hardly buy any new parts that have art on them because inevitably I loose the dice roll. It's WAY less stress to just stick with the OEM stuff in whatever state it currently is.

He shipped you a production reject so that it didn't cut into his bottom line. Plain and simple. There was no good faith in shipping that "replacement" to you period.

Why are you throwing others under the bus here - What's making a donation vs not have to do with the quality of a person's contributions on this forum?

Thanks.

I wish, like everyone else here, that this would get resolved. I remember the days of not having playfields and then being excited that you could get repros. Sadly, I've dropped all plans to buy repro playfields now.

Can you tell me if they have corrected the printing error on the head decals? They simply mirror imaged the 2nd side and didn't fix the "R" registered mark. There are other issues too but that's the easy one to spot..

He's returned your plastic set?

As much as Mirco is a complete douche with the way he operates, the license holder holds just as much blame. And the fact is that PPS doesn't care one bit or they'd put forward more of an effort to fix it. Brushing it off with some nonsense about receiving few complaints is just a way to check to box saying they did something and ignore the problems.

I'm only one consumer but I'm doing my best to avoid sending either of them any of my $.