Quoted from coz6:I'll take two blue and two orange - Tron you got another mod coming.
I've played Tron with four VND glo-balls. It's pretty crazy, but quite fun!
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Quoted from meSz:Also, on the site it states "These are not GID but they do reflect light ...
But they also state:
Pinballs glow in the dark only after being exposed to a light source that charges the balls. The longer the ball is exposed to a light source, the longer it glows.
So which is it? Do they glow, or don't they?
Quoted from BSavage:There is ONE ball that is GID. The color balls (the one's with the color call outs) are all fluorescent.
Thanks for the clarification!
2 months later
They look great, and they play nice. Unfortunately, I can't endorse this product. I put four orange ones in my Tron. After less than 20 games, they were scuffed up really bad, slightly pitted, and the coating was starting to crack. I had no choice but to remove the balls from the game, as I didn't want the rough surface to damage the playfield. You can clearly see in the second photo how the ball started splitting at the seam ...
Quoted from goatdan:I can't see it?
You can't see it splitting? There is a line where it is splitting right down the middle.
Quoted from goatdan:The fact that these are a non-metallic substance means that they wouldn't scratch your playfield. If there is splitting, that's an issue, but again - none of that wear looks anything different than what the wear looks like from a VND game, which is what these were intended for most of all, or so I believe.
As VND replacement balls, they are probably fine. Based on my experience, this is the only use I would recommend them for.
Quoted from tonycip:dumb question whats VND??
Viper Night Drivin'
http://pinside.com/pinball/archive/viper-night-drivin
The game is unique because it incorporates built-in UV lighting and special "glo-balls".
Quoted from alveolus:I still want some as a novelty, particularly with guests.
If you're going to buy them, I think that's the way to use them. Just stick them in when guests come over.
Quoted from mufcmufc:The three sets I got all had a line around them, surely it's where the two halves are joined together rather than them splitting?
It's definitely the seam where the two halves are joined together, but I don't recall seeing the line there when I first bought them. Perhaps I didn't pay close enough attention.
Quoted from calvin12:... the auto-launcher is two small points kicking the ball out, that is a likely culprit for the damage.
I hadn't thought of that. If it was indeed the auto-launcher that damaged the balls, they might have fared better in a different game.
Quoted from navajas:Gweem, were those the glow in the darks or the florescent?
Mine are florescent orange. I have no experience with the glow in the dark ones.
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