I have never seen a machine in person that is saturated with color LEDs in the GI. In photos it looks like there is so much bright color, that there is almost a haze over the play field. Is it like this when you are standing in front of one of these machines? And can you even make out the artwork on the play field?

I am willing to bet that anybody who does this to their machines, would not watch a TV set if the picture looked like this T2.

I don't know how ANYONE can look at the left picture of the Popeye game soaked in purple and blue color, and think that it looks better than the right. All the artwork is darkened and obscured.

Neither. If pinball machines looked good in those colors, the artwork would be in bright red, green, blue and purple.

Here is what I don't understand. I know that for some reason, some people think that the clown puke looks good in their machine. So why would they not want that look on anything else? Imagine a cell phone that has a blinding, obnoxious blue glow to it. Or a TV that is only in green and purple. Computer screens, ATMs, tablets, any of that would be so hard on the eyes if it was just like some of these pins. To each his own I guess.

Who does this to their machines???? Where is all the purple in every GI socket???? You can actually see the artwork!!!! And its not even washed out!!!! Tasteless. Its almost like that's the way the artwork was intended to be seen.

I think my choice is like.

Lets just say a company was selling LED kits for people to install in their machines. I think it would be more effective if they actually grasped the theme of the machine that they were making the kits for. Cactus Canyon. A theme based on the wild west. One of the first images most people think of when you mention that, is of bright sunshine in the sky, with sweeping prairies and some old wooden buildings on both sides of a single dusty road. Bright and warm just like where a cactus grows. Most people immediately think of deserts. Not something that looks like it is in an ice castle, in the middle of Antarctica with blue spotlights shinning on it. Totally missed the boat. This CC could not look worse if the intent was to make it look ridiculous. If I came up with that color scheme I would have been embarrassed. If I bought an LED kit like this I would have to question my own sanity. If anyone actually thinks these colors are appropriate for the theme, you are wrong. Blues are associated with cool or cold things. Last time that I checked, the mid west did not resemble the ice planet Hoth.

The LED color choice on the POTC is spot on if the owner was going for a bug zapper look.

If I saw this machine in person I would have an overwhelming urge to reach for my license and registration.

Its not THAT bad. It reminds me of a lot of the scenes in the movie where Wesley Snipes was glowing red and purple.

I think that when color LEDS came out, people realized that they could now tint certain areas of the playfield, whereas before there was only one choice of light with incandescent bulbs. Instead of being limited in how the machine looks, some owners now could run free and color bomb the crap out of everything. And that's what people did. Go totally overboard with the whole thing. It seems like there is no moderation in how it is done. You never see subtle color in GI's. Its all or nothing. I will admit that I have a few blue LEDS in my Waterworld GI, and also a few in my BSD, but that's it. If it was done in all my machines it would lose something and the effect would not be unique.

I could see doing a light blue LED in the whirlpool area in a Black Rose machine. One. Not pink or purple, not behind the translite to try and intensify the color, not all over the playfield, but just one. Something done in moderation and knowing when to stop. Some people would not even do one led in the GI, but I do not think that would wash out the artwork on the playfield.

Another thing to consider is the theme. Champion Pub has an awesome playfield, and a unique concept as far as pinball machines go. I saw a picture of one that was clown puked in blue and green, and just blue and green. It does not give the feel of an old time bar, which is having unsanctioned boxing in its basement. It looks like black light mini golf. Or one of those old paper mache looking haunted houses from the 70's that was painted with fluorescent poster paint. It totally changes the whole look and theme of the game with color that is completely out of place. The sad thing is that someone actually thinks that improves the look of the game.

You are right, but people did not put bulb condoms on every single bulb in the GI. The majority of the machines had plain old uncolored incandescent bulbs in them. You really did not see the obnoxious look of an entire machine glowing purple until people started using LEDS in them.

That Bone Busters looks Great! Bright green is the perfect color to compliment the fluorescent pink!
That combination could not be any worse.

I kind of like it.