Bad Cats
Williams, 1989
Black Knight
Williams, 1980
Blackout
Williams, 1980
Comet
Williams, 1985
Eight Ball Deluxe
Bally, 1981
Evel Knievel
Bally, 1977
Fireball II
Bally, 1981
Firepower
Williams, 1980Quoted from Apex:Are you asking about on top of the hardtop or between the inserts and the hardtop?
On top. They're all doing their job of sealing everything in just fine from what I can tell. It's just that there seems to be all kinds of dust and fuzz on top.. All the time.
Quoted from KSUWildcatFan:On top. They're all doing their job of sealing everything in just fine from what I can tell. It's just that there seems to be all kinds of dust and fuzz on top.. All the time.
Yeah, mine has a lot of static cling, too! And with the Dremeling necessary for hole alignment, it may be a lifetime of dust clean up.
These definitely help: https://www.amazon.com/Schneider-Industries-Micro-Vacuum-Attachment/dp/B000BSJCLY/ref=sr_1_5
vacumm (resized).jpgQuoted from Dee-Bow:silverball mania
Quoted from Skypilot:Last and most important.....Do not contact, call, or PM us with suggestions, instead put them here. Thank you for your thoughts, understanding, and support.
silverball mania!
i think someone already addressed that
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/official-hardtops-thread/page/41#post-6271982
Request for two that are desperately needed to save a lot of roached playfields:
- Bally Elektra set
- Bally Mr and Mrs Pacman
Quoted from Toine79:When can we see some teaser of new hardtop?
Whirlwind please
we don't! we just get to randomly name games with blown out playfields and have them said suggestions noted! it's fun. give it a go!
Quoted from 29REO:***Bally Strikes & Spares*** +1
Quoted from Dee-Bow:we don't! we just get to randomly name games with blown out playfields and have them said suggestions noted! it's fun. give it a go!
It helps if you say it 3 times.
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
Oh...wrong thread for that request.
Quoted from trimoto:I recently finished my EBD hardtopper looks great . I am wondering if anyone else has used incandescent light on insert lamps ?
Not recommended. Read the directions.
Throwing out another vote for the Bally Elektra. At least the upper and small lower playfields. There is a need for these!
Would you guys ever consider doing a Whirlwind hardtop? Mine is in...rough shape and doing a playfield swap would take forever.
Quoted from jcar302:I could have sworn they said that f14 is not happening.
Why I wonder? So many F-14s need help.
I'm wondering if there is an active feedback loop with Outside Edge, especially for those who installed earlier product cohorts. It would be great to see standardized longitudinal data on how these things hold up since the product is just a few years out. I LOVE mine on my Pinbot installed about 3 months back. Still looks amazing!
Quoted from alexmogil:Uh. Not one to complain but what's up with those skulls? Are they clear and showing the wood color underneath or are they actually the same color as the flesh?
They can probably fix that in 2 minutes in photoshop for the next run
Skulls are not fleshy on the original
Hi All! We wanted to let you know that we have just added JUNGLE LORD to our Hardtop offerings! We ask for a 10 day ship time as we ramp this up. Keep restoring! Also, I happen to know that this plastics set (if it is not yet) will be available soon from several retailers!
Jungle Lord for site_cropped (resized).pngQuoted from alexmogil:Yeah, I'm looking at some pics on Pinside and I can't completely tell if they are wood or medium brown. Some pics appear to have wood grain in them, but I don't have a lot of detail.
They are brown ink on the original.
Bare wood is much lighter on the inlane rollovers
7f5dde935d7dc235edb9f34b32e984d1ddc8377d (resized).jpgQuoted from Outsidedge:Hi All! We wanted to let you know that we have just added JUNGLE LORD to our Hardtop offerings! We ask for a 10 day ship time as we ramp this up. Keep restoring! Also, I happen to know that this plastics set (if it is not yet) will be available soon from several retailers!
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Cool, did you see this recent discussion about the color of the skulls being wrong? Hope there is time to fix it before you get too many printed.
Quoted from Charles_Kline:Why I wonder? So many F-14s need help.
Because the original playfields only had one coat of clear 
So this is why the originals are all roached now.
I restored one with a new PPS repro from Hamburg Germany a few years ago. It has a double coat of clear and the quality of the plywood in the repro was also superior to the original! I let it cure for 6 months before installing it and it was solid. vid1900 and GRUMPY helped me with that project! Thank you both so much!!! 
Quoted from Mr_Outlane:Because the original playfields only had one coat of clear So this is why the originals are all roached now.
I restored one with a new PPS repro from Hamburg Germany a few years ago. It has a double coat of clear and the quality of the plywood in the repro was also superior to the original! I let it cure for 6 months before installing it and it was solid. vid1900 and GRUMPY helped me with that project! Thank you both so much!!!
I was replying "why" to jcar302's post of F14 hardtop not happening, not why they are so many roached out.
Quoted from ringonu:On the F14 my guess based on owning one would be the issue with numerous inserts raising. If you put on a hardtop and then an insert raises people would be angry and blame hardtop. Only a guess, otherwise I have no clue.
Raised/sunken inserts happen on every title. If you don't level them before you install a Hardtop, that's your choice. Nothing to do with what titles Hardtop is doing.
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