Great stream tonight. Absolutely loved the impact wrench sounds. I love that we build the tracks, cool. Beautiful pin. Wasn't sure what to expect, but pleasantly surprised. Looking at my distributor to see when they'll have one. I'd like to see more and play a few rounds.

Perhaps I missed it; how do we look at our car collection? There are 400 cars to collect, Yes?

My head is spinning from the 2 minute ad that appeared yesterday for Hot Wheels.

Hot Wheels, wait, no, TMNT. Hot Wheels, no, TMNT. Ughhh, buy both.

Very cool if each machine provided an American Pinball Edition car. Perhaps it's a good idea to make a logo car before another marketing team makes it happen for themselves. Ugggh; the anticipation for this machine is dominating my time.

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Congrats; you're a main character in this pin. Need an avatar? I agree, the pin is great with the offset screen.
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AP needs to cruise into Expo with this;

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Yeah, a plane for flying around sounds right; planning to populate the field with the 2019 Team Cars and Plane. A trailing-banner would be great. I have a mirrored display for behind the header too. There's only one thing missing... hmm... ohh! The Machine! Hope everyone enjoyed a great holiday, now back to work. I could drive in on the weekends if you need another hand.

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American Pinball in the house! Thanks to everyone who cranked this out before the weekend.

I'm very thankful to have one and stayin' up late to move it in. Sooo coool.

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The people in the area of Middleburg Heights are fortunate to have access to that collection. A jaw dropping selection of photos.

The heavy work was completed last night then I fell apart and went to sleep. A connection check, cleaning and power-up was performed this morning. It's a pretty machine. It's off for the moment; we have storms rolling through today.

I hope to mount a car-display-header behind the AP Topper. Perhaps a base-plate utilizing the original mounting positions for the topper. A base plate would provide locations for auxiliary lighting too. Hmmm, planning stages.

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It's goofy that the ID packaging doesn't allow for display without breaking the seal. I suppose they are strictly to be opened and used. Perfect for a display.

The Hot Wheels app plays on digital/virtual combined with real-life physical track tasks. It required the HW ID track and ID reader. The costs really start to add up, but I'm thankful for what has been created. They are using today's tech to boost the HW experience and they do it pretty well.

EDIT: I need to add that some HWid vehicles are available on hook cards too (image attached).

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I've traveled down this rabbit hole within myself. The HWid application and cars are amazing and I anticipated the possibilities of working them into this pin. Now, after experiencing this machine, I'm thankful HWid is not present. AP is on the right track. I hate to use the term less-is-more, but this machine feels great the way it is.

I sent an email last week to info@AP. I wish to acquire additional platforms to place more cars under glass. Please, thanks.

A variety of fabrics arrived for a project topper. It's crazy cool; there's a flaming pinball in the design. I wish to portion a bit for a trailing banner behind a spinning Mad Propz/Hot Wheels Plane (props to the creative genius of The MOD Couple). I'd like to keep the original brackets/cars in storage, then modify new brackets for the project.

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The Pit Stop Barrier is very detailed. It's tall and blocks a portion of ball travel, but isn't detrimental to gameplay. I've considered 'aging' or 'white-washing' the tires for more detail as they're dark from a player's perspective. The mod is held firmly with three or four double-stick pads.

Hot Wheels was my first Mod Couple experience. I purchased a several for this pin and feel something special about their creations. There's definitely a passion/love for what they do.

I'm looking at options for boosting the siren's sound in Red Line Mania. I didn't see an Air-Raid Siren Kit in the API store, so I'm hunting for a solution. It looks like the specific horns for an authentic air-raid feeling and sound require an external power supply. I'm thinking a microcontroller could provide the power while monitoring several areas of the machine for Red Line Mania. The program for triggering an event will be a challenge with a risk providing false alarms. I'd like to simplify the event monitoring to make this happen. Has anyone created something like this before?

This air-raid siren sounds about right, but has some size to it. Perhaps mounting it underneath the cabinet would be best;
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010EEH13A/ref=emc_b_5_t

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Nice. I notice the backbox in the video has Orange T-Molding. Is Orange the current production or is that machine custom?

It's likely the power supply's end-flaps are vibrating against its cover. I found the PSU end-flaps were not secured from the factory, which produces audible aluminum-to-aluminum noises from a variety of machine vibrations. Looking at the base-to-cover design; the cover is intended to slip over the base without end-flap gasketing nor securing hardware. The PSU cooling fan was loud; sounded like the machine had multiple fans running. You should contact API for assistance as the PSU has 'Void' stickers on the assembly.

I'd agree with the probability of a stuck switch providing tooo many cars collected. In my experience, I feel it's best to update the Standup Target Backing Foam to reduce this probability.
https://store.american-pinball.com/products/stand-up-target-backing-foam-10-pieces-kit0008-00

However, never underestimate the obsessives mechanisms of a Hot Wheels Collector. I don't if it's a lust for collecting or too much wine after dinner, but there is a threshold where the determination of a player to collect as many as cars as possible will override the games ability to display that collection.

Watched that game. Gavin has his work cut out for him.

Nice. You have a rotating chrome HW logo in the back too? Cool. What band/song was that jammin' Hot Wheels?

Holy Moly that tune ROCKS. It reminds me of the 80's, perhaps a touch of Judas Priest; I love it. It made my night, thanks.

Anxiously awaiting a code update with Scorbit. Gambling on this hardware, perhaps a beta could be provided for the holidays?

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The noise/cooling conditions depend on the configuration supplied to your machine. American Pinball has made previous changes to their power units without making them clear to its end users. There's a risk in assuming your configuration is identical to others.

I have an early build HW and all of the power units were consolidated into one custom housing. The factory API's consolidated housing was likely designed for a previous 48v supply. The updated 48v supply blocked the lower breather slots and did not align with the end-cap's fan holes. This creates a buildup of heat within API's housing causing excessive requirements in operation of the cooling fan. When the fan did run, a portion of its exhaust air was recirculating within the housing providing a never-ending cycle of fan operation. The noise of the fan and a vibration from the consolidated housing's cover led me seek help.

I thought replacing the fan was the answer, but after testing found that heavily venting the consolidated housing and preventing the housing's end caps from vibrating against its cover alleviated my issues with fan noise.

The housing's end-flaps are free and slightly pliable. Applying minimal pressure to adjust them outward provided a better fit to the cover. I considered applying an intersecting tape gasket under the cover, but it wasn't needed.

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Translated: "My job is Top Secret, even I don't know what I'm doing."