I was careless the other night and dropped a playfield glass on the corner. Yup…Boom...Crap…$25 bucks shot to hell.
I have extra sheets so not that big of a deal.
Soo… I started to think… what if it was my Revenge From Mars (Pinball 2000) glass?
Planetary pin ball looks to be out of stock (at $300 per).
Are there any other sellers out there?
DiY coatings??
Or would I just burn the game?
Quoted from nsduprr:Planetary pin ball looks to be out of stock (at $300 per).
They only had it available once a number of years back.
I thought they had found someone who was able to do the reflective tinting, but then someone else recently posted in a WTB playfield glass thread that they thought it was just NOS. So, I don't know what the source was.
There have been a few remake attempts talked about (one in Germay, if I recall), but I never heard if those ventures were successful.
This is the only source I'm aware of that has it in stock: https://www.pinballspareparts.com.au/pinball2000glass.html
But that's in Australia and it's local pick-up only.
Quoted from Tommy-dog:I am still sitting on 2 extra pieces just in case I have a mishap on my end.
I keep a spare sheet too. Just in case.
But I also keep a whole bunch of other glass sizes too for other games. Usually for when I fix up a game, though.
Quoted from Tommy-dog:I am still sitting on 2 extra pieces just in case I have a mishap on my end
Post just rub OPs nose in it .
I think I have a sheet of it, from back when I had SWEP1. The game is gone and I have no plans on getting another pin 2000. So at $750 a sheet I would consider selling it, for local pick up only. With shipping these days, I don't trust anyone to ship it with.
I'm seriously considering picking up a machine, but the glass has me worried. Can a glass shop make it? Do we have details on the tinting or specifications for the glass?
Okay..after some digging:
1) Our local tech did a lot of research into a replacement piece. Essentially we found a professional car tint company who special ordered some kind of adhesive tint that gave a near perfect match to the original pin 2000 reflection.
However, it is applied to only half of the glass as it does not have the slow gradient of the original tint. The monitor reflection is very good. The tint is applied to the top side of the glass and baked in an oven for permanent adhesion. If the tint is applied to the underside of the glass it gives a slight 'doubling' of the image.
2) Start with a tempered clear sheet, screenprint a reverse gradiant
Then tint the entire glass
Then chemical wash off the screenprint, leaving the positive gradiant
source: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pinball-2000-playfield-glass-discussion
We have Pinball 2000 glass back available again ... original glass with P2K logo and reverse correct decal ... in stock now
https://www.planetarypinball.com/pinball-04-127391
Team PPS
Quoted from PPS:We have Pinball 2000 glass back available again ... original glass with P2K logo and reverse correct decal ... in stock now
https://www.planetarypinball.com/pinball-04-127391
Team PPS
This is New Old Stock right? There’s still no new supplier?
This is correct glass that we received from IPB when we acquired them years ago, which has the Pinballl 2000(tm) logo on it. We are the licensee for WMS.
The issue was that there is a pre-mask that needs to be taken off, which we don't do when the weather is cold ...
I would call it New New Stock (NNS) to be correct.
BTW...
Not that I need a new glass... but...
I got some cheap *Window Privacy Film* from Amazon. It was really cheap and advertised as mirror film but *not one way* as in, if back lit, it would still allow light to be seen through from the mirror side. I place it on standard glass and slipped it into the game (yes the length of the glass was too long)
It was better then nothing, but a a far cry from a decent replacement. The reflected screen image was bright enough, but fuzzy. The playfield could barely be seen through the film. And yes there was no gradient fad out.
So maybe there is a *high quality film* with the proper transparency and a clear reflective image out there???
Good that PPS has them in stock again!
Quoted from PPS:This is correct glass that we received from IPB when we acquired them years ago, which has the Pinballl 2000(tm) logo on it. We are the licensee for WMS.
The issue was that there is a pre-mask that needs to be taken off, which we don't do when the weather is cold ...
I would call it New New Stock (NNS) to be correct.
Already showing out of stock. I’m aware that planetary is the WMS licensee. My question was if this is an item that you have sourced current manufacturing for and will continue to stock or is it an item that once old supply (from Illinois Pinball in this case)is exhausted it’s gone.
This is IPB stock ... when it is gone, it's gone until we figure out where to get more made, we have the artwork and the original supplier, but not sure the economics of doing more until we get to that point.
We should be adding more ... if the weather cooperates ... if you are needing this, then add yourself to the waitlist and as we add more you will be notified.
Team PPS
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