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That's what I did for my Gottlieb Flip a Card. The original plastic was so brown you couldn't even see color left in the art. They were all shades of beige.Quoted from too-many-pins:I guess only time will tell.
I have gotten a couple emails from PP accusing me of trying to damage their reputation and/or questioning why I put a post like this up. My sole purpose for this post is to try to figure out where parts supply will be for B/W machines in the future. I currently own over 40 B&W machines - most needing repair - and I was just curious if I was going to be able to get parts or if I should sell most off because parts will be harder to find.
I have been in the pinball hobby for just over 5 years and it always amazes me how people in this hobby take things personally when someone puts a post up that somehow questions their actions. If someone is making a part and you question something about the part they get defensive. If you talk about a supplier or question something about a supplier if seems to ruffle someones feathers, etc. Can't people realize sometimes someone might just be curious what other pinheads think about a product or supplier and their actions?
If you use CPR as an example - now we don't know if or when some of the stuff we have been waiting for will ever be produced. Personally I am waiting for about 8 or 10 playfields & a few plastic sets. If they are not going to be made I might as well just parts the machines out. So it would be nice to know where things are headed.
Anyway - again - not trying to accuse / blame / or in any way say anything negative about Rick or PP just trying to figure out if I am going to be able to source parts for B/W at a reasonable price when I need them.
Hey PP. Stop trying to scare people. The post above is obviously because you contacted him. Scaring your customers is no way to conduct business. If I keep hearing and seeing things like this I won't buy one part from you again. You are free to post comments and have an open dialogue with your customers. This is a small tight nit community you have to sell to. So far you are not setting yourself up to endear yourself to anyone and are openly going to make people figure out ways to leave you out of their purchase loop. Comet Pinball runs his business the way one should be run. Art bends over backwards to help and is trying to keep this hobby going with great prices, service and quality. So will I get a nasty letter next?
Quoted from too-many-pins:To clarify - Rick or PPS didn't try to harass or scare me - "I have no dog in the race" - and I truly wish PP the best of luck moving ahead. My sole purpose of this post is trying to figure out what to do with machines waiting for CPR playfields & other repro parts.
I am really thinking about selling off most of my collection and moving to another hobby with all the changes I see going on with pinball stuff. Way too many new machines coming on to the market, parts becoming harder to buy & more expensive, greed, machines being overpriced & drying up, etc.
Pinball just isn't fun anymore! Anyone want to buy about 50 or 60 project machines???
Maybe I was a little hasty but most of what I said still stands. I'm glad to hear it wasn't harassing.
I've got a few PM's asking for a tutorial on how I made the plastics. I made one about nine monts ago in the "show us your EM's" It starts at post 1991.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/em-show-us-your-em-pinball-machines/page/40#postbox
I got the whole idea from nandemoguys tutorial here:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/my-guide-to-making-your-own-reproduction-plastics
I should have made another topic for it or included it on the nademguys thread instead of the one I put it on. I just don't want to go back and re do it.
Quoted from John_I:. That is why it is used on top end aquariums because it is so clear even if you go very thick for strength.
I was going to point that out but you beat me to it. I used to be in the salt water aquarium hobby. I couldn't afford to stay in both hobbies lol.
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