And here is video of the first ever fitting. No drilling, no soldering iron. Total avoidance of any ramp damage. I just thought I'd roll the camera as I fitted the first batch just after it arrived from the factory. You are seeing this as I first did. Unrehearsed, so apologies for me getting in the way a few times.
It is amazingly solid. The clips just slide straight on and clip snugly in place. You can feel the spring working as you push it over the edge of the ramp, and then snap gently into place as it aligns properly. Once on, these aren't going anywhere during use, but if you want to remove, just reverse the movement and slide straight off and over the edge. Watch how quickly one ramp is done, and this is just diving in without a plan.
0.8mm stainless steel. Roughly the same thickness as a paperclip, but you can't bend it(easily). It just flexes nicely. I'm stoked with it.

All three ramps will be independent. I'm trying hard to go all out on ST. Dual channel RGB GI, plus the ramps. We'll see if I can pull it off.

Pro only. You premium/LE guys have got plenty!
I can't read the lamp states on the premium. So I can't lock into the gameplay.

Wireform ramps. Can't mount them. And even if they could be mounted the functionality would be limited to being activated by switches. Without reading the lamp states I can't lock it into the gameplay. I think its performance would be disappointing.

I'm trying for the big kit to come in under US$400. Biggest unknown at the moment is what I can get the custom GI lamps down to. They add up quick. Ramp only kit should be $2xx.00

Different colors to match the modes, multiball start patterns, different ramp hit effects that change with modes, independent left/right behaviour, independent warp ramp behaviour. Custom effects by request. Plus all the add-on effects I do for Metallica such as outlane drain effects, attract mode effects, plus DIP switch selectable variations. Because I can react to switches I will have ramp effects that change on the exit switch, so you get a mild effect when you enter a ramp, but an increased effect if you make the ramp. I have spinner fade-up effects that pay a bigger effect if you rip the spinner hard enough.
Plus anything you can think of that would be cool.

And no, you don't have to drill holes to get the optic fibres through the playfield. My method of attaching the LED to the fibre has a small pod at the end of the fibre that can sit at the end of the ramp with wires to go to its control board under the playfield. Tron will go through the holes that are already there.

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Opto switches are no different to micro switches. It's still just ramp entrance or ramp exit.
I did all that sort of stuff in the beginning with addressable LEDs. It was amazing. The lights actually did follow the ball. And torpedoes did shoot at you. The videos are in the thread. Shelved it. Too expensive.
Anything like you suggest with regard to timing I can do, easily. It's just a matter of making it work visually.

I'm trying to get him to play nice with the CPU board. Tiny Rick's an asshole.

Some Tron testing. I know most people have probably already done this with Eli's kit, but here's my take on it. Switches are involved, so you can see in the LCMB test that ramp shot effects vary by whether you make the shot or not. The board responds to both the ramp entry and exit switches. Reminder, this is testing.

I'm going to have to put the idea of complete replacement RGB GI on ice. It's just going to be too expensive and too daunting a process for enough people to want to do it. This may disappoint, like, ten guys worldwide, but a man's gotta be realistic.
I'm also changing my production cycle to batch on demand. This means that the 25-odd Metallica kits I have left in stock will be the last for a while. I will find a way to collect names for future runs.
I will be concentrating on finishing development of the extra add-ons for Met, and ramp-only light kits for games I have mentioned. The R&D for that is pretty much sunk, so might as well get them out and see how they go.

RIP RGB LED GI

Well here's the thing..the issue is the bulbs. I have the MI coded to drive the lights, I am pretty certain of the source for inexpensive playfield wiring. But the damned bulbs are just too expensive. What could conceivably happen is that someone else could work out the physical lights and then I simply sell the coded board to drive them. Someone could even take my light board design and see if they can make them cheaper/easier than I seem to be able, and same again..I am left to supply the driver board. That could work. I just don't have the resources to continue the bulb development.

Code is done. I will do a detailed demo sometime in the next week. Working on wiring and fibre connections at the moment.

Yes, and the sound caller.

I wonder if they are coded the same on the pro. I am going to investigate how often they go off. I will say that I haven't found them noticeable during play, but in test they are, as you say, quite blinding.

True, but fun fact(I think)..I'm pretty sure that's an artefact of the days when they used red flashlights so as not to expose film that was being used for long exposure astrophotography. The easy on the eyes bit is a happy coincidence. But I could be wrong.

I know it's not pinball, but check out what my son is doing after being inspired by my work. The lights change color when the rumble pack goes off. He is making more money than me, lol (and that just means a positive return. I am still deeply in the red. Gotta love our tiny market)

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