I agree, get both ramps, the original design with the weldments was bad, they will crack eventually, and when hey do, you run the risk of these being out again indefinitely like before.

They are all like that, looks like I will have to make do with the old plastics since I don't do paypal and it doesn't look like any of the suppliers are carrying these.

24K gold is so soft. Brass is way stronger than gold. Gold would be horrible option.

Someone on pinball info has his Tom wireforms done in 24 with no ill effects

I had the hole problem also but I drilled it out no worries. Just make sure you use a punch and let the bit do the work.

I've got my Shadow almost put back together and it looks like new! I was waiting for what seems like forever for these plastics to shop out my Shadow and it was well worth the wait! Thanks Stu and CPR!

Yeah I sorted the hole days ago

Kevin has just replied to my email I resent earlier and he's on the case. Seems I'm the only person to ever have the prob. Funny I allways say if something's going to go wrong it will to me lol

yeah I was thinking the same thing, so an hour later I added the other one. I thought it would look better if they matched. I figure I can sell the originals to help pay for it. Can't wait, I love that machine

I had the wire form ramps gold plated then I cleared them with clear powder coat. I will do the same with the repros. Holds up very well. I have gold mirror blades as well so once I do the ramps it should look pretty sweet.

Then they don't play their games, because unless it's buried on clear, there will be ill effects. That gold will be gone in no time. Gold is one of the softest metals around. I would never plate any pinball item in gold that was going to get touched by the ball. It won't last long.

Have any of you that bought a set of these plastics installed them yet? If so how do the match up? How do they look? My Shadow is torn down right now but I started to see if they matched up the same and if there was any problems and I found a couple pieces that were not exact but I'm not sure if they will mount ok. First are the sling plastics, these are smaller, the holes match up but they are smaller. Next is the piece I picture below it is off by at least a quarter of an inch. The holes line up but the plastic itself is different sized. I would like to see the set on someones game to see if there is a problem. Its almost as if the cnc machine that cuts them was a bit off then they fixed it after. There are other pieces that are smaller but I think they may work. Anyway if there's anyone thats installed them let me know. Thanks

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Your plastics are different from the NOS ones I scanned. The ones I used I had to peel the protective coatings on most of them. I drew them exactly to what I scanned and we Laser-cut the set from the Cut-Line I create from the original scans. As with most of the manufacturers they used several different vendors for their Plastics, Playfields, and Backglass production runs, so I'm not surprised to see this.....Best bet is to forget about 'comparing' the new set to the 'old' set, just install them & enjoy your game....

ummmm wow, that's pretty off. Can you maybe do this for all of them since you are the only one that seems to be making the switch now.

I've not noticed anything like that tbh

Given what Stu noted, maybe you have a set similar to the NOS manufacturer he used. I didn't know this was the case, but I do have two NOS slings for my Road Show that while I'm shopping now noticed both are different, and clearly no repros. Interesting.

I checked mine over and they all seem to match up quite well with whats on my machine. The current ones on my Shadow are from a NOS set I bought last year. I still have the originals I took off and I now realized they to were off a bit from the NOS set from last year. I never bothered checking at the time, I just R and R'd them. The CPR plastics I just got match the originals I took off last year but dont quite match the NOS set I installed last year. I have come to the conclusion this is a non-issue as I couldnt tell the difference either way. Both plastics covered well.

Only thing I noticed was the missing hole I the right side piece but that's easily fixed. Think it's just like stu said they Bally /Williams prob sourced from a diff supplier at some point. Or all fro the same supplier and on a few batches had the calibration wrong on either the cutting patern or cutter. Which would make a size difference like that. Done it myself on plotters I use

The clear plastic shown in the photo is not an original WMS part. Isn't it an aftermarket protector?

is it a clear one I just thought hed put the new one ontop the old

The one on top is not a clear one. Line up the lines.

oops - my mistake, sorry for the confusion

Yeah I wasn't comparing them to complain I was comparing them to make sure they will in fact install ok. If they are off I wasn't sure if they would fall into place and look right. So I'm guessing they should be ok. I have no idea if the set on the machine is a NOS set or previously repro'd ones. Anyway when I get to putting it back together I'll give it a whirl thanks Stu.

Only prob I had wasn't CPR it was like it on the original. The right ramp has metal guards on the optos the left guard fowls the plastic on the old one this caused the plastic to buckle. On refitting I just left the guard off

Only problem I had was the missing hole. Everything else is on there and looking perfect. Stu RULEZ!

They are very good but they smell horrible when they come, pine fresh next time stu? Lol

I'll look into that......LOL

or better yet > Scratch-N-Sniff ?...wait, NO Scratching of New Plastics....I think I have some old socks I can throw into the box next time we ship to you....

Can't say I noticed any unusual smell with mine but I did find a sock?

so it made there intact....

I'm known for my bloodhound like sense of smell lol

I love the smell of laser cut PETG in the morning, smells like victory.

Smells like poontang

to me, the new Shadow plastics smelled like.... victory.

any available left?

Looks like they're in stock here:

http://www.starship-fantasy.com/plastics/The-Shadow

bought thanks!

I thought so!

hello, desperalty searching for a new set or at least the 2 big ones on the left below the mini field and the upper right big one. thanks for helping !

up ! nobody can help me ? please ...