any chance that you could refine your design so that the "START" text is flush with the rest of the button?

that has my thought to mod the time machine and replace that decal with an OLED panel (if I can find one small enough to fit that area). I believe that the different modes/multiballs are triggered by different switches so there may be a way to do just that. the plan was/is to have spinning reels and stop them on the year for the album for the mode started.

speaking of which. were you still planning on offering different covers from the initial 5/6? I know that we chatted briefly in pm's about some other suggestions that I presented to you

been working with john to make these a bit more customizable for people. I've found about 3 ticket designs that I will work nicely and with the option to change just about anything on the ticket face itself, will make the magnet cover-up a bit more personnel and meaningful like the first/last tour that you saw them

here's a sample, completely re-done with a different ticket color. some of the fonts are close but not quite perfect. I'm still searching to find replacements that are closer to what was originally on that reference ticket
rush ticket (resized).png

as for the flexibility portion, here's an earlier version of the same ticket but with a different font (a farewell to kings tour). ignore the fact that the rest of the information is the same for now
rush ticket (2) (resized).png

I have fonts to cover basically every tour, however some do not lend themselves to print on the ticket very well. this ticket design may look good in a yellow (gold), blue, red, or purple

I use ball baron's pinballs as my go-to. I have not used the polaris carbon-steel version, but their ninja pinballs have a fantastic finish on them and work great in games without magnets.

everything on the ticket can be modified (including the ticket color), but here's a sample with the different tour fonts that look pretty good on the tickets
2112 tour (resized).pnga farewell to kings (resized).pngexit stage left (resized).pnggrace under pressure (resized).pnghemispheres (resized).pngmoving pictures (resized).pngpermanent waves (resized).pngpower windows (resized).pngpresto (resized).pngrush (resized).pngsnakes & arrows (resized).pngtest for echo (resized).pngvapor trails (resized).pngvapor trails (gold) (resized).png

I'm still working on templates. all sales will go through John I (unless he doesn't want to handle them). this was *his* mod to begin and I am not going to attempt to steal away any of his potential sales

rumor has it that stern is putting one out

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in other news, I should have the flexible magnet backing for the custom concert tickets tomorrow. I'll perform a couple tests and will then be able to start cracking them out. initially, I just have the one design available but can offer it in a variety of colors, with the date, venue, pricing, seating information of your choice.

I'm going to start working on creating a few other designs like the ticket master and ticketron samples that Tortfesor provided above but they make take some time to complete. I will probably ship these in small, flat rate boxes to avoid potential damage by the samsonite gorillas employed by usps

I'm going to shoot to keep pricing close to what John_I was offering his mod at ($12-13 per ticket plus shipping)

the magnet stock showed up early. here is an early test

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I’m going to look into a vinyl label stock to print to. I’m not a fan of using paper (like this test) for durability

additionally, the adhesive on the magnet is strong, so you only get one shot at putting the image down (notice the crinkle in the upper left corner)

I also may start from scratch and make the ticket a bit larger. it looks fine in the photo, but when you actually see it, it looks kind of small

made the ticket as large as I can go. I think I like this better. thoughts?

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the vinyl sticker material should arrive tomorrow. I waited too long yesterday before ordering it.

as noted above, I have full control over all of the content, color of the ticket, and bookend images. all you have to do is give me the details that you want displayed on the magnet.
with these tests completed, I'll post again once I'm ready to start taking orders.

one final note:
I wasn't happy with how thick the magnetic strip material was, so I ordered some new material which is half the thickness. I will have that in approximately 7-10 days.

John_I messaged me and detailed his method for shipping his ticket mods out, so I will probably adopt his (or a similar) method which should help lower the shipping costs for our canadian and international neighbors

ok, I lied. I said that I wouldn't post these again until I was ready to sell them, but since the magnetic strips will not arrive until next week (at the earliest) and amazon destroyed the vinyl decal sheets that I received today, I spent some time modifying the layouts just a bit more.

I think that like the 2112 starman, I will make all of the iconography 2-colors (still trying to figure out what I want to do there). additionally, if I can find icon imagery that I like, I will make use of it and offer it up.

for now, here's the latest:
2112 (resized).pnggrace under pressure v2 (resized).pngroll the bones (resized).pngpresto v2 (resized).pngtest for echo v2 (resized).pngcounterparts v2 (resized).pngsnakes & arrows v2 (resized).pngclockwork angels v3 (resized).png

edit:
updated tickets with color choices so far

the new (thinner) magnet strip is supposed to ship out today. if so, I should have it this weekend and will open up orders for the concert ticket mod.

initially, I'm only going to offer that one style of ticket. however, the customization options are potentially limitless. you can basically modify anything on the face of the ticket and I will change the content to meet your request.

- color of the ticket (so far, I've got templates for blue, gold and purple created)
- bookend images (none or any of the 8 that I've shown above, see here: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/rush-mods-amp-toys-what-are-you-hoping-for-and-who-s-making-it/page/9#post-6800946)
- content (date, venue, section, row, seat, price of ticket, etc...)

NOTE: I have 2 lines available for the venue, so technically I can move down the line for the word RUSH for those concert events that were something like:
BRASS RING & CTC
presents
an evening with
RUSH
joe lewis arena

(sorry, can't display centered text in messages)

I can print about 5-6 labels on a single sheet so I will probably be producing the magnets in batches of that size (to help cut down on waste).

a digital image will be emailed for confirmation to make sure that what's on your ticket is what you want before I create it

you left off vapor trails, feedback, snakes & arrows, and clockwork angels. so, something like this?

album strip (resized).jpg

how about a ge filter machine?

since I've been asked about creating the ticket covers up for other artists and machines (aerosmith, iron maiden, led zeppelin and rush), I've created a new thread to keep from congesting this one any further

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stern-backbox-concert-ticket-cover-up#post-6814344

correct, you would want to use their polaris carbon-steel balls with rush.

don't tell alex that
lifeson-barbie (resized).jpg

pinmonk is correct. I had to dye the saucers for joust when I did a playfield swap for a friend. no one manufactures the aqua-blue-teal color that the williams joust originally used. I used a combination of 2 rit dye colors, and along with some acetone added to the water to help the dye adhere and "steep" into the polycarbonite.
I kept my temperature somewhere around 170-180°F and let the parts soak for about 20-35 mins (checking every 5 mins or so)

from my joust project:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/joust-cpr-playfield-swap-process-and-tips#post-5146900

and the original post on this from Superchicken
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/how-to-dye-posts-and-inserts-when-the-color-is-unobtainium

I've got an extra rush banner from marco's if anyone's interested. pm me for details

agreed. I received mine yesterday as well

I wondered about that and was going to reach out. thank you for the clarification.