Seawitch
Stern Electronics, 1980New playfields will be coming into production this summer. Turns out Foremost hasn't done the yellow arrows since 1993. Is this a big deal for buyers or would you be ok with other colors? I have blue, amber, clear etc. in translucent with the starburst ribs if that's what they are called. Almost all the other light lenses are here for production.
All your arrow inserts are ribbed? Not sure how that would look with no other inserts of that type, but clear might be interesting -- we could use whatever color bulb we want.
Foremost wants $400 set up & a minimum 50,000 lense run for 1 1/2" yellow opaque triangle arrow. Marco has a green trans ribbed one also. So it looks like I'm limited to mostly Pinball Resource lenses that are still available.
Color choices are white, red, & purple opaque. Blue, green, or orange translucent arrows. So it looks like I will ask people their choice for their playfield. I think all are good choices except for purple.
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Quoted from DrJoe:Clear or blue imo
I agree
I am only going to use what is available for the yellow arrow. So each person who has pre ordered one will decide.
Quoted from rstrunks:The clear looks good in that pic.
Guess it does, since I can't even see it. 
Quoted from greatwichjohn:There are no clear ones available, you are correct.
Oh, count me in for white then.
My vote is for the opaque white. Then you can color match with LEDs or colored incandescent lights. There's something to be said for the red ones though since the 2X text is almost the same color...
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Tell you what, put white in my playfield and throw 2 red ones in the box in case I change my mind later. 
I'm going to install the originals, but I'd pick white or red opaque to replace the translucent yellows. the jeweled inserts don't match.
It's a very generous offer to make them based on customer request.
If I could see a link to a playfield with all the inserts lit at once, then I could make a better judgment call on it.
Sounds like white gives the most flexibility. I'd like to see what the playfield looks like lit up in lamp test, to get a sense of what colors signify what...
-mof
Looks like a perfect match for exact size all the 6 that are available. Marco is still talking with Foremost to see if they will support a very small quantity order. Neither of us are going to invest in 50k, maybe hundreds to 1k only. I looked & it looks like Stern rarely used the yellow arrow in other pins. If you can think of other titles please chime in.
Also another vendor might be able to produce them, so there is still hope.
Freefall uses 3, Iron Maiden uses 1, Lightning uses 2, Cheetah uses 5.
I have a spare Freefall playfield I could pop the arrows out of and send to you.
Don't need them thanks. Foremost & the other source have the mold. Thanks for the other pin titles, might help with Marco buying inserts.
Quoted from bjsilverballs:Tell you what, put white in my playfield and throw 2 red ones in the box in case I change my mind later.
Duh, I just read sanctumwear's post and yeah, I'd probably use my original yellow ones as well. I'd want the clear ones in case I F up the removal of the originals though...
If you can get a finger in the insert wiggle it back and forth from the top and bottom and it should pop out.
My vote is for opaque white, but would prefer yellow...even if it meant we all chip in another 10-20 bucks each to fund the lens production run. What does everyone else think about that idea? Personally, installing old inserts in a freshly clear coated playfield is a great idea, but not ideal...We have all been patient and committed to this project, so a little more invested time and money is no big deal from my perspective.
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