So what happened with this? It's been 2 months & now it looks like his account is inactive.

Like everyone else here, I could desperately use an AS playfield scan, or better yet a reproduction playfield.

I don't know who's listening on a reproduction playfield run.....but I'm giving this request another BUMP!

This is great news! Fingers crossed. I really feel you'll sell a lot of these.

Every AS I've seen needs a new playfield, including mine

Is there an estimate when these AS playfields might be produced? First half of 2021? Last half 2021?

I cannot state how happy I am this title is moving forward Hopefully plastics set as well

Just checking in for any Mirco Alien Star updates

As long as AS eventually gets made, I'll be happy. Thanks for the update

Overlays are awful IMO. They would never be an option for me. I'd rather play on my worn playfield.

Unless someone sends Mirco a nice AS playfield, I wonder if this will ever get released.

It's been over 90 days since Mirco requested a master playfield for the AS artwork.

Did he contact anyone yet to arrange shipping for a donor playfield yet?

Well that's disappointing. I know they were catching up on their backlog for months, but I wonder how much of a priority AS is for them. Sounds like they still don't have a master. At this rate, I'd be shocked if these get produced this year.

I'll have to make some hard decisions if a reproduction playfield doesn't get released this year. Fingers still crossed on Mirco. I don't like having projects in limbo that take up my limited workspace.

At some point I'd rather sand just my playfield down to a white wood & clear it. I'm not a fan of overlays. They just aren't an option for me.

Yeah good point. I'll just keep playing yours Jim. haha

While it is tedious work to draw each star individually, the graphics will look correct & appear far superior when compared to a stock starfield photo.

Your effort is appreciated by all in this thread Keep up the good work!

Your dedication to this project is appreciated!

Well it's been 4 months.... might as well ask again

Any updates from Mirco or @jr-007?

That's about as good an AS PF candidate you're going to find for scanning. Mirco's excuse has always been he would reproduce the playfield, but he has never acquired a good candidate PF for scanning. That PF you have is very hard to find in that condition. That would be the best donor playfield that's come along in years.

There have been scans of playfields floating around, including the nice reconstruction that jr-007 created recently. It seems like Mirco has little use for them. For his process, I'm pretty sure he needs a PF to scan himself. I'm not sure if anyone would be willing to send him their AS NOS playfield.

I feel like I asked CPR about AS before & they expressed very little interest in perusing it. But they have made Gottlieb PFs before. I know they've produced a Joker Poker playfield since then, so maybe they'd reconsider?

I'd guess 75% of AS owners could use a new playfield. They'd sell a ton of them. I think everyone in this thread is completely fed up waiting for Mirco at this point.

I agree totally. Mirco would keep your original & send you a reproduction in its place.

I think the issue, for all these manufactures, is the lack of a high quality playfield for scanning. Perhaps you could reach out to CPR & see if they'd be interested in your nice playfield. I wouldn't have any hesitation loaning a PF to CPR.

I feel like somehow, someway, this playfield is going to reproduced at some point. The years of waiting is the hardest part.

Forgive me but is Fantasic Pinball the group that took over John Greatwich’s PF production services? Sounds familiar but I can’t really recall.

If you decide to produce Alien Star PFs, you will sell quite a few of them. Practically every owner needs one.

Ooooo now this is getting interesting!

This thread is nearly 5 years old, yet still kept alive by the owners who are so desperate for a repro PF. Hell I know 3 people locally who really need one.

I'm sure everyone here is very grateful you've picked up the torch on this project & are willing to wait until it's completed. This is really exciting. I'd almost given up hope

Looking forward to the updates!

Now if only someone would reproduce the backglass as well....

I've asked Coos in the past, but it's basically the same issue with the playfield. No suitable donor artwork to base the reproduction artwork off of. I purchased a Countdown reproduction with mirroring from him recently, and I swear he makes the best backglasses. The mirroring was just incredible.

Last resort for me

The great news just keeps on coming. Oh how I hope this is true.

I'm not sure of BGresto's process, but I feel the film with the image is too thick & dark to allow enough light through it. I had to add a ton of additional LED strips to my QS repro just to make it look better. I won't even mention the lack of communication throughout the process.

Coos process is superior IMO. Lets light pass through, the colors are vibrant & the mirroring is fricking gorgeous. And a quick turnaround. If he decides to commit to making AS, then that's the way to go.

Very interesting seeing your development process! That reference playfield looks pretty nice. Big thanks to MikeS helping you out with this.

Are you able to reproduce plastics as well? Just curious

Yeah man. Pretty sure every owner in this thread will take a PF & a plastics set. You picked the right title to produce.

His excuse has always been the fact that he doesn't have a suitable donor PF for scanning. Fantastic has my business regardless, as I'd rather support an upcoming independent PF manufacturer anyway.

I’d make a few PFs exactly as the original to satisfy the purists, but I also support modern improvements & changes if it makes sense. I wouldn’t mind seeing clear starburst inserts everywhere. In fact I’d prefer that. Uniform look & easy enough to use colored LEDs in the clear inserts as you see fit.

I just want I cleared pretty playfield to replace my roached one! Keep up the great work

Great news! Sorry to hear about your widebody production issues, but it sounds like you're still able to press ahead with Alien Star. Ready to order when you give the green light

You really nailed the artwork! So glad to see that testing is progressing along.

Yeah he had a few major setbacks with printer over the last few months, but things are progressing along now. Recently he was working on fixing printer registration issues. Once he solves that, I believe he sends the sample PF off to the license holder for final approval. That should be the last step before he's ready for production. These things take time but he's doing an outstanding job from the images I've seen so far.

Arrived safely from Canada yesterday

Honestly after waiting for so many years, I never thought repro AS playfields would ever happen. Thank you so much Greg FantasticPinball for making this finally happen. Really pleased with the final product, looks beautiful with lots of fine details in the artwork. You’re going to make a lot of AS owners with blown out playfields happy!

Thanks again for all the hard work that went into making these Greg! Looking forward to your future products

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