Quoted from jetmechinnc:

You won’t regret it. Space shuttle has been in my collection the longest. Maybe for historical purpose, but it’s just got that classic one more game feel. Even when neighbors come over, they play the sterns, the JJP, but they all are drawn back to the simplicity and difficulty of space shuttle. I’ve restored two cabinets so far for this game, (not mine), go for the cool blue and red colors to make it pop. You won’t regret it.
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Quoted from pinballizfun:

a hardtop is an overlay, a much nicer one than normal but its still an overlay. They play oddly, they look odd where the cutouts are and the games are made of wood, not plastic for the playfield (with a few notable exceptions). I'd take a standard overlay over a hardtop because if I really wanted to I could remove the overlay and fix the playfield. Thats not an optiopn after you destroy the art to add a hardtop.

Quoted from iamdrunker:

Is that a rubber bumper on your left outlane?

Quoted from pinballizfun:

lets see the field, to determine if you should trash a nice one or use it as is. Lots of people say super worn then it turns out there are 2 worn spots.

Quoted from kryss63:

Hello !
My Space Shuttle don't have the entire bell assembly.
I'm searching the part C-8461-1 (bell assembly) for Space Shuttle, Taxi, Grand Lizard,... all over the world but it's not easy.
I'm not sure to search on the correct way.
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Quoted from dzorbas:

I didn't bother sanding to that high a grit. I opted for sanding to about 1500, I believe, and then sprayed a number of coats of clear. I did outline a few of the inserts in black after I shifted the hardtop around to find the best fit. I learned a hard lesson when I did my Black Knight hardtop as there were a couple of inserts where you can see a bit of bare wood. You may also want to add some white paint around the USA rollover lanes. I think it looks better than bare wood.
I have lots of pictures of my installation at the following link. There might be a few ideas here for you. Yes, I did have a bit of fun with the paint pens and put my initials under the apron!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Yo8SBKktACLGyrBb9

Quoted from jetmechinnc:

Ther is nothing wrong with them, was just thinking of replacing with new if possible during my restoration.
Still debating on replacing the playfield or not when I redo the cabinet. Playfield is fine, I assume it had an overlay and then clear coated many many years ago, it is just yellowed over the years compared to a new playfield. Game plays perfect. Maybe I’m crazy. I don’t know. What is the opinion here to replace this playfield ?
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Quoted from jetmechinnc:

As long as I have the space to play or restore them, always.

Quoted from Pinkitten:

My new CPR mirrored backglass arrived. I’m impressed, so far. The mirroring seems legit to me, for now at least. Some have said it wears off or becomes less reflective over time. Right now it is reflective. You can see my ugly mug in one pic, and the “pinball love” sticker on the back of my phone in the other. And the packaging by CPR is first-rate. It’s very well protected. I’ll install the new backglass on Friday.
Here it is…
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