Two Rivers, WI
I would be in for a black replacement ramp or possibly translucent blue if possible
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Quoted from Freeplay40:Will do clear for sure. Most likely a black ABS for those that want an original look. If I do colors they will have to be acrylic and I could do a dark or light translucent blue. Note that acrylics will cost probably $10 extra. Also thinking about doing the lighting mod like the one shown by DennisAZ.
Well whoever makes the ramps if blue is made absolutely needs to be Dk. Blue to match the upper mini PF.
i suppose i could spray a clear ramp with blue candy base and clear it as well to match.
If made out of acrylic does cliffy make protectors for this ramp and machine? becouse they would realy be needed if so.
3 weeks later
I was a bit worried about acrylic working. maybe some mold release agent or power release? yeah 1/8" acrylic im thinking would have to be pretty hot to form. i dont think i have heard of extruded sheets i know its an option on rod tubes and other thicker acrylic products.
Might have to try the polycarbonate but unsure how it would react and then it would lose some of its chemical resistence and is more prone to crackling. the mini playfield is polcarbonate and they broke with less ball force than the ramp would endure.
Hmm has anyone seen any ABS plastic sheets in other transparent colors other than clear?
As far as i have have ever found blue acrylic comes in 1/8"-1/4" thicknesses it would be nice if it could be found in 1/16" thickness for this project but then it might be too brittle
I would suspect the acrylic shrank when it cooled down and contracted around the mold but the blue acrylic should be very close to the same color as the upper mini PF.
Quoted from Freeplay40:BTW... You can't really tell in the photo above, but the blue acrylic is a perfect match to the upper left mini-playfield
well its close but you see the mini playfields are all a bit yellowed or dicolored so the replacement bl;ue ramp will not match every machine obviously. it appears a bit lighter but close enough a guy could tint it to match perfectly
Quoted from radium:That definitely describes my pf... it had a mouse living on it.
The heat from the bulbs and the dirt got ground into the upper mini playfields heres the 2 upper mini playfields i have for my space station the old beet up original and the replacement i had to buff the hell out of to bring it back. these are probably the ends of the spectrum for these. they also made a black version on some of the earlier machines.458545_464162783594161_1156058640_o.jpg413717_464125166931256_1650625521_o.jpg413717_464125163597923_119717999_o.jpg
Please dont be confused the trashed mini playfield installed on the machine is not the same one i polished out the nice one is the replacement granted it wasnt too pretty when i got it i have doubts the one pictured on the machine will ever look so nice again.
Once that ring is destroyed the ball falls out of on the mini playfield its realy not worth trying to save anymore. I can save some parts but yeah my original one is a lost cause
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