Ironically enough, the "U" target on Tron is where this all started. Nothing more frustrating than trying to shoot an already hard shot and having it partially blocked by a target.

There was something available similar many years ago. Although I am not sure what happened to those..

Rob

Great idea and a great looking product as always Tim .

Look forward to seeing which , if not all of my pins they will fit .

Cheers mate .

Great one...brought a tear to my eyes from the gut busting laughing attacks I was having.

Speaking of Tron, the TRON standups are always on the move.

What would be really cool is if you sold those target backplates too so one wouldn't have to make a separate order from another parts store too.

saw one in person, install process & played with it on.
maybe tmezel can make a mod to block that xmen right drain next.

http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=1671

That would be good too. But the older/wider back plate doesn't have the anti-loft curl at the top.

Yes! The worst one I can think of. Mine gets so bad it changes how I shoot Quorra, which makes me suck even when the target is straightened up.

It fit mine in the pic above, but zero tolerance between. A smaller foot print would be nice, but hurry up .... I was just playing IM tonight and wished the target blocking the center spinner hadn't been leaning over.

Yea, metallica pick, sparky, and piston targets could all use these... It's an annoying problem and appears to be a great solution! Good job!

haha

The installation instructions were lost in transit... I'll fix it later and refit. D'oh!

Was going to say they should fit but it is tight. Couple mils smaller would be perfect.

Btw - I've got a couple more test ones since they don't fit the larger targets yet. I'll bring you one for IM to test. Will only cost you some time on your x-men.

Will these work on williams games like tz and dm because I have a few on each game that get out of wack and it is annoying ?

looks like your on a winner - just wondering if the splints are available for the x-men and tron as of yet - plus will you post to australia ?

I think those have rivets that hold them which is another issue since you have to be able to mount them via the screws.

Close. Tim and I are ironing out the price and just play testing them as much as possible as we don't want a product to go out that doesn't work as designed. Real close on pricing as we are trying to keep them as affordable as possible

Yes, It screams for this. They get pinned over often on mine and its a PITA

Could you make a snap lock like a quick splice wire connector for Bally/WMS stuff? Just a thought.

I will when I get home.

perfect - now just to confirm - xmen-pro & tron - only require the 1 piece splint ?

Sweet, as soon as you get the winkies back in stock I will make an order.

Yes. I have the one piece on my xmen. Almost certain same type target on tron.

Yes, one piece will work on the Tron "Z", "U" and "E" targets. Wont work on the "S" target. It would need the two piece since it's the larger size target.

Nice work, Tim!

Nice, placed my order.

order placed - thankyou

Something similar to this where it would snap together.
So instead of using superglue, make some kind of snap on connector.

I placed an order today for the splints.

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Xmen is what I was thinking of as well. The left target does the shift thing making Xavior shot even tighter

The left lock target on X-men should work fine with the one piece target as this is the exact target we put on BTW's machine. Should fit both lock targets without a problem. It's a tight fit but it did fit so you should be good.

Once I CORRECTLY installed it, it did fit just fine.

Just wanted to post some install tips on these now that people should be starting to get them delivered.

These splints are super tight. They are designed that way to keep those targets as straight as possible. Because of this some can be a little bit tough to get pushed in but they will go. What I like to do is:
- remove target from playfield
- remove the front and rear bracket of the target
- straighten the stack
- remove the tape on the side of the stack (this will help get them to slide in better)
- push just the stack into the splint (you have to get it started at an angle to get the target itself into the stack). Try to push it in as straight as possible until the bottom of the stack is flush with the bottom of the splint
- push the L bracket back in (the one that mounts to the PF).
- Start the screws back in the stack and splint. This will help get the L bracket and the stack to line up. I screw the screw in all the way until it start to come out past the switch stack.
- Put the backing plate into the splint and screw it in.
- Tighten down the screws for the stack. No need to go super tight like you do without the splint since the splint does all the heavy duty keeping things straight.
- re-install the stack into the PF

It's a real quick process once you've done your first one. My first one probably took 10 mins as I was trying to get my bearings. Now I can get them done in about 2-3 mins. Just installed a couple on a friends machine again this weekend and he walked off to download new code from Sterns website. He came back and I had finished both targets and had the game back ready to play.

Are you going to offer up the STL files for these?
--Scott

+1 - Would even pay for the file and promise not to resell. Just would like the option of not worrying if I break one installing it or having to wait for shipping.