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Quoted from NevadaNutJob:When does the pre-order start and where do I send money ?
I am 1st on this list....haha...I dont mind being 2nd and you can have my spot NevadaNutJob
Austin, TX
Quoted from Loganpinball:Zitt I will be looking for clear bumper parts soon.
I'll be here / No rush. Looks like some Gottlieb popcaps on the modern bases?
As I stated...
Quoted from Zitt:There may be other color options in the future. Nothing I'm ready to publicly disclose right now.
I've approved the samples... so as soon as the Dragon boat holiday is over; I hope to have them start production shortly... so maybe in 30ish days.
Here's the Data East Wide drop targets in frosted polycarbonate:
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Unsure if they would fit your drop target assembly.
Caps are stern ones. Nascar has one clear cap so I bought 3. Drop targets would be great addition. I will pop one out and measure everything and we can see. Thanks for showing that option.
Eightballtexas pushed an idea about eliminating the coin door. We came up with a very cool unique idea to do just that. We just hashed out the concept and I really think it will be amazing to see if we can pull off whats in our head. Thank you sir! You sparked the idea and we are designing it this week. I will post a picture once it is completed, but only when its ready. In progress or what were doing would spoil it. Really cool concept. So thank you sir!
Quoted from NevadaNutJob:Will this feature be on the pro or Prem/LE only ?
SLE Only...haha.
Quoted from Loganpinball:Eightballtexas pushed an idea about eliminating the coin door. We came up with a very cool unique idea to do just that. We just hashed out the concept and I really think it will be amazing to see if we can pull off whats in our head. Thank you sir! You sparked the idea and we are designing it this week. I will post a picture once it is completed, but only when its ready. In progress or what were doing would spoil it. Really cool concept. So thank you sir!
That's cool news. If someone where to do some mod option doors I think it would be a hit. Mine will always be HUO so no need for all that mechanics and if pins could be ordered just blank it would save some money and some fun designs would come out... One guy said he would make a small box and hold his beers..HAHA
I would have it open like ST doors on the enterprise...just dreaming...or a slide out tray mimicking the food replicator...bring me bourbon..LOL.
Glued all inserts. Went with clear starburst. I can change bulb colors easier than inserts so I went that way. Added some gi lighting. Added another spinner! You cant have too many spinners! The lights are routed and installed. I have to map them out and program them for proc once I start that process. Progress!
Warrington
Thanks J85M. The bane of this machine is that upper left ramp. Redo number too many. I had issues with the ball getting stuck on the lips. I was not thinking when I made the plastic version. It needs to be all one piece. I also made a one piece wall for it. I am praying this is the last time I tackle the ramp. The plate worked, but altered the balls velocity too much. Now its all one piece. Lesson learned on ramps.
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I moved the post over so the lower captive ball can be hit by a glancing shot off left flipper. Adds another shot. I think this will be better and it can be hit by upper flipper and now if you get a good shot off left it is enough to move ball to upper lock on ball lock assy. I will fill the hole left behind at some point.
EFA6EE35-6FF6-47F7-8D7C-449102FE530C (resized).jpegQuoted from Loganpinball:Working on micro leds on Discovery and space dock. Still need to drill out engines. These micro leds look very good.
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Really dig the attention to detail you're putting into this. Your passion for the project really shines. Keep it up.
Thank you Apinjunkie. Appreciate the comments. Discovery is all prepped for install. The micro leds are amazing!
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That UFP station looks pretty good... but; what's with that flasher bolted to the top?
Looks a little out of place to me. Is that just temporary? maybe go with a clear dome like the red ones in STNG's prototype cannons?
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Can you mount either from inside the ?model?
I have a smaller clear dome one. I just have to make the switch. I agree 100 percent. I did not have that when I started out.
In regards to Michael's monitor being too bright, have you considered maybe applying a lite blue tinted film to the Plastic, or possibly reverse painting or dying the plastic. That should cut the glare and may provide for the
light to playoff the slightly darker surface better, yet still keep the illusion of her monitor intact. Just a thought. 
Apinjunkie, I am open to solving the issue in anyway, so thanks for the tip. I will try several ways to see. My height is a pain in the ass.
Cabinet is now done. Picking it up tonight. I really struggled on front panel. If you followed the two seasons maybe you understand why I chose the side art. The right side represents Michaels starting the war with the Klingons in that exchange. The left side is Michael leading the Discovery into a time jump to save the universe from control. (Spoilers). I really enjoyed her story of turning from a convicted starfleet traitor aboard a starship to turn into someone saving all life in the galaxy. Her intensions of betrayal were something I really understood. She was trying to save everyone by her actions of wanting to fire first on the Kingons to prevent a war from starting. The front panel in Klingon has the phrase “we come in peace” on it with starfleet on one side and klingon on the other. That represents the start of the war between the two sides. And how someones actions or statements can have honorable intensions only to be a turning point of chaos or conflict. Art is very subjective, but this is what I felt watching the series and that is what I tried to sketch out.
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75BA1D90-3C4B-4C79-8658-3A15B2279A0B (resized).jpegThe lower half of left upper corner is going to be painted as the spore drive chamber. And the captive magnet shot on rotating assembly will be the spore enable shot. I am going to try and get some of those micro leds in blue in chamber.
The right spinner lane shot is hard to illustrate with pencil, but it is going to be the red angel streak as seen in picture. Still working on other images and printing a bigger lelands ship. 23 hour print time!
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Added sphere. Another hard thing to illustrate with a pencil, it should look better painted with the red glow. Also the starfield pictured is what I am going to have her use for entire playfield. The colors are great. I am going to ask her to make it less dense, way fewer stars, but in that exact style. That should really look nice painted.
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Redoing lanes at bottom the drones remind me of independence day movie too much, so they are gone. Added Spock lettering as his shuttle will be mounted by that switch. Black alert top center. Fires on captive shots and hit it in launcher lane. And star fleet flag for the mission start shot. Couple more to finish.
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I am leaving my original mode plans to follow where this artwork has lead me to. This is all inspired by that point where Spock tells Michael to jump at this precise moment in time. And she does. So I can add to these, but heres the new mode list in order. Not sure if I go Tron route with progression or open modes.
Jett Reno
New Eden
Kaminar
Time crystal
Xahea
Red angel
Last signal for Spock. (Wizard mode).
Mini wizard ( Lorca and a Pike)
Others I am sure!
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