I have the same on my STLE, and cannot guess at its function. Perhaps it is used as a ball deflect for some air balls before they hit the Enterprise?

I thought about adding the Hallmark Enterprise but I felt the Stern one was not that bad, as such I did not feel there was that much difference in detail with it and the Hallmark version. Plus, at approximately 5 inches the Hallmark Enterprise feels disproportionately small compared to the other ships (Vengeance and Klingon Bird-of-Prey). I did add the Hallmark U.S.S. Kelvin as it was around 8 inches long, thus seemed okay.

fair enough, in the movie the vengeance is a lot bigger, not the same size as the enterprise but i do agree with the bird of prey, probably too big but does the job very well!

Pics please?

In the movies the Enterprise is less then half the size of the Vengeance so the hallmark Enterprise is more to the correct scale then the one that comes with the LE (I know it's a nerd thing) and the hallmark Enterprise comes with a bottom, just kidding.

It's there to prevent a ball hangup in case an errant airball ends up trying to hang up there.

OP: originally I was thinking: to each their own. Too bad this guy isn't happy with the Enterprise.

-then I noticed that the Enterprise is facing away from the player. To even notice the shape of the LEDs, you'd have to be standing on the wrong end of the pin, looking back at the player.

Maybe you're being a little too critical?

I agree, yet with the size of the Klingon Bird-of-Prey (which is too large) the size if the Hallmark Enterrprise just did not feel right.

I will get a picture of the USS Kelvin as soon as I can.

I didn't understand why stern chose to put an enterprise which was disproportionate to the vengence. maybe had they used something smaller (w/ correct portions) they could have also increased the level of detail and quality of the piece.

I think if they had 2 ships the size of the Vengence, it would have covered up half of the playfield. Seems like a good movie that all ships are not the size of the Vengence.

I thought this relevant

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Its all made up! There is no real difference to measure. Play the game!

well according to that chart. Seems like things are spot on.

I agree with you 100%! I also think that Stern should spend time and money dressing up the underside of the cabinet so I have something to stare at when I'm levelling the legs!
Seriously though: I think you are entitled to complain about anything you can see from the players vantage point.
Maybe even "Player 2"s vantage point while he/she wait for their turn.
IF, however you're complaining about the shape of the LEDs on a side of a toy that's not even visible to the player, you're now talking about something so minor that it should be up to you to pay for the upgrade/mod.

Cherrywood desk syndrome. Not worth it.

Suck it up. If it didn't come with an entetprise toy in it everyone would be whining that it should have one in it. If it didnt have the star field laser projector everyone would be saying it should have one, or something else.

Its a great machine regardless of the toys, trim, and extras. Its about gameplay, the extra bits are just the icing on the cake. That what an LE is, the same basic machine as a pro wrapped up in a prettier package.
Thats why they cost extra. If you don't like it, change it. Or don't buy one. But bashing it or those that do or don't like it is just plain rude.
This is a useless post. That was just asking for an arguement.

Damned if you do damned if you don't. Type of posts like this that need to be removed. It serves no purpose to the pinball community. This is not a tech issue, or a repair tip. Its complaining about the quality of a toy. That you would still complain about if it wasnt there to begin with.

Don't like it fix it! Count yourself lucky to be able to have an LE.

Just post... hey I'm not happy with how the thing looks. Can I change it or can someone point me in the right direction to mod it?

Pinside has a huge case of posts that are basically those that think everyone must agree with them, and if you don't they will insult and bully anyone that has a differece in opinion.
Pinside was a great forum at one time, now it is a joke. There are those that help, but that is few and far between now.
Ashamed of all these posts. None of them are adult discussions. Just puffing out your chests and seeing who has the bigger D!@%.

Pinsides genepool could use some chlorine.
So pissed off, dissapointed and ashamed at what B.S. goes on here.

Did i win?

No but you get extra points for self knowledge.

The Vengeance is crooked, is that poster the Pro or the LE?
If it's the LE I would expect a little more attention to detail.

+1

I can't believe there aren't some really good options out there for modding. <<BTW If there are, please direct me. I've seen the hallmark and it looks pretty good. Kinda looking for a really nice one myself to add to the pro I have coming. I would think there would be some very high quality reproductions out there.

I completely understand where you're coming from BTW Zitt. For 8K the expectations are high, the toys should be top quality.

Everything you need for modding is right here:

http://pinballrefinery.com/store#!/~/category/id=7060584&offset=0&sort=normal

Pinside is no different to anywhere humans congregate.

You get 500 people in a pub, 450 will be fine, 50 will be trouble.

When I joined Pinside, there were lucky to be 20 people online at one time. 19 were fine, 1 was a dick. Same ratio.

Everyone can have an opinion. But agreed, some people are "THIS IS MY OPINION AND EVERYONE WHO DOESNT AGREE WITH ME IS A DICK AND MUST DIE" sort of thing.

Personally I can't fathom that attitude ... But hey, maybe it's just me. After 25 years in retail and meeting 10,000s of customers, I guess you learn to look at both sides of an discussion. Hard to do that if you live at home with your mom and never see the sunlight

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I am sorry for the delay...

I should note again, though, that right now I just have some museum putty holding the USS Kelvin down, which works well but does not look very nice. When time permits I hope to add something a bit more stylish to hold the ship down.

ST Kelvin 1.JPG
ST Kelvin 2.JPG
ST Kelvin 3.JPG
ST Vengeance and Klingon B-o-P.JPG

I like the dirty wash they did on that ship. Looks nice.