Man that sucks. Why did he laugh at you? Your doing an amazing job.

I think this is a MUST have modification. You did an excellent job with this, very impressive both in thought and execution.

The ramps look perfect, but you don't have to make them 100% perfect. Star Wars is a gritty, dirty, rusty, WELDED universe. You've used your skills to help people love their game even more than they did before.

You done good

Mr. Loganpinball, Amazing work! If I could make a suggestion, just charge $225 shipped and polish them all.

Great work!
World of difference!

Show a pic with the different finish. Polished vs unpolished

I think I would be fine with the unpolished.

I'm #26 and am fine with $225 polished and shipped!

Didn't receive my spot in line number but I would be good with the $25 upcharge for polished.

Can you put me on the list for polished?

I was thinking about doing the same thing. Either power coat them a similar color that’s on the play field so they blend in well. Or maybe a beskar gray.

This is unrelated to the mandalorian pro but not to this thread because Loganpinball is killing it on these custom wire form ramps. In fact the only reason I didn’t initially put a deposit on a pro is the plastic ramps. This brings me to my question. Is there a reason that stern doesn’t have the ball drop location on the roll over switch? So on Tron and Star Trek for example, the ball lands right on the roll over switch for both left and right ramps. Then you can add a cliffy so the ball is landing on metal and not wood. I hobby weld myself and if I were making them I would have the ball drop on the switch and then protect it with a cliffy. But I’m ocd so I’m sure that doesn’t matter to most pinheads.

I hope I have a machine to put these on.

When I do, I would probably do u polished and get the powder coated. So I think having both options and buyer pay shipping is fair.

Great job. Seriously will have stern selling more pros!

Seems unnecessary or worse if you don’t have Cliffy’s. I think they have Mylar at the drop locations which should protect the wood fine from a 2 inch drop.

This is a great mod and must buy IMO if you’rea pro owner. Great job and an even better price!

Well for one... they don't want to use/pay for a cliffy protector. If you feed the ball higher in the inlane, the player has different reaction times to deal with.. so there is a play difference. Plus, dropping on a flat PF will cause less damage over time then dropping onto the exposed edges of the slot. And three, probably just the layout of the ramps is impacted by the endpoint. They are likely balancing all those factors and decide which they prefer.

That answers my question. ‘It’s because it’s cheaper’. Yes a turn would be required. So more materials. Waxx yes there is Mylar at the ball drop. But SS metal is a sure thing and a protector on the roll over switch with the ball landing there is just a better design IMHO. flynnibus The play is not effected because the ball lands on the PF 2 inches higher or lower. The ball hits the end of the ramp and slows down. Otherwise it would effect other titles they’ve done this on, which it does not. Anyway, doesn’t really matter. I just like things engineered for best function as well as long life. Have you played older titles where the ball drops on the playfield and it’s worn? I have. And Mylar peels eventually. Cliffy's shouldn’t even exist. (Cliffy, your awesome, and I’m glad you have steady business haha). Stern should charge more if needed and have their games protected from the factory; scoops, shooter lanes, ball drops, etc.

Not trying to get on a different subject here pin friends! Keep up the solid work @loganpinball. I’m thankful to be #30 on the list for your ramps.

It'd be neat to see a gameplay video with your ramps in the game.

What a nice side job. The wife, "You've been playing too much Mando pinball." OP, "I'm play testing every ramp, woman. I have to make sure everying is perfect." Wife, "I'm going to Target."

The cliffy's on the inlane switches are a nightmare on location. The balls are forever getting stuck. I'm guessing most people have them in home environments where there is not as much play. Talk about ball hangups!!!

Interesting! I’ve had them on a few pins and never seen them get stuck there.

Those are slicker than greased owl snot!

What I noticed is how much those plastic ramps flexed when the ball was traveling across them. And I sucked so it was always just a single ball, I can't imagine how flexy it would be during a multiball with a good player that can repeat ramp shots. I get that this 3 trim level deal is working for them but we may have finally hit the "too downsized" point with those ramps. A shame because otherwise the Pro seems really nice and easy to live with.

It does - have you not noticed not all games play the same with inlane feeds and speeds? Giving you 2 more inches of travel before the flipper most definiately impacts how the game plays. It's not about 'right or wrong' in this regard - it's just a factor in how the game plays.

Hit a sheet of wood on the edge vs hitting it on the flat surface. The flat surface will hold up better.

Well that is pretty awesome.

Your ramps play great @loganpinball! Nice work! And nice little phone rig you build also haha

Great video, thanks as this looks amazing with the extra stabilization you added.

Nice work.

They don't flex - they can move in their mounts. The Ramp return is not rigidly mounted. It uses a metal flap to slide into the ramp mounted to the PF. This has approx 1/8" of play side to side.

If you want to talk about cost engineering... you should look at the bracket that mounts the ramp to the underside of the PF. It's now a Y shaped bracket so the ramp entrance can be held to the PF by just one threaded post instead of two.

Maybe I'm just fooled by the sweet sound of ball on rail, but those seem faster than plastic ramps. You're a saint for making these. My new favorite thread, and I don't even have a Mando. I hope everyone I know buys a set though, so I don't have to play with ViewBlockers™.

Push through it man, you're going to kick so much ass with these at pinfest.

Well Done!

The place where the ball lands on the playfield is definitely gonna need one or two mylar circles there.

For Pinfest, polish and sell them for $250 each. I’d be really surprised if you didn’t sell all 10 sets.

Stern owes you money. Those plastic ramps were the stupidest idea.

So true!! It’s weird that they put wire form on other pro titles like turtles and AIQ but not mando? Stern: “Guys, can we get away with plastic ramps on turtles and AIQ pros?! I guess we better put wire forms on these ones because of ramp angles and such. Mando pro?, nah throw plastic on there. It’ll work out fine, they’re straight.”

The plastic ramps suck new. Wait until after a few thousand plays and there all hazy. ‍♂️

Does it drop from higher height with those wireforms?