** Stern KISS mod development thread ** by MEZELmods

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#1 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

This thread will be dedicated to keeping folks updated on our KISS mod development. This will better serve the new way Pinside is setup with the Marketplace. We will do previews of mods and take the usual feedback. When they are ready for production, we will post the in the Marketplace and a For Sale thread will be generated.

Current ideas
1. Flame Dome Covers DONE
2. Demon Flame Thrower DONE
3. Speaker/Amp DONE
4. Center Ramp Illumination DONE
5. Backstage Pass Scoop Light DONE
6. 2 Color Undercab DONE
7. KISS Stand Up Target Diffuser DONE
8. KISS Backbox Light DONE
9. Right corner spotlights
10. 48v to 12v/5v converter DONE
11. Demon Flame Thrower 2
12. 12V power source DONE
13. Plastic protectors DONE

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#2 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

Our first mod in the development stage is for the dome flashers. I put this on our Walking Dead machine because our machine is shipping soon.

We will call this our Fire Dome Covers. We still need to work on the design and sizing. Initial test really makes the domes pop.

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#3 8 years ago

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Yipykya

Pinside+ Frequent

9y 71,550 1,269

That looks pretty darn cool!

Hmmmm

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#4 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

Game will be delivered Tuesday!

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#5 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

I want to announce 2 other ideas we have, until they are revealed, here are their project names.

2. Flame Thrower
3. Vacuum Tube

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#6 8 years ago

KJS

Mudflaps

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Springfield, VA

11y 181K 8,671 5

Gotta love mods!

I installed my illuminated LED flipper buttons in KISS, but will wait for your adapter thingy before they get plugged into the 5V whatever-it-is thingy.

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#7 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

Heres the Flame Thrower. Lights up when you enter Gene's mouth. // Error: Image 419680 not found //

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#8 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

Flame Dome Cover pic. Need to resize so they can fit on both sides on the round dome flashers.

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#9 8 years ago

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balzofsteel

Pinside member

Middle O' Oregon

9y 54,800 826 49

How about a barf bag for Gene so he doesn't puke the ball SDTM?

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#10 8 years ago

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ZippyThePinhead

Pinside member

Dallas, TX

12y 48,400 440 4 25

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Quoted from Tmezel:
Lights up when you enter Gene's mouth.

LMAO!

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#11 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

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#12 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

This is a DIY mod probably, I used a translucent 1/2 inch hex post so I could see the Peter Criss pop bumper. It's blocked by the stock one.

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#13 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

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#14 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

Backstage Pass Illumination activates when ball is hit into the scoop.

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#15 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

photo-5.JPG2 Color Undercab

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#16 8 years ago

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robotron

Pinside member

Middletown, NY

9y 88,800 2,475 6

please offer kits on these! I have purchased many mods and discovered new ones and get killed on shipping!

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#17 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

Quoted from robotron:
please offer kits on these! I have purchased many mods and discovered new ones and get killed on shipping!

All these will be posted on the marketplace very soon.

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#18 8 years ago

CWB

Charliew65

Pinside member

11y 96,300 1,178

Damn your working hard Tim!!

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#19 8 years ago

HKD

HOOKED

Hooked on Pinball

Cherryville, NC

20y 109K 4,806 16 18 1

I played Kiss more than any game at SFGE that spot light really was poorly placed...good idea with the rework on that one.

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#20 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

Another project is to make a light box diffuser so each light only illuminates a single letter. Initial tests look good, Stern does a nice job on the scrolling lighting effects and this enhances that. The lights are not centered either.

Here is what it looks like today.

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#21 8 years ago

BOB

beatmaster

Mods for your pinballs

Beauharnois

12y 102K 7,387 7 17

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Quoted from Tmezel:
Another project is to make a light box diffuser so each light only illuminates a single letter. Initial tests look good, Stern does a nice job on the scrolling lighting effects and this enhances that. The lights are not centered either.
Here is what it looks like today.
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cool, if you could make a box (white) that will cover those 4 leds like you did on the star trek warp ramp, lt should be a lot brighter.

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#22 8 years ago

PVW

pascal-pinball

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Quoted from Tmezel:
a light box diffuser so each light only illuminates a single letter.

that's a great idea !!!!

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#23 8 years ago

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yancy

Pinside member

West Dundee, IL

11y 122K 7,202 25

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Quoted from Tmezel:
Another project is to make a light box diffuser so each light only illuminates a single letter.

I suggested that to a friend the very first day I played the game. So if you see a competing product at some point, they aren't copying you, we just had the same idea. Great minds, and all that.

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#24 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

Quoted from yancy:
I suggested that to a friend the very first day I played the game. So if you see a competing product at some point, they aren't copying you, we just had the same idea. Great minds, and all that.

No worries

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#25 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

Received my 48v to 12/5v converters today. Testing one on KISS right now, seems to work well.

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#26 8 years ago

HKD

HOOKED

Hooked on Pinball

Cherryville, NC

20y 109K 4,806 16 18 1

Some mods are so obvious multiple people come out with them at the same time. This will happen from time to time. Market will support them all in most cases.

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#27 8 years ago

EDY

thundergod76

Pinside member

Cleveland, OH

8y 84,300 2,343 2

Are these converters to strobe the KISS logo in the backbox?

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#28 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

Quoted from thundergod76:
Are these converters to strobe the KISS logo in the backbox?

This may be used for that. It basically provides 12v or 5v to whatever mods we develop or you have. We will offer them as stand alone too.

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#29 8 years ago

KJS

Mudflaps

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Springfield, VA

11y 181K 8,671 5

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Quoted from Tmezel:
This may be used for that. It basically provides 12v or 5v to whatever mods we develop or you have. We will offer them as stand alone too.

Sorely needed too. There are too many mods that use 12 or 5 volts with a standard miles plug. Thanks Mezelmods!

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#30 8 years ago

HKD

HOOKED

Hooked on Pinball

Cherryville, NC

20y 109K 4,806 16 18 1

Quoted from thundergod76:
Are these converters to strobe the KISS logo in the backbox?

Great idea that more than one are working on...some things just scream mod me.

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#31 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

I did a quick mock-up of the illuminated KISS letters in the backbox. Each letter corresponds to the KISS letter standup targets. The shadow of the mock-up will not be in the final version. Thanks to Joe Kace for the idea.

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#32 8 years ago

JDS

swinks

Swinks Pinball

12y 136K 10,561

nice work on the lit up logo - will make many people happy.

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#33 8 years ago

JRK

Laseriffic

Inactive member

12y 65,050 2,883 3

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Quoted from Tmezel:
Thanks to Joe Kace for the idea

Your Welcome.. now send me mine..lol

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#34 8 years ago

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robotron

Pinside member

Middletown, NY

9y 88,800 2,475 6

this pin is gonna cost me. nice work!

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#35 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

First prototype of speaker, amp on top in design. Amp will be illuminated with a power button and the inside will glow.

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#36 8 years ago

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calprog

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Anaheim, CA

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Cool stuff!!!!

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#37 8 years ago

BRI

DuckBrian

Pinside member

St. Louis Park, MN

11y 47,150 599 3

Tim, will this converter help me if I want to install LED flipper buttons on a Whoa Nellie that has the 12V/5V plug on it?

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#38 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

The standup target lights are done. This is made white to reduce shadows and it reorients the LEDs to be in the center of each letter.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/for-sale-kiss-pro-logo-light-bracket-by-mezelmods

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#39 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

I will be putting this and a couple of the above mods in the marketplace today.

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#40 8 years ago

CLS

ChrisS

Pinside member

Carthage, MO

12y 82,350 3,017 25

WOW,

Love the backbox mod. Can't wait for that one.

TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!!!

chris

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#41 8 years ago

BOB

beatmaster

Mods for your pinballs

Beauharnois

12y 102K 7,387 7 17

nice job tim!
another great mod folks.

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#42 8 years ago

PVW

pascal-pinball

Pinside member

19y 92,075 1,590 255

that light bracket is great stuff !

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#43 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

Getting closer, removed the large back shadow, now to fine tune the end S. Also need to work on a harness for easy install. And yes, this lights up with the letters on the standup targets.

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#44 8 years ago

TRG

TomGWI

Pinside member

12y 143K 10,945 156

Awesome job

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#45 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

Flame dome covers are done for both the right and left sides.

http://mezelmods.com/collections/kiss-pinball-stern/products/kiss-pinball-fire-set

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#46 8 years ago

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MEZ

Tmezel

Mezel Mods

Albuquerque, NM

11y 98,400 3,899 18 13

Progress on speaker and amp for the Pro. Doing more of a retro amp so we can light up the tubes. Need to try warm white, the cool is a bit bright. Will also have a a red power light. All lights will be activated with the KISS pop bumper flasher.

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