I'm doing 74 new playfields. 50 are gone, & the last 20 will be the first 6 months of 2017. Backglass I continue to do on demand. There are some more guys interested in building ones from other Stern games. Plastic sets are still in demand, & Marco Specialties said they would step up & order a bunch.

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Almost all the people that have ordered a playfield, need it. Very few I know are speculating, & a few have a playfield & searching for the pin to install in. I will never do anymore of these.

Well I have sold 50 replacement playfields so far.

I think 2 to 4 new Star Gazer's have been done, 2 finished & another in the 2 in the works, so 4. Might be more, but there are only 23 more available playfields.

Direct Ink Restorations came to a halt earlier this year. The old Color Span 9840 was at the end of the printers life cycle. Very few parts available, & it has gone to the grave. So overlays are the only way to finish what's still here. Price was reduced & people get a installed one.

Cut playfields for Star Gazer is all that will ever be produced by me. Slowly as demand warrants in 2017. These are printed on a OCE Arizona flatbed uv inkjet printer that prints white & CMYK. 2 hits of white, & color for playfields. Glass gets single blocking hit.

Seawitch news coming next week, & likely the production run will be around 40 - 50 playfields.

Star Gazer: My guess 75% going into upgrading owners game now or in the near future. 10% making a new one from a donor Stern. 15% speculation, either in the hunt for a wornout one, or for trade/gain in future sale.

2 playfields left that are finished, but were the worst for crap dust caught in top finish clear coat. Discounting these to $400 US to USA shipped. So if you have a poor playfield & want a cheap upgrade here is your chance. Hopefully the clear coat contractor gets back to a high standard in 2017. I can provide better pictures, & explain what I see. #51 is the last discounted $500 US one sold.

After these 2 are gone, only the 20 playfields left. A few are sold & waiting delivery early 2017. All the pre orders were done & shipped. So when these are gone, no more future Star Gazer playfields from me.

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So years later I am still making new Star Gazer playfields. Just over 100+ so far, & the next 24 working on. There is no wait, these will be available this month along with backglass.

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There will be lots of Seawitch & Star Gazer playfield & glass available this winter.

Yes there will be plenty of playfields. So far likely 6 of 24 Star Gazer are wanted at this time. I am on my way to the sign shop (now) to get the 3 holes that were drilled out left of the shooter base back to dimple holes. They are ready to cut the next 32 Seawitch production playfields Pro#21-Pro#32
Any guys that are prepaid can get a finished Pro# one that is here in a box or the last group being cleared next week. Same with guys that are on the wait list for a Grade A or a discounted one. To clarify about wood burn. So discounted ones if the sanding through the veneer is in a not printed area, (wood area normally seen & not covered up). So I check the lanes, pop bumpers, & target areas. If I clearly seen it then it gets a Not Grade A Rating & is discounted.

My main focus now that I have retired is playfield production that no one else should be working on (Low Demand). So very soon I expect to start my first PPS em title (likely many more for years & into electronic titles if things go ok). Also in the works with PPS is Firepower 2, & Big Game locally. All my contractors know that playfield production is ramping up.