I'm getting a recently acquired project STTNG up and running and I've been studying this spinner assembly. My spinner rod has too much play left/right in the bracket and usually ends up all the way to the left, causing the end of the spinner rod to contact the switch lever, holding it closed which both prevents the switch from registering and impedes the spin. Not sure how I'm going to address this yet, but I'm sure that a new one would be better.

+1 on the LCD. I have both and LED and an LCD, with the LED in STTNG currently, but it doesn't look right with the bright points of light. The LCD much more approximates the look of the displays in the show.

That's my plan as well, but with subtle rainbow flake, specifically "Shattered Glass" #PPB-5583 by Prismatic Powders, except for the shooter handle that will be a dark gun metal.

https://www.prismaticpowders.com/shop/powder-coating-colors/PPB-5583/shattered-glass

Prismatic PPB-5583 Shattered Glass

What he said.

I stick a toothpick between the rubber and flipper bat down into the hole to align and hold the flipper while I tighten it underneath. I've also used an allen wrench that fit into the hole. Works for me.

I would suspect that the cannon wiring looms have breaks in the wire to the firing coil that are only making contact at certain points of the rotation. Maybe time for new looms?

Check out the Hallmark version of the Bird Of Prey, I think it is the best looking. You would have to do a little surgery on it though.

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Of course! Nothing but the best, Zitt! I've got your Nebula and Warp Ramp LED mod on my #star_trek_le