thanks mate, it is not cheap but I also did not want cheap poor quality home 3D printing - these things should last the life time of the game being solid nylon.

as for Twippy's- let see if it makes the cut, heard that stumblor lighting mod made it but not the snackbar which would be funny and odd.

Enjoy

I checked the Twip vote options and the Snackbar Mod is not part of the options for best mod but the The Move your Snackbar lighting kit is - ????

a guy in the committee was able to short list the move your snackbar straight to the list

It is a head scratcher as one needs the other to be effective, but I think it is excellent that @stumblor's lighting mod made it as it takes the snackbar mod to a level that I wanted to take it but just did not have the knowledge to do so, so stumblor is deserving

I personally hope stumblor and Compy get a 1st and 2nd in what ever order - both great mods

great to hear that it was undamaged and lucky I always have a few layers of bubble / padding and zip lock bags as I get a little nervous out the various postal systems.

Enjoy

update 7-1-21

last 2 were paid for today, so sadly those waiting in hope all mods are sold and last dispatched today.

8 mods were sent out on Monday 4th and just been notified that 4 of those have already been delivered in the US - that was extremely fast freight, enjoy.

Thanks for all the support over the years with this mod and lets see what will come out in the near future.

Jady

here is a video posted today by Pinball Supernova

to help clarify - pit3239 bought the stumblor lighting upgrade kit without having a swinks snackbar mod.

stumblor's kit will fit on to a v2, v3, v4 and v5 swinks snackbar kit.

For anyone that missed out on the Snackbar Mod here is the latest alternative - Snack Bar Sign Mod.

It is pretty much the same sign insert and housing as the one on the Snackbar mod but now has a dedicated base plate that is also your mount plate which has 3 optional mount points. The base plate can be purchased as is or with a detachable spacer and includes cable tie anchor slots to keep it looking neat. Then it is up to you where you mount it - like near the Snackbar hole, on on top of the original plastic.

I will share links for the parts once I finish the manual (in the next day) and it will be a Do It Yourself Kit - simply buy the parts and assemble in 15 minutes - no painting and could even use stumblor lighting mod (sign lighting only).

cheers

Jady

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Hi Ashram56

no this kit won't work for the Snackbar mod as it is a stand alone mod, BUT if you head to my page

https://swinks.com.au/manuals

and download the manual for retro sign kit for v1 and v2 (currently 6th manual down) it will show you how to add the sign to a v1 and v2 snackbar mod, hope it helps...

Snack Bar Sign Mod (sign only mod)

Here is the link to the parts. note: you only need one of the base mounts with or without the detachable post.
https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace?type=product&q=swinkssnackbarsolo

Here is the manual for the Snack Bar Sign Mod (sign only mod).

Snack Bar Sign Mod.pdf

Just putting it out there that quite a few people still wanted the mod and while I am not making them anymore and won't be either. The only way to get one apart from second hand is a make your own in which I have put together a manual. It is known as a Snackbar Mod v6 to separate from the ones made, painted and fitted out Swinks which included the deletion of a hole in the SS plate and one in the snackbar top otherwise just like a v5.

It is the top manual in the Kit Builds Section.
https://swinks.com.au/manuals

I actually always got the Smooth, a little cheaper but slightly less see through which is better for backlighting but some people in the past wanted smoothest.

a Pinsider asked some advice and thought to share it hear to expand on my previous post a little more.

- Smooth or Smoothest comes down to personal taste, some people have requested smoothest and some go for the standard smooth.
- I always purchased the smooth on all my builds and not just because of price but also as it is a little more cloudy and spreads the light a little better and hides the leds a little better.
- The way Shapeways do it, is they print in the same material and in it's natural state is very translucent. Then they apply a ultra thin coat of clear to smoothen the surface a little with the benefit of making it a little more transparent and then they apply a second coat to get the smoothest effect as it makes it more smooth and more transparent. Shapeways go for texture and not overly concerned on clarity which is what we are using.
- For people that buy the Smoothest what I recommend is test a led strip behind the insert before installing into the housing and see what it looks like and then if you prefer a little more cloudy - lightly sand the back side with say 400grit to get a more cloudy look so you can't see the leds as well. Then if you like the more see through / clear use some pinball playfield polish and polish the back to make it more see through again. Then install the insert.
- Note: if you install first it will be difficult to remove to alter the finish and you may damage the insert and housing - not recommended.
- Same goes for the light blades I always got Smooth but you can polish to make them more see through if that is the look you prefer.

hope it helps

sorry, I don't make these any more but there were a number of pinsiders that upgraded that never installed their earlier version maybe you guys can reach out to Brh5073 or you can do a kit build

Jady

Happy to contribute and help the kids and hospitals. My daughter suffered a serious illness and was hospitalised for a few weeks a number of years ago and my wife works at the hospital for the last 20 years so understand the value.

The Snackbar Mod will be a v7 though and trying to add a unique feature to it as well.

Happy to support this year and looks like it and many other items will allow a few games to be purchased for the hospitals.