Number 5 looks to be the best.

I forgot to post a thank you. I love my BK2K Chrome Caps! Thanks again JLP!

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And I might even order the four bolts version to go with red/white caps for yet another look!

Have you tried doing any Stern ones? I'd be keen on something for IM that's a cheap alternative to the premium ones by Hooked and Pinball Life's Arc Reactor set.

These look great, I'd love to see something done for Tron! I know someone out there makes custom molded caps in similar style, but I'm not keen on the fact they all say "TRON" on them.. it's kinda redundant. Also with this, it would give me the opportunity to play around with different coloured caps -- Blue (sam), orange (clu), white (flynn)

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Capt' - no Sterns usually use cheap plastic substitutes. IE a sheet of plastic with a dome.
I'm not sure a standard popcap will even fit in the star trek. I don't know about Tron.

From what I recall, the Bally / WMS caps fit on a Stern. I'll have to double check.

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They probably DO fit on the bumper body - that's what my recent experience says..
The problem is the plastics around the bumper(s). The plastics may make it a tight or impossible fit.

I believe the Stern ones have changed over time. The ones for IM are simple little discs. You'd just have to pre cut the holes for the screws and rivets.

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Yes they have the simple little discs but the pop bodies have the same screw spacing as a regular cap so even though the discs are small the screw holes are in the same place. Like Zitt said the surrounding plastics would probably get in the way, that's why the discs are small. I think that's right.

I had the same small discs on my Avatar LE so to jazz them up I put the small domes on them and I did have to carve one of the plastics up a little to make it work and make the center hole where the led poked through the pop discs and drill 2 small holes for the screws. It sure did make the game look more modern though.
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This is the one I had to carve the plastic away with a Dremel.

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Sorry for going off topic.

Edit: ^^^^ Mustang Paul beat me to it.

The IM ones look like this. A flat plastic disc with screw holes.

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Oh heck it's only plastic........get the Dremel out.

I wonder if Comets light rings would work on our discs.

No. Comet Ring lights fit on the outer the lip of the cap. They won't work.

Star Trek Stern... poprivets those domes to another flat plastic to make up a cap. Anything to scrape off another 20-30cents off a 8000 dollar game.

Anybody got a led ring and a Stern disc? Jean Luc here's an idea, maybe you could offer a clear or colored plastic disc that the rings AND your custom decals would fit on a newer Stern disc style pop bumper. Just a thought.

I'll check when I get my Comet Rings - hopefully tomorrow... but I'm about 80% sure the inner diameter of the ring will easily slide OVER the disk. So, nothing to hot glue to.

What we need is a "smaller" ring; but I'm also somewhat sure that the LEDs on the ring bottom will be an interference problem with pop ring (the mechanical thing which pops the ball). If it doesn't; you still have the problem of shadows due to the ring. I'm not sure I'd want the led spotlighting the mechanical pop ring.

I've spend quite a bit of time with those stern pops for my Star Trek PopCaps. That's why I'm designing a custom board which fits inside the body of the pop.

Like I said; I think the ring is bigger than the stock cap. Which means it'll interfere with the plastics just like a Williams cap would. But no use arguing about it... when I get a ring in... I'll do a quick check.

Now that you have the cutting machine, you can really go nuts and make all sorts of stuff for us. Mylar shapes, target decals, plastics decals etc. how about a video of the machine in action. Everyone loves a good mod manufacturing video.

No worries. I'll keep an eye on the website.

Huh! How about that. Sydney's going strong at the moment with most of the action in the City, Inner West and Eastern Suburbs. New locations are popping up every month with new locations north of the bridge and soon in Campbelltown. The good thing is that all of the operators are actively taking responsibility for their business and the hobby by running leagues and tournaments. Social media is a big part of the strategy. There is more than enough happening now in pinball in Sydney where one can't attend all the events that are occuring, whereas a year ago it was hard to find anything outside of the stalwart zball league out of Newtown. Were you sent here for work?

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Product looks good. I was checking back to see if you made something for tron.

When you do PM me and take my moneys...

Hi JP how about one for the Shadow?

Sounds like a good result from the initial bad circumstances. Glad you enjoyed your time here.

Now that's a come back...lol.

I have a request, how about some caps for DE STAR WARS. I think the rebel and/or empire logos would fit very nicely on a pop bumper cap!

Beautiful!! Exactly what I was thinking!

Man, you can say that again. Don't get me wrong, I love doing pin art, but I don't think people realize how deep that rabbit hole can be.

Looks like you're having fun with it though, and that's the key.

Damn, too late to tell you... I just noticed while playing my SW that the screw holes on SW are on the left and right sides of the cap, instead of top and bottom like u have them now. If I put them on the way they are now, the bottom of the logo would be facing the left side of the cab. Is there any way to change the hole location? PM was also sent to you in regards to this. pic below shows the screw orientation!
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Can you not set the cutting depth deeper and just cut all the way through, so you don't have to weed everything? Just knock the cut out parts that might be clinging straight through?