Peoria, IL
Here is a starter video. It looks way better in person than in the video. When watching the video, look at the tesseract reflection in the playfield. Anyway....take a look. More to come soon!
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Chris I approve of you buying this mod so when you sell your game to me the work will already be done. LOL.
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Quoted from coasterguy:I think this is the next tron arcade mod for sure. Bring it!
Yeah, this looks like a winner. Amazing what people can do in days that Stern either couldn't or wouldn't do themselves during the entire development cycle.
OK....here is the secret recipe.
Golf Ball Display Case (Hobby Lobby $3)
Frosted Glass Spray (Menards or your favorite hardware store $5)
Wax Paper $2
LED Ball with spring switch (Toys R Us Rubber Ball $10)
Bracket (Right Angle Aluminum from Menards and a lot of Dremel work $6)
Note: the rubber ball contains three LED balls submerged in a "liquid". The ball has to be cut open to retrieve the three magic LED balls with motion sensitive spring switch.
I will have some pics tomorrow on the step by step. Tired....going to bed. Good Luck!
It looks like there are many interested in the mod. I only have enough supplies to build a few for now....not sure I am ready to embark on full production just yet. This is just my prototype for now. It seems to work well. It has zero effect on the spin. It works just like the stock tesseract.
If you have suggestions on how to improve, please let me know.
Similar to this i guess...
http://www.therpf.com/f9/build-tesseract-cosmic-cube-must-any-avengers-154280/
Quoted from asnatlas:Looks like he used this method:
Yes, there are several good videos out there. My wife and I started out at instructables. Fun project!
OK If you commit to making me one I will come off the fence and buy an Avengers. Need the commit first. 
For seven grand you would think that stern would have made the cube light up. It looks nothing like the movies version.
This mod is a must.
It looks good. I wonder if it would look even better if it had light blue translucent paint with the frosted paint on top of that..
Also, is the size of the cube identical to the one that came on the pinball machine?
How long do the batteries last on these light sources? I would think it could last many years in the cube since it would not be activated for long periods of time.
Quoted from jeffgoldstein2:For seven grand you would think that stern would have made the cube light up. It looks nothing like the movies version.
This mod is a must.
I am sure that Stern did not want to put anything into the machine that would not have permanent power. There is probably no cheap way to do that with a spinning disk. Wires would just bind up. Maybe brushes like an alternator could have been used? Has anything like that ever been done in a reliable manner on a pinball machine?
The light show and sound effects for the cube are really cool and don't seem simlar to the lamp in TOTAN other than the two mounting posts and the fact that it spins. Also, the position of the cube was put in a position that helps eliminate cheap STDM drains.
Some strong spotlights maybe could have worked with the right kind of material on the cube to reflect it.
OK,I finished up my cube and you do not need to find LED balls with centrifugal switches,any of those toys with a LED ball in it that goes on when you bounce or hit it will work because of the jarring of the cube when hit,also I could not make a bracket,I did try but did not want to put any more time into its creation so I drilled out the two rivits on the orginal bracket and used some sheet metal screws into the new cube,It work great and it very easy to build,also use some locktight on the 2 screws holding the bracket the the post,mine were about to fall out and my game has very little play.
Quoted from rockrand:OK,I finished up my cube and you do not need to find LED balls with centrifugal switches,any of those toys with a LED ball in it that goes on when you bounce or hit it will work because of the jarring of the cube when hit,also I could not make a bracket,I did try but did not want to put any more time into its creation so I drilled out the two rivits on the orginal bracket and used some sheet metal screws into the new cube,It work great and it very easy to build,also use some locktight on the 2 screws holding the bracket the the post,mine were about to fall out and my game has very little play.
What you're using is battery powered, correct?
You guys are on the right track. That cheap thing looks 100 times better then the crap Stern came up with for this game. They really missed the boat with this toy.
If you cant find the ball at the toy store, Google "Mondo Light‑Up Mylar Water Ball"
Also, if other LED toy options exist, please share. Thanks!
Finally, I am contemplating the manufacture of this mod. I just need to develop a better fabrication technique for the bracket. My goal is to preserve the original tesseract and bracket (in case you ever want to return your machine back to original). Stay tuned....
I went to Toys r us and searched through the 1 dollar bins and found lot of little rubber toys that had a single led ball inside so i did not have to cut up any water balls,I am using 3 balls in a cube but these are bright so 2 may work and the finished product is quite amazing and makes you want to hit the tesseract cube all the more just for the killer light show,You can even just sand the golf ball display cube with 800 grit and that works great also and save you 8 dollars more on paint
Quoted from rockrand:I went to Toys r us and searched through the 1 dollar bins and found lot of little rubber toys that had a single led ball inside so i did not have to cut up any water balls,I am using 3 balls in a cube but these are bright so 2 may work and the finished product is quite amazing and makes you want to hit the tesseract cube all the more just for the killer light show,You can even just sand the golf ball display cube with 800 grit and that works great also and save you 8 dollars more on paint
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