Quoted from mwiz:

Is this normal? There is a nail beside the I on my Firepower I just got.

20150331_174254.jpg (Click image to enlarge)

Quoted from BriPin:

Did you get it from mayfair? That's where I got mine at Pintastic.

It does!

Quoted from dzorbas:

Yup, got it from Mayfair as well. You can contact Steve at [email protected]. Mine was around $300 USD give or take. I think it was a package deal as we bought a couple of backglasses at the same time and made arrangements to pick them up at one of the shows.
Just keep in mind that the colours don't 100% match the original. I can post pictures if you like. With the right LEDs in the right spots the backglass just pops!
Beatmaster, unfortunately you will be taking a pretty big hit with the exchange rate right now but that's life. You can always wait it out!
DZ.

Quoted from Schwaggs:

That looks better than I thought it would turn out! Looks nice!

Quoted from dzorbas:

That looks an awful lot like the reproduction backglass that I bought from Mayfair but I can't be certain. I just realized how much thicker and heavier the original glass is!
Sorry about the crappy pictures!
Original glass below

Reproduction glass below

Quoted from kuelman:

If they made another run of plastics I would be in for sure.

Quoted from chuckwurt:

All done! These are comet 5050 smd bulbs. Frosted warm white. Everywhere. Inserts and GI.

Quoted from dzorbas:

The damn exchange rate, that's what's stopping you! ..

Quoted from chuckwurt:

I didn't know they were so regularly beat up. I thought mine was pretty bad. Haha

Quoted from La_Porta:

$$$ stops me. Can't justify $250 on that now.

Quoted from dzorbas:

Yours isn't all that bad! Here's my original, looked pretty awful when it was lit up:

Who has the worst backglass? Post them up!

Quoted from La_Porta:

Anyone know where to find the original, OEM-style pop bumper mylar? I'd like to use this on the play field when it is finished.

Quoted from mof:

After owning a CPR Firepower for two years, I *finally* got all the parts together, printed out the instructions, and gathered about 15 hours of time, and installed drops on my Firepower this week, and booted it up tonight. Zero adjustments were required on first game.
I promise a full write up with pics but *when* I'll make time for it, I don't know. I've got to put some games on this thing.
I'm... speechless.
-mof

Quoted from mof:

Thanks for the congrats fellas...
First observations after an hour of play:
1. "It plays slower with drops" is a myth, not sure why someone would start or reinforce it -- I could stop here.
2. When 2 drops are down, it of course plays faster than standups when you brick into a rubber
3. You frequently catch 2 at a time, which is really cool -- haven't seen a richochet of a 3 sweep yet
4. You can catch an edge to drop the one you need, which is really cool
5. It feels good to play drops (that's subjective to what I love in pinball)
6. You get the "thunk" of the 70's drops resetting, and that's a good feeling
7. You can "kiss" one with a slow-roll and it will drop and it's cool
...It is (like standups) that one bank will reset after you've earned them all -- so sometimes the User-Experience of the drops (being reset) and the controlled lamps (being out) are out of sync. That little oddity is well worth all the plusses.
-mof

Quoted from mof:

You be the judge...
-mof
» YouTube video

Quoted from dzorbas:

...
There's just something about knocking down targets and seeing and hearing them reset that's satisfying. I might start looking for parts at some point!

Quoted from rooftop:

i paid 250 about 3 years ago, i picked it up at pinfest, i emailed him and he had it waiting for me.

Quoted from dzorbas:

I paid him $300 USD last year for the glass and the trim kit. I had someone pick it up at the York show in Pennsylvania for me. That's the best way to get it. I would hate to have it shipped and have it arrive broken!

Quoted from ApplePie:

So I was faced with pretty much the same situation with my firepower project and decided to give the "sand it and paint it" route a shot. Holy cow that's a pile of work! I screwed up my first attempt so I had the privilege of doing it a second time. It's out for clear coat now, fingers crossed everything comes out fine!
This route is one option, if you enjoy a challenge and recognize that the end result won't be exactly as original or look like a CPR Gold. (For some reason my pics are all posted in reverse order, whoops). One day soon I will start a separate thread for my project so any of you firepower addicts can follow along

Quoted from Walamab:

So I've started cleaning the FP machine I inherited from my in-laws. I'm not having to do too much to it but there is some warping in the plastics. The graphics are fine but the slingshot plastics are bowed.
Does anyone know if this can be corrected without ruining the graphics? I've been thinking hair drier to heat and a big heavy book to flatten.
Any suggestions or ideas will be appreciated.

Quoted from Antennaejim:

Deluxe rules only work on system 7 CPU they introduce 4 new modes as well as a 5k spinner reward within the first min of playtime. Check the link below this posting. It has made a great game even more challenging. I will never go back to the original rom, the game is so much better now!
http://www.pinball4you.ch/okaegi/pro_softfirepowerdeluxe.html

Quoted from kuelman:

My current backglass is the dark red color. I think the lighter red is too bright. Most Firepowers I have seen have had the darker red. I vote dark red.

Quoted from alexmogil:

Does anyone have a good copy of the inserts so I can print some waterslide overlays for my replacement inserts? I have a feeling there's a sheet featuring all the insert printing but I can't find one.

Quoted from RCA1:

CPR has a re-run of plastics now listed as available on their website.
Get 'em while they're hot!
http://www.classicplayfields.com/store-plastics.html

Quoted from Walamab:

I ordered my plastics set last week and have had zero communication from CPR. Is that normal? I followed their ordering procedure for Paypal to the letter and received a transfer confirmation from Paypal. Do I just expect the package to show up "eventually"? Anyone have experience with this? I know its coming from Canada but I would expect something saying "we got your order".

Quoted from beatmaster:

ordered from day one, same here, not surprised, it's how they do business.

Quoted from beatmaster:

funny thing, we had to talk about it, received an e-mail from ups with tracking # today. it should be here wednesday.
i guess the other customers should follow in the next few days.

Quoted from PPS:

We are happy to announce that the Firepower replacement backglasses are now available - super high quality, mirrored, etc (same supplier who did that EBD V2, Space Shuttle V2, Gorgar, Blackout, Alien Power, Kiss, Flash, etc) ...
http://www.planetarypinball.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=PPS-08-7227-FIREPOW-V2&Store_Code=PP
Note that one thing that I learned was the debate over the red - which was designed to light up a lighter red vs when off. Seems that some of the bootleg repros out there could not figure that out so the glass that you see is the lighter red, which is not correct ...
Anyways, enjoy, they are in stock now!
[email protected]

Quoted from beatmaster:

All i can say is, i'm impressed problem fixed in less than an hour.
I knew right out of the box there was something wrong, contacted Rick and he made it right.
thanks to Outsidedge for the fast reply, that's great customer service right there people.
i'll be waiting for the good glass. you guys rock!

Quoted from La_Porta:

I don't care what this guy has in this machine, he is insane for asking this:
ebay.com link » Awesome Firepower Pinball 1980 Machine By Williams New Cpr Playfield

Quoted from La_Porta:

Guys, does anyone know of a source of the two rubber cushions the the playfield glass upper rear surface rests up on? I am going to have that piece of metal re-chromed, and I want to replace the rubber as well.

Quoted from La_Porta:

Anyone have a source for the aluminum coil sleeve in the ball return kicker, part # 2A-2167-4?

Quoted from dzorbas:

There are still two options for backglasses. You can get them from Planetary or Mayfair. Mine is from Mayfair, not sure what he has left in stock...

Quoted from RobertWinter:

Does anyone have an old Firepower playfield from a swap they've done? Mirco has the original art for the playfield but would need an actual playfield for color and mechanical reference.

Quoted from Lido:

Has anyone (besides me) picked up the new(er) Firepower reproduction backglass? Marco and PPS have/had them. The colors and mirroring look good, but the artwork or printing, on mine at least, isn't quite perfect. It will probably look good enough when it's in the game and you're a few feet away though.

Quoted from Travish:

I hate IDC's. First thing I do is change every single one. Nothing like chasing ghost issues because of wonky connectors.
I'm not understanding why y'all cut the wires in half though? Wire to short?

Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:

Hey,
Not a member (yet) but I just saw this video added a month ago...
Some guy added 2 plastic ramps to his Firepower! This is kind of a whacky mod, wouldn’t ya say?

Quoted from funknflow:

it was about $450 shipped to my door. It has 100% compatibility with system 3-7 games. Also keep in mind it's a MPU / Driver / Sound combo

Quoted from BriPin:

Well, I've received it and I'm not too happy about the crazing on many of the inserts. CanadianPinball Do you have similar issues? Do you guys think this is acceptable for costing almost $1,000?[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

Quoted from mrm_4:

I might go this route on my resto. Any thoughts, anyone use these?
https://www.retrorefurbs.com/shop/firepower-alternate-design-pinball-cabinet-decals/

Quoted from mrm_4:

Would someone be able to confirm the type of screw that goes in the pop bumper caps. I thought I took a pic of it before putting every screw on the game in evaporust and tumbler but apparently I didn’t....
Just need a pic of it if someone could[quoted image]