or just install one of these.. I have one on my shadow, pretty sweet.
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=1168

Mine works great. I did have an issue with the ball bouncing off the far side of the lane back over the lane and getting stuck out of the way of the plunger so it was not launching(this is what that post with the rubber was preventing).. little piece of foam tape on the swinging piece of metal and it works great.

your gonna love that machine. I already miss it

hah, yes. but that thing need some serious tweaking.

Try moving the magnet a bit closer 1/4 turn and test.

hah, I never had seen that. seems unlikely that that is a play counter. maybe a coin or $ counter, but even still that seems like a ridiculous number.. at 50c a play your looking at 100k plays.. seriously doubt it. nobody would sell a machine bringing in 100k err 50k still

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/alec-baldwin-arrested-flare-up-cops-manhattan-sources-article-1.1790267

normal

then you will erase my GC score

I'll just immortalize it here
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Ill take take the pepsi challenge I put 3 billion on my new one and it is really brutal.. outlanes all the way open and clear coated. My average is below 1 billion for sure on the new one.

whats the degree of PF?

I have white rubber as well.. shit is super fast.

Was inspired by everyone's sweet shadows to add some lighting today. Came out awesome, those comet strips are sweet.
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Alright, So i just substantially increased my playfield angle and I am going to have to say that I think the game is not as hard as it was.. the overall ball speed is much much slower from the steeper angle. At the normal angle the ball was moving super fast and bouncing back just as fast. Now it feels like the ball is in slow motion.. I think I like it steep but it is a much slower paced game now.

Just added some more lighting. It's still light out so not sure how it's gonna looks but I'm pretty happy with the placement. It's hidden pretty well players perspective.image-193.jpgimage-192.jpgimage-694.jpg

Thanks. Yeah they looked terrible without the shrink wrap.

Lights ended up Looking good but the battlefield was looking way too dark so I added a strip on the left side which is working well.
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I think steepness adds a different type of difficulty to the game, but its not speed. I played a bunch more yesterday, and it feels like half speed from where it was. I am going to try and find a good spot right in the middle.

This is good info because I think mine is not sitting in the right spot.
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I'm holding 1st with 4.8B

the key to high scoring is mastering the ramp shots.. you can rack up serious points on a few long vengeance runs, add a final battle and you right up there. On my old shadow I would sometimes get in the zone an get 4 or 5 super vengeance back to back.

for sure. when you get both going is when the 3B+ scores happen.

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I added a strip on the knurled screw that the rubber goes around. Not the most elegant spot but it does not look bad and you get no reflection of lights in your eyes. I like it a lot.

Super Vengeance FTW. Definitely the sleeper for points.

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you need to complete it with a combo and you get 100mil, and if you string them together the shot values continue to climb. Also even in normal vengeance if you finish with a combo you will get 100mil. I have had ball ones where I just start vengeance and keep hitting shots to end up with around 1b after ball 1. Just practice nailing those ramp shots consistently and your scores will increase. Then you will have a solid base to skyrocket your score with a Final Battle completion.

I make sure to hit the shadow loop first. I can usually get it right out of the first kick out. Then I shoot for ramps, then loops. While in ramp and loop mode I usually just get balls up in the battlefield and I don't pay any attention to them up there, I almost always clean the battlefield with no extra effort. Once ramps and loops are done I clean up whatever is left. That is the way I go into it. I have beat it 6 or 8 times. Such a good wizard mode. And when you beat it you get to try again with no ball saver.

I have since got a nicer shadow that is super steep and cleared.. I have 3b GC on that one. Not sure the exact pitch, but it's pretty much maxed out with outlanes all the way open. I like my machines brutal.

I have cool in my GI, I think it looks good.
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the gem can be 3d printed with transparent red resin. I was thinking about taking on this project. I still may.

The print would probably be ok.. I have the ability to mold them too.. but that is a pain

I need to get my hands on a sacrificial ring that I can spray grey so I can get a good 3d scan. If someone wants to donate one that would probably give me some motivation to start messing around with making some rings.

part of the problem is that there is not really room for any sort of traditional socketed led under the ring. but I bet you can modify something like one of these to fit, putting the guts of the socket somewhere behind the ring.
http://www.cometpinball.com/product-p/1-flux-wired.htm

I think I may have just figured out an awesome led solution for the rings. I need to do a little research to make sure it will work.

anyone know what the voltage going to the ring lights is before the resistor?

try adjusting the angle of your shooter coil.

they can. And the easiest way is to 3d print them. I dont want to take my rings off and paint them grey. but if someone wants to donate a ring to me for the cause I will 3d scan it, clean it up and print a prototype and I can see about making a bunch of them.

I have an idea to print the whole ring in transparent material.. And using transparent red paint to color the stone. And paint the ring with metalic paint. I think it could work well.

I will try to get my hands on a ring. step one is going to be getting the ring scanned and seeing how far I can take a 3d print. The ring can be printed in metal too.. which might look awesome.

the ring does not have to be destoryed. but because it is very reflective it makes scanning it a pain. The scanner uses a laser to scan and lasers do not like reflective surfaces, so generally it makes for a much better scan to spray the object with something matte that wont reflect the laser. There are some materials that you can spray then clean off, but using good ole primer works the best. That is why a sacrificial ring would be ideal.. I will try to track one down.

the only problem with printing metal is that it would be expensive..

Anyone else wish the green score color was more saturated like the title color in the COLORDMD? kind of a drag. I am still happy with how it looks.
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I honestly dont even look at the translite when I am playing.. The COLORDMD green matches nothing on the Playfield, which is where my eyes are locked except to look up at that score..

Maybe those guys can do alt (Aurich) version with saturated green...

I think its just that all the green in my game is much more saturated. Matching the paint I think is less important than an illuminated machine. I would love to see something that closer matches Lock inserts, KHAN inserts as well as Aurich's artwork, which I know is not standard, but I am pretty confident that most people willing to put a color DMD in their shadow have replaced that translite with his.

This is all just my opinion and I am happy to finally get color for the Shadow. My only thought is this.. it stands out to me as too light of a green.

of course color looks good in the photos.. but I really would love the score to be more saturated.
but damn.. this game looks great now.
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Huge improvement.

I attached a strip to a post up on the battlefield. Also a strip tied to the center flasher of the bf that is attached to the black plastic facing the bf for some epileptic fun up there.

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just some shadow porn from a shoot a did a few weeks back.
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I have a strip in that spot that is tied to the center insert in the battlefield.. Every time the ball crosses the opto up there it flashes. It's a cool effect.