No longer know how to get in touch with him, admittedly.

Thank you!

RyanClaytor has the method down pretty good these days. Which plastic do you need to replace?

Is this for TZ plastics only? I have a missing plastic in another game, but I got a scan from someone.

I think AlexSMendes is going to help me out - but looking for the left Spira sign made, so I can have it on display at York in my game.

Wasn't there a thread about this? Somebody needed to make a bracket for it but I remember seeing the plastic

Damn. We are definitely coming to York then!

If someone sends me measurements for the bracket, I can get the bracket made. Also interested in the plastic.

Is this the one you are looking for?
Available at Flipperwinkel.nl

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OK guys, I have a friend down here who can reproduce this plastic, and as a matter of fact, I already asked him to make 2 (one for me, another for Coyote). If there's anyone else interested, please PM me.

Now I just need the metal bracket!

PM Sent. For the bracket, what is the correct way to mount the plastic. Image above or like this (Ed Chung http://www.edcheung.com/album/album08/pinball/tz_lost2.jpg):

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Cool Eric - first PM's already replied!

Interesting. Never saw that there before. Wondering when it was added to their collection, and wondering if they took the art (with the proper font) from the other Pinside thread here. There HAVE been copied floating around, but the font was horribly wrong and didn't match anything.

No - that's not the right mounting, but it's a LOT closer than the 'flipperwinkel.nl' site above. The metal bracket was L-shaped, equal to the width of the plastic sign. It was mounted so that one side of the bracket was against the top of the powerfield, and the metal then made a right turn DOWN (against the bare wood of the back of the powerfield). The sign was riveted to this back side of the metal. Then there were two screws (normal hex bolts like what currently holds down the left spiral light and all other metal guides) holding it down.

While I don't have my metal bracket anymore (likely went the way of the sign), I believe it was about .5" x .5"..

Makes sense, but if you send me a sketch (or photo if you can find one), that would greatly help.

That plastic doesn't look long enough either / maybe it's the lens but the photo doesn't look quite right

I bought the plastic, redrew it to size, here is the artwork for free:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/missing-twilight-zone-proto-plastic-artwork?hl=alistaircg#post-3866795

Find a flatbed UV printer thats prints onto clear PETG plastic then either have it laser cut or dremel it out

I also just need the bracket to hold it now, if anyone could help, Cliffy said he could make it last i spoke to him but I have not had time to follow that up

Has anyone else run into this issue?

Sometimes when I shoot from the left flipper to the right ramp the ball is moving so fast that it doesn't stay in the turn at the top of the guide. It just flies out and ends up in the top right corner of the playfield. I'd guess it happens about 20% of the time. Is something adjusted improperly?

Correct flipper coil?

Looks to be. Orange FL-15411

I haven't played many other TZ's (especially recently), so I don't have a good comparison. Mine seems to play pretty fast, though.

If any of you guys make a bracket and or plastic for the spiral, I'd like to buy both as well please

Has anyone played the Pinball Arcade version of the TZ ? I played it last night, and it is MUCH faster than my game. I have to assume that means my game isn't set up fast enough; but I wanted to hear what others thought about the pinball arcade version.

Faster than mine... Not THAT much, but definitely faster.

IMO, I think pinball arcade in general has terrible physics, I bought almost every table and eventually stopped playing it. Most of the shots feel programmed, i.e. I can hit the heartbeat ramp on bop consistently over and over in p.a.... on my real bop I can't do that perfectly.

My game is FAST, but I also have it set steep. Never played Pinball Arcade, so.. can't comment.

Was the blue ramp flap replaced? Or repro ramp? (I've had this happen on mine - new ramp flap, but the blue metal was thinner than stock. Ball would leave the playfield, and hit the ramp flap - the ramp flap, being softer, would bend from the speed of the ball, and create a steeper incline up to the ramp proper. This one on my main ramp, and it ended up shooting the balls into the air to hit the backboard. Had to replace it with a thicker metal.)
Could also be one of the sides are bent out of proper shape (maybe even loose weld?)

I agree, but my question was more about the general feel of the table; I've not played a lot of other TZ's and I'm noticing mine needs some repair work, I want to shop it thoroughly this winter. If I need to get it set up differently I'd like to do that as well

That sample game went for $6300 (+$300 shipping).

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W. T. F.

I was surprised, too. That's a great deal.

I felt it was a good/fair price for the condition of the game (not necessarily a great deal). Was it someone here who got it?

Was the game in rough shape? I didn't look at it that closely I guess

Looked nice to me, outside of some typical cabinet fade. But for the TZ aficionado, a great deal, given this particular one's place in TZ production history.

Hopefully it went to someone who will appreciate that.

If it went to someone who knows that they were buying a sample, I'm sure they're dancing in the streets.

Out of room with more coming. Putting this beauty up for sale.

SOLD!

Machine - For Sale

Twilight Zone-Restored Blacked Out Bryan Kelly Featured Archived

Fully restored (full original status) - “I'm selling my Twilight Zone that was restored by Bryan Kelly in 2014. Upper playfield switch kit, Color DMD, Flipper Fidelity, LED and GI OCD, Third magnet, clear coated restored ...”

2017-08-10

Wichita, KS

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Hi guys,

there has been some demand for my clock board with board color BLUE.

I have made 10 of them, two are already sold, one to the US and the second to the Netherlands.

Nothing is changed on the board itsself, same reliable circuit as always.

Here are some impressions:

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Here it is built in a machine (thanks to Frank from the Netherlands):

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Here you see the blue board compared with green and white pcb:

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I think, the blue board will look very good with a blue housing.

And now the best, here is a very special offer only for members of this pinside TZ-Owners-Club:

The special offer for the next 6 (!!!!) BLUE boards is as follows, so you get the following:

1 X BLUE board (warm white LEDs pre-installed) + 1 set cool white LEDs + 1 set blue LEDs + 1 set rainbow LEDs + shipping.

All for 99,00 USD - so you can save about 50,00 USD to the regular price.

First come first serve.

Please simply send me PM!!!!

Oh man... if only I didn't already have one (boring green).... plus another good original board.

Yup, solid board. definitely a good deal. I like the Blue LED's the best personally.

My original lineup!

Is it normal in Powerball Mania mode for the upper flippers to stop working? I am running 9.4 Home edition and just want to ensure this is normal. Haven't owned a TZ in awhile and don't recall if that's how it is supposed to work.

I don't think there is any point in the game other than when the ball is on the mini playfield that any flippers stop working.

Edit. At the end of litz all stop.

If you have Low Line adjustment set to 'Yes,' (not Factory default) then ONLY the upper left flipper shuts off during Powerball Mania and LITZ. Regular and Fast Lock, all 4 will work.

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Uuhh..
(1) Could be from anywhere. While I can't get a picture for the next couple days (replacing a molex connector), I'm sure someone else can. It's not hard to see though - the post would still be there, just nutless!
(2) If there is a ball in there, then you have: (A) Something else stuck down there with a ball, preventing the ball from being kicked out, (B) something wrong with the kicker itself, or (C) A stuck switch.
(3) No - the game 'loses' where the powerball is everytime you turn it off. The game will learn....

The only small nuts that are visible in that area are the 2 that hold down the plastic on the right of the gumball machine, and the 2 that hold the skinny plastic in front of that with the picture of the quarter on it.

Just store that spare nut in the coinbox. That's what its for.

Nice work

Well, there's not supposed to be a post there, so you're safe there.