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Which TZ Camera Mod do you prefer?

By drshaw

11 years ago



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#2 11 years ago

The problem I've always had with this mod (and most other TZ mods) is they are so overpriced.

And number four, just so people know, that is made out of a pencil sharpener (same as the slot machine mod)... I bought a few off of eBay to make the mod myself and the die-cast sharpener was around $5.00. So you're paying $100+ for a mod that is made out of $7.50 of parts (and doesn't take long to make, so labor cost is nothing).

But from the list, I would go with #5 (the first two look cheap, but don't have the correct pricing), #3 you said is too bright, #4 is huge (it doesn't look bad in the photos, but when it's in there it takes up a lot of real-estate).

#3 11 years ago

#1 looks like it may be #3 just marked up in price. I know PDI buys the Piano mods from PinballPro and marks them up.

#4 11 years ago

I think this is the best rocket mod I've seen (based on pics). But only available from Spain. Anywhere to buy this locally?
ebay.com link: TWILIGHT ZONE PINBALL ROCKET SHIP ORANGE BASE LIGHT pinball mod add on

#5 11 years ago
Quoted from Nibbles:

The problem I've always had with this mod (and most other TZ mods) is they are so overpriced.

This.

I'm sorry, I know most of these mods are just repurposed toys or keychains that are usually less than $5 that somebody's just gone and added LED's to.

#6 11 years ago

#2 is actually my mod that pinball decals somehow got and decided to mold and copy it. I was charging $15 for it. If you want to wait until next month, I can hook you up with a camera that looks exactly like the playfield picture for about $60. You can check out my past threads on the camera mod. I'm using a computer program to design it and I'm having it made in plastic from those designs. IMG_1084.JPGIMG_1084.JPG

#7 11 years ago
Quoted from pinballsmith:

#2 is actually my mod that pinball decals somehow got and decided to mold and copy it.

Seriously? I mean I remember your threads aboot making them...This place is ripping you off?

#8 11 years ago
Quoted from TheLaw:

Seriously? I mean I remember your threads aboot making them...This place is ripping you off?

Yeah, but it's really water under the bridge now. I was making these during my times over at RGP, so the threads about those cameras in particular are over at RGP somewhere. There's really nothing I can do about it. I'm making more complex mods now that I came to know I could use my CAD skills to make these things. Those older cameras started as clay models I made and then were cast in resin and painted. The pinball decals cameras have bubbles and strange rounded edges that mine didn't have, so I'm guessing they were made without the use of a vacuum or pressure chamber. Anyways, I was charging $15. The price at this place makes me cringe, and coming to know that some people have actually purchased them at that price makes me feel even worse.

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