Received mine today and it looks great, Steve. Will install tonight!
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Quoted from jedimastermatt:Steve - thank you for the update and please take care of yourself and your family. Especially if you have to make any trips to drop these off in the mail.
Not to start a panic in this thread, the grocery store this morning had ZERO chicken in stock. May your chicken futures be plentiful.
And to answer your question about safety, both Tricia and I are doing our best. My lovely wife has MS, so keeping her safe is my first priority. I generally only go to my small local UPS with a s***load of boxes at one time (much to the dismay of the poor guy who has to type all of the addresses, I'm sure), and keep my distance, wash my hands, etc.
We should all take this seriously, but not so serious that we can't have fun and keep clogging this thread with stupid chicken pictures.
Quoted from gouveia:And to answer your question about safety, both Tricia and I are doing our best. My lovely wife has MS, so keeping her safe is my first priority. I generally only go to my small local UPS with a s***load of boxes at one time (much to the dismay of the poor guy who has to type all of the addresses, I'm sure), and keep my distance, wash my hands, etc.
We should all take this seriously, but not so serious that we can't have fun and keep clogging this thread with stupid chicken pictures.
At least now wearing the resin grinding mask all day has a life saving value! Glass half full!
Quoted from titanpenguin:Glue setting on my freshly polished Ball![quoted image]
Yay!
Quoted from titanpenguin:Success[quoted image]
Looks perfect.
I love the 1 on the display!
Is it working right?
Quoted from titanpenguin:Glue setting on my freshly polished Ball![quoted image]
What Glue Did you Use??
Quoted from pinballinreno:Looks perfect.
I love the 1 on the display!
Is it working right?
Yup. And it is far easier to see now too!
Quoted from Ericpinballfan:What Glue Did you Use??
Local Lowe’s was out of the recommended JB plastic weld in clear (only had tan) so I went with gorilla instead since it dries clear.
04AD9CAE-33DC-4BB9-939F-39B6ED471A30 (resized).jpeg91E1305B-977E-460D-AD09-3E0CAE8D52A9 (resized).jpegAnd to polish the ball I used novus 3 then 2. I had an extra ball from a warranty issue caused in delivery (ball came off mount and was damaged) but I was able to polish it all out, and hid the chip in the new base.
Canberra
Take your time Steve with mine - the Aussie dollar has absolutely slumped in recent days and I'm waiting for some normality / rationality so I can afford to pay. Then again, enforced working from home means it's a good time to install...
Chambo
Quoted from titanpenguin:Local Lowe’s was out of the recommended JB plastic weld in clear (only had tan) so I went with gorilla instead since it dries clear.[quoted image][quoted image]
That's awesome glue!
In the end all that matters is that its clear, and glues resin or plastic.
Quoted from titanpenguin:Yup. And it is far easier to see now too!
I noticed thst is was easier to read also.
Its an awesome mod!
Quoted from avspin:Looks great!
Now I need to find time to install mine.
Its a pretty fast install.
But sure changes things lol.
Yes, im on my 4th cocktail now...
Kirkland whiskey (they were out of TP so i bought 4 huge bottles,).
Cheers!
Quoted from pinballinreno:Yes, im on my 4th cocktail now...
Kirkland whiskey (they were out of TP so i bought 4 huge bottles,).
Cheers!
Drink more. Shower more! 
Quoted from HarryReimer:I can finally see the screen holy crap
Holy crap is right!
The crystal ball stands out so prominently that people ask if its new lol.
They never noticed it before.
It draws them in like a magnet!
Hey everyone,
The Golden State of California has officially been told to stay at home--so that's what we're going to do.
I'll make one last big drop at UPS with the remaining Crystal Ball mods that I have, and then it's back to molding, sanding, painting, designing, pinball playing and anything else I can do to stay at home.
46 Gotfrogs
47 Yelobird
48 Pinbear
49 knightgdg
50 Pball
51 PinBackpacker
52 Scarpie
53 jedimastermatt
54 masterfx
55 Gomer1969
56 dluth
57 taz16
58 ulmpharmd (2)
59 Sijcolo
60 Manimal
61 fuseholder
62 Vyzer2
63 rzgrip
64 adborto
65 Ramzr1
66 BigT
67 billyboy
68 FalconDriver
69 Chambo
70 MK6PIN
71 wizard1
72 gatordad
73 rai
74 vaporos
75 paragon07
All of you above have been PM'd, and I'll be working hard to get the rest of them made.
But please remember, I’m making a toy. That's it. In the general scheme of things, it's really not that important. So for those of you who have been affected in any way by this virus, please don't feel bad or apologize if you have to drop out or postpone your purchase.
It's a toy.
And I’m not going anywhere. 
Steve
IMG_7740 (resized).JPGQuoted from gouveia:Hey everyone,
The Golden State of California has officially been told to stay at home--so that's what we're going to do.
I'll make one last big drop at UPS with the remaining Crystal Ball mods that I have, and then it's back to molding, sanding, painting, designing, pinball playing and anything else I can do to stay at home.
46 Gotfrogs
47 Yelobird
48 Pinbear
49 knightgdg
50 Pball
51 PinBackpacker
52 Scarpie
53 jedimastermatt
54 masterfx
55 Gomer1969
56 dluth
57 taz16
58 ulmpharmd (2)
59 Sijcolo
60 Manimal
61 fuseholder
62 Vyzer2
63 rzgrip
64 adborto
65 Ramzr1
66 BigT
67 billyboy
68 FalconDriver
69 Chambo
70 MK6PIN
71 wizard1
72 gatordad
73 rai
74 vaporos
75 paragon07
All of you above have been PM'd, and I'll be working hard to get the rest of them made.
But please remember, I’m making a toy. That's it. In the general scheme of things, it's really not that important. So for those of you who have been affected in any way by this virus, please don't feel bad or apologize if you have to drop out or postpone your purchase.
It's a toy.
And I’m not going anywhere.
Steve[quoted image]
And the same for You Steve. Take care of your wife and stay safe as your Primary Focus. There is No rush when it comes to a toy over loved ones. While little is really good about this new global event I have been blessed with extra time and love caring for my 3 year old granddaughter with CP. Having this extra time with her has given my wife and I a stronger appreciation of priorities and family. I wish you the same. Thanks for sharing your amazing talent with us.
Quoted from gouveia:And I’m not going anywhere
AMEN for that!!!
Quoted from RedLineMania:Food for thought: Do you think the original boxing for your "toys" will become collectable in 30 years? Such as the original box for a barbie.
Absolutley!
Although the boxes dont have the silver paint smear on them......YET!
Quoted from RedLineMania:Food for thought: Do you think the original boxing for your "toys" will become collectable in 30 years? Such as the original box for a barbie.
Yes. But only if you keep it unopened. 
Quoted from gouveia:Yes. But only if you keep it unopened.
Well That wouldn’t be any fun! Really impressed at how fast you tore through this highly detailed mod. Or your wife is making you live in the garage....lol
Thanks! I was actually working on them for a while before I made the list. It was supposed to be a side project with the witch, because a friend of mine is finalizing parts of that. So it's been keeping me busy. But now I have to start all over again to get the rest of them out (new molds, more plastic, sanding,etc), so that's gonna take a few weeks at least.
Steve, if you're bored during the lockdown and need something to do, a batch of monkey mods will certainly kill time! 
Quoted from gouveia:I'm not bored.
So for all those stranded at home doing honey do lists you could break protocol and batch another run of crystal ball beauties. Lol. Help us Steve it’s up to you to keep us all sane!
Installed and blown away. Really makes a huge difference.
One thing to note is my crystal ball touched the glass when I went to replace it. I do have plastic protectors installed which may be what caused this issue.
Once I remove the washers from below the mod it now just barely clears the glass. Another happy customer.
thumbnail (1) (resized).jpgthumbnail (resized).jpgQuoted from fnosm:Installed and blown away. Really makes a huge difference.
One thing to note is my crystal ball touched the glass when I went to replace it. I do have plastic protectors installed which may be what caused this issue.
Once I remove the washers from below the mod it now just barely clears the glass. Another happy customer.[quoted image][quoted image]
Not mod related but do you have some type of Blue mod lighting? My game looks very different in color. Not bad just curious.
Awesome! Looks great. Yeah, I don't know about plastic protectors, but without them the ball clears the glass by 1/4 inch or so. I think it looks really cool up higher. It stands out a lot more, and the pinball actually goes AROUND it now. I kept thinking of riding around this when I was making it.
giphy.gifQuoted from Yelobird:So for all those stranded at home doing honey do lists you could break protocol and batch another run of crystal ball beauties. Lol. Help us Steve it’s up to you to keep us all sane!
You don't think I have "honey do" lists too?!?!
Someone's going to be finishing the list while re-painting the kitchen.
I quadruple checked my connector, but it looks fine and my CB display is dead. I am wondering if my screwdriver maybe f'd up the back of the display board when I was inserting the screws of the display bracket into the new base.
Any ideas what to check (other than the connector)?
Quoted from RTS:I quadruple checked my connector, but it looks fine and my CB display is dead. I am wondering if my screwdriver maybe f'd up the back of the display board when I was inserting the screws of the display bracket into the new base.
Any ideas what to check (other than the connector)?
did you skip a post? you have to be careful or you can mis align the connector pretty easy. also, make sure the sd card is still in.
also, make sure the connector isnt upside down
Quoted from titanpenguin:did you skip a post? you have to be careful or you can mis align the connector pretty easy. also, make sure the sd card is still in.
also, make sure the connector isnt upside down
I pushed the card and reinserted the card. I removed the ball from ther base so I can see the pins clearly. I've reinserted connector 10 times.
I don't know what happened. It was working but I removed it to readjust the bracket and when I put it back in, it didn't work anymore. Crap.
Quoted from RTS:I pushed the card and reinserted the card. I removed the ball from ther base so I can see the pins clearly. I've reinserted connector 10 times.
I don't know what happened. It was working but I removed it to readjust the bracket and when I put it back in, it didn't work anymore. Crap.
Check the under playfield side of connection.
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