Aftermarket pinball mods,
custom 3-D printed parts,
& original game room photography
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Aftermarket pinball mods,
custom 3-D printed parts,
& original game room photography
Contact me to purchase!
Aftermarket pinball mods,
custom 3-D printed parts,
& original game room photography
Contact me to purchase!
Aftermarket pinball mods,
custom 3-D printed parts,
& original game room photography
Contact me to purchase!
Taking start buttons to the next dimension! Replaces the lens & token in 1.5" start button assemblies used current era Stern & JJP games. Most consist of a single continuous multiple-filament print, changed mid-print to permanently fuse all the colors together. See installation video at the bottom of this page.
Who wants a hug? Launch button for Alien, fits Heighway or Pinball Brothers. The shudder-inducing Facehugger adorns the face of this two-filament print, printed as a continuous piece (with a filament change in the process) to fuse the hugger to the button face. Don't worry, it can't jump off at you!
Beautiful cratered moon printed in light gray sparkle filament. START lettering in negative space using the same font as the logos on the cabinet.
Modeled to represent the honeycomb between the flippers, with START lettering in an AMF-esque font. Printed in five different filaments with mid-print filament changes fusing it all together. Includes full housing to replace smaller original button and cover counterbore in cabinet.
Includes housing/switch assembly to fully replace the small recessed button and cover the counterbore with this larger 1.5" diameter button. Captain America is four separate pieces snapped together, with shield-like curvature, available in metallic (for that vibranium shine!) or matte, $35 w/ housing. Iron Man arc reactor is two pieces snapped together, and is $5 less due to simpler/shorter print time. Avengers assemble!
Captain America is four separate pieces snapped together, with shield-like curvature, available in metallic (for that vibranium shine!) or matte, $30 each. Iron Man arc reactor is two pieces snapped together, and is $5 less due to simpler/shorter print time. Avengers assemble!
You can practically HEAR this button! Black bat on green backsplash on translucent yellow button, but fully customizable to your choice of colors. Splash points have nice surface curvature so they're not sharp and stabby. Batman-esque font and eyes in negative space so the base color light shines through! Also available with housing/switch assembly ($5 extra) to fully replace small recessed button on the early run machines.
Light blue backing with a rescue orange life preserver! Button, text, & preserver are printed together; the white wraps are printed separately and added in post-processing. No housing required, the original button and recess are already the proper size! Don't forget to purchase matching coin reject buttons, featuring rescue cans!
Several options available for Stern's latest release: 1965 or 2015 SPECTRE logos with or without 'START ' text (rounded surfaces on textless versions), or two variations of 'gun barrel' posess, complete with rifling! Can be printed with any color backing, since the different trim levels have different color artwork.
Using the same rounded surface technique as the Avengers button, this Deadpool-inspired button is printed in clear/white with a mid-print filament change to black, then the red section (printed separately in your choice of standard red or metallic red) is snapped into place. Maximum effort!
We're police officers ... we're not trained to handle this kind of violence! This launch button features the SAPD badge (and their motto ORDER), in a light blue to match the cabinet and a backlit red 'jewel'!
Flashy & sparkly to match the bombastic extravagance of the game! Designed to represent the Crocodile Rock glasses (and CE shooter rod), with lit START in the backglass font. The sparkle-red star has a rounded tubular shape making it smooth and pleasant to the touch. The sparkly silver (or gold) face is backed with black to accentuate the lettering and prevent light bleed-thru.
Sparkle-silver face recommended for the Platinum Edition and sparkle-gold face recommended for the Collector's Edition.
Four different filaments are used to create this beautifully spooky button, with shadowed Elvira-esque lettering atop a spider web. Outer ends of web have nice surface curvature so they're not sharp and stabby. Also now available in a Blood Red Kiss edition -- white/clear base with sparkle red lettering!
This button requires no explanation for Foo Fighters fans. The cabinets for each trim level feature all the colors shown here -- so take your pick for whichever you like best!
This fiery Targaryen-inspired button features a sparkling blood-red sigil and golden lettering. Games from the 2019 run require only the button cover for $30; games from the original 2015 run will require full switch & housing assembly (included for additional $35) to replace the original small, recessed start button. See instructional video in Videos section.
Full housing assembly is dressed up as the ice block lifter, while the button itself is a block of 'ice' with START (in Demo Man font) frozen inside! START is intentionally rotated back into the button to make it look suspended inside the ice, just like the frozen prisoners in the film. The print finish is also intentionally cloudy to give it a frosty look, making the captive START text partially obscured until lit up by the button's light!
Who you gonna call? Rocket City Pinball! This beautiful 3D start button includes a full assembly to replace the smaller original start button. The background and red 'no' symbol light up, while a 3D ghost (inspired by the team's logo) protrudes from the button face!
A three-filament print inspired by the iconic Godfather puppeteer logo, suspending the START letters from crossbrace. I'm gonna make you a start button you can't refuse!
This five-color print features a curled Godzilla and lettering made to match the artwork on the Pro & Premium. Available in a new color -- Atomic Breath Blue! Also looks great in green or red. Can be printed with a silver Godzilla and monochromatic text for a special Mechagodzilla version!
A four-filament print, this GotG-inspired button features two metallic colors and shadowed lettering. Purple base matches cabinet art, but other base colors available upon request. Dance-off, bro!
Digitally carved jack-o-lantern comes to life on Spooky's Halloween game! Includes full housing to replace OEM button and cover counterbore in cabinet. Be sure to watch the installation video below specific to the Spooky setup.
This button for 007 / GoldenEye features the GoldenEye device from the film! The center gem and surrounding nubs light up. The silver disc section is press-fit after printing, creating a two-piece assembly.
Featuring the One Ring -- complete with elvish inscriptions -- in a precious metallic gold, surrounding 'START' in a LotR/Hobbit-esque font. Base shown in clear; other colors available upon request.
Featuring a white-lettered tire mounted on a classic 5-spoke wheel, atop a fluorescent orange base to match the famous Hot Wheels track pieces. The button and wheel are printed together with a mid-print filament change, and the treaded tire (with its own mid-print filament change for the lettering) is installed as a tight press-fit assembly post-print processing.
Modeled to represent the Pharaoh Eddie at the back of the playfield! Mid-print filament change permanently fuses the sandstone (tan filament with black flake) pharaoh to the button.
Modeled to represent the eye of Cyborg Eddie (from Somewhere in Time).
More complicated than it appears: the outer silver shell is one piece, and the inner "lens" is a press-fit second piece ... but that lens also consists of two separate pieces (green and red) assembled mid-print and then permanently joined together by the white layers.
Iron Man arc reactor includes a metallic silver shroud with internal lens to glow from the inside! Vault run from 2020 requires only the button itself ($25); all earlier versions require housing/switch assembly ($5 additional) to fully replace the small recessed button and cover the counterbore with this larger 1.5" diameter button.
Seven different filaments colors adorn this fun movie-poster-inspired start button for Jaws. The shark is chomping down on the raised 'START' letters designed in a Jaw-esque font! Light blue base recommended for Pro & Premium; turquoise base recommended for LE.
Large size button for Data East! A three-filament print, featuring a representation of the iconic T-rex skeleton, including 'START' in a JP-esque font! Base shown in red; other colors available upon request.
A three-filament print, featuring a representation of the iconic T-rex skeleton, including 'START' in a JP-esque font! Base shown in red; other colors available upon request. Suggestion: replace bulb with red LED for a deeper red lit button color!
A FIVE-filament print (three continuous, two add-on) designed to look like a vinyl record, with a Zeppelin-esque font protruding from the surface. Center "label" is translucent so it lights up. Fun fact: smooth sections between songs are positioned in the same places as the Led Zeppelin IV album!
Inspired the the film reel found on the backglass & playfield, this beautiful button looks like a roll of film mounted on a reel. The 'film' is translucent so it likes up through the face and edges of the button, as does the Looney Tunes-esque 'Start' lettering. Includes full housing to replace OEM button and cover counterbore in cabinet. Be sure to watch the installation video below specific to the Spooky setup.
Featuring the One Ring -- complete with elvish inscriptions -- in a precious metallic gold. No 'START' text is included here (like on the Hobbit button) since it is already written on the LotR cabinet. Includes housing to replace the smaller start button and cover counterbore in cabinet.
This is the way! Featuring your choice of Mythosaur skull (in off-white bone color) or Mudhorn insignia (in metallic Beskar color). Base in your choice of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, or white/clear.
Rather than "Start", a fitting phrase to begin your game is "Exit light, enter night". Button can be printed with or without this text. Looks great in several base colors including orange, green, purple, or white/clear. Includes full housing assembly to replace the smaller button and cover the counterbore in the cabinet.
Drippy text accompanies Lily Munster's bat pendant in your choice of color combination. Suggestions shown here for Pro, Premium, & LE, based on their very different cabinet art packages.
"I can’t wait to share this new wonder
The people will all see its light
Let them all play their own pinball
The Modders praise my name on this night"
The infamous red star of the Solar Federation shines through a black sparkling starfield, topped with a triple-colored START text in a 2112-esque font. Text in light blue or purple for Pro/Prem. Special antique brass colored face available for LE.
This wacky start button is inspired by the bomb artwork atop the pop bumpers! The large fluorescent orange base and yellow starburst light up, and the bomb even features a curl of tan filament for a fuse!
No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy! Dress up your TSPP with this atom-symbol start button. Symbol is printed with a spherical curvature for a pleasant 3D shape. Available in pretty much any color combination you want! Housing & switch assembly included to fully replace smaller recessed button and cover the counterbore in the cabinet.
Inspired by the Tune Squad jerseys from the film, this colorful button is printed with five different filament colors, including two which light up! This button comes with a full kit to replace the non-lighted original start button with this new lighted version; no soldering is required! See installation video for kit contents and how to install them.
Four filament changes are needed to print this beautiful button, which features lettering painstakingly recreated to match the style on the game artwork. Housing assembly and switch included, to fully replace the small, recessed start button and cover the counterbore.
This Trek-inspired start button's spherically curved surface makes the metallic filament really shine, and the negative space allows the insignia and text to light up! Metallic blue for Pro & LE, metallic red for Premium. Housing assembly and switch included, to fully replace the small, recessed start button and cover the counterbore.
Featuring a representation of the Death Star, including 'START' in a Star Wars-esque font and an opening for the super-laser to shine through! Base is translucent green to keep the super-laser in the correct color; other colors available upon request.
Available for Data East version also for $35.
Featuring a symbol representative of the Mobile Infantry and the words 'JOIN UP NOW!' Symbol and text have a rounded face. This button comes with a full kit to replace the non-lighted original start button with this new lighted version; no soldering is required! See installation video for kit contents and how to install them.
Featuring Eleven's favorite -- an Eggo waffle -- with 'START' in a Stranger Things-esque font. Translucent section is available in your choice of color, though purple or red seem like the natural choice based on the cabinet art.
Featuring a sewer manhole cover with 'START' in a TMNT-esque font. Translucent section is available in your choice of color, though green seems like the natural choice based on the theme!
I need your clothes, your boots, and your start button! This Skynet-esque start button features a three-dimensional logo and lettering, with gaps to allow backlighting. Housing assembly and switch included, to fully replace the small, recessed start button and cover the counterbore.
There's a pinball in my boot! Inspired by Woody's backdrop on the apron, his Sheriff badge lights up behind "Start" in a Toy Story-esque font. Five different filaments are used to create this playful button!
Available in Autobot or Decepticon on your choice of translucent color base. Lettering accented with ink on light-colored bases for contrast. Housing assembly and switch included, to fully replace the small, recessed start button and cover the counterbore.
Identity disc Available in your choice of Flynn blue or CLU orange. Housing assembly and switch included, to fully replace the small, recessed start button and cover the counterbore.
The iconic eyes and "Start" in a Venom-esque font light up in negative space through a rounded button face. The button face is printed in sparkle black to give the illusion of the shiny wet symbiote goo.
The famous hospital cafeteria doors adorn this button, which consists of a single continuous 3D print with three filament changes (translucent red --> black --> gray --> silver) and then the plank of ‘wood’ is physically inserted into the handles afterward -- just like the real thing -- to keep those walkers at bay. Housing assembly and switch included, to fully replace the small, recessed start button and cover the counterbore.
There's no place like home -- unless you're off to see the Wizard! With a yellow brick road background (designed to light up, particularly in the gaps between bricks), this button is topped with the words 'Off to see the wizard' in your choice of a sparkling green (for the Emerald City) or a sparkling red (for the ruby slippers).
Creepy gray alien head stares out at you from this large replacement launch button. Duane Barry would not approve.
Featuring the iconic warning from the show in an X-Files-esque font. This button comes with a full kit to replace the non-lighted original start button with this new lighted version; no soldering is required! See installation video for kit contents and how to install them.
Taking coin doors to the next dimension -- these eye-catching buttons literally pop out at you! They're 3D-printed with multiple filaments, including a translucent base which allows the coin insert light to glow through. Price is for a pair of inserts unless specified otherwise. (These are my daughter's idea -- so she gets a small commission from every sale!) Installation videos at the bottom of this page.
Any of the coin buttons on this page can be produced in your choice of translucent colors, including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and white/clear -- simply specify when ordering. Want a different color not shown? Please inquire!
Complimentary matching coin slot is now included for WMS WPC-era games. (Note: Some listings below do not picture this slot. Purple not pictured above, but is available.)
Featuring Fester's chair!
Featuring the Leaning Tower of Pisa (before the Martians straighten it), printed in marble filament!
Featuring the torch from the Statue of Liberty! For this version, the flame is colored with gold ink (where accessible) to look more like the real landmark.
Featuring the torch from the Statue of Liberty! Also available with colored flame (see next item).
Featuring bright orange rescue cans like those used by lifeguards! Pair of buttons comes with each rescue can oriented in opposite directions.
Featuring a skull & crossbones using models scanned from actual human bones!
Features a rifled gun barrel looking at a classic Bond silhouette.
Featuring a menacing wolf! Available in white, gray, or black. Mix & match allowed -- just let me know when you place your order!
Featuring a cactus with a sheriff badge, inspired by the one on backbox side art!
Featuring the blue TARDIS -- with windows 'open' to light through.
Featuring trippy x-ray lines and kooky glasses & head mirror inspired by those worn by Dr. Dude.
Featuring a miniature F-14 in silver, with the canopy accented with ink. The wings and stabilizers float above the face of the button for a more realistic look!
Featuring a fire hydrant like the one on the playfield between the flippers. Shown in opaque gold to match the cabinet art; also available in normal translucent colors.
Features Overlord heads in your choice of base color. Filament changed to green mid-print, and accented with ink in post-processing
Features designs representing the sigils of the four primary houses. Targaryen sigil also offered in blue to match color scheme in the game.
Featuring a traffic light -- a common element between the popular High Speed games. The "lights" are printed separately and inserted afterward. Even some light comes through the red & yellow! (Green "light" is blocked by the pin.)
Featuring a miniature F-14 in silver, with the canopy accented with ink. The wings and stabilizers float above the face of the button for a more realistic look!
Featuring the iconic gun-barrel -- complete with rifling -- aimed at the silhouette of our renowned Agent 007!
Features Ronan's hammer in a shiny metallic silver.
Welcome to the jungle, baby! Two design options including a cross inspired by the Appetite for Destruction album or a skull with a top hat. Cross uses four different filaments, including purple, metallic red, and metallic gold.
Featuring a traffic light -- a common element between the popular High Speed games. The "lights" are printed separately and inserted afterward. Even some light comes through the red, yellow & green!
ONE BUTTON TO RULE THEM ALL! Featuring The One Ring with the inscription subtly visible on its inner & outer surface.
Featuring the famous Fertility Idol from Indy's initial quest in Raiders of the Lost Ark!
Inspired by the license plate found in the tiger shark's stomach! It was A shark, but not THE shark...
Featuring the intimidating DREDD badge, modeled to allow light through certain areas.
Hold onto your butts! Featuring a layout similar to signs used all over the island -- except the island is printed in a lush green with land topography. The JP symbol is printed separately (in your choice of color) and inserted afterward.
You bred raptors?! Featuring a baby dinosaur emerging from a cracked egg! The off-white egg is fused with the button and the dino (in your choice of color) is printed separately aand inserted afterward.
Hold onto your butts! Featuring a layout similar to signs used all over the island -- except the island is printed in a lush green with land topography. The JP symbol is printed separately (in your choice of color) and inserted afterward.
Featuring "The Object" from the 'Presence' album.
Featuring ingots of Beskar, to show where the money goes -- this is the way.
Featuring a castle tower with an internal spiral staircase visible through the window!
Featuring a miniature human skull! Note: can mix & match with Metallica tombstone version (e.g. one button with skull, one with tombstone)
Featuring a cross tombstone (in marble, as shown or in white) like the drop targets and Master of Puppets album cover! Note: can mix & match with Metallica skull version (e.g. one button with skull, one with tombstone)
Munsters owners will recognize this design, inspired by the spinner in the game -- a 3D rendition of a spooky bat flying in front of a silvery moon.
Color suggestions:
Pro - purple, green, blue, yellow, copper (opaque)
Premium - white/clear
LE - red, gold (opaque)
Lettering printed as a single print with button and accented with black ink. Basketball printed separately (and then inserted) to accommodate ink accents in the grooves (without getting ink on the button).
Featuring a skull & crossbones using models scanned from actual human bones! Bones can be any color; white & black shown since they are a more common choice. Please specify when ordering!
Featuring a white ambulance accented with three miniature separately-printed pieces for the light bar & red cross. Bumper & grille accented with silver ink.
Featuring a fire hydrant representing the Signals album.
(Data East version) Featuring a nuclear cooling tower! Atomic symbol accented in black ink. Inside of the tower is hollow when viewed from above (more of the button is visible). Tower printed in red to match those in the game, but also can be printed in gray for a more "realistic" look (reference TSPP).
(Stern version) Featuring a nuclear cooling tower! Atomic symbol accented in black ink. Inside of the tower is hollow when viewed from above (more of the button is visible).
Featuring the Starfleet emblem in your choice of silver or gold.
(Stern version) Featuring an overhead view of the Kelvin-timeline Enterprise.
(Stern version) Featuring an interpretation/representation of the Millenium Falcon! Marble filament used for the MF is a perfect off-white color and its black flakes give it that gritty/dirty appearance.
Featuring a 3D rendition of the Federal Network logo, in a three-color contiguous print. ...WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?
Featuring Eleven's favorite -- Eggo waffles (with the correct number of grids because I'm a nerd)! Available in various orientations (0, 30, 45, or 60 degrees off vertical) to randomize the look.
A special edition button on opaque teal with a steel colored lion head in honor of LIONMAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!! Also available in the normal translucent colors with lion head in your choice of steel, gold, black, etc.
Featuring a miniature space shuttle orbiter printed in white and black with additional ink & paint accents.
Featuring a miniature space shuttle orbiter printed in white and black with additional ink & paint accents.
Featuring a tombstone inspired by the one in the game, in a three-color print (button color of your choice, tombstone in your choice of gray or marble, and white skull). Button light shines through the RIP letters!
Never pay full price for late pizza! The button and pizza "innards" are printed together, the pepperoni & mushrooms are accented with ink, and the crust is printed separately then permanently snapped into place. Cowabunga dude!
Never pay full price for late pizza! The button and pizza "innards" are printed together, the pepperoni & mushrooms are accented with ink, and the crust is printed separately then permanently snapped into place. Cowabunga dude!
Featuring a silver T-800 skull and "T2" in its distinctive font protruding from the face of the button. Also available in 'steel' -- a darker metallic filament color similar to stainless steel.
A special edition button on opaque gold to match the cabinet accents, with a rabbit coming out of a hat! The rabbit is printed separately and inserted afterward. Also available in the normal translucent colors.
Printed with three different filaments -- available in Autobot (blue base, red symbol, as shown) or Decepticon (purple base, metallic purple symbol) color schemes, or custom colors by request. Mix & match if you'd like!
Featuring the ominous floating door from the show's opening credits! Modeled so that a thin crack around the door's perimeter allows some eerie light through.
Featuring representations of the Daily Bugle and Life Foundation, in Rocket City Pinball's first new product utilizing multiple colors on the same layer!
Printed with three different filaments -- the button, the chocolate bar, and the Wonka W! The purple W is standard but can be changed by request.
Printed with three different filaments -- the button, the chocolate bar, and the Wonka W! The W is printed in metallic red to match the exterior trim on the CE.
Printed with three different filaments -- the button, the chocolate bar, and the Wonka W! The button is printed in translucent blue to match the exterior trim on the LE.
Now, that's a coin button of a different color! Featuring the Ruby Slippers, using a special SPARKLING red filament!
Featuring a magnifying glass discovering a fingerprint and a mysterious question mark! Accented with ink.
Featuring a creepy gray alien! The eyes are colored with black ink for a more lifelike look .
The Chum Line plastic is unsupported underneath, causing it to flex/sag as the ball rolls across it, which then ricochets off the slot edge and goes airborne! This custom-designed TPU part sits below the plastic and provides necessary support to eliminate airballs. Its unusual shape aligns precisely with the chum line and harpoons, becoming invisible instead of casting unsightly shadows or silhouettes. Easy to install; fits Pro, Premium, and LE.
The Cast Again ball save / extra ball light is too dim and unevenly lit. This mod replaces the single LED with four bright LEDs a fully lit insert! Utilizes a clever flasher board cover to safely tap into power. Easy to install and available in white, red, or blue. Fits Pro, Premium, and LE.
This highly detailed multicolor two-piece kit is ridiculously easy to install and is a vast improvement over the flasher dome protruding from the back wall. Fits Pro, Premium, and LE.
The Sonic Radio speaker insert is tragically underlit by the pitiful single tiny LED on Stern's light board. This 100% reversible custom wire extension and light mount brings up the brightness eight-fold for proper illumination and exciting gameplay!
A Rocket City Pinball / FlipMods collaboration, this plate is inspired by the signs made by Deputy Hendricks per direction of Chief Brody. The plate includes grooves and small 'nails' to give the appearance of a painted wood sign.
A Rocket City Pinball / FlipMods collaboration, the Daily Bugle features a seven color front panel and strategically-designed back panel to allow lighting through specific windows for each mode. Fits Pro and Prem/LE.
On Venom Premium & LE, the doppelganger blocks the view of the right orbit's insert. This 3D printed mount holds a shatterproof mirror above the right orbit to reflect the insert and make it visible again! Kit also includes a taller acrylic piece to replace the one under the Doppelganger, to prevent the dangling target from getting trapped in the shooter lane (the OEM acrylic is not tall enough).
Oh no, the flasher domes are being taken over by symbiotes! These creepy gooey tendrils are printed in sparkly black filament to give them a wet, organic look. Replacement domes in amber, blue, purple, or white are available for $3 extra.
The 007 multiplier insert only has one light beneath it, off to one side, so the insert only half lights up and looks unfinished. This custom light mount fully lights the insert and animates it with a sparkling blue & white light, intended to match the Diamonds Are Forever multiplier mode animations. Also available in solid colors.
The pin to hold the ball for Jetpack Bond is not well supported, so it rubs against the metal as it rises -- which shaves the pin and sprinkles the right orbit with white shavings. This Alignment Corrector centers the pin and prevents it from contacting the metal.
This premanufactured die-cast Dragon Tank is customized by Rocket City Pinball to include lit eyes (tied to general illumination) and a flame-orange mouth (tied to the tank target, flashing when hit). It is mounted to a custom sandy/low-lying brush scene like the movie, atop a 3D printed plastic, and includes matching hardware and custom connectors to make it fully plug & play.
Replace that awkwardly-protruding flasher dome with a clean, flush-mounting SPECTRE logo designed to match the style of the lettering on the back wall!
Representing the Signals album cover, this popular mod mounts above the S-curve in the right ramp on Rush, replacing the flasher bulb dome. The dog is a pre-manufactured resin model, and the hydrant and grass are 3D printed. The hydrant lights up when the flasher fires!
Representing the Presto album cover, this popular mod mounts above the end of the right ramp on Rush, replacing the flasher bulb dome near the inlane. The rabbit lights up when the flasher fires!
No more boring white or red beehives that don't match the cabinet colors! These custom beehive shooter housings are available in any color you want, including metallic or sparkly! Please specify game name and color choice when you order. Order 3 or more and price drops to $25 each!
Get creative to custom match your beehive shooter housing to match the game cabinet! Colors can inlcude metallic or sparkly. Specify your game name and color choices **by layer as shown in the photo.**
Notably missing from the Led Zeppelin playfield is 'The Object' from the 'Presence' album. Not anymore!
This 3D printed version stands 4.5" tall, designed with a custom snap-fit mounting system built into its base and the included translucent pop bumper cover. To install: remove old cap, install new cap/mount, snap The Object onto the mount & rotate about its center axis to your preferred orientation.
Translucent bumper cover/mount available in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or clear/white.
Custom 3D printed mounts for Matchbox Jurassic Park Ford Explorer tour vehicles & Jeeps -- perfectly sized to "drive" along the ramp! Custom mount for each vehicle at each location:
"Upper" mount -- where plastic ramp converts into habitrail. Mount slides/clips onto the end of the plastic ramp, no drilling required!
"Lower" mount -- end of ramp at the left inlane. Mount attaches at the two existing screws holding the ramp protector.
Explorer: $15 each
Jeep: $10 each
Mounts: $15 each
Hand-painted details transform this pre-manufactured resin model into a white wolf for BSD, or Jon Snow's dire wolf, Ghost, for GoT! BSD: mount over ramps in front of the cemetery, or in back right corner. GoT Pro: mounts perfectly in back right corner. GoT Prem/LE: mount along left wall, in front of Castle Black. Screw mount on front right foot included (see photo); can be removed/reconfigured for other mounting methods/locations.
Measures ~3.5"L x 2.25"T x 1.5"W.
Errant light spilling into inserts from nearby bulbs can be annoying & distracting. 3D printed LightShields mounted under the playfield can reduce this effect -- install at a nearby screw under the playfield. Base includes two holes for flexibility in positioning, and shield itself is thin enough to trim material from its ends to provide clearance if necessary. Sold in packs of 10 for $10.
3D printed from translucent filament which light up beautifully with whatever color bulb you choose. The raised designs representing the Bunker/Visitor Center, Control Room, and Power Shed are colored/painted black to contrast with the light. The covers are designed to fit snugly over a Comet non-ghosting 1SMD wedge bulb (included; can be omitted by request). Specify bulb color(s) when ordering: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or natural white.
Let's not forget the Belles! Customize your own Colored Post Earrings:
3D printed plastic posts to refresh & personalize your playfield -- choose trim/accent colors to really make them pop! Rocket City Pinball has designed a custom 3D model post and refined the specific print parameters to maximize its smoothness and shine. Height note: Posts/prices shown are 1" short posts; add $0.25 each for 1-1/16" (replaces standard star posts) or 1-1/8" (tall posts). Special filaments & multi-color posts priced higher.
For games with gold art or trim; also perfectly matches old games with yellowed plastics & clearcoat! Suggestions:
Perfect for Data East Jurassic Park or Road Show! These posts require FIVE extra filament changes and off-angle printing used to create the caution stripe effect. (Note: DE JP uses 1-1/16" posts)
Ideal for any bowling-themed game, using a matte white and characteristic red double-stripe to give the look of a bowling pin! These posts require four filament changes, intentionally including white in the neck since some rubber configurations don't fully cover this area.
Printed from black filament infused with glitter flakes, which makes them twinkle like the stars! These aren't just light spots, they actually reflect light and shine, looking just like a starry night sky. Photos don't do them justice; this video helps a little (https://youtu.be/KImDDkgYMe0) but they must be seen to be believed -- they look just like the night sky!
Suggestions:
Because if I'm going to change filaments five times during a print, why not make the rainbow?? (1-1/16" height shown)
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For games with silver/chrome accents or artwork, metal parts, or lots of habitrails! A darker, more steely color than the Silver posts also offered here. Not actual steel! Suggestions:
Created with American-themed games in mind, the printing process involves three filament changes (blue/white/red) to create the multicolor effect.
Suggestions:
Created with Black Knight 2000 in mind, with its layered stripes. Likely other uses too with these common colors.
(1-1/16" height shown)
Want a different color combination? Inquire within!
Get creative and make your own custom combination, using any colors you see on this page.
Created with High Speed and The Getaway in mind, with their red/yellow/green traffic lights & targets. The printing process involves three filament changes to create the multicolor effect.
Printed from plastic filament imbued with sawdust, for a look and feel of wood. You can even sand and stain them to match your specific game! Perfect for woodrails (particulary if stained to match) or games with wood included in the artwork.
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Let's not forget the Belles! Customize your own Colored Post Earrings:
Details coming soon!
For games with bronze/copper art or trim. Suggestions:
For games with silver/chrome accents or artwork. A lighter, brighter silver color than the Steel posts also offered here. Suggestions:
Cool-white plastic with black flakes, to give the appearance of marble once printed. Suggestions: ancient civilization themes like
Perfectly complements card game themes, space themes, and more!
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Sure, opaque white posts are still readily available -- but if you're going for a multiple-color mashup which includes white, you'll want these just so all your posts match in shape/style.
Replaces the hard-to-find Gottlieb C-17492 ... available in any color shown on this page, including white! Add $1.50 for Premium colors (metallics, wood, marble).
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Printed from a shiny metallic deep green filament.
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Unique pinball & game room photography! First three items below display print type & pricing structure; subsequent items show available photos!
Printed on 1/16" aluminum sheet using dye-sublimation, for a glossy, crisp image bursting with rich color.
Includes bonded float mount for easy hanging and contemporary style.
Image printed on warp-resistant canvas, stretched over a wood frame with tightly folder corners. Ready to hang with included sawtooth hanger; no framing required.
Image printed on archival-quality photo paper at a professional lab; hand-matted by the artist onto pH neutral, acid-free mounting board. Mat is a standard size for inexpensive & easy DIY framing (frame not included).
Updated August 2021 -- easier installation instructions for my 3D Start Buttons for modern Stern & JJP games with 1.5" start button assemblies. Note: if you misalign the button when you snap it in place, do not attempt to remove it; instead, loosen the large black nut and rotate the housing as required.
Duration: 3 minutes
Start button assembly replacement instructions for games with smaller recessed buttons & momentary microswitches. The new assembly covers the existing counterbore. Use this process if your switch has all spade terminals; if you have any solder or diode on your switch, use the next video.
Duration: 6 minutes
Start button assembly replacement instructions for games with smaller recessed buttons & momentary microswitches. No soldering required -- use this process if your switch has soldered wire(s) and/or diode. The new assembly covers the existing counterbore.
Duration: 5 minutes
Kit includes Start Button with housing, light housing with pre-soldered extension, cabinet bushing, and bulbs. Replaces smaller unlit recessed buttons with momentary microswitches. No soldering required. The new assembly covers the existing counterbore and taps into power at the coin reject buttons.
Duration: 8 minutes
Installation instructions for my 3D Coin Reject Buttons for modern Stern (and other) games, replacing Suzo-Happ buttons in 42-0517 assembly.
Duration: 2 minutes (it's that easy)
Installation instructions for my 3D Coin Reject Buttons for Williams/Bally WPC-era games, replacing 27-1037 button.
Duration: 4 minutes
Installation instructions for my 3D Coin Reject Buttons for Sega / Data East / Premier (Gottlieb) games, replacing 891-1113-01 button.
Duration: 3 minutes
Installation instructions for my 3D Coin Reject Buttons for Williams early System 11 games, many of which used the unusual CoinCo 2802 series door with 404604 button.
Duration: 4 minutes
Installation instructions for my 3D Coin Entry Plates for early solid state Williams games, replacing the 16C-8715 plates.
Duration: 5 minutes
Invited back to Pinball Expo for 2021, Andy attended in person and gave a seminar entitled 'Playfield & Cabinet Customization Using 3D Printing'. This video was extracted from the Twitch stream.
Duration: 53 minutes
This video is straight from the Pinball Expo 2020 broadcast, and includes:
Duration: 23 minutes
This video is shortened to include only the genesis of the Custom Colored Posts idea and the assorted variations / examples, with updated images to show the latest design & new available colors.
(Produced October 2020, many new colors / types made available since then -- reference 2021 seminar!)
Duration: 15 minutes
Watch this video if your Stern game was manufactured after October 2021, to resolve loose/spinning RCP start buttons
Duration: 5.5 minutes
How to install the dalmatian/base & hydrant on your Rush game
Duration: 6 minutes
How to install the corner road scene version of the Red Barchetta mod, with or without lit headlights.
One-Lane Bridge version coming soon!
Duration: 17 minutes
How to install the SJ Cleanup kit for a flush bulb installation and matching hardware.
Duration: 7 minutes
How to install the SPECTRE wall flasher on the Prem/LE to clean up that back wall! $20 + shipping.
Duration: 5 minutes
How to install the SPECTRE ramp flasher replacement in between the Henchman and Villain ramps. $35 + shipping.
Duration: 20 minutes
How to install the Multiplier Light Corrector to fix the half-lit insert design flaw. Available in several colors, but Blue Fire is the most popular option, as its sparkling colors match the Diamonds Are Forever animations. $40 + shipping.
Duration: 7 minutes
The jetpack up-post pin is unsupported with too much free play, and gets 'shaved' as is rises through the metal ramp, sprinkling the playfied with debris. This special mod corrects this design flaw. $17.50 + shipping.
Duration: 7 minutes
The famous Dragon Tank is missing from the Pro version, so here 's how to add one -- complete with headlights, interactive mouth fire lights, and detailed scenery. Fully plug & play. $175 + shipping.
Duration: 9 minutes
Aerospace engineer.
Accomplished photographer.
Enthusiastic pinballer.
Andy’s career and creativity converge in the world of the silverball, where he utilizes his engineering side to refurbish pinball machines, his artistic side to photograph them, and both sides to add a personal touch with tasteful modifications and creative repairs.
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