Harry Potter - Rocket City Pinball

CoinBlockers

Andy Sokol — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 04:34:09 +0000

Arcade / on-location games can credit up through various non-traditional means, e.g., paid location entry with all games on free play, swipe card systems, integrated cashless systems, bill collectors, etc. Some locations might switch games between coin drop and free play for tournaments or other events. In these cases, operators may want to cover the coin slots to prevent confusion -- especially from younger clientele who aren't always sure how to operate or credit the games. Locations who do utilize coin drop might experience a coin slot that jams or breaks (without immediate opportunity to repair), so an operator might want to cover one of the two available slots.

In any of the above scenarios, consider Rocket City Pinball's CoinBlockers! These are designed to fit most modern games that use the Universal Pinball Validator Door (P/N 40-0696-30) from Suzo-Happ (reference https://na.suzohapp.com/products/coin_doors/40-0696-30). CoinBlockers are designed to snugly fit over the coin slot frames, and have a textured surface finish to blend in with the finish of the door. Simply press the CoinBlocker firmly in place and the coin slots disappear! To remove, firmly grasp the CoinBlocker and pull/rock it until it pops off.

Q: Could a guest remove this?
A: Only with adequate force -- but why would they? The CoinBlocker blends in with the door and in most cases will be completely ignored. It cannot be removed with an inadvertent bump; they are very snug when installed so removal requires intent.

CoinBlockers are available in Dual-Slot style which covers both slots (ideal for free play or swipe card setups). Broken or jammed slot? Cover it in a flash (until you have time to repair it) with the single-slot style CoinBlocker. One wall on the Single-Slot version is thin enough to fit between the two slot frames. Single-Slot style can also be used on doors with wider slot spacing (e.g., 40-0707-00), or exported games with only a single slot.

Wanna get fancy? CoinBlockers can also be customized with your location's logo! Send a vectorized or layered version of your logo and it can be printed right onto your CoinBlocker. (For customized CoinBlockers, you must add one Customization Fee to your cart, regardless of the number of CoinBlockers you intend to order. This is for the time required to process the logo and integrate it into the CoinBlocker model for printing.)

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Harry Potter Coin Reject Buttons

Andy Sokol — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 02:54:53 +0000

These 3D coin reject buttons are adorned with a 3D sign for Platform 9-3/4, with an off-white background and black border & text. Default base color is translucent red with sparkle, to replicate the original sign design but also give it that magical touch. Other base colors available too.

Purchase includes a pair of buttons, two colored bulbs where applicable (e.g., red, green, purple), and two replacement e-clips in case yours has the difficult tiny ones. (Reference 2nd video in Installation Instructions section.)

Installation is easy! See installation instructions below.

**Buyer is responsible to confirm their coin door uses this Suzo-Happ button type (replacement for button only in 42-0517 assembly, no housing included), as some export/reimport games may have had coin doors changed/modified.**

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Harry Potter Start Button

Andy Sokol — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 03:31:19 +0000

Replace your boring plain start button with a gorgeous 3D start button from Rocket City Pinball!

Six options are available for Harry Potter, all of which are 3D-printed in 5 to 6 different colors using mid-layer filament changes to fuse all sections together into one beautiful button.

The stylized house crest versions feature transparent outer sections as well as transparent crest backgrounds, and metallic foreground animals with a pleasing hemispherically-rounded shape. Choose your assigned house! Some details on the filament types/colors used:
- Gryffindor's transparent red base features gold sparkles to match the gold lion.
- Slytherin's transparent green base features sparkles to match the silver snake.
- Ravenclaw's features a unique metallic black for the eagle.
- Hufflepuff's crest frame is black with gold sparkles, complementing the yellow base. Even the crest's dark sections are a transparent gray, allowing the entire crest to light up.

The Quidditch variation features a quidditch hoop, with wood grain and a mounting brace, a quaffle scoring a goal, and a small snitch flying in the background, on a sky blue base. This is also available on a white/clear base, if you prefer cloudy skies.

Special thanks to stigg for the wood grain, nawadap for the quaffle, and Innovations 3D for the crests, all of which have been heavily manipulated and modified to incorporate into my designs.

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