Twilight Zone a small write up of my experiences so far
Picked the machine up just before Lockdown end of February and a friend advised me that’s gonna cost you a small fortune to maintain………. I laughed and said that’s ok its part of a new hobby
With enforced Lockdown I decided to go to town on TZ and yes its cost a small fortune so far lol
New Plastics Fitted (Came with Machine)
5V Reset– failed within days of getting it home new 5v Module fitted ..shipped from the US DOH!
12v & 5V component re-build kits will do this at some point
ULM + LM3 Chips …Switch matrix failed in April lol ULM solved it immediately phew
New IDC GI Lighting Connectors (Pinball Heaven)---originally these were hard soldered onto the pins
Full Comet Led Upgrade (Pinball heaven)
New Rubbers and Plastics (Pinball Heaven)
Full Backbox Flat ribbon Kit (Pinball Heaven)
New Remastered Trans light (Xianek)—original had a few bits of art missing and my OCD kicked in
New Speaker Panel (Xianek)
Pin2DMD (Madnat) ----great upgrade and group buy was awesome
Full Set Fluorescent Protectors (Collywobbles)---have you seen the price of replacement plastics!
New Spiral Magnets (Pinball Mania)—original 23yo magnets were battered
Full Cliffy Set (Gopinball)—few splinters showing in areas so these are perfect
Gumball Steel Balls (Ebay) ---15mm Pachinko balls look great
Diverter Magnet Mod (Recycled from a Coin Mech )—simple mod and very effective
New Invisglass (Neil McRae)—original glass was scratched, chipped and loose fitting
Ingo Clock Upgrade (German pinball Modula)—Forum advise get this done J
Mini Playfield Switch Upgrade (Durzel)---lovely looking upgrade if you ask me
Reinforced Drop Targets (Pinball Shop NL)—an absolute must for the Slot machine and Clock targets
Back Board Spiral decal (Ebay)---Brightened up the rear of the machine no end
Blue Super Bands + Posts (Pinball Shop NL)—still in trial but im finding shots can go airborne off the posts
New Balls (Pinball Heaven)—had to be done following a full deep clean of the subways and playfield
Bespoke Apron Cards (Mikonos)—Old crappy paper ones had to go
Spare TZ Scoop (Paddy the Greek)—just in case the weldment fails
Leg Protectors installed
Heavy Duty Lockable Castors fitted to back legs ….as I have limited space and need to be able to move the pinball around on my own
Other mods n tweeks I’m considering:-
Mirror Blades
Additional Backboard Led Lighting
RGB Light strip fitted to the new speaker panel to highlight the Twilight Zone Logo
Speaker Lights
Pin sound looks like a great mod
Upgrade Speakers at some time
Maybe a Home Rom Upgrade
Have to say Im very new to pinball ownership and am absolutely loving the whole experience regardless of a few head scratches along the way
This forum has been brilliant so far too great community thank you
Will make a donation very soon
Cheers
Stef
Picked the machine up just before Lockdown end of February and a friend advised me that’s gonna cost you a small fortune to maintain………. I laughed and said that’s ok its part of a new hobby
With enforced Lockdown I decided to go to town on TZ and yes its cost a small fortune so far lol
New Plastics Fitted (Came with Machine)
5V Reset– failed within days of getting it home new 5v Module fitted ..shipped from the US DOH!
12v & 5V component re-build kits will do this at some point
ULM + LM3 Chips …Switch matrix failed in April lol ULM solved it immediately phew
New IDC GI Lighting Connectors (Pinball Heaven)---originally these were hard soldered onto the pins
Full Comet Led Upgrade (Pinball heaven)
New Rubbers and Plastics (Pinball Heaven)
Full Backbox Flat ribbon Kit (Pinball Heaven)
New Remastered Trans light (Xianek)—original had a few bits of art missing and my OCD kicked in
New Speaker Panel (Xianek)
Pin2DMD (Madnat) ----great upgrade and group buy was awesome
Full Set Fluorescent Protectors (Collywobbles)---have you seen the price of replacement plastics!
New Spiral Magnets (Pinball Mania)—original 23yo magnets were battered
Full Cliffy Set (Gopinball)—few splinters showing in areas so these are perfect
Gumball Steel Balls (Ebay) ---15mm Pachinko balls look great
Diverter Magnet Mod (Recycled from a Coin Mech )—simple mod and very effective
New Invisglass (Neil McRae)—original glass was scratched, chipped and loose fitting
Ingo Clock Upgrade (German pinball Modula)—Forum advise get this done J
Mini Playfield Switch Upgrade (Durzel)---lovely looking upgrade if you ask me
Reinforced Drop Targets (Pinball Shop NL)—an absolute must for the Slot machine and Clock targets
Back Board Spiral decal (Ebay)---Brightened up the rear of the machine no end
Blue Super Bands + Posts (Pinball Shop NL)—still in trial but im finding shots can go airborne off the posts
New Balls (Pinball Heaven)—had to be done following a full deep clean of the subways and playfield
Bespoke Apron Cards (Mikonos)—Old crappy paper ones had to go
Spare TZ Scoop (Paddy the Greek)—just in case the weldment fails
Leg Protectors installed
Heavy Duty Lockable Castors fitted to back legs ….as I have limited space and need to be able to move the pinball around on my own
Other mods n tweeks I’m considering:-
Mirror Blades
Additional Backboard Led Lighting
RGB Light strip fitted to the new speaker panel to highlight the Twilight Zone Logo
Speaker Lights
Pin sound looks like a great mod
Upgrade Speakers at some time
Maybe a Home Rom Upgrade
Have to say Im very new to pinball ownership and am absolutely loving the whole experience regardless of a few head scratches along the way
This forum has been brilliant so far too great community thank you
Will make a donation very soon
Cheers
Stef