Reproduction Playfield - Am I too picky?

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I received my CPR Space Shuttle playfield a week or so ago, pictures:

http://gallery.metahugh.com/main.php?g2_itemId=30481

Overall I am very happy with the playfield, the clearcoat is great and the art looks nice. Mine did have a small registration issue though as you can see in this picture:

http://gallery.metahugh.com/main.php?g2_itemId=30535

It appears the black screen was not applied correctly and you can see the wood on this insert. Others have received their playfields without this issue and this is really my only major complaint. CPR still has these for sale, would you email and ask for a swap?
 
If you are asking, then you already know the answer to your question RIGHT?
Are you happy with it or is it going to drive you NUTS knowing that ONE insert was a tiny bit off?
Whats the chances that the playfield you get back will be any better/worse?

For me it would come down to how the rest of the PF looks and where that particular insert is (I dont have a SS to compare)

Honestly it looks fantastic from that pic, the clear is brilliant and not dimppled as I have seen on new Sterns, and the colors look so rich!

IMHO I would be happy with what I have but in the end, its up to how picky of a collector you are...
 
If you are asking, then you already know the answer to your question RIGHT?
Are you happy with it or is it going to drive you NUTS knowing that ONE insert was a tiny bit off?
Whats the chances that the playfield you get back will be any better/worse?

For me it would come down to how the rest of the PF looks and where that particular insert is (I dont have a SS to compare)

Honestly it looks fantastic from that pic, the clear is brilliant and not dimppled as I have seen on new Sterns, and the colors look so rich!

IMHO I would be happy with what I have but in the end, its up to how picky of a collector you are...

Definitely understood, though sometimes a guy needs a sanity check :)
 
In all honesty, if you need a response, I would contact CPR on this. If it bothers you now, it would really bother you in the game.

I would see what they say. If they can replace it, great!

From all the Space Shuttle fields I have seen in games now, what you got is 1000% better than what you had to begin with (at a guess).

I understand your frustration though.

Chris
 
I vote for install it and forget it. Like Smack said, what are the chances you will get a replacement PF with NO issue.
 
Looking at the pic Id franky be more worried about the lettering on the insert to the left...it looks horrible to me in the pic. Is it bad or just because of the lighting on the insert.

Personally too, i want the one they covered in white enamel. I think the white shooter lane is awesome. Wish i had known they were going to make that up front. Probably had ugly wood. :p
 
posts like this are what ensure I will never ship a game I sell. Too difficult to know what is acceptable to some and not others.
 
Personally I think anytime a person spends that kind of money they have every right to voice their opinions/concerns.

Hugh - I would call them up, explain what you see and/or email a high res pic so they can see what you see. If this is something that all pf's have then case closed. However if this was a mistake I'd politely ask them to hand pick you one for a replacement.

It's no different than you ordering a steak and having to send it back to the cook because they screwed it up. ;)
 
If you paid full price ($600) for that, then yes, it definitely should go back. They sell discounted "seconds" that are not as messed up as that. And the problem is much bigger than the insert issue you pointed out.... I checked out your picture gallery. There's a serious misalignment issue that you can see all along the right side. Check out the centering of the slots cut for the rollover switches for the right flipper lanes. That is not acceptable... they do better work than that.

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Email Kevin, but there was often a bit of "play" in the original playfield alignment and these are reproductions, not improvements, although they often do make slight improvements. I don't see the big deal and I haven't even looked at my Playboy repro for kind of issue as I wouldn't consider it an issue.
 
Gotta agree with the alignment. Heres a pic of my current pf...pretty big difference by the switches.

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If you paid full price ($600) for that, then yes, it definitely should go back. They sell discounted "seconds" that are not as messed up as that. And the problem is much bigger than the insert issue you pointed out.... I checked out your picture gallery. There's a serious misalignment issue that you can see all along the right side. Check out the centering of the slots cut for the rollover switches for the right flipper lanes. That is not acceptable... they do better work than that.

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Thanks Matt, I didn't really notice that until now I was focused on the OPEN insert but I see what you mean. It appears the whole screen was not registered properly on this field comparing these two photos:

Mine:
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Theirs:
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In all honesty, if you need a response, I would contact CPR on this. If it bothers you now, it would really bother you in the game.

I would see what they say. If they can replace it, great!

From all the Space Shuttle fields I have seen in games now, what you got is 1000% better than what you had to begin with (at a guess).

I understand your frustration though.

Chris

I think you are right it would bother me, I emailed CPR. I'm not trying to be difficult but it was a lot of money to drop on a part. Just for the record I don't have a Space Shuttle right now but I had been on the pre-order for since the beginning so I bought one. My son misses this game, I plan to find a project in the future and load it up with "Moon balls" (what my son calls the powerball used in Twilight Zone)

Personally I think anytime a person spends that kind of money they have every right to voice their opinions/concerns.

Hugh - I would call them up, explain what you see and/or email a high res pic so they can see what you see. If this is something that all pf's have then case closed. However if this was a mistake I'd politely ask them to hand pick you one for a replacement.

It's no different than you ordering a steak and having to send it back to the cook because they screwed it up. ;)

Agreed if all were this way that would be different.

posts like this are what ensure I will never ship a game I sell. Too difficult to know what is acceptable to some and not others.

I can understand that thought :)
 
Yours and theirs look exactly the same. Not sure what you're pointing out there..

That said, it looks like this is an actual art error that nobody corrected, if every playfield they made looks that way? It should be centered, not off to the side in every lane...I guess it really won't be THAT noticeable once you get everything on there, but man, I've got a knot in my stomach. The pic of the "LE" white one they did looks the same too.

I think it's an art placement error, and uncorrectable. :(
 
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