I was at Hobbyrama in Brisbane 2 weeks back and a guy told me he can no longer get the small paint tins that we used 40 years ago when doing models like Airfix etc.
He said it could no longer be made that way due to the ingredients used.
So laws may be part of it but I do see plenty...
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Maybe haggis can chime in on what he uses and does it conform with standards and are standards different in the USA to here etc. My comment is based on reading stuff from he who shall not be mentioned (Homepin lol) that he had strict guidelines for timber etc. Wayne mentioned something about inks. So...Today, 11:35 AM
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Reply to LED adapter boards for early SternDefinatley an issue with both types of boards. I tried the Siegecraft ones and had flickering so went to an Altek board, the rocket 1 line ( plus a couple of other lamps) still flickered. I have seen the same on two other Meteors.
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I'm no expert but isn't that shrink back?
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Hey guys, picked up a multigame sit down cab not working comes up no signal. I think power supply dead as tried the jumper wire trick and got nothing. It has a great wall psu in it(same as one in pic) just wondering can I replace it with basically any psu such as the one pictured or do I need to get...Yesterday, 10:49 PM
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My Metallica LE playfield still looks new. No ribbing - hardly any dimples.. Bought NIB. Why cant they simply stick to the original recipe.. Cost cutting? Cheaper manufacturing?
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Hey guys, picked up a multigame sit down cab not working comes up no signal. I think power supply dead as tried the jumper wire trick and got nothing. It has a great wall psu in it(same as one in pic) just wondering can I replace it with basically any psu such as the one pictured or do I need to get...Yesterday, 10:49 PM
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Anyone tried the adapter boards for early Stern machines? Looking for my Meteor and it seems the adapters wont fix flashing on the 21 rocket lemps and you need to add a resistor to each one of those lights. Alternatively is it better just to get the Altek lamp driver board. Obviously one is a much cheaper...Yesterday, 07:02 PM
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Hi all, I am restoring a Firepower machine (you can see my thread in restorations) and I have been going through all my coils and checking them against the numbers in the service notes I have, everything currently works but I noticed that my left kicker has a SA-3-23 850 DC but my notes say it should...30th May 2020, 01:10 PM
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Bill delivered my first Pin this morning and we turned it on, it lit up and played half a song. Started flicking through the menu to put it on free play and then the DMD went blank and the music stopped. The leds continued to flash.
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After this happening to me last night.
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G'day everyone. Mark from Sydney here. I've been flipping away for a few years on VP/FP on the laptop, and now I've finally bought a fairly decently priced combo pinball/arcade cabinet. Is anyone here in Sydney, possibly close to the Hurstville area? I'm pretty up to speed making adjustments, adding...28th May 2020, 08:54 AM
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