This generation of Sterns used plastic Pop Bumper assemblies. Don't be fooled, these surprised me with their action - much better than metal - well in this machine anyway ! The base on one of the white original bases is broken in two spots ;
On the left, is a used Data East. On the right is a later DE / Capcom version. Only one difference. The original Stern has timber / plastic switch mounting screws, whereas the DE / Sega uses a machine screw arrangement. The originals are no longer available, so to match the playfield, I went with black.
I MUCH prefer the original switches. They are slightly different from Bally and Williams and appear to be similar to Gottlieb "high current" switches. I clean these up and replace the switch matrix capacitor. Small detail, but makes a HUGE difference in playability.
Drop Target before replating ;
Test run of plated drop target with the wrong Drop targets (color) - but it came out really good !
Time to replace the black vinyl strips on the ball guides ;
Remove the old and sand the wood rail ;
Note I have an old playfield glass as a cutting board.
Flatten out the edges and bubbles and it is ready to install !
