Fast forward a few months and I located a NOS playfield.
I could not resist the temptation so it was purchased..
The NOS playfield was drilled and dimpled, but a handful of the post holes (cliffy rubber type) were not drilled. I have no idea why and I also noted the pics of another NOS playfield on IPDB was the same?
So old playfield full stripped and assisted to ensure the post holes are 100% in the same location