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Mod creators detail materials, manufacturing processes, and showcase Godzilla topper upgrades and Alice impressions.
Electric Playground's Conqueror upgrade for Godzilla is shipping first units this month with black and white console variants
high confidence · Rob, Electric Playground founder, stated directly during product demo
Alice features Lior sculpts throughout the game and a standard topper on all 500 units that Davey found exceptional
high confidence · Davey received private walkthrough from Melvin (Dutch Pinball designer); confirmed Zombie Yeti did backglass sketch work
Stainless steel shell for Tokyo Neon would cost approximately $300 per section ($900 per topper) making it prohibitively expensive
high confidence · Davey cited costing analysis for alternative material approach
Bamboo Labs X1C 3D printers are producing quality high enough to minimize stigma around 3D printing in the mod community
medium confidence · Rob and Davey both noted printer improvements and quality improvements over time
Alice backglass art is not overtly sexual and fits within home collection comfort levels
medium confidence · Davey's personal assessment after private walkthrough; noted Zombie Yeti did sketch work, different artist extrapolated to rest of cabinet
Godzilla black and white edition makes lit shots stand out more than color version due to reduced playfield color palette
high confidence · Rob observed while demoing black and white Godzilla in person
Resin printers (like $800 machines) can be left set up for weeks to reduce chemical handling hazard concerns
medium confidence · Rob shared tip based on experience; Davey noted initial hesitation due to toxicity concerns
Alice paint work and stone sculptor details exceed quality level of Stern games according to community thread reactions
medium confidence · Davey cited forum comments from thread discussions about Alice photos
“I've never seen a Topper like this on a production pinball machine before”
Davey (Stumblor Mods)@ 9:56 — Reaction to Alice topper reveal; establishes Alice topper as industry-leading feature
“It's one of the most pretty games I've ever seen”
Davey paraphrasing Melvin (Dutch Pinball designer)@ 8:01 — Designer praise for Alice's visual quality from first-hand walkthrough
“We really wanted something that kind of let us focus on the screens and making the screens great”
Rob (Electric Playground)@ 28:39 — Design philosophy justifying 3D printing + paint approach over metal shell for Conqueror
“When you do handle material really well and when you have better printers... it's really enabling a much better experience”
Rob (Electric Playground)@ 21:45 — Defense of 3D printing technology against community stigma
“London is an absolute... it's so hot here man, it's like 35 degrees today”
Davey (Stumblor Mods)@ 3:44 — Context for Davey's new workshop location (London, UK)
product_launch: Electric Playground's Conqueror Godzilla topper upgrade shipping first units this month (timing suggests May 2024 or similar) with black and white console variant; color variant also in development
high · Rob stated 'we are shipping our first units just uh this month uh and throughout the rest of the year' with custom consoles for both variants
technology_signal: Bamboo Labs X1C printers achieving production-quality output for pinball mods, reducing community stigma against 3D printing as viable manufacturing method
high · Both Rob and Davey noted quality improvements and Davey stated 'quality level on those is getting so good now... you can just imagine where it's going to be in five years time'
design_innovation: Conqueror upgrade features SD card-customizable video effects for LCD screens, allowing users to swap animated GIFs for different in-game events (heat ray, saucer rise, etc.)
high · Rob demonstrated staggered video timing across three screens and explained SD card slot functionality with six default GIFs per screen replaceable by users
product_concern: Electric Playground tested multiple material approaches for Conqueror shell (3D printed PLA, resin casting, acetone vapor smoothing) before settling on primer + paint approach, indicating manufacturing complexity
high · Rob showed multiple prototype shells with different finishes including failed acetone vapor attempts and discussed cost/time tradeoffs
market_signal: Conqueror topper positioned at $1,500 price point, establishing tier for high-end animated console upgrades
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high · Rob noted 'even though at the end of the day this is a $1,500 topper like trust me like it wasn't going to work from a cost perspective' when discussing resin molding
manufacturing_signal: Resin printer chemical handling concern mitigated by leaving resin in printer between uses over weeks/months rather than constant cleaning cycles
medium · Rob shared: 'you can leave the um the resin in the printer over like a month or two so it's like once you've got it set up your the Hazardous kind of goes away'
sentiment_shift: Alice (Dutch Pinball) generating strong positive community sentiment around paint quality and sculpt work; community comparing favorably to Stern's quality level
high · Davey cited forum comments: 'people on the threads were saying things like you know just based on that picture it just puts the quality level of stone games to shame and I mean it kind of does doesn't it'
leak_detection: Alice game details shared privately with industry figures before public reveal; Davey received full topside walkthrough including sculpts, LCD animations, and topper details
high · Davey stated Melvin 'gave me pretty much a full walk walk through um of the game top side at least um so all the sculps all the leor sculpt work'
design_philosophy: Electric Playground prioritized screen quality and visual effects over perfect shell finish, acknowledging toppers are viewed in dark rooms where micro-imperfections invisible
high · Rob: 'this is going on top of your machine and it's a dark room most likely and you're not going to be able to see all this stuff anyway so we really wanted something that kind of let us focus on the screens'
manufacturing_signal: Premium material choices (stainless steel) become cost-prohibitive at manufacturing scale; $300/section steel shell ($900 per topper) vs. acceptable price increase to consumer
high · Davey on Tokyo Neon: 'consumer would be okay to pay for that in in a Tokyo neon sense if it's only like 20 or 30 pound extra um but yeah certainly when it's like 900 you know dollar difference'
content_signal: Mod makers openly sharing manufacturing processes, material tradeoffs, and technical advice on live streams; community volunteers stepping up to support code customization for Conqueror
high · Rob mentioned 'one person in the community has volunteered to kind of be the the code master um so he's going to be kind of helping people' with Conqueror graphics customization