Does anyone know how much longer these guides are? they look about 1/2" longer buts thats only  guess (at least a starting point) Im gonna make some this week on the CNC before I loose it  and axe this machine!!!!!

thanks!
Magneto

Quoted from MAGNETO

Does anyone know how much longer these guides are? they look about 1/2" longer buts thats only  guess (at least a starting point) Im gonna make some this week on the CNC before I loose it  and axe this machine!!!!!

thanks!
Magneto

I'll measure mines for you, let me do that just now, i'll take a picture as well !

COOL!

So this is why peaple have such high score on this game, well it is a truly drain monster..... I begin to think about it

There you go my friend:




I put the stock divider on top for reference... hope it helps, the game sure does play a lot better (yes i'm a cheater).

Your half an inch estimate was correct.

Funny thing about this... I posted on RGP, looking for some extended lane guides awhile back.  There was a run done, somewhere in northern Europe a few years back (from what I remember).  Well, in typical RGP fashion, the thread spiraled out of control with people saying that it is cheating to do that, while others were saying that it is a necessity.  There was even a reference to Steve Ritchie (the designer) saying that he thought it made an improvement to the game.

I was amazed at how extended lane guides really polarized people.

Personally, I think its a drain monster and needs them.

WOW!! that was fast!, only had time to play one game!  that looks like 9/16" from the hole center.took mine off and scanned it ,ill just do the magic work with Corel and cut some out tomorrow .
Merci  Sylvain!  

De rien mister, glad to help !

Yeah Monkeybug, people seems to go insane over that. For me, the game is just more fun, right outlane was driving me nuts !

I kept my original lanes, of course, just in case i get so good that i feel like getting more challenge (yeah right).

Quoted from Monkeybug

Personally, I think its a drain monster and needs them.

Me too!!!

but i did see the for sale at pinbits for about 45 bucks us
check it out:
http://pinbits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_36&products_id=306
they even have a model for people on a budjet!!! (petg) 12 bucks!

Quoted from MAGNETO

Me too!!!

but i did see the for sale at pinbits for about 45 bucks us
check it out:
http://pinbits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_36&products_id=306
they even have a model for people on a budjet!!! (petg) 12 bucks!

If I still had my STTNG, I would go for them.  But alas, it was sacrificed for a modern Stern.  

In a home use situation, sometimes a little tweak of the "difficulty" helps bring a game from "this is gonna go" to "this is a keeper".  STTNG is one, and the other we have is Fish Tales (adding extra thick rubber to the outlane bumpers adds just enough to keep it from being a frustrating drain monster).  Besides, if it's not challenging enough, you out grow it, or you want to tournament in the original specs, just change it back again. Pooh! to those who are too stuck in "as issued" stock configurations.  

I think it's cheating, but that should be no suprise.  I feel it's the equivilent of putting rubberbands on the outlanes, if you can't handle the skill involved to play the machine the way it was designed, don't try and fluff off your in-ability to play well as a design flaw in the game.  

I don't care if you want to change it, but at least admit that you suck and are only changing it because you can't handle playing it the way it is.