Palantir Glass Ball, Backbox Warming Filter

• Left VUK switch does need replacing ASAP

Still not registering 100% and have to wait for ball search. No part yet. Replaced a #906 Flasher behind the ring.  They don't last as long as in my other games, is this caused by vibration?  Impact when the playfield bumps back into place from the extended position?
If so, it really needs a spring loaded hinge. Tried a Yellow #906 Flasher bulb behind ring, but couldn't see much difference.
Should order a "9FLUX Super White" or even a "9FLUX Matrix Amber" LED flasher for there.  Maybe Amber Flashers for inside the ring and below the sword lock would look good.

• Fitted a Palantir glass ball that was sent to me as a gift by Steve Marsh, a fellow LE owner in the USA.

He buys the 30mm globes from Christalier in Washington 98002 (the State WA).
Best things about this mod: Inexpensive, perfect size, easy to fit and no more screw threads in the Palantir! With a colour change LED behind it's bright!
Leon's site shows fitting the globe, so follow his steps.  Fairly sure that site is by Leon Borré based in Belgium, we've been using his “Pinball test ROMs” for years!
Can't read it in Dutch, but Google can (almost) translate and it says screw threads "It is like an ugly worm in an apple"  Nice one Leon! A fantastic mod idea.

• Next up, the PinballPal backbox warming filter finally arrived and was easily fitted in minutes. Spent more time taking the pictures of it! Thought a backglass wouldn't need a filter, but missed the difference between backglass bulbs (lots of #44s) and a Stern fluorescent tube. The gold effect now looks way better with the warming filter.

Used one of the supplied "film gels" to get the warming effect I wanted.  Worth the $10 + shipping.  It helps tone down Korn's famous "black outline" and "HD" effects, if you follow that.  If not, Google rec.games.pinball for HD and then regret reading it forever.

Both mods fitted on my game.
It's very hard to take an accurate picture of the blackglass and warming filter, and looks much better in person. I'm using a single "film gel". Enjoy!