Growing up, I watched a lot of Godzilla and King Kong movies. I am not sure why, but the TV networks of my time played these movies over and over. I fell in love. Fast-forward to a few years ago when Stern Pinball released Godzilla. It is an epic pinball machine designed by the great Keith Elwin. Last year was Godzilla’s 70th anniversary. Stern Pinball released a black-and-white themed version of the vibrant game. There are rumors that the next Stern pin will be King Kong-themed. I don’t know if it’s true, but I thought I could add King Kong to the Godzilla machine. to create the mash-up of my dreams. Toho got the rights to use King Kong in their movies in 1962 and released King Kong vs. Godzilla; read more on wikizilla.org.
I found a King Kong figure on Pinball Life. My trick is to use Gorilla mounting tape to bond figures to the pinball plastics. I think it is kind of appropriate to use the Gorilla brand here. Irony aside, it’s the best tape I used for modding pinball machines.
I cut two squares for King Kong’s feet and pressed each square firmly for two minutes. Then, I removed the backing and placed it on the protector plastic near the powerlines area, again holding it down for two minutes. This seemed to fit and not mess with the ball path. It turned out marvelous.
What mods have you done? What is your dream pinball theme?