Pin Stadium Lights

Pin Stadium Lights were formed from a simple idea to create a pinball LED lighting solution for our collection- one that did everything on the wishlist when it came to enhancing the experience of an already awesome machine.

The first inspiration for this project was a mint condition (HUO) Stern Lord of the Rings 2003. This game already had been retrofitted by the previous owner with a complete LED kit for the inserts and GI. However, it still had many large dark sections, thus leaving a lot of room for improvement. The LED inserts were bright but the common problem today with this is that it creates more contrast with the darker surround playfield that it makes it very difficult to see the ball. Spotlight installations didn’t work either, as it just made the areas where they didn’t shine seem even darker. Also they are very time consuming to install and are visual eye sores with physical interference during game play (i.e. they block sections of the playfield and ball hang-ups). Our goal was to brighten up the general illumination (GI), and create an interactive experience that integrated with Balrog during battle mode.