Why not implement this technology now?? We've seen that 80 people will pay $15k for a basic BM66 SLE machine so I'm sure they would pay $15k for an Aliens game with the transparent LCD.

I'm a home builder and about 12 years ago I had a customer who paid $14,000 for a 36" plasma TV for his new house because it was cutting edge. Now a 36" LCD TV costs $400. My point is he wanted the latest and greatest and he was willing to pay for it.

Why not spend $5,000 per game on this technology and build 20 Aliens Super Hi Tech (SHT) or Transparent LCD (TLCD) games that include a transparent LCD screen. That would be so cutting edge it would set Heighway on a pedestal so high that it would take a decade for the other pinball manufacturers to catch up. That would put Aliens SHT at $14k witch would still be cheaper than Sterns offering. They'll sell...... BM66 SLE has proven that.

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Here's a follow up to my previous post. What if you were to use a full sized transparent LCD TV in the head and have an Alien translite behind it. When the game was up and running the LCD would be showing video clips and game interaction but when the game was off the transparent LCD TV would be off and the Aliens translite would be visible.

OR,.... what if you had a transparent LCD TV with a regular LCD TV behind it. Can you imagine the layering effect you could have with both TV's running at the same time. It would appear as a 3D effect and the sky would be the limit on the effects you could display.

Damn, I've got shivers at the possibilities. I get game #1 when you implement this

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Ha, ha. I didn't even think about that acronym when I posted but heck..... why not. "Heighway Pinball,..... our new games with revolutionary technology are The SHiT!!"

I like it.

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Did both games come to YEG pin like this?
What's up with that?

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Here's what I have a hard time understanding:

- Say there are 100 paid in full customers waiting for their game.
- 60 of them ask for their money back.
- So 60 x $6,500 = $390,000.

The new owners have to send $390,00 back and still they have to produce another 40 games at say $6,000 each so another $240,000.

That means the new owners would have to shell out at least $630,000 before they can even start to turn a single cent of profit.

They need to sort out the existing issues and spend hundred of thousands more for parts and labour to get new games done. Are these new owners willing to spend well over a million dollars to try and make this all happen?

I have a hard time understanding it but I hope they get it done.

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I agree. There's no way I'm gonna read all of that.

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This is gonna be hot!!!

You complain when there is little communication and then you complain when they do communicate. Is there anything positive you can find in their post?

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Are you sure it is LE #070? Why does it say SE-0118 on the box?

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Waaaaaaaa? You sold both your games Dan?

I think that speaks volumes about this game.

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Holy Chr!st. Can't even get the ball out of the shooter lane

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That's what She said.

Alright Ted, I think your funny as hell but the old "that's what she said" shtick is so 2016. Time to post some boob or cigar shots. That stuff is timeless.

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That's F#cking funny!

Except, of course, if that POS owes ya $8,500. Then that joke isn't so humerous.

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How do you manage to continue going on in life? Your courage to face each day is truly an act of extraordinary courage.

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Does anyone know of any LE's that are still available for purchase from a vendor?

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You take that back. Bill Paxton is a god and it's blasphemy to make a joke about Bill Paxon. Bill Paxton would not approve nor do I.

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Hey Scott. What's the reasoning for the new/replacement computer? Is it preventative and to have a back up "just in case" or has there been cases of an original computer crashing?

I might be interested in getting one.

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I think that number is a decent amount higher than that.

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Not sure what this means but I thought I would throw it out there anyway.

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Makes sense.

Yup, very cool that we have one. Really unique and incredible game.

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OK, good to know. Thanks for setting me straight.

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I agree with you 100%.

I personally think the title of this thread should be changed again. I think it should now read:

ALIEN PINBALL - "LETS ROCK"

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Or how about:
ALIEN PINBALL - "Let's get it on!"
This seams a most appropriate homage to Bill Paxton and his legacy as a part of this game. Yeah I like it.

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I agree. The photos' convey the feel of the game and the movies. Darkness, suspense, intrigue, terror...... amazing shots.

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That doesn't sound right to me.

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I'd be in for a set.
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I'd be in for that as well.

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Congrats. Is your picture upside down or was your game delivered upside down?

Your gonna love it.

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"there's a way the original file will surface"

Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

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I want a set of panels too.

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I'll take a set but will you ship to Canada?

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I know someone here was talking about reproducing them. I'd be in for a set for sure if they were redone.

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F#ck yeah..... Alberta, Canada!!!!!

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No way!!!

Alberta, Canada....... f#ckin eh!!

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I'd take a set.

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Alien is an awesome game indeed but I'm not sure it's "the best pinball game out there". It is an amazing immersion into the Alien universe via a pinball experience and the production of the game is top notch. I find the game really incredible but I don't think I can rank it as the "best ever". It is way up there in my opinion.

However,.... the game has some incredibly tight shots which are feakin hard to make consistently and some of the modes are nearly impossible to beat when set on factory settings. I checked my audits a while back and a couple of the modes only had one successful completion out of 70 attempts. Yeah, I'm no Keith Elwin on the game but I don't suck ass either. It's a tough game but it's a cool game.

That's just my opinion of the game and I understand your opinion. We both agree that it is a great game.

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But what about Canada man?

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Got mine a couple of days ago. Thanks.

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I had the same problem with my scoop shooting the ball straight down the middle. It drove me nuts as it was happening so often. I finally stuck a piece of drop dead foam on one side of the scoop, down inside the scoop. The ball now pops out randomly to various parts of the play field but it never goes sdtm.

Way more enjoyable now.

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I tried to loosen the 4 screws that hold scoop and re position it. I must have tried this 10 times in ten different ways with no effect. I messed with the coil settings as well but was still was getting a ton of sdtm balls. Finally decided to try a piece of foam and it has been great ever since. Even when two balls are in the scoop they both pop out with no issues.

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I want.

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I'd buy a set for sure. Count me in.

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What!!?? I think that Iceman is betting that the games will be made by 12/31/2019. It seems pretty simple to me. The over under date he proposes is December 31st, 2019 to see this game remade. This isn't that hard. Put your money where your mouth is.
Place your bets. Jeeze..... why is this such a big deal?
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Yeah! I want too!

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Canada too please.

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I agree. I personally don't feel glossy, polished ramps fit the game. I feel the tarnished ramps are a perfect fit for the theme and feel of the Alien world.

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You have a good point. I was only looking at the visual aspect of the raw looking ramps. I hadn't really considered the long term effects it might have on the physical wear and tear on the game. I may have to reconsider buying the new ramp set for the game.

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Damn!!!! Sorry to hear about your bout with vertigo. I went through the same vertigo train wreck a few years ago. Very nasty. Glad your getting back on your feet (literally) and back to playing some pin. Especially Alien.

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I had this same problem on my game. It was relentless.

I installed a gate to keep the ball from bouncing back into the shooter lane and it works 99% of the time.

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I'd like a set.

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I can back up SDpinballer as a North American distributor. I'd be happy to buy all 5 sets and ship them out to others ad needed.

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Thanks for doing this.

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I just checked the Free Play web site they don't have any available. Pinball Life still has availability on their site. They had been out of stock for a while but there were some available yesterday when I checked. I ordered 2 of them last night.

The IO Boards seem to be a little harder to come by these days and thus my reason for buying 2 boards.

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Alien = Moneypit, but it's worth it.

Too late. I just checked again. Pinball Life is all out of the IO boards.

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I had this same kick out issue with my Alien game. I even installed a gate to stop the ball from bouncing back into the ball trough. I finally determined the problem with my game was a simple leveling issue.

Typically, I level my games with a 4 foot level by placing the 4' level along the back of the cabinet by the head and then at the front of the cabinet by the coin door. I always leveled all my games this way and it seemed to work fine but it doesn't work worth a shit on Alien or The Big Lebowski . I got a leveling app on my phone and once I had it properly calibrated I checked all my games for level directly on the play field. All my Sterns and Williams game were nearly perfectly level on the play field when I used my 4' level technique. The phone leveling app confirmed this.

Alien and The Big Lebowski were so far out of level on the playfield that it was causing problems with kick outs and a bunch of other shots and general game play. Once I properly leveled these two games all my issues went away.

Level you games directly on the play field. It's the only way.

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Yup, we both had the same simple problem.

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I bought an Alien Plastic from faust in February. I figure as we were at the start of Covid and the fact he is over seas it might take awhile to get. Hell, I thought it might not even make it due to what was going on in the world. I forgot to ask for a tracking number but from what I recall the plastic was sent by regular mail so there was no tracking number on the envelope. It did indeed take a couple of months to get here but it made it just fine. Over seas mail delivery is nothing like USPS. You mail something with USPS and it get to you in a couple of days. Amazingly fast. After 37 days I doubt the guy rowing the mail boat from Europe to the US is even half way across the ocean.

I think you might have to just be patient, it'll show up eventually.

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Thanks for the idea. I went to the hardware store today and got some shop vac hose and shop vac ends. On the bottom of the vac ends I used a rubber weather strip in the middle to seal around the air intakes at the bottom of the cabinet. I put a piece of Velcro on each end and then stuck a Velcro strip to the bottom of the cabinet so that the vac ends had something to attach to. A couple of zip ties and done. It looks pretty good if you ask me.

Super easy to do and it all cost about $45. Thanks MK6PIN.

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Dude.......for the love of god, rotate your pictures 45 degrees counter clock wise. Your pictures are giving me a head ache and I'm an Alien owner.

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No they don't. Unless you want their plastic pieces, 95% of their parts haven't been available for at least 6 months.

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I'd be in for a couple of sets as well.

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With the recent announcement of the remake I am wondering if anyone is thinking of selling their game and/or extra parts they might have acquired for their games? I'm not looking for a game as I already have one but I am looking to get a few backup parts for my game so I thought I might ask here.

PM me with what you have and what you'd sell it for. I'd be looking for:

- 5" Backbox Screen
- 27" Backbox Screen
- Backboard plastic
- Complete ball trough assembly
- Complete flipper assembly (left and right)
- Complete drop target assembly
- Complete pop bumper assembly (1 or 2 assemblies)
- Complete up post assembly
- Pop bumper egg (open version)
- 2 Facehuggers (New and improved version)
- Stepper PCB
- Single LED's (Looking for more than 1)
- Xenomorph Assembly
- Game computer
- Plastic Part 16 & 17
- 3 large black PCB boards (under the playfield)
- Playfield screen plastic
- Playfield monitor
- Target switch board with LED
- Low Power Coil
- High Power Coil
- Inductive switch

I already have a playfield, I/O boards, Power supply board, PETG plastics so I don't need those items.

I may have missed a couple of important items from my wanted list so let me know what else you might have.

I'd prefer to make a bulk purchase for a bunch of these items so let me know if you might be looking to move these parts.

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4.36 Billion!!!! What the fuck dude, are you a Witch??

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I'd be interested too.

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Yup, I'll get that done just as soon as I complete Valinor on LOTR which should happen any day now..........any day

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PM sent.

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