Hey guys!
I also just scored a MIDDLE EARTH PIN about 3 weeks ago. I shot some video and eventually got it up and running - as it was given to me not-operational!
take a look!! got it from bringing it home all the way to a preliminary gameplay video!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAeWX8MCTjqEp-4k15wG9hg
maybe you guys can give me a better idea about how its playing - its my first pin and I feel I am learning a lot. Now I am just getting the playfield up to spec, making sure everything should be responsive and work as it should.