I just added jeweled eyes and though I was hoping for a big change the improvement was marginal. Still, if you want to do it the 1.75 mm are a perfect fit.

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Bejeweled Martian - awesome!

As a reminder, if you want the Martians to stare back at you with beaming red eyes, these are great: https://www.mickspinball.com/big-o-jiggly-martian-add-on

Thought I'd try a couple of green saucer domes, and I like how it came out (back left & back right for balance).

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Well I finally beat my previous Martian Champion score of 47... today I got 68!!! It was also my second best game ever with almost 31 billion which landed in the top spot on my high score list but not my grand champion score of over 38 billion. I did not achieve ruler of the universe again because I missed out on the super jackpot. I spent my last 3 balls chasing that damn thing and never could quite get it. It's funny when you are not having a great game you get super jackpot easily... just the way the cookie crumbles I guess. Ok for the it didn't happen without a picture police I will show a pic of my new Martian Champion score below...
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Made a few art pieces for this amazing game. Hope you guys like. They're in my shop if you're interested.

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Are on the speaker light 6 or 12 Volt?

If you are asking what voltage the speaker lights are if you plan to tap into them, they are 12V.

Just brought home a NIB AFM Special with factory painted green trim. Amazing looking pin! Unfortunately I'm having an issue right out of the gate. When multiball starts, I am not getting an additional ball(s).

I opened the door and lifted the playfield a bit and the next ball is still sitting in the second position. I also filled the trough with all four balls and manually popped out the first ball, and again, the next ball is sitting in the second slot.

I checked the playing field and its leveled. I guess there's some anomaly interfering with the path of the balls in the trough...though it's never happened when starting a ball.

Any thoughts? Has this happened to anyone else? Is there any way to remove the trough? I couldn't see an (easy) way to. I put in a ticket with CGC but curious if anyone here has an idea.

Thanks

I'd check the vertical up kicker at the end of the ball trough that kicks the ball up to the shooter lane. If the tip of the plunger is sitting a tiny bit too high, it won't let balls roll into position.

The plunger/coil is mounted to a bracket. This bracket is mounted to a bracket on the end of the ball trough. Held on by four screws in elongated holes. Which can be loosened to move the plunger/coil bracket up or down. Don't have it too high or too low. Move it down just a tiny bit.

LTG : )

Thanks LTG. Sounds obvious when you say it I cinched it down a sliver and it's now working great! Thanks again!!

What is the feedback on this mod? I bought them on the initial run a year ago and frankly they got packed away and I forgot about them until I found them recently!

Generally quite positive with a few issues. In a few cases I ended up sending out new LED strips due to an issue with how I used solderless clips on them (I changed and began soldering all connections). Overall, they still look quite nice in a darker room, but they are not as bright as ring LEDs like you can get from Pinball Life. However, being limited to RGB color changing strips has something to do with this, and they are interactive by matching the speaker lighting coloring. After the initial distribution I designed 3D printed "clear" nuts to replace the OEM metal once, and that increased the brightness some. I sent these out to many who requested them (I think I may have charged a buck or two).

I also had one person say that they didn't like the buttons because they stuck. However, I used only high quality buttons with springs from Pinball Life. I recommended that they lube them with some silicon or some other plastic friendly lubrication, but I don't know if that person took my advice or not.

If you do choose to install them, if you cover the postage I'm more than happy to send you however many thin clear nuts you need, and if you test your strips and have any issues with them not working I'll replace those pieces at no cost to you.

Personally, I still have my original set installed, they've worked flawlessly from day 1, and I still really like them.

I also changed out a couple of my saucers to green, (on my SE, not this LE, not my machine) which made me think about now offering green LED eyes for my "Big O jiggly Martians".(c)...

Please let me know what you think, I have not updated my website with them as of now, but if anyone wants them, just order the red ones and leave me a note to request the new green eyed ones...

Thank you,
Mick

mickspinball..com

PS Yes, they are very bright, but I could tone down the brightness if wanted?

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One could always mix things up - would look good with red-eyed Martians at center & green-eyed at left & right.

A few nights ago while playing I got into video mode and it rained down the number 3 one time amongst the spaceships. Has anyone else ever seen the 3 in video mode and if you hit it what happens?

Are you sure it was not a EB as in extra ball?

Yeah... I'm pretty darn sure... I've seen the "EB" all the time...

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/attack-from-mars-orig-or-remake-easter-eggs

Post #6 explains it. I will have to read all of these later

Anyone selling an AFMr near Arizona? Near like 8 hours or so.

Just picked up an AFM LE noticed that the total plays zeros out after factory reset. Is there anyway to check the true amount of plays on the game?

Thought my game had 480 plays but looks like last factory reset was September 4th.

Regardless its in fantastic shape but would like to know the true number or plays

Also is monster Bash LE the same way?

Over all condition and shooter lane wear tells you a lot.

No.

LTG : )

I believe the new spike 2 sterns hold onto life time plays.

As always condition is king.

I just got a AFMR LE and I noticed the kicker for the spaceship keeps knocking it down below the kicker so it doesn't properly shake it back and forth when you blow up a saucer. Is there anyway to adjust the saucer to fix this problem?

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It is mounted on a big spring. You can bend, twist, lift, turn, do what ever you need to line it up better.

LTG : )

Just joined the club last week with a special edition. loving the game.

Does anyone do a speaker panel decal for this machine? Such a large black area.

I like and use these

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1257-back-alley-creations/03738-afm-space-ships-mod-for-speaker-panel

Not for me. I got a real nice one for Alice Cooper in the mail the other day, may reach out to the guy who made that one.

If anyone knows of a vendor with a good price on an AFM SE could you PM me? Not having any luck finding one locally, wanted to price out one new. Last time I looked they were $7299 plus shipping, wasn’t sure if everyone was that price or if there were some that were better. Thanks

Cointaker had 1 a couple weeks ago.

How did you come across a NIB LE? I wish those still existed.

Hi!

A new owner entering the club. I have two questions:
1) My martian topper seems not to stand up straight, but it is leaning a bit. Is there a way to adjust this - if so, how?
2) The previous owner had put mylar around the flipper buttons. What would be the proper way to remove the mylar without damaging the cabinet decals? I am planning to put lexan button covers there instead.

Thanks for any help!

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Also have a question on my new to me remake. The flippers on both sides occasionally stick, especially on long games and it takes a few bashes to get them to drop back down. It costs balls of course and is driving me nuts.

I reseated the cables yesterday, and put a bit more tension on the spring blade bits, but it's still happening. Is this a known problem?
If so, what is the fix? The buttons have clipped wire fittings hanging out of them that look like they could have been for lighted buttons, but it doesn't seem as if the buttons themselves are sticking.

You absolutely sure those are mylar flipper covers? Those look like the peel and stick plastic covers I have on all my machines that is mainly just held on by static cling. If they are those, then its trivial to use a finger to take them off.

If they are mylar...then.....yikes. I'm not sure.

Agreed, those look like the Titan static cling flipper protectors. Just use your fingernail to get up under it, and I bet it will peel right off. Personally, I have these on all my games to protect the artwork from people's oily hands.

I would say that they are either mounted too low and rubbing against the bushings (how does it feel if you rotate them by hand). The flipper should not actually be sitting all the way down but elevated a mm or two (a little tool actually comes with the game).

Also, are you sure there's not an issue with coil sleeves and/or coil stops. If anyone has ever messed with those then they may have messed up the alignment of things.

i don't know mate, just got the machine a week or two ago and it's been doing it ever since. What is mounted too low, the actual holes where the buttons are drilled in the cab?
I'm not tech savvy and haven't worked on one with opto switches so asked for help as i thought it may be a known issue. i'll just turn the game off and ask my tech mate to have a look at it when i see him after xmas. Shattered i won't be able to play it till then, great game.

You were absolutely right! I asked the previous owner and he told me that they were mylar, but fortunately there were not and came off easily Now I can order some lexan protectors to be used instead.

Just to be clear, is it the flippers themselves that are sticking or the flipper buttons?

No not the buttons, they seem fine. I know how to fix those. it's the flippers themselves. Bashing the buttons seems to fix it after a few seconds, but that could be coincidence.

I did get brave and have a look yesterday as i said. I bent the springs to try and get the opto bits to seat further into the opto sensor thingy, but not sure how much better it made it, still doing it in any case.

Next time it sticks, turn the game off. If it stays stuck, you have a mechanical problem. Based on what you describe, you have a mechanical problem. I would suggest looking at the flipper mechanism itself, and seeing if you need to clean it, or rebuild it.

I guess one should not go and use brute force -tactics?

No it drops when the ball drains. It also happens to both flippers.

OK - go into switch test and see if you can replicate the issue where the flipper opto switches stay engaged when the button is not. Might also be worth a support ticket to CGC being opened—they likely have a better idea of the possible causes.

I guess in home environment generally one does not need them, but I have put them on my pins.

I think the stick on protectors are plenty good for home environment. I wouldn't want something hard like lexan there.