Thats a terrific idea thanks

hi,
can anybody tell me if the topper of the le is moving during the gameplay?

yes it does.

But, you can disable topper movement but keep lighting effects like I did in my low-ceiling basement.

Is there any way to reduce the amount of airballs off the singular saucer target (behind the drop bank, blocking the hole for the final shot)?

Because it raises and lowers I dont think it can be bent forward?

Been having the same issues. Reduced the power on my flippers and increased the playfield angle. Nothing has worked. Still get so many air balls. Anyone come up with a fix yet? Could someone make a plastic protector under the saucer? Would that help?

My SE arrived today from Coin Taker. My first time using them and I have to say the customer service from start to delivery was great.

This game is sweet; glad I upgraded. Really happy with the build. So what if I have to eat Ramen for the rest of the year? Lol

Apologies if answered somewhere in this thread ( can’t find it). My LE playing great, but notice after a period of time, the start button light goes out. I can still hit it and start a game, light comes back on. Pretty consistent behavior ( I haven’t timed it, however)......is this normal? Seems a bit odd....thanks....

Any idea what I need to adjust to stop the main saucer from getting stuck under the plunger? Every time I release it within a couple games it will get stuck again.

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Seems normal.

LTG : )

Got it.....thanks Lloyd....

I added Lermods back board and trough lighting last night. Now I just need CGC to release the mini saucer lighting upgrade as a stand-alone.

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Attack From Mars LE #267 reporting for duty! I must say the light show is second to none! Rick/CGC have made a statement with this one that is received loud and clear: why would you need to have an original AFM when you can own one of these! I want to thank you guys on this thread for helping me with the unboxing and the setting up of the machine Epecially with my low ceiling issues.

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In dealing with my low ceiling issue, I made a small modification in the the ceilng just above the topper alien’s head
I used a inch and a half hole saw (saved the plug of sheet rock) then beveled the hole with a utilily knife It ends up looking like a shadow of a saucer above the alien all the while allowing him to move without contacting the ceiling. ( now i just hope my wife doesnt notice...)

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Now that is dedication!

Hah, my ceiling is about that exact same height. No holes for me. I disabled the Martian in settings, but still enjoy the light show.

Love it,congratulations !

Awe come on man! That topper coupled with the flipper sounds when you touch it will make you jump! It's Awesome!
It's easy to fix that hole in the sheetrock. You just stuff the piece you removed back in and spackel it up, little paint and gone!

Finally was able to install a cliffy set for this. (shooter lane, 2 inlane switches under wireframe drops, SOL Front/Rear, 3 target wall, and Saucer Hole/target)
I opted to not keep the mantis in, there is no way to easily fit it back in once you add the cliffys and it causes them to bow - not worth the effort. I don't see the ball hitting the bit of exposed area to the right of the SOL honestly, so I'm happy.

Feels good to have these areas protected finally though.

I have a question. I'm looking at the underside and the wiring and im thinking how do you go about fixing things. Im planning on picking up a remake whether it be AFM or MM and im new to repairing stuff with little to no soldiering skills. I'm seriously worried about purchasing one and then have it bust and it being an 8k rock

All the common things like switches, coils, are easy to fix. Youtube is littered with short how to videos. Start learning.

As far as boards, anything surface mounted you'll need the right equipment and skills. Since you have little or no soldering skills, you wouldn't be working on any older boards with all through hole components either.

LTG : )

Well at this moment im trying to find a complete guide on youtube on how to replace a flipper. It's been a complete nightmare and im more confused than ever after watching some of these videos. So youtube hasn't really been helping me At this point im gonna have to hire someone. I know with the originals i can find someone to fix it if need be but the mechanics in my area wont touch the remakes.

There have been multiple flipper mechanisms used over the decades... are you only looking at videos regarding the 2 remakes? I haven't received my AFMR yet, but I can't imagine the flippers are really any different to those used 20 years ago. Also randomly watching videos isn't the best way to learn how to do something specific like replacing a flipper on a specific machine. Any video is going to make far more sense if you've got the machine in front of you and can see and move the things they are talking about. Honestly I think you're putting the cart before the horse here... If you're really going to get a machine then do that and worry about what to do when you have an actual problem. SMD boards are out of reach for most people as Lloyd mentioned, but anyone with rudimentary skills (ie a normal level of hand/eye coordination) could replace a flipper.

And any pinball mech who says he won't touch a remake without even knowing what the issue is (ie a blanket "no")... is leaving money on the table and I can't believe any would do that.

I'm pretty certain the flipper parts are the same as the original, and rebuilding or repairing them is pretty simple once you muster up the courage to dive in. I bought my MMR (first pinball machine I've ever owned) in February of this year, and the flipper started to bind almost right out of the box. It was a total nightmare for me, and not only did I not have any soldering skill, I didn't know a single thing about pinball machines. I also didn't have any contacts to techs in my area.

Fast forward a few months, I'm still a noob, but I got onto one of the local forums, met a few people, and they helped me with some of the questions I had. I also annoyed the shit out of people on this forum I'm sure haha.

But now, I can solder large stuff (haven't tried board work yet) and when something doesn't feel right on my machine, I don't panic. I'm confident enough now to take a few things apart, and see what is going on. On my TOM recently, I had an issue where the left flipper would trigger the left slingshot kicker. Took the switches out, widened the gap, and presto, problem solved. Seems the vibration from the coil was causing the kicker switch to touch because it was bent to close together.

If you want to PM me, I'm more than happy to try to walk you through any basic stuff that you might be stumped on. If it gets more complicated, you can always post your questions here and someone should be able to help out. LTG is pretty much omniscient if things get really complex

Now about those games... If you want my opinion... Get an MMR! I seriously can't stop playing this game, even though I've beat BFTK 3 times. It never gets old! I play it way more than AFMR! But that's just me.

The Flipper issues are on my indiana jones 93. LTG had said watch youtube and im countering by saying hey i can barely fix a flipper. Heck yes im nervous about getting a remake. Even though my stuff doesnt get much use. I dont want to derail the thread much longer. I'm hoping by the time i get one in march ill be confident enough to fix it

honestly mate you don't have anything to worry about. Firstly flippers on the remakes are like flippers on just about any other game so I wouldn't worry about not being able to fix that - the repair guys can fix them for sure.

Outside of the flippers yes there are some specific parts unique to the remakes, but nearly every pinball has unique parts - so far I've not seen any reports of anyone having a problem with them but even so they are all relatively straight forward to replace if need be.

Secondly my MMR has been the most reliable machine I've ever owned, nothing has gone wrong with it nearly 18 months play now.

Neil.

I got to play both the new LE and the original at the Expo this weekend and man there really is no comparison, they feel identical and the remake just looks fantastic. Ironically on a single game on the original I got closer to RTU than I ever have before. I had 5/6 lit and only needed 2 more cities saved to light it. The game was goofy, I drained my first two balls immediately then racked up 3 extra balls on my final ball and completed 5/6 RTU and 4 cities. After that I drained the 3 extra balls almost immediately too. Cannot wait for this thing to be in my home forever!

Time to find new help. Or a local collector to help. Ask here if anyone local can give you some hands on help.

The flippers are the same as used in every Williams fliptronics game.

LTG : )

Look at that... I knew something

Congrats! Pretty awesome feeling! What was your final score?

Great for your wall...

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How do I get a printed brochure for AFMr?
I know I can download it but I dont have a color printer any more since I went to all laser.
It would have been cool to get one with my LE.

Bring the file to Staples to print in color.

Good Idea!
Maybe I can get them to send me one....

After playing for a couple of days we were getting balls flying of the right return ramp into the drain after a lock activation and lots of air balls. (too Fast) so I turned down my flipper coils to Min. That nailed it and it didn't slow the game down too much. I also was getting rejects when the shooter would launch the ball. Tried everything from alignment of the coil to upping the strength even tweeking the leveling. I finally got that resolved by dropping the coil strength to Min also. It seems the games come with everything turned way up. I had turn down the GI and insert lights (just too much) Playing perfect now.

I simply asked our local distributor here and he sent me a few in the post. I can't imagine why your distributor wouldn't do the same... all I need now is my actual machine!

Just got my my AFMR! Build quality is impressive (just sold an Aerosmith pro and the difference is night and day). Looking forward to owning this one for awhile.

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The sound on the AFMr is so much better than the sound on MMr.

I have Prosound in the other four games I have and the Pyle sound system in that AFM LE just blows them away! (nothing to do with the Prosound kit it's the old wpc 95 wav boards) Just no comparison!

100%

I love it when members explain in detail , my LE is coming soon i hope , thet said in november

Games look sweet!

Hey what are the street prices for the 3 models? Not sure if those can be posted or have to be on the down low. Is the LE sold out?

Thanks and enjoy!

Classic - $6500
Special - $7300
Limited - $8000

PLUSTAXANDFREIGHT!

Yeah, the impression I've gotten is that CGC isn't letting the dealers discount.

The game was really kicking my butt. Lots of airballs and warp speed SDTM drains. So I played with the flipper strength, as a number of owners have advised, and it's much better now. I'm actually hitting al my shots with a LOT more accuracy. It seems also like the ball doesn't pick up as much spin as it did with the flipper strength set higher.

A weird thing, though: at one point I set the strength to MIN at one point, just to see, and the right flipper didn't move AT ALL. I figure that can't be right. Any suggestions as to what I can look for?

What did you end up at I'm going between -6 to -8

I set mine to min no issues like that