Interesting artist that does clever off-brand interpretations of characters, with prints for sale.

Here’s Crink and Boaty.

https://shlives.bigcartel.com/product/crink-and-boaty-from-the-tv
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He can still be the leader of a gang of evil robots and listen to Punk Rick.

Love the polka dot version!

Looks like a larger version of Elvira's dog Gonk.

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Just raise a paw if you need to be rescued! Lol let’s hope that dog doesn’t walk in front of a mirror.

It’s funny but when Nugget gets a bad haircut he actually acts embarrassed.

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Has anyone ever had to dismantle the backbox for transport around the house?
What are your experiences?
Easy Job?

Hi Luke,

thanks for your comment, but that's not very helpful.
Of course i know that this is not recommended, that's always - maybe not at Pinball 2000.
But it's also very common, because some pinheads have a small staircase or something else.
So unfortunately it's necessary in some cases.

I was hoping to get some more concrete information. For example how many cables have to be disconnected, and if this is easy, or if there are cables that need special care, for example no plug.

Thanks in advance.

Same here I was stoked to get my build sheet back on the 19th June as well, still awaiting invoice - my number is 354.

Good to hear you guys haven’t either. I know someone in the FB group got one so been expecting one any day.

I’ve got no idea what my number is.

Lol glad to hear I'm not the only one!

Are they building them out of order? If all the AUS exports are shipped together - you have to wait until the very last one is ready?

Doubtful. It’s likely that the later numbers would get them earlier (plus any shipping time).

I hear portals spin in the opposite direction in Australia, so anything is possible.

1. Do you know what size screw/washer is needed for this fix?
2. Is this fix coming from the factory on later builds, or is it something we should all plan for prior to receipt?

We are checking it out right now. Cut some to test out.

Anyone looking for those sold out Rick and Morty Mondo sculpts to replace the plastic R & M on their topper? Mine just showed up but I sold my spot. They look AMAZING, really high quality sculpts and you can change the heads out for different looks. Also there is a pickle Rick and rat that will fit as under glass mods. Will look RAD. Pm me if interested... they are unopened in the box.

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i don't know it this helps, but i know someone who took the head off just enough to twist it 90 degrees. that was enough to fit it through the tight space. there's enough slack it the wires to do that.

I recall the figures being too large proportionally for the portal though.

I’ve seen some photos of them being used as a topper and it looks great to me. FAR better than 2D plastics. That’s why I bought em haha

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCt5-V3jLmg/

Dan Harmon got his machine today....

So, uh, is no one gonna talk about how awesome the new Blood Dome adventure is? (Latest beta)

Has it been streamed?

Mondo figures are SOLD ya’ll

Yes it is, but I thought we weren't suppose to talk about it.

Like Fight Club?

I mean, kinda. Not streaming it is the big thing. At least one of the assets in that adventure is temporary, and there’s always the possibility that something else may change before it gets put into the main release.

How can you get into the beta program

Id Love to know as well!

Me three. Checks build number. #634. Nevermind. Unless you guys want to send me my machine early. I'd be tons of help as I have nothing better to do in the summer but play pinball.

Have you heard of the 12 Labors of Hercules? Let’s just say it is worse to get into the Beta program.

Figures seem like a great size to match the portal on the topper. I’m going to work on securing them over the weekend.

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Is one of them living in Wisconsin? Cause I have a co-worker that I may be able to move in with. Not ready to denounce Mn yet though.
But since I dont have my machine yet, blood dome is more semantics dome for me getting access to beta

Thanks for your posting, but i have to take the bb off complete.
Because we have to move it in the house 3 level up with very less space in the staircase.

Hey, so when I get an "update required" screen after performing an update, does this mean its a botched update and I need to redo the usb stick and try again?

edit: I used linux to format the USB with a fat partition and put the new R&M code (6.19 -- also my birthday!) on that partition.

edit: im dumb, it was a bad download, its updating now.

We've been re-watching the series and I had an idea for an adventure mode:

Rick Potion # 9

Start mode at scoop
Hit target to "apply love potion" (maybe use the kalaxian crystal target?)
Hit lit shots to "spread the virus" (once a lit shot is hit, the shots next to it also light up, indicating a spread)
Once all shots are lit/hit, get to the car to escape!
Could even build it further after that to help rick create the antidotes until everything goes all cronenberg...

Its definitely a rough idea...thought it was worth posting for the hive mind here to expand upon!

This is the first “Morty’s Choice” adventure that will only be available and when you finish the adventure card.
In progress; coming soon; yadda yadda

So take this disclaimer: I don't work for Spooky, this is not official endorsement or advice, and you should bear all risks and proper judgement while considering removing the head from any modern pinball machine. It probably voids the warranty and is a risky maneuver. However, having said that, it's not really that hard to do if you take your time and use cautious sense. People do it safely all the time.

Essentially what you need to do is unplug the game, then carefully trace every cord and cable that runs from the head into the lower cabinet. Check and double-check. Take pictures. Tag them with tape. Note how they're routed around obstructions. Make sure you personally touch every one so you have that visual reference of what went where. Then carefully unplug and drop the connectors into the lower cabinet. Leave all boards, etc installed as they are - there's no need to remove them.

Now, inspect the hinges connecting the head to the cabinet. Spooky (or is it Pinball Life?) even sell aftermarket mod hinges, so you know these are removable. At any rate, make sure the head is stable before you remove these hinges. You can probably unbolt them from the head, leaving them connected to the cab. Once the hinges are disconnected, you should be able to carefully remove the head (after removing any other latches or bolts that may be used on a given game). A second person would likely be very helpful for this entire section. It's easiest to lift the head off from directly behind the machine - don't tempt fate by trying to stretch across the playfield.

After you relocate the game, set up the lower cabinet properly. Then carefully set the head back on the lower cab and secure it with latches/bolts/hinges - again, a second person can help stabilize and balance while you get the head tightened up. Then raise the playfield, reach behind/below and feed the cables back into the head to plug them in, making sure to double-triple check your connectors. Ask if you're not sure! Once you're confident everything is in the proper place and seated tight, plug the game in and go from there.

You can probably do it all in an hour, but don't rush. For what it's worth I'd wager some Sys11 and WPC games are likely more difficult to do than modern games

epthegeek I got a hilarious cycle of continual ball launching during a tilt. I will attempt to recreate it with a USB stick in this weekend.

Basically, I tilted right as i locked ball one. The game tilted, but then the ball lock screen came on, and a ball just continually loaded into the shooter lane and shot with the game in the tilted state. The ball I had in the horseshoe did not fall out. But it was auto launch, drain, auto launch, drain, over and over again.

So, shoot ball in to lock, tilt before the game detects it as a lock (which, granted, there’s a good bit of time there because I have to wait for stuff to settle). Thanks for the report. Should be easy to re-create/fix.

Wow, that was really detailed. Much thanks.
Maybe i forgot to say that of course i did that before with WPC, WPC95, Stern and JJP too.
So generally i'm in the track. I was just curious to know how it works with a Spooky pin before mine will arrive.
I thought maybe someone already did that.

Sorry for the thesis... it sounded like you'd never done one before. So as for differences I've not had the fortune to own a Spooky yet (but am on the R&M list!) but figure it can't be too different; all my pins and service work on all other vendors / eras have shown minor variations on the same basic theme. So if you can handle the serpentine mess of a Sys11/WPC game, I'd say you're all set!

Good guide. The only thing I noticed that may help that I have done.... instead of just letting the cable loom drop into the cabinet, I lassoo the whole lot together with a loop of string, leaving a long tail to hang out of the backbox hole. This makes it much more straightforward to retrieve on reassembly, and preserves original cable routing.

Nice! Would love to see some Cronenbergs. I like how it sounds like Spooky is using Morty driven Adventures for "Morty's Choice," which makes perfect sense. Fingers crossed for some Vat of Acid or Dragon action.

Are we (deep) into 200s yet? I’m 357 btw.

Mid 100’s.

Build sheet for 159 is what I’ve seen.

I just installed PinMonk 's replacement fan, made a huge difference. Now you can barely tell the machine is on. It was simple enough, the hardest part was working in the back of the cab, I'm sure it was easy to put it there with no playfield in!

I'd guess build sheets for the 160's will be this coming week hooray!

That's what I was hoping too, but it sounds like a big batch of Aussie games are in front of us.