Trying to patiently wait for final invoice, instead of email distributor. Good to see we will all have games soon. Could have bet this would happen as I got sick of tying up money with no updates and bought a CV and a SM in the last week. oopps my wife just laughed and said you knew it would happen.

I had to get them as they were pretty much local and I could check them out and not ship, but ouch just getting back into the hobby 3 years ago after a decade away these prices really hurt. At least the SM only cost me $800 more than i sold my last one for 10 years back, but not talking about CV lol.

Nice I ordered day of announcement, hoping my distributor placed the order quickly.

FROM faq
"
Are there any differences in game play between models?
LE and SE+ games will have additional game play when the interactive Wild West topper is enabled.
All other game play is identical between the three models.
"

Has this been confirmed, my understand was the same game that is played on the topper would be played on the BG? per a post during toppergate

Well I got the news I am number five on my distributor list, first home customer. He has delivered a couple so far so hopefully soon.

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Curious if this source has actually played parts of the Lyman code or just making an assumption?

I am of the opinion the best machines to have are ones that company (visitors) can play and enjoy, maybe even get them hooked on pinball. I honestly am not that good anyhow to reach the billion or 2 scores I often see people get on Godzilla etc. I have the newer sterns at local arcades and do enjoy them, but my taste's lean to the easier.

Killing time waiting for the sheriff. My wife and I spray painted a little of the basement wall from a 70's iron-on. Helped tie on the DD screen prints. Carpet next in a couple weeks, will be my first time installing it, hope it goes well.

So excited to see Josh's update!
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I have seen some stills, but has there been a video posted of the shootout mode on the display? Thanks

I read it all before it was updated there, but will remember to check first next time. Thanks for maintaining it!

I think I would have just paid the $250 instead of it being broke for 2 months.

Glad it all worked out for ya,

This seems very possible especially if it is just a a continuation of a controlled addressed light string, would really need to see inside a topper to figure out the difficulty level. My bet is they are slapping on another board like the playfield lights and it wouldn't be as simple as I mentioned. I am assuming documentation like in the past with full schematics for repair are no longer provided. If they are I could look into this, if I could get a scan.

How are you guys seeing the remaining? it just let me still add it to the cart?

I picked up the Acrylic BG myself.

I am hopeful for a good CGC update from TPF this friday night, it is suppose to be streaming on twitch all the seminars. It is titled "completing cactus canyon" maybe a code update? Scheduled at 6pm.

And I ordered that acrylic backglass on Sunday myself, it looks stunning. Just got shipment info on the tracks that I ordered. Parts are collecting, but my distributor has not gotten any more machine yet after the initial 2.

I just plan on catching the stream as I didn’t make plans for the trip as I will be going to MGC. Wish we coulda met

My wife thought I was the greatest when I told her I was gonna take her to TC this weekend, till I mentioned it was cause I had to pay the game I have on order.

Well this looks pretty amazing under the protective plastic, only disappointment is it appears to be thinner than the OEM wpc-95 and the channels trim pieces do not lock on they fall right off.

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What stream are you watching? looked here but saw nothing yet. https://www.twitch.tv/texas_pinball_seminar

Kinda wishing I would have got this also, but went with the line drawing version in this size.

Congrats! great news

An hour out, here is to hoping for some good info. :Cheers

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BG ship separate from a different location

Are the art blades they mentioned making available separate or only on the LE?

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1012-ulekstore/06608-train-track-mod-for-cgc-s-cactus-canyon-se-se-machines

Also in the FAQ maintained here, lots of good info visit it if you have not.

Did it fit in your backpack?

From FAQ "So when will I get my game?
Contact your distributor or dealer for details. Most delivery dates are set within two weeks of final invoice payment.
The time frame will also depend on the model ordered and how quickly CGC can produce games."

But what do we do when CGC does not give the distributor any details of when to expect there allotment of even SE's? or have you confirmed a release schedule per week/month/or quarter has been given to them?
Has CGC said currently how many SE's are manufactured a week, how many are warehoused waiting for cardboard?

Sorry if I missed the answers, but was any shipment info given at TPF?

Nice any chance of a full machine pic?

I think it is limited to 20. "Cactus Canyon 13″x19″ full-bleed Art Prints. Black and White Line Art Edition
Limited to only 20, signed and numbered by the artist."

I think the 100 is a mistake because it also mentions metalic sheen

Then you an I ordered I have been surprised I have not seen a ship notification yet as I ordered last Thursday when they became available.

Thanks all, just sent Brian an email with my original order receipt from the 24th.

I think this is for his already existing mods for the original CC. So they are already printed and available. It is not new development

This translight really gives an updated look to the machine.

Just curious if this is confirmed I thought it was still stop and go. do you know the weekly rate?

Checked the FAQ, and this might be be not being schooled in new games, but in a photo it appeared that the game had built in metal cab protectors for the legs. Did I see what I thought I saw? Thanks

And I assume they slide the cabinets around on the ground? It would have looked better left wood imo than peeling paint?

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A CCr LE or another game... April fools?

I would guess playfield inventory of a run. Still pretty cool, I am a documentation geek though

The mirror looks great and would go nice with HS and ES I have with them, but still glad I didn’t order as to me the Brian Allen look is for the win.

In the past I was only frustrated with not knowing how long my money was tied up (and not buying other pins), but now I am actually pretty bummed out, I ordered with my distributor hours after announced, I am just kicking myself that I could have owned this machine a month ago had I not pre-ordered (several have been for sale that were not assigned to people). There seems to be no logic on which distributor gets what first or in what order. (mine has only received two machines and this was some time ago). It has gotten to instead of coming here daily for check-in's today I had 227 new posts. Sorry for the rant, but this though others might not agree is getting silly. So now I am just distancing myself from the excitement, to avoid feeling this way, and it will just be a when it gets here apathic attitude.

Well I installed my carpet, now I am just missing a CCr.

Well got the good news email today, should have final invoice later tonight.

On the Pin move side, I am curious are CGC's games on a bigger pallet and the game super centered or something? I have moved sterns on a pallet with a regular hand truck.

Anyone know how many connection there are from the head to the body? I might behead mine to bring it down the stairs to avoid bumping into some walls. Thanks

This may sound crazy but with all CGC has in the works, is it possible that the SE might be the smallest production run and be done after initial 500, if the LE and SE+ are 1250 each or whatever the number was?

Time to get excited. Serial 1486

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I'll post some pictures later of getting it into the house then downstairs myself, This was a lot easier in my 30's than 50 now. Made it bump free though. Just getting the legs on now.

Ok a couple questions, I did check the FAQ but not saying I didn’t miss something.
1 my mine had no foam block in it, do they not use it any longer?
2 I had this odd black foam piece in the skill shot. Did it fall off from somewhere.
3 my glass rails sliced my thumb open to bleeding on the first play. I assume I’ll just pull the glass and sand the rail edge.

Little photo dump, the ramp I built in the garage to get in house is not pictured.

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The paper did still indicate to remove the block, so maybe mine was just forgotten.

I will say I have been very happy with the lighting and I was a bit concerned as I typically do not like LED games, odd on my eyes and glasses, Especially DP when hitting Boom. Anyhow this LED lighting is so tasteful an a pleasure to play, only been 2 games, as I am re-assembling my had rail now that I had to remove some posts from.

This was how the black foam tape was found.

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I tipped it back that way when I went to get the lift cart to slide it onto, as i didn't want to bounce it on an of the last lower steps. But looking at it does look like I sent it sailing.

Also maybe it is just me, but this seems to shoot a lot like Attack from Mars, I love it.

This is probably about machine number 30 that has gone down these stairs, There is this method and also one I use going thru the daylight basement window and tipping it in, but being a brand new cabinet I went the harder, and safer route.

Thank you, all mine were present on the lockdown bar, maybe it was a trimming that got dropped or something.

This was the side rail at the glass, where my thumb happened to rest as I flip with my middle finger.

Looks awesome, but sadly these won;t make the turn at the bottom of my landing or fit on the landing even with a pin (it barely clears alone)

https://www.carpetbargains.com/night-life.html

And a better look at the carpet under black light

One is just a skill stop, then I have S+ and a S2000 IGT's. Had to learn a few things with the ram clear chips and stuff as both had dead main board batteries when I first got them to work on.

I did not see this ball trap on the faq. This has happened in at least half the games I have played. Bart kicks the ball back into play and it bounces / stops here. Angle of playfield is correct.

Thanks

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So what kind of angle to you have your CCr setup on? I am wondering if it is the more extreme 8degrees I have mine at that causes the ball park to the right of bart. I just put a glass support button there and no more issues.

Congrats, so much fun! I wish my whole family enjoyed it, but I am the only pinball player in the house.

Simply because the first time I played it, it seemed a little slow and points came real easy. So I assumed I was to center the the bulb which resulted in the current angle. (just read the manual tonight for the setting) My Scores dropped considerably I think my first 2 games were over 100mil and I have not yet broke 50 on the new setting. I'll dial it back some tomorrow for test.

i did get the train tracks on today, and tomorrow I think i'll swap BG.

I swapped the BG. Was pretty impressed with the trans light quality from the factory. Also dropped the set up angle to 7.5 so I’ll put some games on that later.
The train tracks do obscure the sight to the left bad guy but doesn’t pose a problem to me.

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On the fence about ordering a SE+ now and then moving the SE on later. For how much the game gets panned as easy and not much going on, to me it does have quite a bit more compared to say Attack from Mars (dare I eeek).

I would be surprised if you could add lighting on to a string as mentioned earlier. I suppose it is how the led’s are addressed but most often they are individually addressed in code it is not turning on a strip. You program for each light in a total controlled string so it is not as easy as tacking on more. It would have to be coded to recognize them.

This is me being lazy and not digging thru the manual or menus, but is there a way to turn down the brightness of just the gun fight inserts that are white and flashing when lit. In a dark room this is my only issue with the lighting as it came from the factory settings.

Thanks

I did go there first honest but obviously did not skim the topics well enough. Thanks for the upkeep of it.

Do we have confirmation they have all the needed topper parts?

I’ve notice this after just 23 games. I am collecting these odd brownish spots on the playfield. They clean right up but no idea what is causing them. They are most prominent in the area where the train would start. Yes I did fully clean the oil off the pinballs to start. Thoughts?

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While I love the look of the train track mod, and am keeping it on, game play visibility was much better without it imo.

Very nice, what did you use for the pinballs?

I contacted them and they stated the connectors looked the same and it should work. I ordered it as they said I could return it if it did not. I'll report back.

They look great, I was considering using some round full dome mirrors but they get pricey at size.

I like the cart, tracks i'd pay more for a better look.

So what has everyone found to be the ideal angle of setup from actual game play, I today went and dropped mine to 6.87 from 7.97 and my scores well more than doubled, not sure yet which was was more appealing. What do you others with machines think?

Also curious if anyone else has noticed any oddities like this, not always but every so often the right bad guy when hit registers as the left bad guy when awarded. Also saving polly from train, the train can be reversing but I can still hit the final shot and save her even though it should have failed, guessing it is just a grace period in the code (a lot of them on my spiderman).

Today first play I made it thru high noon. Thinking I will find an in-between angle to setup too.

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Lermods Undercab lighting kit for MM works on CCr.

Mine I have at volume 7 and seems about right for my tastes, if you ever want to stop by and compare wiring or take pics your more than welcome too.

So how do you adjust the CGC soundboard level? I have not looked at the board or manual so perhaps this question is dumb.

I'll post up Brian Allen's later

Thank you, sorry i read it to quickly. No matter how careful I am I always end up messing up mirrors even though i love em.

Was just on his page and all the mods besides the flasher jug seem to have been removed?

Perfect for me a nice fan layout, with some extras. Can easily adjust difficulty with playfield angle. I look forward to the strategy that will come with the future LFS/josh code.

Any recommendations of who to send the print files to for those without a 3d printer?

seems crazy to me, I love my SE and will sell it when my SE+ arrives. It is a great WPC example with even more to come with future code purchase.

I have now played just over 100 games and have not had this problem yet. At what point does it hangup there on a kickout or a shot at bart?

My machine is a little stepper setup, I am now at 7 degrees.

Runs to look thru daughters polly pocket toys.

I used this company today, just upload the 2 STL files and they will print. Will see how they look when they arrive about $20 for the top and bottom. https://get.xometry.com/

I am curious how good CGC support is? Those that have opened tickets with stuck balls or audio issues have the worked to resolve them with you? Were you happy with the correction or fixes?

Ok I am betting most will feel I am being petty here, but this does kinda drive me crazy. Today I decided to give the game good but quick wipe down, while doing this I noticed how beat up tarnished even rusted some of the hardware was on this new machine. Has anyone else noticed this? It is most evident on the post like those I have pictured. I would expect some stuff to get binned or alteast set aside to be be tumble polished, before being put on a new game. I have machine a 15 years old with better looking hardware from the factory.

This does not take away from the fun factor, but combined with the folded over decals (which may have a benefit) and cabinet edges not mating perfect it seems worth a mention. I hope better detail is paid to the SE+ (i have one on order) and LEs

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I'll most likely order up some new ones from PinballLife, but most posts like this, when I hit it hard with ZAM and buffing wheels will goto mirror polish (yes I know that is not tumble). Recently took all the original hardware on my Galaxy to a mirror finish that way, the pop bumpers were the only thing too pitted.

Also glad I am not the only one that would expect better.

Not referring to the weld discolor, but rusting posts should be expected on a new game? I guess my expectations of new are different than yours.

It might be better to photo it with the ball stuck there, and then we can check to see if a ball will rest in the same area of our machines.

Surprised only 20 some ratings for 500 delivered. If you have played it rate it, curious where it will land.

https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/cgc-cactus-canyon-classic

I posted yesterday a company that will print them on demand, just upload the STL files from thingunivese

Ball hangups are so odd on this game some get them some don't. I really wonder if it depends on setup angle.

On a side not CGC tech got back to me in under 24hours with a question I had. Win!

Yeah I was surprised at some of the higher ratings in just now looking at it. Mine was at least in the 8’s. Some as you said seemed way skewed.

The only reason I have not jumped on one myself is I think it might be one of the few to drop in price in a few years, so JP will be the stern for now I am adding, even though I enjoy GZ more.

Curious of peoples thoughts, I know some are just No-Mod, but what is your opinion on if this would tastefully fit if your alright with mods, if I painted it up to match a character. Just trying to decide if I want to put the time in on the paint job.

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And this was the mine cart I received from the company I sent the print files to that I mentioned earlier in threads. $20

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it is a straight ETSY purchase think this is a D&D item. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1109128606/jalissa-sitting-female-miniatures

75mm size

Nope not upset just wanted to update the thread so people would know what to expect. I have had much worse prints in my hand before.

spend more time hitting the boom button in DP disco multiball, numbed me to these gunfight flashers, I turned them down but kept them on

Any link to the seminar or was it not recorded?

Not sure if I have missed it, or if it is an easy difficult setting, but I seem to get quite a few SDTM returns off shooting the bad guys. They seem much stiffer than the original in there returns, is there a setting to add a ball save for a second after shooting them? It seems to be there when hitting quick draw off the plunge then hitting the bad guy, it saves the ball. Is there anyway to have this be the normal behavior during the game. If I could flip better I could do a better job of clipping the edges, but i'm not that good. Thanks

ding ding that is me.

Good enough for all the fun I have had for a year+ playing instead of waiting for a machine with a topper. You never know but even a loss of a little is a win for the time with the machine to me.

CGC support, For how great a product they make, the support desk leaves a bit to be desired. Mind you this issue is tiny, but a simple response after the initial interest in my concern would have gone a long way. I had already bought new posts and replaced the tarnished and rusted that shipped on my machine.

synopsis
24 days ago, I inquired and sent pictures of the rusted posts
23 days ago, First response I was very impressed
23 days ago, I responded with the requested info
Waited a week after no response, pinged LTG to see if he had ticket access and he added a note to it
9 days ago, ticket was closed with no further communication on the subject

Is anyone getting any better response on the bigger issues around Audio, or sensor adjustment or other items. People will forgive late but not wrong does not seem to apply to the desk, if it was still open I would at least assume there was bigger and I am sure is fish to fry, but closing it was kinda rough.