I have bought a few,
No luck
Maybe if I bought like 5+ tickets like the crazies...

Hi guys,

Anyone get their GnR LE from P1 recently?

If so, what was your pre-order date?

Just trying to gauge my April order delivery expectation.

Thanks.

Playing the JJP playfield russian roulette game. Respect

It doesn’t help that you are constantly in 6 ball multi ball and game times are generally over 10 minutes. One game is like ten games on any other title.

Haha. Still haven't tried one but everyone comments that the game is a multiball fest. Maybe that's why I prefer older titles where multiball is earned as a way to a replay instead of giving them away as part of the experience

So......I take that as a no then??.......

Just getting back into pinball after many years. I have four older B/Ws in the collection getting some much needed upgrade love after many years.

I am finally in a place in my life to get a NIB.

When I saw that LZ (fav band) was coming out by Ritchie (fav designer), it was it was like it was meant to be.

But I was so underwhelmed by what I saw and played.

And now with Mando and Godzilla's PACKED playfields, makes you wonder how much of the LZ BOM cost was the license.

Look, I'm not into the whole LZ vs GnR thing.

What I saw in GnR, just impressed me.

I'm not a purist by any stretch but I'm sure it will wow people when they come over, like the current lineup does today.

I can't say on the new gnr as I haven't played it, but have seen enough people complain about the poor playfield quality and sending washers out as fixes for chipped playfields as reasons to avoiding JJP right now. I love music pins with MET and acdc in my top 10 favorite pins ever. Love the data east gnr. Haven't played Zep yet either but Zep and Sabbath are my two favorite pre 80s bands. Prsonally I'd go JP/DP premium nib or wait for whatever band that interests you/next in line to be made by Stern or Spooky.

My GnR will be here in 2ish weeks from Nitro. Playing the roulette game as well.

Ive been up to date on all the pooling/chipping/cracking as well.

Still diving in.

No machine is, nor will stay, perfect.

living up to your Pinside name!

Now THAT was funny!

Who is looking forward to the Rush pinball machine? Be nice to have a game based on the music of one of Canada's greatest bands (IMO). Hopefully they focus on the earlier material.

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Im 45 and missed the Rush train. I've never been a fan of their music but i'm also equally not excited for the possibility of a queen pin either! I do really want a black sabbath pin tho if that helps any! Cheers tho

Yeah, but I want the Born Again Black Sabbath (Ian Gillan) pin, with Dio and Ozzy, just too much getting left out.

I’m a year younger, feel the same way about Rush. But I would pass on a Black Sabbath too. Did you say Pearl Jam! I would buy a Pro, Premium, and an LE.

I did meet Getty Lee coming home from the Rock and Roll hall of fame inductee ceremony when Pearl Jam and Journey got inducted. He was there also. Very nice guy. Although I never got into Rush I appreciate their talent and Neil Peart was phenomenal.

My hangover was incredible so this selfie Hertz.
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Rush sucks.

Geddy Lee’s voice sounds like a burlap sack filled with feral cats in heat, being constantly sprayed with a garden hose.

No thank you.

You can drive to Niagara, cross via taxi, rent a truck and drive back across.

Or just get a pin shipper to pick it up. Wouldn’t be that expensive. Not sure what that title is worth.

Or pay the guy to cross, Americans can. And give him $200 and your bills tix.

I don't think this is accurate for a Canadian. They would not let you in on a land border. You could do the same if you fly to the nearest international airport and then drive back. Rental return would be another difficulty. Plus there is a ton of testing coming and going. It's not worth it. I'm in a similar position with an RV on a property near Seattle that I have not seen in almost two years. It's Brutal.

See if the person will pallet, strap, and wrap and ship it to you. Call CSA transportation and get quote, and use a broker to pay taxes and it should only cost you around $500 Canadian to get it shipped to you, that is the easiest way to do it. If I can get a machine shipped from New York to Edmonton for $500 then so should you.

My apologies, you are right. I know there’s a system that people have been using. People take cabs to the boarder and walk across into the US. It’s perfectly legal.

Walk across, rent a small uhaul van and drop it off in Niagara Falls. Pain in the ass… yes. I would do it if I didn’t have any other options. Shipping would be #1 option.

I'm not trying to troll or create an argument but I think your still missing the main point... The US will not let foreigners into the country through a Canadian land border crossing unless you are an essential service (ie. truck driver). Flying in is the only way. I wish it were different and I'm probably compelled to reply here because I am fueled with frustration since we let our border open to them but it's not reciprocal.

On another note, Oakville is awesome. I used to live on Rebecca around 3rd Line during my teens. There is so much I miss about the GTA that you just don't find here on the west coast. Mostly of a cosmopolitan nature. Fortunately it is offset by some pretty outstanding geographical amenities that I take advantage of all year.

And oh yeah... GO JAYS!

I have a 100k race car to deliver to NY. Dont feel like paying a private transporter.

Damn closed border.

does it fly ! lol

Maybe, it’s hella fast lol

Just a small correction, pinpickle said you can walk across the border, and technically you can.

Pedestrian crossing is still allowed at the rainbow bridge, so it's not considered a land crossing. Vehicle crossing is prohibited.

It won't help bring a pinball back, but technically you can get across that way.

A lot of people are parking at the Niagara lots, walking across and taking taxis or Ubers to go shopping and then just walking back at the end of the day with their bags of stuff.

Just taking this appliance cart for a walk...

I don't see how they can stop you if it's a legitimate purchase... Might be awkward, but not illegal

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I guess you could walk across, rent an suv and drop off the suv on the Canadian side?

in this city , this is not a cheap venture anymore ... car and truck rentals are double the price if you can find one! let alone if they will let you drop the vehicle in an other country!

Thank you.

People were doing that to fly out of Buffalo and avoid the hotel quarantine. 100% legal.

I believe you can rent a car/uhaul, and drive it back.

Im Rebecca and 4th line and we absolutely love it here. Grew up in a smaller city and lived in Toronto for 15 years. However, we spend 2 weeks in BC every year and almost pulled the trigger to move out west. Beautiful country.

Hey Rebecca, nice to meet ya.. What exactly are you 4th in line for though?! Sounds lovely

Implants. 450cc’s of fun! See ya soon. Hahahaha

Anyone know if xpin displays flash for which player is up? Or are they always just solid?

Anyone connected polk subs using just alligator clips?

My understanding is two games can be connected to one sub and can simply clip to existing sub.

Trying to avoid soddering.

all my pins clipped on the game side ... wire striped and plugged into positive and negative on the woofer side !

Yes, clips would give you the same result.

2 games work fine as long as the sub has 2 high level inputs (not just RCA inputs).

Yes, but as mentioned above, you need the right sub.

Polk psw10 is the most commonly used, though other options are available.

With the caveat (unless I am mistaken) that you should only run one game at a time if 2 pins connected to one sub. For the price of a used psw10, I just get one for each of my pins.

I have two games hooked to one Sub repeatedly and run them simultaneously all the time. Some subs are cheaper and still work fine.

I have pinnovators system. 4 pins connected to one sub. Stern/JJP doesn’t matter.

95% of the time I have on pin going at a time but it works if you have multiple. Can set the sub level for each pin on the control board. Highly recommend it. I have no issue spending $200 on a sub for each machine but in my situation it’s just not worth it.

I'm flying through Edmonton next week on my way to Kugluktuk. Are there any pins still at the airport? Where are they located?

They emptied that arcade room that was to the right of security, those were the only ones I knew of there. Calgary permanently closed two of three arcades and the tiny one that's left is blocked off due to covid.

Does anyone know a source in Canada for anti-glare pinball glass? I'm in Ontario so in the GTA would be best.

PlayerOne. I got my Stern HD Glass from them. It's stupid expensive (close to 400$ all in).

Wow... not sure I'm ready to spend that much for it, but thanks. Good to know.