I love doing mods to my machines and CC was a great one to do. I have owned two CC's over the years and just purchased my HUO one a little more than a year ago. I did a track upgrade along with a train mod (first machine). The original train size is about the same as an HO model train. Looked at EBay for along time for a train that was about the same size/style and price (didn't want to over pay if it didn't work out) as I was going to cut the train up to fit where the original plastic one went. After a number of hours and cuts the train turned out great! Also had a HO train guy make me a track that I fit under the rails giving the effect of the tracks. All in all it all worked out and looked amazing! Will be doing this mod again to my new CC as I already found the train again and just need to duplicate the tracks.

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Wow...that looks kick-@ss

Saloon doors would be my top pick since they were planned for the original although Mikespinball train looks awesome!

I love the drop target shooting thing on this with the up post in the return lane - for me thats one of the best features of the game. First game to do it? And inspiration for Elwins in JP and Avengers? Imo it works better on this than either of those. And for some reaon doesnt piss me off as much as Ghostbusters does. I think if GB had the up post also it would have made the Scoleri's less annoying (although I get they're supposed to be a PIA).

I've been around for a while and can't think of a time where we had 3 releases like Godzilla, CCr and Vahalla in a 6 week period. (throw in Elvira 40th for good measure).

Got in on an LE. Looking forward to this game. I’ve honestly never played it, but I’ve owned CGC games in the past and their games are rock solid. Add Lyman and Josh to the mix and you just can’t go wrong!

Are you saying if you had a million dollars you wouldn’t eat chick-fil-a?

Peanut oil is great…naturally free of cholesterol and low in saturated fat…contains a large percentage of healthier fats – especially monounsaturated fats – that are considered heart-healthy or heart-neutral fats. Because peanut oil doesn’t begin to break down until after it reaches 450 degrees Fahrenheit – which is called a high “smoke point’ in the industry – it holds onto its health benefits even during cooking, unlike some other oils.

Back ON TOPIC: In for an LE CCr.

Hopefully you can find an allocation, maybe there are dealers with more allocation than buyers because they are not as well know. I was able to get a Godzilla LE from a dealer I'd never heard of before. It's a different world, I was able to buy an AFM LE and STLE both several months after they were released, ised to be fewer immediate sell outs in the past. It's incredible that so many dollars are flowing into these new pins: Godzilla, CCr, Elvira 40th, Halloween/UM and Valhalla all wishing the past 90 days.

Known teekee for a long time. He would love to get His hands on one to flip!

No I’m saying … I still would eat Chick-Fil-A. Hence “we wouldn’t hafta eat kraft dinner, but we WOULD.”

Got it! But the logic is still lost on me given you wouldn’t hafta eat chik fil a even if you were NOT a millionaire….in any case, love me that peanut oil!

Teekee is just dejected all these guys have taken away his "flipper profit" the last several years. Stern woke up after that Metallica LE debacle.

Already have two...

Just telling the truth. The game sucks but glad people are overpaying for it. Pinheads are not the smartest... but I certainly don't mind! Lol!

Metal coating on the armor.

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Thanks! This is the best pic posted of the armor.

Everyday LEs and CEs change hand with less than 100 plays on them. A subset of folks think 500 plays on a game is an insane amount. Many spend more time zip-tying and hot-glueing 3D printed plastic jewelry to their pins than playing them. The point being, many want something cool to look at. The rules & game play is not a priority for all.

Huh. When LTG described it as kind of a translucent gunmetal grey, I thought it sounded pretty cool. Now that I'm seeing a close up pic, I'm not really digging it. Looks kind of like grey primer in this picture. Maybe it will look better in person.

I don't believe that's the final color. I think they just stuck something on there for the show.

I am on the list with my distro… i will know by tuesday … not gonna get much sleep or focus on work… cant wait!! Been waiting for this game for a long time.

Trying to get an LE.

Sold out everywhere?

At this point most likely, it will be tough to find one. People are saying that there will be some dropping off lists, etc but that wouldn't matter because it would just go down the line to the next person on the list.

If any of you west coast guys would like to trade your nice MBrLE, MM/MMr or AFMLE for my CCrLE, let me know. I can just walk outside for cowboy country . Looks amazing as usual from CGC. I think one of the others may be more my speed. PM if that sounds interesting.

Mr. Spinny arms makes all that go away

HRP TZ or CCrLE ? Decisions decisions

TZ is one I miss a lot,
However
CCrLE FTW easy

Tough call. Have you owned Tz before?

Yep, owned a TZ

Think You're full of crap! Bet You have none!

If You did have 2 You wouldn't be stupid enough to come on Pinside and announce it.

It hasn’t been even three days since the announcement! There have been anecdotal reports here that 3 or 4 of the 48 USA distributors are sold out of their allotment. Some aren’t even sure of what their allotment is yet. Sold out everywhere? No way.

This has become commonplace for every game from every manufacturer at release. People don’t get a limited production edition from the first place they try and assume they’ll never find one or complain they are sold out already. There are ALWAYS people that drop out, especially before final payment is due. Some dealers end up with more games to sell. But you’re not going to find one by posting a want ad on Pinside and hoping a distributor will call you.

I was convinced I missed out early on two LEs of grail themes. Batman 66 was announced in August when I wasn’t playing close attention to the industry. When I learned about it three months later I figured there was no chance of finding 1 in 240 LEs NIB. I got one that December.

I had an Elvira LE locked down and paid for Day 1 then panicked and sold my slot because I was concerned about the playfield issues Stern had been having. I went to Expo a month later, talked to a few people from Stern, felt reassured the worst was over. Not surprisingly, my distributor didn’t have any left and everyone said “LEs are sold out”. I spend an afternoon in my room searching web sites and calling dealers I’d never bothered to find and found five available LEs including one from a relatively new (small) dealer who had one in a trailer in the parking lot. That didn’t work (it would have been an interesting conversation with United at the airport) but I bought one of the others.

The days where you could be on a list a year in advance and be guaranteed a limited edition game are probably over. That’s probably just way too much work these daysfor any distributor to bother with unless you are someone who buys every title (and maybe not even then) because their lists are no longer a handful of people but dozens or hundreds. The FOMO craze has made it worse. Look how PinballStar got vilified yesterday.

If everyone who wanted an LE got one that would defeat the concept of a limited edition. I *hate* that you have to commit non-refundable deposits for games you’ve probably never seen, let alone played. But those determined enough should be able to find an LE, especially in the next few weeks/months.

Really ?! Well I can't find one, so in the event you find one from a distro, please let me know as I'd like to purchase a CCR LE.

I’d go something new.

Did you even read my post?

No disrespect, but no one is going to find one for you, especially if you’ve already given up in a day.

Lol! I don’t think he understood the point of your post.

i was in contact with joe and was told to wait for le email. they were sold out instantlyi guess he didnt have many to sell. its really a good thing as i was thinking of getting out this hobby. it has become way too expensive and i have to focus on my retirement and more on investing.

Still looking can’t tell you how many calls and messages I left

Feel bad bother so many people but if you want one you do what you gotta do

Does anyone know of the topper will be an option to purchase later on ??

Love what cgc is doing.
Dont like or think the FOMO tactic with lots of extras for the lucky few is needed.

The games are good enough as is and all should be able to get the best version.

For this game and other cgc´s the topper is almost what makes the game, seems silly to only have a few of them.

My wife and I played a two player game on almost every modern pin at the phof a few years ago, CC was her favourite and it was in my top 5. It was just really fun to shoot and beautiful to look at. We obviously didn't get too deep so didn't notice the lack of code. Going to see how the Lyman code is implemented before pulling the trigger though...

Yep I read your post, No disrespect taken you are still a cool cat to me @jfh, I haven't given up in one day, that was yesterday, still actively looking for one today & beyond until I find one at MSRP. It's possible someone else is going to find one for me first or have a "connection" IF they want to sell their spot decide not to move forward with their purchase etc. Believe it or not this community some really good people remain, while others have gone aka Who-Dey @kenlayton. Not everyone is on here to make 3k-5k+ on flipping the game on the pinside marketplace or other platforms. Perhaps you've gotten lucky with your past experiences with obtaining a game late at MSRP. The demand is crazy right now, so much so that the factories producing can't keep up. To add to that the FOMO is real. I really don't want to conform to the secondary marketplace "flippers" when all of these start popping up over MSRP I just won't do it. It's too bad that the allotment of the game isn't greater to satisfy those that want it. I totally get it though because at that point it wouldn't be considered a "Limited Edition" Look at this very thread several pages back of many people that clicked Joe's PinballSTAR E-Mail buy-it now link and couldn't grab one, and hopefully those were people that wanted the game for their collection and not to be a flipper. So yeah I'll end this by saying still actively seeking / WTB: Cactus Canyon Limited Edition AT MSRP of $9250.

Ryan didn’t answer that question during the Q&A session but the general assumption is no.

this is where Spooky was smart ....
order the game you want and they build it to that spec .... if there is a demand build them !

Sort of. There is still an overall limited number of Halloween, UM, and R&M. You could have purchased any trim level you wanted, but you still could have missed getting one. Maybe not so much with HWN and UM, but folks did indeed miss out on R&M.

Called a few distributors and no one has CC LE. I don’t even see any for sale with markups either which is weird. Every distributor wanted to sell the SE version but I can’t apart with the topper which is one of the main selling points of the game. I might be willing to buy an SE if CGC will sell a topper otherwise I think it’s a no go for me. I think due to the high demand of this game a compromise would be to sell the topper. Distros should put pressure on CGC to make it happen.

Yep me too. First time wanting and feeling like an LE is worth it. The topper sells it for sure!

This is how I got my MMRLE. Not a big surprise that some dropped out as they were waiting for something crazy like 5 years. I still had to wait for 6 months.

This is why I've only got LE pinballs from CGC remakes. I need to play before I buy. Plus on Sterns machines the Pro, Prem, & LE versions might play different and/or the different art packages makes me to spend more time. I don't buy games to play for a short time and than sell.

Not sure when the LE's will ship but should be a great way to end 2021 or start off 2022 - Lock is lit.. and so am I