Deadpool (Limited Edition)
Stern, 2018
Deadpool (Premium)
Stern, 2018
Deadpool (Pro)
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Hey guys! I'm wondering how long some of you waited to receive your new DP Pro from Stern once an order was placed through a local vendor. I placed an order through a reputable SC vendor since I'm in NC and it's been a week with zero notifications. I guess the vendor is waiting for Stern to send a tracking number. Thanks!
Interesting responses. Vendor said there was one available at the Chicago warehouse, and they're waiting for the tracking number before sending me the details. This was last Wednesday (April 17).
Need to clarify the DP Pro order process. After contacting Stern, they said the vendor likely has a warehouse in Chicago that stores some of their games (based on vendor's comment to me about having one left in the warehouse). I misunderstood, and assumed the vendor purchased from Stern's warehouse immediately after placing my order. The question is how long this particular SC vendor will take to deliver. Thanks to all who responded to my question above.
Marco is the vendor. They have been nothing but helpful, providing excellent customer service. I just got off the phone with a Marco rep and they said they're still waiting for the machine to ship from the Chicago warehouse. I asked for an estimate on when they would ship from Chicago, and the Marco rep said likely this week. Not sure what to think, but Marco has been good to me so far.
Quoted from StoneyFL:My wife and I got ours upstairs, and even around a really tight turn halfway up. It was a challenge, but it can be done! Good luck. Hopefully the weight training machine shown in the photo you posted has been put to good use.
Have fun!
That's the same situation now. Tight turn, but I have a harbor freight hand truck and straps. After moving my Amazing Spider Man (Wide body) cabinet without detaching the head, I feel confident moving Deadpool.
Yeah, the weights help. This is still an unpleasant part of pinball ownership, but it's gonna look so sweet in my gameroom
Thanks for the feedback!
Alright Guys, I'm hoping you can provide me with guidance on 2 issues:
1. I'm having my first challenge regarding Deadpool Pro setup. The current code is the one mentioned with that country song I read about online...haven't checked actual version. I'm trying to install the latest version 1.00.0. I followed directions regarding download, unzip, and extract the .spk file from the generated subfolder. I copied the .spk.002 file onto an empty (formatted) FAT32 usb and plugged into each of the two usb slots available. When I turn on the game there is not a notification for updating code...just goes through normal boot up. Has anyone else had issues similar to this one? The subfolder created from unzipping the downloaded zip file only contains a .spk.002 file, and size is between 300 and 700 mb I think.
2. Have you guys used just Naptha for cleaning between wax applications? I know the instructions say to use Novus 2, but I'm hesitant on applying the abrasive. Also, does the machine come prewaxed when purchased NIB?
Thanks Guys!
Quoted from mjs2:Make sure you take the files out of the folder then place them on the usb. They won’t be recognized if left in.
Files? Crap, I only get a single file that has extension spk.002. I must be extracting or unzipping incorrectly.
Quoted from mjs2:Just 2 files. See attached but be sure that are on the surface level of usb. Not on folder- I had same problem.
This is reading off my MAC so may only be one.
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Thanks! I made sure the files were in the root location of usb (no folders or subfolders). I think the difference here is that I'm missing one of those files. I'm going to try downloading this evening and see what I get.
Thanks!
Quoted from Pinzap:Don’t use Naptha unless you’re doing a complete strip down and re-wax. It will remove all the current wax and you don’t want that unless it’s just too dirty for novus to work. Novus 1 is to be used between waxing... it will clean up without removing too much of your current wax layer. Then, you can add wax on top, or just play after the novus 1 depending on how fast you want it to be. Don’t forget to clean and polish your balls and replace if any signs of pitting or other wear.
Thanks for the feedback, Guys. I have a confession: I'm thinking of adding a playfield protector. That's why I was wondering if Naptha is the way to go, especially if DP pro comes prewaxed from the factory. I would hate for the clear coat to get removed during Naptha application.
Quoted from PoolFan:Does anyone else’s score increase just from flipping the flippers repeatedly even before plunging the ball. I feel like there most be a short or loose part somewhere.
Had exact same issue with my DE tmnt pin. Some of the switches were too close, and vibration from activating flippers caused them to close. I agree with above...switch test and activate each one by hand. I even had loose/detached wires that caused several switches from activating.
Quoted from Guinnesstime:I got (un)screwed here. Any thoughts where this might be from?[quoted image]
Hard to tell the size of that screw. It could be one of the two black screws holding the katana blade handle in place ( see left lower side of black handle).
Quoted from Morhaus:Check the Lil Deadpool. Should be two screws.
Also check top of chimichanga bus, and back of playfield at the megalodon upright display.
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Screenshot_20190509-090154_Gallery (resized).jpgAnother playfield protector for the collection. My favorite part is peeling the top layer to expose the beautiful playfield. I'll be the DP Pro Guinea Pig for playfield protectors, in case anyone is curious about the performance.
20190509_153833 (resized).jpg20190509_162624 (resized).jpg20190509_162630 (resized).jpgAnyone get a malfunction message during gameplay (previous version of code) that kept feeding balls to the shooter lane? I ended up having all 6 balls enter the shooter lane. I manually cleared them, but they kept reloading, one by one. I had to restart the machine to clear the issue. Seems okay for now, but it was odd.
Fyi - Not that anyone here is wanting to add a playfield protector to their new HUO Deadpool, but be warned. I got shamed last time I posted, and I'll admit I am probably being too protective of the playfield...but damn, there are newton rings showing up all over the place. Just letting you know in case you go this route.
20190511_210608 (resized).jpg20190511_210615 (resized).jpgThanks! I just received the exact advice from playfield protectors. They said the spots appear because of the new paint. I'll use compressed air and see how it goes.
Quoted from kingau:Hi everyone I posted this question on the forums,
hope someone here can answer.
Can I use a Dead pool pro playfiled protector,
on an Dead pool premium?
Thanks in advance
Sorry I can't answer this directly. Have you emailed pinball protectors? Sebastian is very responsive.
Quoted from rogerroger:I received my NIB DP premium on Wednesday, and aside from a few issues (nut for one of the screws associated with a pop bumper keeps coming off, a few of the mirror squares from the disco ball hanging off, and some decal wrinkling), it seems to be playing well. My only other issue is attaining the proper slope of the playfield. Can someone post pics of their leg levelers? I've got the back ones as flat as possible and the front ones are about as high as possible and my slope is still about 7.9 with the bubble almost split with the top line. I am using a digital level and not relying on the bubble.
Same issue here. It got to where I couldn't get the back leg leveler nuts to engage. I used the pinball leveler app for android and set to about 6.7 degrees. So far, so good...but can't get bubble to center.
Finally did the washer fix at the ball guide. Thanks to you all for letting us know about this issue. Also, while vacuuming the cabinet, a broken drill bit was found magnetized to the speaker. I thought that was interesting.
20190902_150008 (resized).jpg20190902_152245 (resized).jpg20190902_152822 (resized).jpg20190902_152828 (resized).jpg20190902_152834 (resized).jpg20190902_161317 (resized).jpgQuoted from hawkfanz:I had the brilliant idea of doing the washer fix without a nut driver. All the sudden adding a few washers was making me take way too much of the table apart to be able to fit my wrench in. Lesson learned that I need the right tools for job! I eventually gave up and hopefully put everything back the way it was but will be back asap. Putting that sensor of this area back together was much tougher without disassembling the pop bumpers!
For me, the worst part was removing that damn post holding the mid section of ball guide (where flat metal tab is in contact with playfield). On the underside of the playfield, a simple nut. At the playfield, so much clutter made it very difficult to rotate a wrench. The nut drivers I have do not go far enough down the post to engage the bottom. It took forever!
Quoted from maroot:Have others seen the ball go flying into the shooter lane off the left sling? I have reduced the setting down to 15, but have still had it happen.
Thanks!
Happens 1 out of every 10 games for me. I lowered power to 18. We'll see if the problem continues.
Quoted from KnockerPTSD:Many pinball suppliers try to kill any chance that us Canadians will make purchases. Boo urns.[quoted image][quoted image]
Wow! That's some ridiculous shipping cost! I will say..Pinball Life shipping isn't the cheapest, even for me living in Raleigh, NC area. I try stocking up on lots of items from PBL to make the shipping cost a little less painful.
Quoted from DavisAZ:Very excited to have finally joined the club! Shout out to Rob ( RJ_TENN ) for selling me his awesome Deadpool Premium. Great guy to work with, highly recommended. And of course I have to give a big thanks to my wife for letting me fit in one more game in the formal dining room.
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Welcome! Best use of a formal dining room that I've seen so far. My wife is awesome too! Good job.
Quoted from pinbuoy:Any idea where I can get clear slingshot rubbers?
I've checked
Marco
pinball life
planetary
cointaker
I got these from pinball life.
20200501_172740 (resized).jpgAll this speaker talk has me wanting to upgrade my plain DP pro speaker grills. I really like how Data East used symbols for their game theme on each speaker (painted on grill). Does anyone make a DP speaker decal or sticker that has the DP symbol? The best option would be painted directly to the grill, or a complex (perforated) sticker/decal that is applied over the speaker grill. Just a thought.
Thanks, Mr_Outlane! Now I need to figure out if additional lighting is necessary. I like the lil' DP white/clear design best. That's a nice looking acrylic.
Quoted from gecko157:Just curious how many of you have bothered with a playfield protector on your Deadpool? Any pros or cons in your experience?
I have a protector on my DP pro. I think it's doing a good job. My one issue is that the clear and protector can give off a wet look in some areas, similar to newton rings. You won't necessarily have this issue with older playfields.
The protector keeps me from worrying about adding mylar here or there. Unfortunately, it doesn't extend down the shooter lane, but has good playfield coverage overall.
It's been around 1 year and still no dust or dirt showing underneath. I vacuum and wipe down on occasion.
Shout out to Doug (SpeakerLightKits.com) for shipping these really cool mirrored acrylics for my DP Pro speakers. He was very helpful and honest. Yes, the acrylics were meant to be backlit but I wanted to keep it simpler (personal preference). Obviously, they look better in certain lighting, but I'm happy the way they look.
20200507_190537 (resized).jpg20200507_190655 (resized).jpgQuoted from newovad:Check the key posts at the top of the page. Posts #3057 and #3171.
Key post #638
Thanks newovad!
Quoted from gumnut01:So I swapped the jackpot target with the Snikt target so that the snikt target now has the anti-sway bracket. Hmmm....
I can now get Snikt on the fly and my wife got a 4x going which was great.
But. I can’t hit the sucker from a cradle. I can hit it but it just bounces up or has no momentum going up the ramp and fails. On the fly it’s awesome. Great going down the left inlane and hitting it but not from a stop. A bit perplexed. Wonder if there is less give in it now. Will keep checking. I have not adjusted holes. I remember reading someone else had a issue with cradled hits to Snikt.
Here is with the old bracket
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Here is the target with the new anti sway bracket installed. [quoted image][quoted image]
It appears the new bracket has brought the target back down the playfield. Also the target is now parallel with the playfield black line around the target, whereas before it was angled more towards the flipper. That seems to affect cradle vs on the fly success.
Anyone able to advise? I’m not sure whether the anti sway is a step in the right direction. Maybe the screws in the vertical part holding the switch need to be loosened to give a bit more play? Anyway will test.
Similar issue here. My new anti-sway bracket from pinball life works but I'm only able to get snkkt ramp shots on the fly. Also, I feel like the target is still overlapping the metal ball guide just a tad. I really don't like the idea of drilling new holes to reposition farther from the guide. Anyways, that's what I'm living with.
Quoted from gumnut01:Funny thing is if George G actually said the target is only designed to be hit on the fly then I would be happy with that! Otherwise one could just cradle and hit it all day and get multipliers up before starting a multiball or battle. Where is the fun in that? Will live with it for a while but happy to receive further insight.
Agreed. I would enjoy hitting this shot maybe once every two games as opposed to once every six.
Quoted from Junglist:Just about to do the Snikt antisway install - any gotchas I need to watch out for? My PBL antisway kit didn''t come with any foam or parts other than the metal bracket - do I need any extra parts to make the swap?
I used weatherstripping and cut it to the exact size of original foam. Otherwise, you could remove the old foam and place on new bracket. Hopefully, the existing bracket holes on the underside of your playfield allow the new bracket to line up properly on the top of playfield, keeping the target from overlapping the metal ball guide.
Hey Everyone,
I think I'm going crazy. Am I missing any songs from the DJ Mixer? I feel like there should be a disco song. This is v1.05 for DP Pro.
Thanks!
Hey everyone,
Laseriffic is having a Black Friday sale on toppers. I just bought the Deadpool topper with 25% discount code: BLKFRIDAY. For some reason, they show BLACKFRIDAY on the promo ad, but that didn't work for me.
Quoted from EricHadley:I installed Comet’s GI kit in my Deadpool today. Got to to say I love the Sunlight GI and the removal of the red. I highly recommend. I did not install the spot lights yet, but will play around with those too as I could see they would light up some dark spots nicely.
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I bought the same kit several months ago. I only replaced the bottom half of the playfield led's because I was lazy. Added the spotlights and it really brightens the playfield. Very good purchase from Comet.
Quoted from Smack:Question for anyone who has installed the Cliffy 3bank protector on Deadpool or any other game for that matter. Has anyone found that since installing you can sometimes hit 1 or many of the drop targets head on with a strong shot and they won't drop down?
I suspect that the additional width of the metal behind the drop target is sometimes causing it not to move enough for the mech to drop the target. I have tried to pull the drop target assembly away from the protector as best as I can but there isn't a lot of play there.
It doesn't happen a lot but it is a noticeable difference since installing. Is this just a fact of life now or are there other things I can try to adjust?
I'm curious too. I haven't added that Cliffy yet. I remember Cliff saying he didn't include that part in his standard Deadpool set because people were still having issues with that piece...maybe similar to what you're experiencing.
Quoted from Smack:That is interesting cause it is shown as part of the set on his WIP page.
http://www.passionforpinball.com/wip.htm
Where were you reading that others are having issues too? End of the day it is not too difficult to remove if it really bothers me.
Interesting. When I ordered the set last year, I had asked about that part. He told me it wasn't included for the reason I mentioned above. Maybe he was able to make improvements for the new set? I wasn't reading anywhere about others having issues...it was from Cliff telling me over email.
Quoted from Smack:This has been discussed a bit now recently, but I too have found wear under the left ramp. This is after 2000 games
I just took my left ramp off to put a washer down and I could tell before hand that there was pooling. I found some chipping under there by the post and wear underneath the metal that touches the playfield.
I put a washer under the post and some thin strips of mylar over the wear to protect further damage.
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Glad you guys caught this issue. Added nylon and metal washers under the guides a few days ago.
I also removed a piece of playfield protector film (see 1st pic) to the left of DP's head. Just mentioning in case someone thinks it's damaged or missing paint based on the attached photo.
Quoted from northerndude:Yowza, that's a lot of sunlight for a pinball room
It's ok. He's in Michigan. They get maybe one sunny day per week. Just kidding...gotta get some drapes or pinball covers.
Quoted from Brparks:Anyone else have their Lil Deadpool head decapitated?
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We've seen a few posts on this issue. Can it be glued back on? I wonder if Sci Grip stuff would allow the separated plastics to reform and become stronger at that weak point. Anyways, I guess they sell extra DP toys at pinballlife. Marco seems to be out of stock. I want to know if anyone has fixed their DP head.
Quoted from Fytr:Out of those, Red. I'd also skip the coin-door and maybe do the speaker panel instead. Too much of a solid color for what should be bordering/framing. You could do the coin door frame, but leave the door black. Trust me.
I agree. I feel like the blue looks great on the cabinet, but clashes with the backbox. Red seems to be the best color.
Quoted from Xelz:Yeah, I watched the delivery guy and he did a fantastic job. He definitely didn’t cause any of the damage.
My distro figured out the cause of the exterior cabinet damage. I don’t want to accidentally interfere with any claims he may be filing, so I’m keeping silent on it for now.
The speaker damage is really perplexing. It’s nowhere near the exterior damage on the cabinet. The speaker grill was intact and in mint condition. The only things loose inside the cabinet are a couple bolts that I assume go with the coin door and what looks like the interlock pin. I can only assume the speaker was torn during installation. [quoted image]
I had those same screws come loose in my DP pro back in 2019. Yes, I think they're for the coin door. That interlock pin looks like it's for holding the coin box to the cabinet.
Quoted from Fytr:Just wanted to re-iterate that in addition to placing washers under the posts for the right "ramp" entrance, and the left turn-around guide, you should also consider doing the left ramp mechanism itself.
I had done the other two immediately upon unpacking my game last year, but finally got around to doing the left ramp yesterday. Here's the damage that's been done already:
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Fortunately, it's not really visible when the ramp is on the game.
Another pic with the washer added:
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I have the same issue and added washers. After looking at it in more detail, do you think it's an overtightened ramp pushing into the clear, leaving that impression? Either way, it doesn't help with any future damage caused by ramp/ball guide movement.
Quoted from ExSquid:Looks sharp! Might be the way for me to go here. How simple are they to install? I’m a HUGE newbie at doing my own stuff to my machines and not very tech savvy at all.
Easy, even for me! Comet sells spotlight kits. From what I remember, I think the spotlights are linked/connected to a GI bulb (for power) that plugs in place of an existing bulb located under the sling plastic. Just make sure to get the bulb to match. I just asked Comet for help and they were very responsive. You can also get cheaper versions from other sources like Pinball life, and snake the spotlight wires through the sling area and tie them into the G.I. using alligator clips or solder joints. Just google the sites and check out the instructions. You can do it!
Quoted from Pin_Fandango:Thanks!
Yeah I adjusted it twice tonight… I center it, and 10 plays later, this…[quoted image]
I am having the same issue.
Quoted from mbl1116:Figured I’d throw this out there for NJ area owners:
Anyone with a DP pro want to trade up to a premium? Assuming it’s a newer build I’d basically just be looking for the difference in MSRP. Mine is from the most recent build, only a handful of plays
Why can't you be in North Carolina? I bet someone near you will be interested in that trade. Win-win
Quoted from fooflighter:I have my GZ right next to my DP and I have to say, DP is in a class all by itself. The art on that pin is just perfect, probably the best art package in pinball to date IMHO
I agree. IMO it's got an edgy vibe with just enough color. I really like the comic style art. I think I understand Punkin's melted crayon comment. Avengers, Tmnt, Godzilla...they seem more cartoony? Brighter colors? Softer edges? I love tmnt artwork, but DP is definitely on another level. Those are my initial thoughts.
Quoted from jandrea95:Loving this game. But how in the blue hell do you hit the center spinner? Wouldn’t consider myself a great player, but that spinner makes me feel like I’ve never played pinball before.
It looks ripable, but not for me! If I make it it’s always a clunk shot haha.
Feels like I need to adjust something. All other shots feel GREAT!
I have the opposite problem. I'm always hitting that damn spinner because of another failed attempt at snkt.
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