Yikes. Hopefully JJP can acknowledge this issue and say what's going on.

Is this a new game from the officially shipped stuff off of the line or a prototype machine that's been on tour?

That's a proto and has a proto playfield and thousands of plays.

Also saw playfield chipping on the demo unit at our local distributor (located by the drain, behind the flippers).
I wouldn't think twice about this until it's proven that it's a recent production unit.

And a ton of moves. It's not just the play count but the number of times the game has broken down toss in a vehicle and then reset up. That puts a lot of ware on a machine.

These proto games have had the snot played out of them so that things like this cld be addressed on the production pins......

I noticed a lot of wear by the scoop on the game that made it to PAGG. I am assuming it had the snot played out of it, but it was definitely noticeable.

Unfortunately this will happen on any new game without protection and a shit ton of plays on it.

Didn't the protos have the different backbox art with the guy holding the cell phone? Either way it's a smart idea to put mylar down in the shooter lane and drain hole just in case.

PF protector? If people are that worried about it doesn't JJP sell a PF protector that they will install at the factory? I really don't see the issue.

The quality argument should be put to bed. These are pinball machines and are going to have issues, I don't care who is making them.

"Both WOZ & Hobbit. I pulled both out of the arcade due to operational issues that I'm not willing to invest my time into right now. WOZ playfield has multiple areas of wear down through the playfield print. JJP has pre-printed adhesives with mylar to cover these high wear areas.
All of the pins currently on route (20) are Stern. Ironman VE at NYNY is rolling past 30,000 plays this month. ST Prem, AC/DC pro, Metallica pro, Avatar LE, & TWD Pro are all rolling north of 20,000 plays this month as well."

Freemont Arcade in Vegas

Best thing to do is wait to hear from production game owner's . Lets see how they hold up over 300-400 hundred plays......

Yep, doesn't look like a proto to me, new back box side art.

I meant cliffys /mantis protectors . All newer pins that ive seen with alot of plays without them have some kind of damage at scoops and drain area. The playfield protector is not needed imo.

Totally agree, i would never put a full PF protector on a pin myself.

If you put 30,000 plays on it you can always have it restored later

They are prototypes. They're the same machines that were at TPF and Pinball Showdown. They've been making the rounds for a while. No production games have made it to any shows yet.

Yep but there were still other newer test machines for shows /distributors. Regardless all newer pins sld have eaither mylar, mantis or cliffys protectors added to scoops , magnet area and drain areas.

There are two games there, one is a production game and one is a proto. We only see the side art of the production game.

Both are prototypes. One just got updated art applied later. I asked about the games specifically at TPF. Jack said they were both test games.

Correct .. production di just started shipping in the last few weeks and they have only made 20-30 so far.

Prototypes which are not made the same standards as production games. I've played a prototype Dialed In myself and it had severe wear at the scoop. I thought someone from JJP said that the prototype games did not have Mirco playfields installed?

I can confirm that these are the PROTOTYPE machines that I personally brought to the Denver show. Yes, they have the update backbox side art, but they are still prototypes.

Well sounds like you were wrong

I think you will find proto's have digital printed playfields and cleared not the same as production games.

That would make sense from the pictures. It looks like the kind of artwork lifting you get with digital printed playfields.

Screen print seeps into the wood, digital sits on top of the wood

these are PROTOYPE games and pretty sad that you come here purposefully trying to start drama when you either already knew they were prototypes or were iggnorant to it and did not take 2 minutes to call the operator or ask any of the local pinheads. they all could have told you the reality.

I think the thread title should be edited to clarify these are prototype games.

Then retitle your thread now that you know they are Prototypes.

If you made an honest mistake in assuming these were production games then that is a siple fix.

Since games starting shipping this past week, I think it is pretty obvious that any game would not be able to sustain that amount of wear.
(if a game can get that much play in a single week, then sign me up for 5 of them lol)

Normally I respect your wisdom, but how on earth does moving a game around to different locations affect playfield wear? (which was the reported issue here).

Its not like if I drag a game around the country, repeatedly set it up, but put no plays its going to get standard shooter lane wear and dimpling . Unless I am doing something very wrong...

Believe it or not it's true (obviously you are correct about the shooter lane and dimpling, but other playfield ware can be due to exceedingly frequent breakdown and transportation which happens with games made to be taken to show after show and barcaid after barcaid).

Plastics can break when moving a game. Screws come out and GI gets disturbed putting more debris of various sorts on the playfield, increased debris increases playfield damage directly. Get an LED clogged in a scoop and watch how much faster the scoop gets chunks taken out of it when you start playing it. A game traveling around the country is also dumped into different tempartures and humidity levels every weak, consistent quick tenparture and moisture level changes can impact all kinds of things weakening parts of the playfield.

Shit stirring Topic drained!

Most people (especially casuals) will probably just play the game and not even notice the outhole wear.

Thank you for adjusting the topic title and bringing this to our attention so other people are not confused by what they see.

If anyone is looking to pick one up let me know. Production has started and machines are shipping.

Yikes! Fair enough. My hat goes off to all those who bring their gakes to shows.

I stopped out and played a new production machine last night and the game was gorgeous through and through! I really don't think any of the other companies can top JJP for fit and finish and quality feel. The game just feels solid like a WPC game and plays like a dream!

On Aerosmith their are cliffy protectors from the factory on both holes even on a pro

Yeah, they started this recently. It's a nice addition. I wish they hadn't just ripped off Cliffy's design and had contracted with him, but whatever...

Agree. It was great not having to deal with installing protectors on either scoop on Ghostbusters Premium. Finally a change from Stern that actually benefits customers.

Every manufacturer should put Cliffys on their games scoops / kickouts as it tends to be a pain in the ass to install them.

Remind me to never move any of my pinball machines. I'd hate to end up with this kind of playfield wear or any broken plastics.

Well, these issues are obviously from just tens of thousands of plays (these games have been to several shows and events), but it's pretty common to get issues from moving a game. Anything from board issues to cracked plastics can happen.

Cracked plastics because the balls were left in during the move?

Board issues because the batteries were shaken and started to leak?

Absolutely can happen from that. Especially when it's not the owner setting up or breaking down the game...but rather somebody who just lugged the machine from Chicago to Dallas in a day and a half and is tired.

Vibrations from a bumpy trip cause all sorts of problems. You must not have seen the Silver Ball mania thread and what happened to that game in shipment from Florida last week. Transporting games can cause issues, these machines don't like being broken down and driven back and forth across the country every week for six months straight...

You mean a 40 year old game with no prior issues came undone while being moved around? Darn, I sure wish they had paid more attention to quality control when building this game in the first place.

Both of these games are prototypes that Jersey Jack Pinball and KingPin games provided to the Rocky Mtn Pinball Showdown and they have allowed them to be put out for everyone in Colorado to play. These games have been rock solid and have been played constantly.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me directly at [email protected]

Thanks,
Dan Nikolich

No, because of cracked solder joints, mostly. Lots of under the playfield stuff can happen too. Wires coming off of lugs, plastics can crack from vibration if they're screwed down a bit too tight, dust can get into switch contacts, and all sorts of other little things. Yes, moving a game can create a lot of problems.

hell new in box games can ship with loose stuff Every NIB stern I get has a coin mech screw loose in the box....not the cabinet, the box....