Have been in this club a long time and never see myself leaving. Picked up my first JD at the start of 2011. Decent shape, but a faded cab. Sold it with the intention of getting a nicer shape one and that happened a year later. Had no prior experience with the Dredd comic when I got the pin, I just liked the look of it and it was a really cheap game (at the time, I think I got my first one for $1100). Picked up a lot of comics from craigslist and loved it, went back and have bought and read all the case files (collections). Themed the majority of my game room after Dredd, with comics lining it. Got Karl Urban to sign my two theatrical posters at a con this year.temporary-35.jpg

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Does the immortal pinside joke "JD is a $1400 game folks" need to be updated to $1800 if it has a colorDMD in it?jdmfw.jpg

Just installed mine and it looks awesome. Took long enough for a game I own to get the ColorDMD treatment.

Unless you are routing your games, a standard DMD in a home environment will last an absurdly long time. Had the same one in my Jackbot for 5 years and it shows no signs of going out. And it's a pin I play very frequently.

That said the ColorDMD is an awesome upgrade. Completely worth the money imo. If you don't feel that it will add value when you go to sell the games, rip it out and save it for another game. More and more games are being added every month with colorized roms. JD is my first supported ColorDMD game and I plan on buying one for every game I own as they become available. Fingers crossed for Shadow this year.

Anyone redone their JD cabinet with a set from RetroRefurb? I really like the alternate red artwork, just hoping someone has feedback as far as the quality/clarity of the decals

https://www.retrorefurbs.com/shop/judge-dredd-red-alternate-pinball-cabinet-decals/

The most recent JD I got had some aftermarket spotlights installed on the slings to light up the middle playfield and it makes a big difference. Mirror blades help light the game up as well.

My first JD with stock incandescents is one of the darkest games I can remember playing.