Finally joined the club and completed the trio of terror! Was able to find a really nice one restored with CPR playfield. I can’t stop playing this pin over and over. The rules are so well crafted and who doesn’t like shooting these ramps? The 3 million shot gets your blood pumping, as does the 3rd ball lock and trying to put a ramp combo together during multiball. I love that this game has no ball save and no sympathy for you when you have one of those 45 second games where you barely touch the ball. This game has that “just one more game” allure in spades.

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Thanks! I looked around for awhile before I found a collector near me who is a talented pinball restorer. We talked about me possibly buying his EATPM for 6 months before we agreed. I had sticker shock at first, but now I realize it was a smart buy. Plus I had EHoH and a restored SS, so I was able to complete the trifecta! I love all three Elvira pins.

So awesome. I want to learn how to do that.

That one should be fun to restore. I bought a restored Party Monsters last year and I love it. Such a great game and start to the trilogy!

How did it turn out?

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You did an awesome thing helping me complete the trio of terror!

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I didn’t do the work myself so I can’t take any credit, a talented collector in west Michigan did the restore on my EATPM with new playfield, mirrored backglass, and any new parts, ramps, decals it needed and re-wrapped all coils with correct values. It’s such a beautiful game!

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I put them on both ramps and they work great. The key is placing them in the best location for the ball to get as close as possible to the magnet. On EATPM I decided to place them under the ramps.

Looks awesome! Another beautiful EATPM restoration brought to life! Can’t wait to see it finished!

Gonna be a killer pin when it’s done. I love the colors on the EATPM playfield. Something to be proud of for sure. Someday I’ll attempt a full restore with a new playfield. Right now I’m adding RadCals to my TOTAN and FT. ToTAN has a CPR playfield and FT has a restored playfield with a new clear coat. Your EATPM should be awesome!

Mine looks pretty straight too. Mine is restored, not original, so I suppose it could have been adjusted. I removed mine to install an MRS switch on the Monster Slide ramp entrance. As you can see from the pic, there is no micro (cherry) switch there anymore. The cover was a bit tricky to put back.

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I finally had a really solid game on EATPM with 2 multiball jackpots and a 3M bonus. Cracked the top 20! Most of my games are 45 seconds long with 2 balls lost almost immediately. Elvira is a punishing lady on this deck.

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I did the same, it’s a fantastic option! I’ve installed MRS in place of micro switches on a few pins and they are an excellent alternative! Awesome product for tricky switches.

Nice job, these ramps are so huge and no doubt tricky to install. This game is awesome. My display is apparently gassed, and I’m awaiting a new green one from Xpin. I hear the green looks great on this game.

My camera doesn’t capture how green this new display is. It’s very bright and very green! My original display gassed out. I installed an Xpin replacement yesterday and I’m very happy with it. Took me 15 mins to swap them. Green fits this theme.

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From Xpin. They were on back order when I ordered mine too, for about a month. They just got some in. I’m not sure if they are sold out again or not. If you email them they are very responsive.

It looks like they have orange and white in stock, and blue, green and red on back order. You might need to order one to be sure you get one when they come in.

Cliffys for EATPM would be awesome! I would love a set. I don’t have a backup PF but I wish I did.

Could someone who has experience with molds make a cast of the skull, which could be used to pour a material that would harden? A friend of mine works in injection molding, but I’m sure that’s a very different thing. What about the companies that have made things like the repro mountains on White Water, they don’t seem much different.

There is one skull cave on EBay with a few boogie men, but it’s $249.00.

I would start with Planetary Pinball. They have offered the brown repro mountains and they still offer the painted white/snow version of them. They might have a source for them who could maybe make the skull cave.

I agree with Scribbles, try reseating and you might solve that issue. If you do decide you need/want a new display, I went with an Xpin in mine, and I’m very happy with it. I chose green LEDs, which I like a lot. But they make several colors, including orange. Here is how mine looks. I forgot to add the 2 pieces of tape that minimize bleeding between the LEDs, but you still get the idea.

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I didn’t see anything on the Xpin site, so I just installed the new displays. No issues so far, but if someone knows if something should be altered, that would be good to know.

I decided to try a few of the anodized lock nuts on EATPM. Not cost-effective to overuse them, but here and there they are pretty nice on certain pins.

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Added Invisiglass and red powder coated legs. What an awesome pin. Start the party!

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I’m woke, but you can have a boobie cup. No skin off my nipples.

Actually, that made me think…I live in a subdivision. There are 75 or 80 homes here. Probably 125-150 kids. We usually get between 60-80 trick or treaters. I should really consider opening my basement to the neighborhood kids and making it a haunted pinball basement. I bet it would be a big hit!

Great job!

That’s a beauty! A local collector and friend of mine restored his EATPM a few years ago, and I bought it in 2020. It’s restored top to bottom like yours, and even has a Kruzman clear coated pf. I sleep underneath it at night just to make sure it doesn’t get away.

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Beautiful! The owner will be very happy, I know from experience!

Daane does an awesome job. I am good at certain things like light restorations, cabinet repair, etc. He’s great at full tear downs and rebuilds. Regarding the Monster Slide switch talk above, I used an MRS switch from Matt under the center of the ramp, at about the same spot as the micro switch was. It registers great and was needed after I added a metal Cliffy to the side edge of the plastic ramp. The switch sat too high and was too tight to operate correctly. The MRS was the solution. I kept the gate anyway because it felt more authentic or something. And now my ramp entrance won’t crack either!

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No. I have an MRS switch under the ramp, but didn’t remove the gate. The original micro switch is gone.

It did for me. The Cliffy for the right side of the Monster Slide ramp attaches at the screw where the switch is. When you add the extra thickness of the Cliffy, it can affect how much room there is for the switch arm to work. I couldn’t get mine to reliably work. So I ordered an MRS switch and that worked out great. But it might not be an issue for your ramp or for other people. See how it goes when you install the Cliffy.

Lol, no prob!

Check with DJBlouw. He’s restored/rebuilt a few of these now. He knows exactly what parts can be sourced or must be restored.

Right. It was only an issue on the left ramp for me.

Steve at Pinball Refinery does an excellent job. He’s in Muskegon. He’s pretty high end, not especially cheap, but certainly high quality. If you can find a local powder coater, you can prob save some bucks. You’ll want the coin door media blasted to take it down to bare metal first. Steve does that first. But you can certainly try doing it yourself and painting the door. It’s awesome seeing pins restored and returned to the pinball community.

Looks awesome!

I’m happy with mine. It’s not a bad restoration! I ordered an extra set of rails for mine so I can powder coat it. I may do that one next after GB!

Yeah that seems to happen. The legs will cover the corner where they meet, if that helps.

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Maybe ask Chris Royalty if he can make a red candy chrome logo? He does nice chrome work.

Planetary has the topper for $69.

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Check with Pinsider, Dudah. He had skull mountains made for $50 unpainted and $70 painted. I think he had grey or neon green. That was 5-6 months ago, but worth checking out. I have a pretty nice original so I passed. Prob shoulda grabbed one!

Some people have replaced the classic micro Cherry switches at the entry of both ramps to MRI (magnetic reed) switches. I did, and I like them better. No switch gate to affect the ball path. This game needs few mods, imho. I did add some plastic protectors and anodized lock nuts. A mirrored backglass is nice, but not necessary. My alphanumeric displays were gassed, so I installed new green ones from Xpin. They have a few colors, white, orange, green, red. Others may have ideas.

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I did the same thing a couple years ago. Fire bulbs behind the bbq and flaming hot dog on the cpr back glass. I know some have had issues with the “mirror” areas not being reflective. I can share that I just bought 2 CPR mirrored glasses, for TZ and Space shuttle. Both did have reflective areas. Here is my SS glass. I’ll have to check my eatpm glass to see if it’s reflective or not.

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Hopefully they heard the chatter here or received feedback and upped the quality. A “mirrored” back glass needs to have a mirror finish. Silver paint would indeed be a cheat, if not outright fraud. Heck, I remember winning REO Speedwagon mirrored art at the fair in the 80’s by popping balloons with darts. I’m saving it for the 2025 Stern REO Speedwagon pinball.

I really like the green, personally. It looks a bit better in person. My phone didn’t capture the green well. It’s also crisper than in the pic. I’m not a fan of red, so green was an easy choice for me. I think it looks great.

A little thin lexan to make a protector for skull mountain. Gotta protect those teeth! These original skull plastics are pretty much unobtainium.

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Beautiful playfield. I think they did a fantastic job with the art and color scheme on eatpm. The bright green for the crypt kicker/skull mountain lock, purple for the pops and a sorta sunburst for the center area. It’s colorful without being overly so, which I feel some recent Stern pins are guilty of. Venom, FF, GZ, TMNT, etc. Instead of a certain dominant color or colors, it seems Stern simply selects “all.” It does afford lots of options for powder coating tho! All 3 Elvira pins have very cool, very different art packages. I love the look of SS’s cabinet, and its unique 3D backbox. And 3 very good examples of 3 different eras - alpha numeric solid state, then mid-90’s dmd, then “modern” lcd with a very innovative haunted house mech. All cool games. Good luck w the new playfield!