Well, it’s official. Just mailed the check for Elvira. This is far and away the most I’ve ever spent on a game, so hopefully the journey will be worth it!

“Ooh, nice organ!”

My favorite callout of all time! So glad that made it in the game. Great throwback to EATPM.

Just in time for my quarantine!

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I will not be able to maintain social distancing from Elvira.

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I’m having the same issue.

Looking at the VUK mechanism, there is zero room for play or adjustment. I added 2 washers to the mech to adjust the angle of the ejected ball. My thought was that the ball was hitting the eject, absorbing the energy and not kicking out as intended.

Anyway, it helped only a little. I added 2 additional washers and that made it worse, so I went back.

I also tried to adjust the power. 255 is the max, and the default. Anything lower makes it worse.

I’d love to hear from anyone else that has a better fix.

I’ll give that a shot tomorrow, thanks

Are you able to share those pictures here?

Thanks for posting! I was able to fix mine and it seems to be working better now. The short screw holes didn’t quite line up, so I left it out.

Just be careful when drilling the new holes underneath the playfield.

The ball just kind of dribbles out, like an old man peeing.

In Lyman we trust. Thanks for the fun weekend, my friend. After this week, I needed it.

Heads up to fellow owners.

Both of my back plastics were broken out of the box. No biggie, Chas was nice enough to send me spares.

I went to install them and discovered *why* they were broken. There is a back cabinet metal channel that was possibly installed too low. It broke both plastics and sheared the opto and flasher wires in the back left.

I installed electricians tape around the sheared wires and moved the metal channels about 1/8 inch higher.

You may want to check your game. Happy flipping!

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2SMD #44 frosted cool white

I played Gila Monster and Santa Claus the other day. No idea how it happened, but it was cool.

Also finally made it to Attic Attack MB. Nothing really coded yet, but man, there’s a ton to do in the game already. Loving it!

In the middle of a great game (obviously), I heard a coil continuously fire. Wasn’t sure which one, but then the center ramp shot wouldn’t register. After the ball search, the ball would dribble out.

Removed the coil, opto and back subway. Everything worked. After switch tests and troubleshooting, I figured out the back opto was misaligned. Moreover, the holes in the subway were *extremely* small.

I drilled slightly wider holes on each end and re-aligned the opto. All is well!

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I did the same thing with minimal success. Glad you got it working. Seems like a janky design.

Agreed, and great idea.

You’re gonna love it! Don’t pass up Medisynl’s mods, I should be getting mine soon.

Holy crap, first game after .95 and I killed it!

Defeated Gappa Angry (first time), defeated three dead heads (first time), Phone-A-Fiend multiball (first time), and Attic Attack multiball (second time). Almost finished the Hand of Fate. 696 million total. Two extra balls from deadheads and finishing haunts.

Great update Lyman! My next few games will suck, though.

Anyone have powdercoat pictures of their Premium? I have 2 red trimmed games and didn’t want another one in red. I elected to go illusion purple, but I’m not sure how that’s going to look.

Shit, well I already paid for it. Lucky for me, there's a powdercoat dude 3 minutes from my house and it was cheap. If it looks terrible, BOLO for my purple trim ad!

Yes indeed. I may wind up switching the t-molding color to purple as well as the speaker molding color.

I have a few purple accent LEDs on the playfield, and the apron/backglass have touches of purple.

I’ll upload pictures so everyone can make fun of me.

Thanks Robert. That looks similar to the GB you did for me.

I have BKSOR in black iced cherry next to Elvira which looks very dark expect under certain lights. If I can do the same thing with purple, I’ll be happy.

I just picked up purple t-molding from there. I’ll post pictures when it’s all together.

Well, here’s the extra purple edition of EHOH. Purple illusion powder, purple t-molding, purple speaker rings and a few purple GI accents.

The translite and apron have a few purple accents. The cabinet, though, only has red, green and black, so the purple stands out a bit from the side.

Anyway, I didn’t want a row of red games, so Elvira got the purple treatment.

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^^ See post #2710. I had a similar issue with the haunted house shot. I removed the subway, drilled a wider hole and re-aligned the opto. No issues.

Yeah, lower the default trough eject power and get Cliffys. I always lay down some mylar as well. Cliffys are a must with any game, IMO.

Does it roll out after ball search, or dribble out of the house?

If it releases after ball search, it’s likely an opto. If the house won’t hold it, it’s likely something blocking the ball.

Good Lord that’s a huge update. And a new deadhead!

Man, this game is special and it’s not even done. I love all the subtle touches and polish.

My only minor complaint is mechanical. The new dead head mode requires you to shoot the coffin targets with the lockdown button... but if you’re stuck with an underperforming mech, the ball kind of dribbles out and you’re stuck.

I’ve adjusted it three times and I’m batting about .500 with hitting the targets.

Yes, please let us know what you discover. I’ve kind of given up on that mech, which is too bad.

Well, it’s raining so I rolled my sleeves up to tackle this stupid mech.

I rotated it beyond the Stern recommended fix and it seems to work. The ball rockets out in test. Not sure how it will perform during normal play or long term. Some pictures:

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Still not coded. I played some games last night and only concentrated on the deadheads.

Defeating each deadhead gets progressively more difficult as each number flashes then the whole banks flashes. The key is to time the shot when the whole bank is flashing.

After defeating all three deadheads, the shot remains open and nothing happens. I’m sure Lyman has something cool up his sleeve.

Another weird bug...

Gappa Angry was close to being lit. Started House Party multiball and finished freak fryer during multiball.

Once House Party was over, Gappa Angry was not lit. I hit a shot in the house and it was lit again. One more shot to the house started Gappa Angry.

Extra ball is lit by defeating 2 deadheads or completing 2 haunts.

The shaker works fine with the Premium.

This happens to everyone.

Turn down the eject strength, lay down Mylar and install Cliffys. Problem solved.

You’ll pull your hair out for weeks with Stern, and eventually they may ship you some sandpaper and liquid clear. Not worth the effort.

That’s it. Cliffys are mandatory in all of my games, but his website isn’t the easiest to navigate.

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I already have a small dent there as well. I’m hoping someone smarter than me will come up with a solution.

I think the difference, though, between EHOH and TWDLE is that the Elvira ramp moves slowly *during* multiball while the TWD ramp is pretty instantaneous during the Bicyle Girl mode (not a multiball).

I love the numerous physical ball locks on Elvira, but I always get nervous about that center ramp during a multiball.

Iceman is responding to AvidPinPlayer about the shooter lane issue. We’re talking about the center ramp.

Anyway, back to the game, I got to Scream Test last night and picked up the Wilhelm scream at the end. Nice job Lyman!

They’re powdercoated in crinkle black, the same as the rest of the Premium trim.

I swapped to all clear dome cool white 2SMDs except the shooter lane LEDs (too bright). A few purples scattered about. Looks nice!

Gargoyle flew off his pogo stick tonight. Guess I gotta jam this thing up his ass again.

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I’d love to see an EHOH topper, but I’m still waiting on the BKSOR topper I ordered in early March and haven’t received. I get the pandemic delay, and a topper is certainly the most nonessential thing I can think of, but Stern has to take care of existing customers before churning out more stuff.

Today is National Tequila Day. I fully intend to shoot a few games with a margarita.

I used some contact cement I had laying around. Any type of glue or adhesive should work, though.

Finally met Creepo tonight. He’s pretty awesome. Also heard the Jarhead say, “That’s more f*cked up than a left handed football!”

Love it!

Wow, I’m happy to be part of the EHOH/BKSOR club!

In the meanwhile, my 9 year old made me an Elvira topper. QC is so-so, but the price was right.

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I have the same line-up as you (minus Hobbit and Shadow). EHOH will fit in fine. The IMDN Premium middle ramp is indeed similar to EHOH, but the similarities end there. EHOH has a deceptively simple layout, but there are physical ball locks galore combined with two subways. The game does play longer than BKSOR or ACDC, but there are so many moments that even long games will offer something new. It's one of Stern's best games ever, a statement thrown around a lot, but it's true (and it's not even done).

Now that I have my BKSOR topper, Stern is allowed to sell me the EHOH topper.

My deadhead mech went bananas after the code update. Coincidence, or has anyone else had issues?

The mech will continuously cycle through the closed door, skull and opening. In attract mode, it isn’t fully closed.

I haven’t dug into it yet. I wasn’t sure if it was code related. I’ll pop the hood and report back.

Trying to troubleshoot my deadhead mech. See the loose screw? I’m assuming this is bad? Looks like a total ass pain to disassemble.

Yeah, upon fiddling with it, the screw seems too loose to allow tension to raise the mech. Sigh.
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Problem solved. The screw on the deadhead mech was never tightened. Like, at all. I’m surprised it lasted as long as it did.

I had to remove the entire mech to get to it. Yuck. Works like a champ now.
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LSOG posted that $999 was correct and limited to 200.

There’s a topper coil setting or something in the latest code. I would expect the door opens to reveal something inside the crypt. Could be really cool.

But for $1000, I’ll let the 200 people who aren’t me enjoy the experience.

Sucks. Stern really does make good toppers. I have a BKSOR attached to my BK topper.

But for $1K, I’m genuinely bummed because Elvira is a keeper for sure. That’s just too much money.

Sgt Jarhead told me I was more fucked up than a left handed football! I couldn’t believe my ears.

I’d like to see a mod that labels each of those windows. There are modes with fewer shots, so you’d do those first to light the extra ball. Similarly, once you get the key, you can play Santa, Gila or Dracula.

I even thought about making small labels, but it would look fugly. Any other ideas?

I have the kit in the backbox of BKSOR. It’s a well put-together kit and definitely makes the game sound better/louder. I’m not sure the value is there for what you get, but if you enjoy the difference, go for it. I’m happy with a powered sub for the rest of my games.

In other news, I installed Munsters side armor after powdercoating purple. The EHOH armor is painted and wouldn’t have gone with my extra-purple EHOH edition. I think it turned out really well.

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I’m stealing that. Great idea!

That’s too funny! Can’t wait.

Great code update. All new lightshow, some new clips and callouts and an awesome new feature with the trailer at the end. Such a fun game.

Quick

I decided to build *5 only* custom toppers. If you’re interested, please post in this thread:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/custom-elvira-topper-interest-list

$475 plus $40 shipping

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Ha, yeah, I've got just over 7" of clearance. My topper is the exact same height as the Stern toppers, so it's nestled comfortably between the IMDN topper and BKSOR topper (best topper ever!).

During multiball, focus on the spinner shot to the pops. That will rack up the Freak Fryer meter pretty quickly.

Your opto may be misaligned. Check my posts in this thread for my issue and how I fixed it.

Basically, the opto tells the game if there’s a ball in the cellar. If the opto is misaligned, the game doesn’t know a ball is present. The ball search will clear it.

I drilled a slightly wider hole in the back subway and that fixed it. The stock opto hole is super small.

No. Pull the playfield out on the supports. Look behind the backboard. There’s a black plastic subway. The opto is attached to that.

Take the subway off. Do a switch test on the opto to see if it works. If there’s no trigger, take off the opto and do another switch test. If it works, your opto is misaligned.

If you’re comfortable, I recommend re-aligning and drilling a slightly wider hole.

Check my previous posts with pictures.

Stern Creepo shooter for sale. Lightly used. $90 new, pretty much sold out everywhere.

$75 shipped.

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Sold.

That’s cool! Nice work.

Where did you get the red cutout plastics? Those look cool.

Same thing happened to me, and indeed it’s a pain in the ass. I may have some pictures in one of my posts. You’ll have to remove the entire mech to tighten that one little screw. Just go slow and take pictures.

The Munsters armor looks pretty good, too.

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Just ordered. Pretty cool!

Reflective grave marker arrived today. Looks great. Kind of a tight fit with the Deadhead crypt mod, but no other issues. Highly recommended.

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First!

The screen mod is awesome. Very well integrated, the instructions are clear and I didn’t have any issues with installation.

It’s definitely one of those totally unnecessary but absolutely cool mods. I really like it!

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I told ya you’d like the game!

I have an unhealthy obsession with typos. It was the first thing I saw!

But sincerely, no big deal and thanks for the replacement art. It’s a great mod!

Common problem. There are dozens of posts on this thread about the issue. Your coil is fine, but it’s misaligned. You’ll need to re-mount it under the playfield.

Check some of my posts for pictures.

docquest sells them. The kit comes with everything to include the film clips.

Typo free!

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Fiilm

Yeah, took me maybe 15 minutes. Remove the apron, remove the mod, peel the old label, slap on the new one. Super easy.

This is 100% your issue. I had the same problem. You need to remove the entire mech to tighten that screw.

That’s Sergeant Jarhead, absolutely in the game. I love that guy.

With the game off, re-seat the SD card. Turn the game back on.

Congrats! I know this was a long road, but play and enjoy it!