He's in the bathroom.

Happy double posting everybody. - Cut & paste from the other thread so don't waste your time if you already read it.

My air freight shipping to LA and then truck'd to my front door in Colorado, was $1818 USD about a month ago. Weird in comparison but I'll take it.

Also, I've been playing my game a lot and with the exception of some minor tweaking, my game has been playing flawlessly.

But I'm not new to this hobby so I decided I wanted to put my Haggis machine to the test. So I posted an open house on the Pinside Colorado group and invited friends and strangers to come play it last Wednesday. I'll guess I had around 30-35 people here and we had non-stop, 4 player game after 4 player game on it.

Everybody loved the game and it played great until about an hour before my scheduled, last call. Suddenly the bottom 1/4 of the game went out and wouldn't restart. No lights, no flippers, no ball kick up, you get the idea.

I powered the game off, not wanting to work on it during a party and knowing I would lift the hood the following day. The next day I found the problem within 5 minutes as it was the most obvious thing to check for first. I had a blown fuse and the game is back to playing flawlessly again.

I've been buying NIB games for many years and from many different manufactures. The Haggis build quality, inside and out, is the finest I've ever seen.

Pictures are always helpful when possible

That ball hitting the post and ricocheting back into the saucer tells me the kicker is misaligned some how. That ball should kick straight out at least past the post you say its hitting.

Examine the entire mech to make sure its in its proper alignment and secured. If you find somethin loose, tighten it up snugly but never over-tighten. Then hand manipulate the action of the kicker and look for anything unusual as it goes back and forth. Something might be bent or binding.

Edited for brevity.

Looks like CPR has made the original one. But agreed with Paulbaptise. An updated one would be better.
https://classicplayfields.com/shop/pinball-plastics/fathom/

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I don't know what my pitch is set at, but my game is fast and not floaty at all. In fact, I was surprised to read your question.

You're not alone and I thank you for broaching the subject.

I also became involved with d0n before I learned who I was dealing with. We had some private banter back and forth before I realised the gravity of the situation. I terminated with d0n before getting too deeply involved. Like a scorned lover, I received profanity laced emails and weird revenge type comments.

And recently it got even more weird when d0n shared some of my private messages with a third party, who has chosen to take them out of context and exploit them.

I'm not proud of my conversation with d0n, but the bottom line is, none of our fantasy conversations were ever placed in action.

Imagine two drunks in a bar ginning each other up with an idea that doesn't really make sense in reality. No excuse from me, but I was one of those drunks that was sober and embarrassed the following day.

I'll be filing a complaint with Robin and the moderators. A respectful complaint because that's how the Moderators always treat me whenever I get pulled over for speeding or DUI.

Our favorite Pinsider, d0n, has blocked me and yet he continues to bad mouth me with his nonsense. In other words, the blocking feature has become a tool he can hide behind and that benefits him and penalizes me.

I mean, it's easy to defeat by logging out and reading pinside anonymously, but there again, the hindrance is on me, caused by him.

Anyway, I thought what we had before worked perfectly fine. - Some of you others might want to voice your concerns to the Mods also.

BTW. I don't block people as that is my choice. And I don't want it forced on me.

Sorry, back on topic.

I have fine tuned my Fathom and it is playing great. More about my game later.

I'm incredibly happy for everyone that bought the Series Ticket and I wish everyone, especially Haggis, continued success.

But when it was announced, I passed on it and for several well thought out and grounded reasons. And I remember thinking anyone that makes that leap of faith must be insane. I also couldn't believe a rookie company would even make such a bold offer.

In fact, if Haggis were to announce the identical Series Ticket offer today, I would still pass on it.

I gambled enough to buy my two spots of the Mermaid Fathom to suit my comfort level. I had a very long wait time for my first machine, and a much longer wait that continues for my 2nd.

You gambled against much higher odds than me, so you deserve the better pay out.

Go Haggis

I didnt know that.
Thanks

FYI
I've lost my motivation to file a complaint about the blocking. I think it's a valid complaint and encourage others to follow through.
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As far as shipping goes, I chose to fly my game for expediency and I justified the cost. My cost, after the Haggis shipping discount was $1600 and that was directly to my door.

If you choose to wait on the container, who knows how long you'll have to wait. And you'll still have to pay a shipping fee after that from Reno, NV to your location.

It's good to have choices and each of us needs to do whatever meets our comfort level.

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When I chose to fly my game, Haggis paid DHL what would have been the free shipping cost and I paid the balance. And as far as I know, that's what Haggis has done for all of us that air shipped. I assume you too. Yes?

I can't predict the future, but so far we've seen no evidence of that coming true with Haggis. If I'm mistaken please let me know. Otherwise, I'm not going to worry about things out of my control, that may or may not happen.

Yes, I did.

Like Punkin, I sold my OG game in anticipation of getting the Mermaid Fathom. Having had my Haggis Fathom for a month or two, it's a no brainer IMO.
It's a stunning machine to look at, well crafted/constructed, and the new code and sounds are great. Although the code is still a little buggy, I know it will get better.

Haggis Fathom plays much smoother, faster and more accurate than my original did and I had a real nice copy of it.

Someone should remind d0n of how he drummed up fear in the Haggis thread with doom and gloom.

When games were overdue, we were all worried and he repeatedly posted a variety of unsubstantiated scare stories. He flat out lied about the Bill story as just one example.

Then he privately got people to sell him their pre-order spots. Which he has since boasted about flipping all of those spots for profit and never taking possession.

I don't mind people flipping games or spots, per say, but that was pretty manipulative imo.

Has it been confirmed Precision Flippers will work in our Haggis games? I'm concerned the different playfield might not accept them.

I'm not having any issues with my flippers but I love Precision.

Spread the two forks apart so the ball will rest closer to shooter tip.

You don't need to be a pinball tech for things like this.

I would use a couple of channel locks, vice grips or even just regular plyers' or a combination of those. Just go slowly until you find the sweet spot. It won't break unless your unruly aggressive and continually wiggling the metal back and forth.

And even if for some reason it did break, its easily replaceable and installed.

Yes, don't go so far that the ball is resting in-between the two forks. There is happy medium where the forks are still on the ball and the shooter tip much closer. The ball doesn't need to be resting on the shooter tip, just much closer.

Here's a picture of mine. The ball is not touching the shooter tip or even one of the forks.

I had to spread my forks apart when I first got the machine too. It's such an easy fix I'd forgotten I even did it.

This is all a part of buying a NIB machine. The NIB Stern games I've bought over the year have often been much worse.

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Yes, I agree with this. I was reacting to his comment below. And in reviewing his picture again I'd say it looks fine.
A new shooter spring should fix the issue.

Sorry I went down that rabbit hole

Someone posted they made a clear plastic piece sticking out vertically from under the plastic. That's what I would do if the problem persists.

I think the lighting appearance will be different for all of us, depending on the floor color. I have a dark, solid carpet and it looks great in a darkened room. And in a lit room it looks good too but a couple of times I've mistaken it for smoke coming from under my game. Happen to a friend also.

Cheap thrills.

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I'm very happy with my game. Solid, well built and beautiful. Plays fast for this era and smooth. Some people have had issues but I'll let them talk about that.

Other than some minor tweaking for game play, my machine has been reliable. Far superior in build quality to Spooky

I'm quietly smiling these days, especially after the Texas Pinball Festival.

When Fathom 2.0 was first announced from Haggis, some of the pinball snobs, mostly newbies, turned their noses up to it. I heard condescending complaints about no ramps and nobody will ever want a single level game.

Then Bond 60th from Elwin comes out and was soon followed by Pulp Fiction. Now all of the cool kids want one.

I've played the Elwin Bond and I like it a lot. But, as has already been beaten to death on Pinside, not worth the money.

People have high expectations for an expensive game and it's disappointing to find out it's just another game, no matter how good.

I think that slice of psychology might have something to do with Bond getting a bad rap.

A lot of thoughtful and well written comments here, and I can agree with both sides. At least in part.

But rather than me philosophizing and debating whatever, I prefer to boil everything down to the simplicity of how any of this affects' me and my family.

Right now, the Mermaid Fathom that sits in my game room has gone up in value. That's a fact. And my soon to be built second Mermaid game will arrive to me with similar or even greater equity.
Hell, even the deposit on my second game has gone up in value in comparison to those buying in right now.

Add in the Dollar vs AU exchange rate and I'm down right giddy.

I risked my money by helping to support a startup company and I'm now gaining some reward. Win - Win.

Bring on the Mermaid Centaur.

As a Mermaid owner, I say congratulations and welcome to the club. It's the smart move.

The game play with the new code is fantastic and I'm blown away by the entire sound package. David Thiel would approve and you can sense his influence. The extra money you're spending is well worth it.

And to my fellow Mermaid owners that are disappointed, I understand your initial reaction. But look at it this way.
Fathom Mermaid is the equivalent to the Stern LE. Only 250 made by Haggis and like the LE, they will always be the most desired by collectors and command the best price.

No topper available from Haggis, at least not yet, if ever. The only topper I'm aware of is this one pictured.
https://classicplayfields.com/shop/pinball-plastics/fathom/

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It's good to have choices.
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He made the same advice mistake I made about a month ago, including the remedy of "Bending Metal".

Lets all hope that Rai doesn't meltdown a second time.

Colorado here. I flew my game via DHL, landed in LA and was trucked directly to my door. No issues

After the Haggis contribution, I paid $1600 USD, but that was several months ago.

I have no idea what Inflation or USD vs AU has done snice.

Plug and play here in the states

I'm having very similar issues.

My problem is the fuse circled in red keeps blowing. (Fuse has been removed in picture)
Seems to blow after several hours even while sitting in attract mode. My tech talked to FAST and they suggested trying a size larger fuse, slow blow.

No good as it blew also.

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Yes, I've heard back from them and so has my tech. We're still working on it.

Selling a pre-order spot from any manufacturer long past due their own deadline, is as common as arguing on Pinside.

Where’s d0n when punkin needs him…

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Thanks, Aaron. It was nice seeing you in Texas.

Adhesive rubber dots strategically placed. They come in many different sizes and shapes, in clear or black. I prefer the clear.

I've been using them for many years on Stern, Bally Williams and others.
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