New Hobbit Smaug LE owner and first time pin owner. I am loving this game. All JJP updates done, game manufactured late June 2016. Running Ver 3.0. Some minor damage in shipping to backboard decals/graphics and my vendor working to replace them now.

I have been a lurker for a while and this forum has been a great help with checking the game out and my deciding buy the Hobbit and what mods to do. Just starting to do mods and stuff on order, or waiting for me to get installs done (LED trough and backboard lights, plastics protectors, gold anodized lock nuts in places, Erabbor Throne, ring button plate, Cliffy's protectors, etc.)

Only thing I have had to do was bend plate on ball shield for loading balls and the info here made it easy to fix.

Thanks to all posting pics, issues and solutions.

As I posted earlier, new TH owner and had to share to game of my life from the other night. Well over 40 minutes on 5 ball game with factory default medium settings. I have no idea how I did this, but my eyes were blurred and blinded by all the flashing, and my ears were ringing and overwhelmed with the sound of this game (had the new Polk 100 watt subwofer up too loud). Now I am beginning to understand rules and getting better at game each day. If i can just get there again!
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