Pinballbrowser for the win.

I wish I knew how to use it...I'm a dum-dum ....I'd like to make a request though - if it's possible to rip new video & replace the old one, I'd love to see a new match sequence. There's a scene right at the start of Iron Man 3 where he's putting his new suit on...he says "I'm the best." ...then a piece of his suit hits him in the back and it all falls apart.

Yea I wish I knew how to use it too. Need my bud Richard to come and hook it up. More call outs! More music!! More Iron Man!!

I wasn't impressed with either actor honestly.

Terrance Howard honestly is too effeminate, soft for the Rhodes/War Machine role.

This is the guy that was perfect for that role:

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I rest my case.

Waiting for my IM VALUT too. Immediately purchased it 8 hours after the announcement on Sterns Facebook……..3 days later I told my wife!!! ))

I already have all Cliffys ready for it when it arrives. I ordered those the same day I ordered the IM. I will not dare to play one SINGLE game without the cliffys installed!!!

We think they will start shipping to the states this week?

Added to my pinside collection on my profile page today....now just waiting to put it in my collection in my home...

Want Video of the Lightning new Stuff and Toys C'moooonnnnnnnn

Maybe stern will throw us a bone and show some better pics or a better vid tomorrow.

Almost pulled the trigger on MMr, but figured for the price (or close to it) I could get IM VE, sell my T2 and get a HUO ACDC Prem or LOTR. So I'm in! Second pin purchase and first NIB. Very excited.

What Cliffy's do I need to buy for IM? I was looking on his site and he only has 1 ramp protector for it. In the description he says "One thing Stern left out on early runs was a protector for the right side of the ramp entrance." Does this mean later models had them installed at the factory? Will VE have them?

Great question, I'm wondering the same thing. I would also get the universal ball drop / switch slot (2) and shooter lane protector. Any comments on magnet ring (metal or mylar) protection would be appreciated.

Use Mylar around the magnet, do not use the cliffys there. It makes a lip that messes with the ball flow and can possibly pull the clear if you try to remove. I love cliffys protectors, but never around magnets.

I've been making my own mylar protectors. The stuff is like $0.50 sq ft and with a $10 circle cutter you can make them all day. Also good for the shooter lane, etc.

I told him to send me an all in one package for IM and I got the shooter lane protector kit, 2 protectors for the magnets, the right ramp protector and 2 ball drop protectors for the inlane switches.
I have not used those magnet protectors before so I have no experience on the consequences. So if it is better not to use the cliffys magnet protectors and use mylar instead I will probably not install them. Thanks for the tip.

Is anyone picking their game up at Stern this week?

Some magnet protectors work better than others. Sparky doesn't work, I think most have discovered that, but the met coffin lock is solid as, and Dock Ock is good, to name a couple. Seven different machines all with ball drop protectors in the return lanes and not a single hang up, ever. All going in my IM from day one. Love the Cliffy

I got mine at Dirt Cheap Trading from Jason. Originally tried at GEX, but JJ was sold out. Jason is a good guy though, I bought my Star Trek Premium from him as well.

The replacement of the playfield slides with those stupid posts is probably my biggest complaint with the "new" Stern games. The slides are a must have if you plan on doing anything under the PF with the power on! In fact I'd love to have the Woz slides on all my games. Pretty sure you could use a Woz playfield as a toboggan if you had to. No, I don't have a Woz but for the record I would if I could.

As far as the decal debate goes, do all you guys making noises about it plan on putting IMVE on the end of your row of games? Do you play with the lights on? Do you frequently cradle the ball then lean over to ogle the side of the game? Just wondering. I only have two NIB games and one is on the end but the other one is packed right next to that one and you can't really see the side art. I suppose if I only had a handful of games I'd want the side art to look as good as possible... I'll probably put my IMVE on the other end of the row.

In general, I find the stern playfield lift mechanism a lot worse than the WMS one. I haven't owned a game with posts yet so I don't have an opinion yet. It looks pretty easy to swap it to the old rails, right?

My understanding is that IM is a solid game that doesn't require a lot of love to keep running. After you dial it in I doubt you'll need the hood up that much. I put the service rails on my tron but I don't have the play field in the out position much at all. Seems if you are careful you could pocket the $55.

on my last IM I put up over 1000 games using the pinballpal magnet protectors and you still could not see them and no signs of wear.
http://www.pinballpal.com/stealth/#Playfield

When is the last time you actually bought anything from that site? Due to the health of the owner or something, I think the site is down. Go look for yourself.

admittedly it was a while ago and I bought a spare set for my spare IM playfield.

I just thought since it was still up they were still selling, sorry if I am incorrect.

Where can we buy the Mylar now?

I really like the look of the new speaker panel compared to the old. Wish we had pics of the playfield. Thought for sure we'd see something new today.

Go to office depot, buy some adhesive laminating sheets, cut a circle. Done!

For what it's worth, I put Cliffy's on my IM Pro and haven't had a problem.

I bought some more for my IMVE but here is another choice:

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Someone take another stern tour and snap some pics of the new figures!

http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=1980

25 cents each

I have made these to match the colors around the magnets on my Stern games. It is 2 mil vinyl. If it ever starts showing signs of wear I just replace them. Very easy to remove and replace.

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How much for a strip of both sizes?

Yup I will gladly pay for a set.

Hell why not. Me too! We have any choice in ring color?

I will also pay for a set of each for my metallica

Me 2

The old buy-my-wife-a-gift-that-is-also-a-gift-for-me technique eh? I've used it myself, it's glorious.

A strip of 10 protectors would be $12.00 shipped via mail. If you want a strip of each size it would be $22.00 shipped.

I can cut them in any color that I have a roll of vinyl. I have all of the standard colors plus some funky ones such as metallic pink and metallic purple, even some neon colors. The black and silver that I used seem to match the artwork the best on Metallica.

They look great. I'll bet you will have a bunch of orders on these once people see them. You should show the other colors too. Nice work by the way.

Im getting antsy waiting for this thing! I was talking to a buddy of mine and he mentioned there is a discount if you're buying a NIB to put on location. Is that true?

I learned it from my dad, when I was a kid he bought her a wheelbarrow for their anniversary...believe me my wife will use the iron man a lot more than my mom used that wheelbarrow...

LOL! Reminds me of my pops
(RIP)

I heard US production is starting the 10th. I'm hoping someone will get theirs Friday/Saturday and take pics for everyone.

Here is a quote from 2 days ago from JJ in another thread:

EDIT: Sorry, I misunderstood you. I thought you meant production doesn't even start until the 10th.

That's what I was told today from someone at Game Exchange (wasn't JJ). "Production" doesn't start till the 10th.

Umm... I will be very sad if that's true.