Finally got my T-Rex installed. A couple of things I learned from my machine:

1. As most people posted, you got to fiddle with the new jaw multiple times to get it to pick up the ball consistently. I probably took off/put on the new jaw seven times before I got it dialed in.

2. The T-Rex would not swallow the ball. I used some double sided tape to build a small ramp right inside the tabs over the screw, then I placed a black piece of felt over the double sided tape. Now, the T-Rex swallows the ball 100%. I do like @woody24's idea of using Sugru and that would be a much more permanent solution, but for now, I'm happy.

3. I didn't buy a new jaw link because mine looked fine and unmolested from other mods. However, between the new jaw and jaw link, I did experience a lot of "play" on the jaw that could be leading to the swallowing issues.

4. The improved T-Rex actually touches the plastic collar when vertical. I'll be watching this, but I may have to shave a bit on the plastic if it starts to interferes.

Here he is installed:
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Not sure why, but I don't think I got a notification that I'd been tagged. Maybe I did and just didn't see it?

So far I've had my Trex installed for over a year with zero issues chomping and swallowing the ball. 100% accuracy. Sugru does the trick if you need a little extra oomph to get it to roll.

And also a side note on the build quality, I see no signs of wear after a year. Great mod! Is one of the rare ones that isn't just a bolt-in to look pretty. Functional, and looks like it belongs. Now if only they would have made the TRex on the backbox look like the one from the movie.

Now we need that alternate translite!

I've played a ton of games so far, but rally haven't noticed any issues with it touching. Loving the mod!

Mine works great--just had to bend the bottom "teeth" of the metal jaw assembly to almost being flat. If it was between this T-Rex and a ColorDMD, I'd choose the T-Rex.

If anyone wants to sell their Improved T-rex (ie. they are selling their machine for example) send me a pm

Hi WinterIsComing,

When you decide to create your next batch, please mark me down for one. Very excited to add it to my game! Thank you.

I'd be in for one too when you decide to make another run. such an awesome mod!

Along with the WOZ red smoke witch, this is the best mod you can buy for a Pinball machine!

Put me down for a trex as well when you do another run!!

winteriscoming , please add me to your list for next round. I'm praying there is one!!!

The third sentence in the first post says there is no interest list!

Are these still being made?

Thanks for the response!

Why? It's one of the most iconic and beautiful translates in pinball history.

Define "soon."

My wife wants to buy one for my birthday so I will stop talking about it.

I'm just happy to hear there will be one!

I made an account on this site for the sole purpose of being able to post here. Are these going to be made again? And if so, when? And also, do you allow for local pickup? I'm located river over the river in Louisville, KY, so it would be extremely easy for me to simply pick it up locally and not have to deal with any kind of shipping.

Welcome to Pinside - hopefully you'll find lots of helpful stuff here.

You may not love the answers, but the maker answered most of them a few weeks ago:

Hard to believe he'd say no to pickup, but he'll have to make more first and you'll have to secure one of them!

Good luck with it, this is a really cool mod. Hopefully OP will find time to run off a whole bunch the next time he's able to do it. But he's got a young kid and a number of other things going on, so I get where he's coming from.

Yeah, this mod is amazing and a must have, I want this one along with the raptor crates and the working gate, I want to deck out the machine as much as possible, but I get concerned when stuff is limited. I saw his post about "there will be more...", but figured it still wouldn't hurt to post up and ask about the mod. I haven't even secured my machine and I'm already looking to buy all the mods I can for it.

I think it's time to get an apprentice, teach him, and start cranking these out.

"Ted the Apprentice" has a nice ring to it.

Any thoughts to selling a Paint//Assemble your own kit?

I know I would gladly paint my own and put it together to save some bucks and it would certainly save you countless hours.

Too late!

Mine would look like a blind person did it, I would prefer to not have to paint, haha.

I was just curious as I would like to own one and I missed out on the last batch.

My game is great with the new code, Pinsound and flipper fidelity speakers, but the original T-Rex looks like junk and nothing like the dinosaur from the film.

My little JP fan thinks the factory dinosaur doesn’t even look scary!

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Yeah. You start letting people paint them and you will end up with a Barney out there someplace. Lol
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And you’ll also end up seeing some excellent work as well.

I have no doubt about that.

You get all those mods here or elsewhere?

I bought and installed the Pinsound and speakers. I downloaded and burned the rom with the updated code from Chad’s website if that is what you were asking.

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The factory T-Rex looks like an emaciated Velociraptor

If people want to, they can paint over the current paint job anyway....right?

Unless you wanted a totally different look, it would seem silly to mess with the very nice paint job on these. Plus there's the issue of paint durability (well documented in this thread), winteriscoming probably doesn't want a bunch of peeling-chinned T-Rexes out there with his name on them.

Most people would probably pick a "paint your own" option as a cost savings. Just from reading the thread, a lot of the cost is R&D and casting materials, and that's baked in regardless. All speculation, of course, but I'm guessing the reduction in price for unpainted would be less than many people are imagining, and would only ever become a reality if winteriscoming got sick of painting but still had time and interest to keep casting T-Rexes.

$800 for any one looking. Mines still in the box.

Why haven't you installed it? That's no way to treat it.

Still loving mine. Wouldn't expect the Trex to have looked any other way.

Cuz I have no time, much like my other pinball brother, winter.

I REALLY want to get it in. As well as the color dmd....just NO FREAKING TIME MAN.

Im pretty much kidding, but if some wealthy person wants to offer me $800, Ill wait and get another later, lol.

I dont know how people have 3 hours to sit down and watch a sports game. I get like an hour of tv if im lucky a day. Havent had my machine on in months.

Mine is still in the box as well. But my full restoration is coming along so I can't wait to get it installed.

This mod is a thing of beauty!

Ho lee cow ...

I'd love one but not sure if I could justify that price.

edit: oops read the follow up post further down

If winteriscoming is cool with it, I'd maybe sell someone either my prototype or production version. I'm ecstatic with either version, but it's kind of a shame to just display one on my work desk and not have it in a machine somewhere for somebody wanting one...though it does look cool there too!

I'd be in for that!