While being further down the list will affect how quickly I get to that set, as there's no hard limit, nobody that's currently interested in a set would miss out if they have time to wait. I have yet to decide if I'll cap the list in batches. Elvira had a huge list with nearly 100% retention down the line, and I sense STh is a game most won't sell. I also won't send second messages this time around if I don't get a response (though would bump anyone up that got skipped if they got back to me later on).

As with many previous sets, these should be available for 2-3 years before being discontinued.

As for the time I chose, I thought 8:30PM EST would give the most people a fair shot, figuring it lines up when many on the west coast may get home from work. Unfortunately there's no perfect time when considering all locations.

Next release may be tackled differently if this doesn't work well.

I understand.

For what amounts to plastic and lights, they are indeed expensive, but the value is there for the work/time that goes into the set.

Realistically, the pricing doesn't consider the months of development without an income for that work, and I'll have to sell a chunk before I reach a baseline.

Even the AMH set that was $875 wasn't ultimately profitable after the unexpected amount of time they took and expenses (though I've seen the set add nearly $3k value to a game sale)...but I knew that one was a passion project going in, and justified it off the Elvira set doing so well.

Financially, it would be a far better decision for me to stick to small mods that have a higher margin, and are far easier to design with less to consider, but I believe the pinball community appreciates that I tackle some more ambitious projects as an option, and I hope to continue to improve going forward if there's support for it.

Ultimately, I can only imagine that the majority of people that have a secure job that affords them pinball machines, would be very fearful if they left that job to pursue pinball mods. It's certainly been an emotionally and mentally challenging roller coaster at times, but it's what I enjoy doing, despite the concern that a failure would leave myself and my hired help without an income, which would force me back to smaller mods in an attempt to recover.

I appreciate your response, and will gladly accept "atmospheric mods" (I haven't always hit that mark IMO, but mods with real feeling is the goal).

Sorry to learn about the job, but you're clearly very skilled from what I've seen (and I'm envious of your CAD skills ). It's easy to presume we're all doing well on Pinside from behind a screen, but I have immense empathy for everyone, and I hope we're all progressing positively in some way. Sometimes hardships are a necessary evil toward positive growth, even if not apparent at first.

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As for cost, it's within the realm or lower than past mods of mine for the time involved, so it won't be a surprise for most. The full RZ set (developed between 2017-2019) was ~$770, or closer to the AMH cost with inflation (though the AMH set was significantly more difficult to craft and design).

ACNC was ~$500. STh is certainly more involved than a full ACNC, but less work than a full RZ or AMH. That said, there are details to the STh set that are beyond either in quality or thought.

It's also worth noting that I've fully supported my work with 100% compensation for anyone that has had issues, even if it's years later or they offer to re-buy, or if it was their fault (wrong power box on Spooky games ). Return shipping paid for repairs, or free replacements sent (redesigned when I learn of a recurring issue).

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But I agree, mods aren't always easy or profitable. I'm always stuck somewhere between confidence in my ability to create...and crippling self-doubt.

To avoid any confusion, I absolutely respect and appreciate your honest feedback. Thank you!

*** Swords of Fury. Discontinued almost immediately as I was too naive in my design, leading to tedious paint work that took three hours, but the set remains freely available to download for DIY on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4460224

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*** Judge Dredd (an improved V2 can be seen later in the thread): https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/interactive-judge-dredd-sniper-tower-mod-development-thread

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*** BSD: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/bsd-interactive-led-stained-glass-castle-switch-covers-mod-thread#post-6754388 - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/new-custom-bsd-coffin-and-headstone-mods-medisinyl-mods-dracula#post-6260250

*** Rob Zombie: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/interactive-rob-zombie-mausoleum-mod-living-dead-girl-/page/4#post-6460599 - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/rob-zombie-interactive-spine-tunnel-medisinyl-mods/page/2#post-6809913 - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/rob-zombie-3d-gas-station-pumps-and-awning-medisinyl-mods/page/2#post-4701306 - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/rob-zombie-pussy-liquors-and-murder-ride-signs-medisinyl-mods#post-6778162 - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/rob-zombie-ball-stop-modfix-medisinyl-mods#post-4400251

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*** Iron Maiden (a complete failure that was discontinued immediately, with a super cheesy video, but I still love the mod in my game...though the beginning of a very concerning period for the viability of this work, and I wouldn't recover until ACNC [despite the BSD coffin set, GB cloud, and IJ rails in between..]): https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/interactive-tomb-mod-for-iron-maiden-pro-medisinyl-mods-#post-6899166

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*** IJ PoA rails (these were a nightmare to make, and I grossly under-priced them for the work, mess, and expense involved, so I discontinued them after only making about 17 [didn't have the heart to double the price to make them feasible], though demand for them is many multiples beyond what exists--I've never seen a set sell second hand, but would be curious to know what they'd fetch if they did). This is the only clay sculpted, silicone molded, resin cast mod I've made thus far.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/indiana-jones-hand-sculpted-poa-rails-medisinyl-mods-development/page/2#post-6333856

Prototype gray version shown here:

*** IJ Jackpot mod: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/indiana-jones-temple-fire-light-jackpot-mod-medisinyl-mods-#post-6497070

*** Ghostbusters Cloud (not on par in quality with my other mods, but looks great installed with the pop interaction IMO): https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/ghostbusters-interactive-cloud-mod-medisinyl-mods-bf-sale-#post-5856663

*** Alice Cooper: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/alice-cooper-mods-3d-tower-arch-and-more-soon-medisinyl-mods-/page/2#post-6859648

*** Elvira HOH: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-3-interactive-casket-gargoyle-vuk-cover-medisinyl-mods/page/18#post-7001485

*** TMNT (this was a theme I really wanted to mod for, though a poor decision with a giant list still remaining on Elvira, and many other mods still in production at the time, so juggling everything became chaotic, and many on the TMNT list would disappear with the long wait times) : https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/-medisinyl-mods-tmnt-mod-development-thread-/page/9#post-6833421

*** AMH (by this point I had six months of backlogged orders, and was feeling trapped, so I hired help and discontinued most products to buy the time to develop the set--easily the most difficult set to design and produce [on the production side, the process to get the desired finish by staining and sanding the wood filament was more difficult than one could expect]). https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/medisinyl-mods-america-s-most-haunted-amh-limited-set

*** Stranger Things--the current set, and I also posted a DIY to bring a theater-like experience to the projection quality: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/diy-stranger-things-prem-le-darkstar-9-screen-details/page/3#post-6958078

As I've considered making a master thread that people could follow to not miss out on releases (requested by several), it's info I'd likely put in the first post, so I figured this was an opportunity to save time down the road if I make that thread

Horror is indeed my preference, and I hope something comes along that allows and inspires something more gruesome than I've been able to create thus far.

I wouldn't be able to motivate myself to make mods just for money, so there will be some pattern to what I tackle (even something like TMNT holds strong nostalgia). I receive requests on every new game release, but if I don't have an emotional connection to the theme or what could be made, it just won't happen.

Reiterating here for tomorrow:

The best way to guarantee the earliest spot possible will be to post interest in the thread here after the list opens (a PM could make it hard to know fair placement if not seen quickly, while a post inherently keeps track).

Ignore the previous copy/paste instruction as that may just be confusing if these wind up being popular. I'll add everyone to the list afterward.

Just state model (Prem/LE or Pro) and if you have the UV kit or not (this just tells me if I need to include hardware).

Pro models won't be shipping until sometime later, but I'll go back in list order once they are.

In an effort to have the most reliable list, please re-confirm interest tomorrow after 8:30PM EST.

By then, the set will have been revealed on SDTM, and everyone can make an informed decision.

Thank you!

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EDIT: To avoid any confusion, I'll be making a thread post here once the list is open (as close to 8:30 as possible).
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List at ~8:30 (I'll make a post once it's open), and video should be at 8 or earlier, at Zach's discretion.

It's correct that these won't be discontinued while there's a steady list or fair time-frame, so nobody that is aware of them within the next couple years will miss out.

When they are discontinued in the future, there will be a final run call to give a fair shot at them, but once discontinued, they will no longer be available. Inevitably some that acquire the game after that point won't be able to get them.

- Update -

It's been confirmed that the reveal/install video will be posted at 8pm on SDTM (in about 20 minutes), and the video is about 20 minutes long, which includes the install, so that should give fair time ahead of the list opening to decide.