Alrighty then...you don't think I'm lying or an idiot, just misinformed...I was simply responding to a fun thread about Metallica Roadcase owners not trying to get into a controversy over my statements... You are saying that I'm wrong about my Roadcase being run after some Monster Premiums were run, your claim is that stern ran all the Roadcases first then ran Monster premiums after that. You're saying that because they announced the Roadcase first, that they ran all those first then ran the Monsters Premiums after that. I honestly don't think it is that big of a deal which ones were run first or if they were mixed as they were running them.
My distributor for Metallica was Trent @ TILT amusements one of Sterns biggest distributors. I had ordered an LE, He called me and told me about the lowering of available LEs and would I be ok with a premium? I said yes but I wanted a Roadcase and was hoping to get it in time for Hubby's birthday... Stern ran pro's first, then LE's and this brought the premium runs into June... At some point Trent messaged me that the premiums were probably going to be more toward the end of June so I was not going to get it in time for Hubby's birthday. I'm sure that they ran some premiums for overseas as this is how they normally do it. Trent messaged me that he was getting his first shipment of premiums and that he would have some Monsters and a few Roadcases at the end of June. As I was on my way to pick up the pin, he called me to ask if he could open the box to verify it was a Roadcase instead of a Monsters Premium. Stern had messaged him that they had mislabeled it and wanted to make sure it was a Roadcase premium. This was how mine ended up with a Monsters premium box and serial # tag inside it...
20201222_091342 serial# with Monsters tag (resized).jpg 20201222_164200 box with Monsters Premium stamp (resized).jpg even though it is a Roadcase premium. So this would lead me to believe that they were running both on the same day. I don't know that is the case as I was not there when it happened. I also don't really think it matters. I do know that Trent told me that mine was the first Roadcase he had delivered to anyone.
From your last message I get the impression that you think I don't even have a Roadcase and that I don't know the difference. 1025824_642647689097494_1526043089_o NIB opening first play (resized).jpg Here is a picture right after unboxing before I swapped the original translight for the Monster premium translight. Here is a picture of me with my Metallica Roadcase at Pinball Expo 2016 in Chicago. It won Best Modern at the show that year. IMG_20161016_113236259_HDR (resized).jpg The last picture is the game back in my living room. A good friend was over for the weekend and we took a picture with my game...35050558_1274521222677763_8573787215774089216_n (resized).jpg
I thought this would be a fun thread about Metallica Roadcase owners, but it has gone a little off track and lost it's fun factor for me!!! I think it's a great game and I love the look of it and we are happy we decided on the Roadcase. We were more comfortable doing the modifications that we chose to do on a premium rather than doing them to an LE. We have friends that have LEs and it is a great looking game as well. Others we know own pro's or Monster premiums and they are great looking games also. I don't really think there is a "bad" choice as far as Metallica goes.
<blockquote Doesn't matter which Premium you own as it is the Best Version of the game .
although this guy didnt like his Premium in a Pro Cab and seems it was called the dirty donnie edition before the monsters
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/not-thrilled-about-the-metallica-monster-premium blockquote>
P.S. Metallica technically came in Pro, Roadcase premium, Monsters premium, LE and they also did a small run (not sure exactly how many) of Dirty Donny Premium editions. It came with a custom painted and signed (by Donny) Sparky, Snake, Hammer and cross as well as a signed translight.
P.S.S. It's Dirty Donny not Donnie. (You spelled it incorrectly)
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Phoebe
Boca Raton, FL
