I bought hubby a Met Road case for his birthday in 2013 our first NIB (had originally ordered an LE but when the band requested more to sell on their fan club the LE allotments got cut...so) changed to a Roadcase and am not in the least sorry, actually pretty glad. Believe ours is one of the first Roadcases off the line with a build date of June 2013 and it is actually marked as a monsters as they were running Monster premiums first then switched to Raodcase and this one got a monster label on it. (Distributor called before I went to pick it up to ask if it was ok if he opened the box to make sure it was a Raodcase as Stern called and said they thought it had gotten the wrong sticker placed on it) Took it to Expo in OCt. of 2013 and had Borgie, and Lyman sign the cabinet so it looks like part of the Roadcase graffiti, we also got some of the other design team to sign the cabinet. Then DD signed the monsters trans light that we put in it. I custom painted Sparky, hammer and snake as well as the cross. I also custom painted all the trim (legs, hinges, coindoor, shooter plate and speaker panel) and swapped the T-molding to match. Made a custom topper and it is never leaving!

Phoebe

WOW!! What exactly are you saying?

Phoebe

I fully understand the models that were made of Metallica that they added the Monster premium because people didn't care for the Roadcase artwork/translight with the band members.

I posted that I got my Roadcase in June and that the box and the tag in MY game are marked as Monsters premium. Then you posted this...

You said this is NOT CORRECT. What exactly is NOT Correct? I still have the original box that has the serial # and also says MONSTER Premium with a build date of June 26 2013. The tag inside my game with the serial # on it says MONSTERS PREMIUM.

Not sure if your statement is insinuating that I'm lying or just an idiot that doesn't know my own game? When I was called to come pick up my game the dist. called to ask me if it was ok to open the box and make sure it was indeed a Roadcase because Stern had called him because they realized that since they were running Monsters Premiums and then started running Raodcase Premiums that this one was tagged as a Monster instead of a Roadcase...
So what part of that according to you is not correct?

Phoebe

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