MM got here safe and sound. A manager at one of the STI branches made the executive decision to pallet and double wrap it, after seeing the insurance total. No complaints here, as it got here without so much as a scuffed leg. Couldn't be happier with the job Michelle and STI did bringing this thing 992 miles to me.

Machine is 98% perfect. A little normal wear on the moat kickout, and a pinhead sized area on the outside loop that needs a touch of red and superglue - no biggie at all. The only thing I can say I wish was disclosed was a broken pop bracket - the coil stop snapped off and was obviously rigged on, and fell apart during the vibration of shipping. I can't complain too much about a $7.95 part, though. Ramps could use a flame polish, but again no biggie. Cab and box are stinking flawless. This thing even has the original schematic intact in the cab, and all of the original paperwork, diagrams and goodie bag.

Already got to work installing LEDs in the inserts. Will get to the box of mods that came in earlier this week - Trolls with LED eyes, LED double-headed dragon mod from PDI, full set of Kerry protectors, Catapult LED board - on Saturday. Super amped.

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Not following. Same door that is on my other WPC95 games.

That is actually just the screened front decal. The holes were filled and decal applied. Not airbrushed, but it is weird how it shows up in the pics with flash. In person, you can't see anything unusual there, and there is no paint applied over that area. Odd illusion.

I don't know the difference, honestly. Still baffled. Either way, I think I am going to get the armor and coin door powder coated in a metallic Midnight Blue.

Ok, gotcha. Upon inspection, the coindoor is brand new and I am sure that the guy just ordered a WPC coindoor without noticing the difference. I actually need one of these for my TZ, which has a crazy 3-slot door from Germany still on it. May move it over and grab a correct one for MM down the line.

http://pimpmypin.com/Medieval-Madness/Medieval-Madness-Catapult-LED-mod/flypage.tpl.html

Marco order placed: Merlin gate, Pop bracket and new springs to tighten up the castle towers.

I would love to know why a bracket made of about 4 grams of steel costs a dollar less than a wire form 6 gauge gate.

As big of a proponent of LED as I am, I think I am sticking with standard incandescents, or at least retro, warm LEDs from Cointaker, in the back box. The translite looks terrific as is. Love the LEDs in the inserts, and want LED in GI and on the pops, but really digging the warm light of the back box.

Took this thing apart today. Full LEDs installed, Kerry protectors installed, touched up the little bit of moat eject wear, CA glued and sanded the area and mylared, Brasso for the wireforms, dishwasher for the ramps then flame polish, new springs for the castle, PDI Dragon installed, and Novus and wax all around. All is pretty much perfect now. Just waiting for the Merlin gate and need to replace a couple of switches that are a little sticky.

Will post new pics tomorrow.

Playing today, I got a chance to really absorb some of the awesome sounds in this game. I have played MM a ton on location, but never really had a chance to really hear some of this stuff. I had never noticed the Brian Eddy "Toasty!" from Mortal Kombat when you hit the dragon ramp, nor the "Fatality" sounder from MK. So awesome.

Snapped some pics tonight. Everything is almost complete. Cointaker LED Backbox kit should be here tomorrow, as well as a Marco order with the Merlin gate and the pop coil bracket that was broken. Absolutely loving this thing.

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Yeah, I had some blue post sleeves sitting around, and threw them on there. I will probably order some purple ones next time I think about it and put those on there, eventually.

The dragon came from Pinball Decals, Inc. It was a silly price, but I think it is really cool. It is almost 1.5 times the size of the original dragon. The body is about the same rigidity, but the wings are way more flexible. I don't think an airball would do anything to it.

Got the Catapult LED board mod from Pimpmypin.com in today. That is just a cool mod. Really adds something to that catapult plastic.