Quoted from mbrave77:

Finally blew up this game a bit after so much frustration. Cleared just over 800mil and that was with my last ball draining right after save cleared.... Got 5 gems and fended off Thanos attacks protecting both my gems which was awesome.
What triggers the final battle with Thanos? I did all the gem quests and black order multiball. The game didnt really give me a hint as to what to do next....

Quoted from Jediturtle:

Only one thing to do at that point...Battle Royale (third Avengers Assemble). Then you would have had Thanos Battle. Getting close!

Quoted from smokedog:

Hey folks
Keep having a stuck ball issue with my AIQ Pro on location. A slow shot to the captain marvel lane will get really stuck in the wire gate. Ball moves fast enough to get about half way into the gate, and the metal tab that swings the gate closed just puts enough pressure on the gate to prevent the ball from going through. No amount of shaking the machine moves the ball, glass has to come off.
Anyone else have this, and is there a fix?
I'm also waiting to hear back from my distributor on this issue. I put in a warranty claim. Serious weak points on this design ...[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

Quoted from lockeness:

My auto launcher is not making it around. I tried turning it down power this thread but is made it worse. I’ve checked all the wiring to the auto launcher and I can’t see any issues. It’s just not working right. We are getting out of my comfort zone here. What an I do? It makes soul gem impossible, for me, by the way.

Quoted from Moomert1:

Decided to upgrade my AIQ topper. I wanted a gauntlet which matched the comic and the pin as much as possible. What you see is the 2014 Comic Con gauntlet which I wired up with lighting strips.

Quoted from newpinbin:

How many plays before that broke?

Quoted from Jecco74:

Does anyone make a replacement mod for the Thanos guantlet?
My kids are more picky about it than I am. I agree with them that is not the greatest.

Quoted from cooked71:

The portal spinner can be dangerous, and Captain Marvel ramp rejects. And once you get an out of control ball, then the outlanes are assholes. But I never feel the game is unfair or cheap.

Quoted from Jediturtle:

Yeah. I have rarely been screwed by the portal, but it can happen. Cap Marvel reject drains are definitely real, but usually that's my own fault for not hitting the ramp cleanly enough. The only other drain that really feels unfair to me is a ball coming down the right side (to the right of Thor) hugs the lane guide and would feed cleanly to the right flipper...until it hits the freaking rubber rings on the posts just left of the Ant-Man wire-form. That rubber is just enough to bounce most balls perfectly into the center drain instead of my flipper. I need to pull mine apart and see if there is any room for adjustment on those posts, otherwise I might need to replace them with the cliffy/post rubber style posts instead of rings. The way that lane guide is shaped, it seems clear that they should be feeding clean to the right flipper, but those rubbers peak out JUST enough to screw you over. Anyone else with the same issue, or is it just me?

Quoted from paul_8788:

I was having the same issue. I think the intent of those post rubbers is to bounce the ball away from the centre drain. I bent my outlane guide a fraction to expose a bit more of the post, and now I get a nice bounce off of it to the left flipper.

Quoted from Trekkie1978:

Anyone come up with a fix for the ball getting stuck under the glove in the back?

Quoted from stf_dnx:

I finally make it to Battle Thanos.
I sucked at gems, but enough extra balls to assemble 4 times.
I actually won again Thanos, but no idea how. I remember one halfs of the shots were blue, the other red, and i did as many as possible.
That's it?

Quoted from Jediturtle:

That rubber is just enough to bounce most balls perfectly into the center drain instead of my flipper. I need to pull mine apart and see if there is any room for adjustment on those posts, otherwise I might need to replace them with the cliffy/post rubber style posts instead of rings. The way that lane guide is shaped, it seems clear that they should be feeding clean to the right flipper, but those rubbers peak out JUST enough to screw you over. Anyone else with the same issue, or is it just me?

Quoted from mbelofsky:

I don’t have my game yet and just looking at photos. I looked at the manual. There are not a lot of rubbers. But it looks like the upper flipper takes a beating.
So if I were to replace all the rubbers with superbands, I assume blue would be the best color? What colors have you used?

Quoted from newpinbin:

How many plays before that broke?

Quoted from EaglePin:

I had the same issue on mine, then I checked that post and realized it was pretty loose, which meant it was giving a little when the ball hit it so the ball wasn't bouncing off it strongly enough. I used blue loctite on the post and re-tightened it and now the ball usually bounces nicely over to the left flipper. My SDTMs from it have almost disappeared since tightening that post.

Quoted from Ryancaseystudio:

smokedog - I have this issue quite a bit but usually can get it dislodged with some force. Never had to remove glass. Tipped it sideways once, so that was a little aggressive, but 99% of the time I’ve shaken it free.

Quoted from EaglePin:

I had the same issue on mine, then I checked that post and realized it was pretty loose, which meant it was giving a little when the ball hit it so the ball wasn't bouncing off it strongly enough. I used blue loctite on the post and re-tightened it and now the ball usually bounces nicely over to the left flipper. My SDTMs from it have almost disappeared since tightening that post.

Quoted from bossk4hire:

Which post are you all talking about? I can't picture it, I'm at work hahaha.

Quoted from BirdForce1:

It's happened on my pro 5 or 6 times in about 400 plays. Had to remove glass 3 times so far.

Quoted from EaglePin:

This one at the entrance to the orbit.
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Quoted from dougPDX:

Yeah, Mazel Mods has a nice insert you can place there. Blocks the ball from getting stuck. I'm sure there is also a solution involving pliers and bent metal, but I think the money was well spent with Mazel.

Quoted from Trekkie1978:

The only thing I find on Mezel Mods is for the ball getting stuck in the pop bumper, nothing under the glove.

Quoted from lockeness:

My auto launcher is not making it around. I tried turning it down power this thread but is made it worse. I’ve checked all the wiring to the auto launcher and I can’t see any issues. It’s just not working right. We are getting out of my comfort zone here. What an I do? It makes soul gem impossible, for me, by the way.

Quoted from lockeness:

My auto launcher is not making it around. I tried turning it down power this thread but is made it worse. I’ve checked all the wiring to the auto launcher and I can’t see any issues. It’s just not working right. We are getting out of my comfort zone here. What an I do? It makes soul gem impossible, for me, by the way.

Quoted from Jediturtle:

Yeah. I have rarely been screwed by the portal, but it can happen. Cap Marvel reject drains are definitely real, but usually that's my own fault for not hitting the ramp cleanly enough. The only other drain that really feels unfair to me is a ball coming down the right side (to the right of Thor) hugs the lane guide and would feed cleanly to the right flipper...until it hits the freaking rubber rings on the posts just left of the Ant-Man wire-form. That rubber is just enough to bounce most balls perfectly into the center drain instead of my flipper. I need to pull mine apart and see if there is any room for adjustment on those posts, otherwise I might need to replace them with the cliffy/post rubber style posts instead of rings. The way that lane guide is shaped, it seems clear that they should be feeding clean to the right flipper, but those rubbers peak out JUST enough to screw you over. Anyone else with the same issue, or is it just me?

Quoted from Trekkie1978:

The only thing I find on Mezel Mods is for the ball getting stuck in the pop bumper, nothing under the glove.

Quoted from awesome1:

Also may need to bend out the bottom of the mechanism or add clips to take up any side to side movement.

Quoted from smokedog:

I'm not at my location, but I'm going to guess around 4200. I'll check it today.

Quoted from Jediturtle:

Yeah. I have rarely been screwed by the portal, but it can happen. Cap Marvel reject drains are definitely real, but usually that's my own fault for not hitting the ramp cleanly enough. The only other drain that really feels unfair to me is a ball coming down the right side (to the right of Thor) hugs the lane guide and would feed cleanly to the right flipper...until it hits the freaking rubber rings on the posts just left of the Ant-Man wire-form. That rubber is just enough to bounce most balls perfectly into the center drain instead of my flipper. I need to pull mine apart and see if there is any room for adjustment on those posts, otherwise I might need to replace them with the cliffy/post rubber style posts instead of rings. The way that lane guide is shaped, it seems clear that they should be feeding clean to the right flipper, but those rubbers peak out JUST enough to screw you over. Anyone else with the same issue, or is it just me?

Quoted from WJxxxx:

New dust cover for my AIQ
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Quoted from Jediturtle:

Yeah. I have rarely been screwed by the portal, but it can happen. Cap Marvel reject drains are definitely real, but usually that's my own fault for not hitting the ramp cleanly enough. The only other drain that really feels unfair to me is a ball coming down the right side (to the right of Thor) hugs the lane guide and would feed cleanly to the right flipper...until it hits the freaking rubber rings on the posts just left of the Ant-Man wire-form. That rubber is just enough to bounce most balls perfectly into the center drain instead of my flipper. I need to pull mine apart and see if there is any room for adjustment on those posts, otherwise I might need to replace them with the cliffy/post rubber style posts instead of rings. The way that lane guide is shaped, it seems clear that they should be feeding clean to the right flipper, but those rubbers peak out JUST enough to screw you over. Anyone else with the same issue, or is it just me?

Quoted from lockeness:

I appreciate the advice and will look tonight. What kind of clips would need to be added if I want to extend the reach?

Quoted from Markharris2000:

Just heard my NIB AIQprem has shipped. I guess Stern has some of the February batch out the door!

Quoted from smokedog:

I was wrong. 2330 plays.

Quoted from shaub:

Oh thats plenty of plays. Your regulars are probably more than tired of it by now. Might as well sell it while you've got the chance!

Quoted from bossk4hire:

Yep I've had that happen a few times too. Last time was during a mutiball.so.i was able to knock it with another ball. Haven't figured out a fix but I might just take the gate off and see how that does.

Quoted from dougPDX:

Very nice! Where did you get that?