So I purchased my first NIB pinball machine and yes it was a KISS LE #51. I figured I'd post my thoughts on it as several threads on the game had me somewhat convinced this was a borderline clunker and a poorly made Stern pin due to the ball drains, the spinning disc under gene's head that fired the balls right down the middle all the time, the brutal outlanes....(these can be adjusted to make it less brutal and yes it often drains down the right side but it's an easy adjustment to change the drain on the right side.
Unboxed it tonight and set it up....played about a two dozen games so far. Sorry no pics.... 
First off the artwork on the pin and playfield itself is as advertised, outstanding in many ways as you have seen from images it's mostly hand drawn, colorful and very well done.
As for gameplay in the threads I have read many players were criticizing the playfield and some of the shots including the STAR area under Paul Stanley.....while it's not an easy shot it's certainly not impossible as some threads had me believing it was wasted space on the playfield. It's not it's actually a difficult shot but its something you can easily hit every game several times a game for the LoveGun Multiball and the Love Gun Multiball is very cool....I think I had all 6 on the playfield at once....crazy!
The machine itself is the fastest playing pinball machine I have ever played I was really blown away. Kinda reminds me of how fast T2 use to play. Definitely keeps you on your toes at all times.
As for the spinning disc I must say in the dozen or so games I played the ball only fired back one time right down the middle.....every other time and there were many the ball had some serious English on it as it spun from underneath Gene's head.
Overall I love the pin....I think it's already an excellent playing pinball machine. IMHO one of the best I've ever played and I've played a good 90% of modern era pins and as we get improved code updates this game will only get better. When the first review of the PRO model started rolling out I almost cancelled my order because of the negativity on the pinball machine as I thought it would be a dog. I'm glad I stuck it out...this machine is really damn good!
I have never played a Metallica or AC/DC but if your on the fence about a KISS pinball machine I'm going to go out on a limb here and say you won't be disappointed....it's excellent!
Casper, WY
Brisbane
