do recommend doing sleeves while you're doing them, though

Which sleeve size or sizes does Godzilla Premium use? Is it an easy installation? Thanks!

https://www.pinballlife.com/2-316-coil-sleeve.html

Straightforward. slides out of the center of the coil and you just slide new one back in. Since you'd already have the stop removed, its a 2 second extra step to replace it (5 seconds?)

I’ll just throw in that this stuff is so cheap I’d buy some extra to have on hand. I do the same with Titans too, always order one extra of everything.

Super easy...If you are getting coil stops also replace the coil tubing and also pick up a few of these. They really help if you get buzz from the duty cycle. If your game has them great but many I have bought do not.

https://www.pinballlife.com/spring-washer.html

Thanks Sleal16

Yeah, it's through Player One and Jerry. I didn't get a notice of which run or anything, just that I would hear more when more info was available. I can't fault anyone here, I get the impression most distributors are in the dark too unfortunately.

At the end of the day, I'm not in any REAL hurry, I'm sure Godzilla will be here when it gets here. The wait just let's me amass more mods for my current and future machines anyway!

Added art blades, this awesome three pack of the flying saucers , which have full color RGB , RGB flipper buttons, plastic protectors, stern shooter rod and voodoo glass. Think she’s looking pretty sharp myself! Just need the elusive side armor and I’d be set

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Wait, this is the reason for buzz from flippers?? I had no idea; this might solve an issue I have with my ST Pro... THANKS!

Where’d you get the saucers?

Can you guys elaborate on this one? GZ will be my first Stern and this isn’t a problem I’m aware of…but I’ll add the lock washers to my list of supplies to have on hand.

Thanks!

PDK

It helps with buzz, but the era of flipper matters too. SAM games just have buzzy flippers. Spikes do not.

Got mine at the Texas Pinball festival. Here’s the link for the guys who did them. Their booth was awesome and they won a prize I believe for their alien modded pinball machine

https://lordofthegameroom.com/

Thank you!

Buzzy Flipper has to be the name for a pinball distro mascot. Somebody's gotta use it.

Thanks!

Just got the call that my Godzilla Premium is ready to be shipped! Unfortunately we will be on Spring Break next week so I have to delay shipment a week. Dang kids and their desire to go to Universal Studios.

Leave it on the porch and pm me the address

Went to update to 0.93 and says mine is up to date and has 0.90. So is this one of those updates you have to download on a pc?

Nope. I updated mine over wifi fine.

Make sure you register your game to your Insider Connected account. Just getting it on WiFi does not grab those updates. If you have used the wifi/IC before to update your game and its not working right now, then there might be a temporary downtime in service somewhere in the chain of connections.

^^ This!

I'm not officially a member of the club yet but when my game arrives in July or August I will be. My wife and I had such a great time playing Godzilla at TPF that we pulled the pin on ordering a premium with a shaker and art-blade add on. Can't wait to get it but in the meantime I'll have to catch up on this thread and watch a bunch of YouTube videos.

I just posted two MRS rollover switches by Sonic that I'm not using on my Godzilla LE. They've been tested, but not installed for play. Great product, just don't have the use for them that I thought I would.

More info here: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/2x-magnetic-reed-switches-mrs-for-rollovers#post-6856281

(Update: sold!)

It occurred to me after two games in a row draining right as I started hedorah that if stern doesn’t change the minimum hedorah score from 500M to 420,365 they have missed out on a golden opportunity and I will question their commitment to that character they built............that is all-

I'm sure you could find about a dozen people to come house sit for you - and make sure it plays well and everything....

i mean, they're making us stop him from taking his thick rip; seems they're against the character anyway.

That's cool dude. Is it possible to hook that horn up to the action button? Might be more fun than the coin return press.

Anything's possible, I just went simplest easiest route for my limited electrical abilities.

i'll warn folks that think about adding this horn to their machine; it's LOUD.

After being disappointed with the Stern custom shooter rod quality I decided to not hold off for their topper. I found this image online and liked the look (minus the led strips). I just ordered one from Mondo as a topper for my machine.
https://mondoshop.com/products/mothra-tokyo-sos-premium-scale-statue

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Tell the kids they're staying home to play Godzilla instead of going to Universal...more fun. lol

Hi, I am looking for someone who can point me in the right direction with my building problem. Nothing happens when the ball goes through the front of the building or reverse. The damage meter for the building only lights up the first six windows with left and right ramp shots. From then on nothing happens, destruction jackpot can’t be activated. No Godzilla multiball, the building doesn’t move a floor down as the damage meter is not fully lit. It does move though for ball search. I tested the switch for VUK exit, it works according to the switch test. It just doesn’t do anything in game. I’m puzzled and would really appreciate any advice helping me to solve this.

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You mention VUK exit switch test, but building exit is a different opto (from your screenshot). If you tested # 64 but its coming out as building exit, those plugs underneath might be swapped. Building exit is #53
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Does the opto at the building entrance register when you are in switch test mode and break the beam with your finger?

Thanks Sleal16 and PinMonk!

53 works, didn’t know that there is an opto, I guess this is 52 and no, nothing happens with the finger test.

PS: got your fans, I’m now an even bigger fan

Is there a red light from the sensor board? forgot on which side it would be. Usually if something is wrong with the sensor, it will be faulty (wont power up) or misaligned.

As far as testing switches, one thing I found out to do because of a different NIB I got, make sure the switch labels in the test menu match the labels in the game manual. My IMDN it kept registering the ramp lane and thought it worked, but after taking further looks I found out the ramp opto was labeled as Orbit opto. The two plugs underneath the playfield were swapped between the two shots

red_rabbit I couldn't attach photos in PM, so I'm posting this here.

I'm reasonably certain that this screw (dead center) was removed...

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... And while I don't remember for certain, I vaguely recall i may have had to remove this screw below as well, since it secured the wire form, but THAT I recall less clearly...

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... More to come via PM.

jonnyqtrek
Thanks!

Thanks. Not sure what the sensor board is. This is my first pin and my wife is complaining that I’m now running around with screwdrivers after not having helped on a single Ikea shelf for 25 years. I’m an absolute beginner but so far everything worked miraculously. I believe the problem started after I repaired the broken bridge plastic and replaced it with the one from chrome candy. I lost a washer in this process, maybe that’s what’s causing the problem but I can’t find it anywhere. Maybe it’s also something different.

Yeah, my wife says teh same thing when I have all the tools laid out.

As far as the Building Hit Opto, #52, if that ones not registering during switch tests, check the opto transmitter/receiver. Looks like this:

https://www.pinballlife.com/stern-long-range-opto-emitter-assembly.html

I forget which one has a light indicator, think the receiver with the three wires coming out of it, but the red light is always on as long as the connection sensor is not interrupted between the two. When you run your fingers through it and interrupt it, the light will turn off. So first thing to check if the building hit is not registering in the switch test is to make sure theres power running to it.

Will do tomorrow, kids are sleeping now. Thank you!

Perfect, some quiet time to put some IKEA shelves up.

Where about are you located, might be better if a pinsider with knowledge that is local to you can swing by to take a look and help you out.

I got a stock GZ pro today. Need help modding it. Playfield protector and shaker ready to install. I have about 500 to spend on extras.

Which Godzilla model is best for back left corner? I have the Bambo Jet mod. What else is must have? I’m thinking mirror blades and flipper Fid speakers.

Neca or Amazon moneybox GZ up back left. Mirror blades for sure. Also change to silicone bands, new carbon balls, and if the cash stretches then some anti-reflective glass. In fact for me, it's glass, rubbers and balls before anything else.

Already did that on day one. Will try again tomorrow. Thanks

It’s heavy just make sure you secure it well. Don’t want that crashing through your playfield glass.