Now I just need to figure out how to LED it. I really want to do two colors (red and white) that interact with the game GI lights.

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Looks awesome! I see that and I can hear the twins singing in my head.

Extend out the wire that's all bent up and resolder to rivet, check top side for broken coil lead and resolder if necessary, I re read your post, if it was working Friday.... You probably did that resting the playfield too far forward. Were you installing mods or something?

Call your distributor, explain to them the problem and have Stern send you a new coil.

One of us ... one of us ...

Unnecessary, It's easily fixable.

Just delivered. Installed a shaker, knocker, Polk subwoofer. Loving this game so far!

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I was putting on art blades

That’s not right. Did you do a continuity check on this wire … while you wiggle it.

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That black wire ultimately is not connected to the coil see the previous page towards the end I circled it in red he banged this coil on something, most likely on the lockdown bar receiver?probably installing mods or maybe the factory did it and it shaved off the lead from the rivet, all he has to do is reconnect the coil lead to the lug.

I was hoping they would base the pin on this movie. I hear they couldn't get the rights. They sort of turned Invasion of the Astro Monster into the overarching story. They did a great job. Your son might like the Gamera movies as well, especially Gamera the brave which about a boy and his giant turtle.

I swear to god if someone releases a Gamera pin and I end up with Ultraman, Godzilla, Gamera, I might just die happy.

Anyone know if all of this runs premiums have shipped? Or are distributors still getting more shipped to them?

Operation Pinball just tried to scalp my Godzilla order to me (placed in November). I'm looking for another good distributor.

My scoop ejector got fixed by connecting a single strand to the coil lug. It looks all of the coils in the machine are connected to the respective lugs by a single strand. Seems like a potential quality issue where ever there is a coil.

Agreed. I know Spooky wants to do it.

I got my final invoice on Friday. I have not received shipping info yet. My distro doesn't bill final until they are ready to ship from Stern. Once they have it in their warehouse I expect to get shipping info. Hopefully early this week.

Good luck.

Have any modifications been made to the bridge mech / magna grab plastic to deal with the commonly broken plastic on the first run premiums and LEs? I have a warranty claim in for this issue and assumed any fixes would be showing up on the recently unboxed premiums.

No it's not. All coils in all games are like that. You damaged yours installing mods. It has visible physical damage, It was clearly user error. And you are welcome btw.

Not sure I am following this...you placed an order in November for the game at a certain amount and now they want to sell the game to you at a higher amount. Is that what you mean by scalping? Did you give them a down payment?

I like Pinball Pro and think Greg is a straight shooter. I'm not sure if he has any in stock, but you can check.

Partially correct sir. I confirmed with them the price (twice), put my name down (with assurances I'm near the top of the list) and was told March. No deposit made but I'd not needed one with them in the past. So yes, telling me one price then telling me another come sales date I call scalping.

If you think a single strand of wire to the lug is bad, you should look at what a coil actually is.

My distributor gives me an invoice that shows price, deposit paid, and remaining balance. Feels more solid that way. Maybe insist on something like that.

Lesson learned for sure! I thought having good previous experience was enough, but not so much. I think the biggest thing was that I'd sent them business many times and told people that they were an honest good business. I'm just trying to undo some of that damage.

If I had time.... I would MOD the Sound a video assets to feature Pokemon complete with Animations.
However didn't want the cease and desist so it's squashed.

Inscribed solutions arrived today, gz and rush. Very nice quality, perfect fit. Well done!!. Now, if only I had them for Met and EHOH

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Thanks as always. Pinside is a great place. Getting it set up tonight with mods, but will continue with the movies!

New Bank godzilla... painted by hand. Almost fits... have to figure out how to trim and place him perfectly. Amazing results for $30

Mine seems different than what others used as it came with legs and a tail. Would make part of a great topper.

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I’m trying to diagnose an issue but don’t have another game close to compare and hoping you guys can help me out. I’ve got a pro and im on .93 code. It seems that my magna grab is not acting like it was but I might be wrong. What im noticing is that when I hit the building shot the magnet doesn’t always grab the ball and swing it left before releasing and will sometimes send it right down the middle. Occasionally the magna grab doesn’t grab when the insert is lit and the captive ball is struck either however I’ve seen that same kind of thing out my Metallica where sometimes the magnet just doesn’t get ahold of the ball. If anyone can verify whether im right or wrong about the ball passing through the building shot would be helpful.

Is it swinging left at all or just a bit? My left guide, behind the ball, worked it's way out, causing the ball to not swing as far and occasionally knock it off magnet. Loosen the first post, squeeze it inwards and tighten. Helped immensely here.

I put on Titan glow rubbers,Ulekstore's flipper toppers and the scoop sign from Mezelmod. I figured I'd post a pic for everyone to see incase anyone has been wondering how any of these look installed.

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Build date March 21, 2022 GZ Pro in the house! What a gorgeous pin. Finally have my ideal small line up. GZ, Rush LE and AIQ Prem.

I am installing a full playfield protector on the virgin GZ tomorrow. Should be easy. Just remove the ramps and a few side plastics. Lays right on.

Next install shaker motor. Bamboo Jet led Mod. Titan rubbers. Mirror blades on order. Better than art imo. 6 inch Neca Artic GZ figure ordered. Sling mylar on shooter lane.

The sound is surprisingly OK. How do I convert the speakers to Stern LE Kenmore's? Her is a picture of my rush Le bb speaker. I want a cheaper speaker upgrade. Not into external sub. Pyle 8 inch Sub?

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Congrats! This is the go-to thread for DIY sound upgrades. The OP has done a pile of research as to what works and doesn’t

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/improving-sound-quality-the-diy-route/

ebay.com link: Japan JASDF Blue Impluse 1st Generation Air Show F 86 Sabre Fighter Aircraft S62
If anyone still looking, these are plastic. I super glued em together, been in a month now, no issues. Well, only issue is 3 weeks delivery, but,,

I am so sick of waiting for my GZ Premium, I was a day 1 order and frustrated beyond belief! Meanwhile I see Rush pins going out and some spare GZ's NIB being sold. It's Killing me!! Was supposed to be a "March delivery". Dealer is telling me they are not sure still. UGH.

It was hard enough to accept that for Mando I paid about $1K less, but now the wait has just become ridiculous.

Just a rant I needed to get off my chest. Thanks for reading. Carry on with your joyful, cheerful Godzilla gameplay, code, and happy mods while I suffer.

That speaker pic is how your Rush LE arrived from the factory? If so....it looks like they have changed things up a bit. There is normally a gasket and 4 spacers between each speaker and the speaker plate. I see the gaskets are still listed in the manual, but not the spacers. You picture shows neither.

Also....the part number for the speaker ring is the same as The Munsters LE and Jurassic Park LE, but it's defiantly not the same part. You picture actually looks like one of my mirrored acrylic surrounds and not the factory gold metal (as yours looks grey on the back) and The Munster LE and Jurassic Park LE ones were the same gold / brass color on both sides........and cut differently.

In any case......I'm just not sure what I am looking at there, because it doesn't look factory to me.

Doug (SpeakerLightKits.com)

New Bank Godzilla 30 dollar Mod is pretty cool. I'll give 200 dollars to whoever can animate one that shoots sparks out of mouth. LOL

...and if whoever does that applies something flammable to the bridge, I'll throw in another 20 on top of that, for posted video.

These look great. I just bought flipper rubbers. I did not know about the sling and post rubbers. What size rings are the sling rubbers?

https://www.titanpinball.com/kits/index.php/view/id/2002

here's the full kit of rubbers for GZ. You can also find a list of sizes in the manual from stern's site: https://sternpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Godzilla_LE_Pre_web.pdf (page 36)

I built the kit using the guide someone posted on Titan Pinballs site

Saved! I wasn't sure about those colors until your picture. They look great!

Anyone running plastic protectors on their Premium? I’m thinking just slingshots and outlanes looking for recommends, and/or pics with whatever color options are out there. Or a recommend to pass if they are a waste of $$ on GZ.

to clarify, these are the colors specifically in that kit: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stern-godzilla-official-owners-club/page/133#post-6730580

I really like the artwork, but having Gozilla text on it makes that part redundant.

Same here but figured there's not many rubbers so if I didn't like it I'll buy a different color.

Looking for suggestions on powering mods for Godzilla. I've seen several solutions but being my first nib game I'm not wanting to damage any of the node boards. List of led mods I'll be running. Godzilla with lighted atomic breath, mechzilla with led lighted eyes, lermods Tesla mod, flaming frames, home made topper with burning building made with the insides of a flame bulb for home use lol. 20 inch led strip from comet pinball and two blue spotlights magnum bulbs. All except the flaming frames run off of standard 5-6.3 volts my worry is tying everything into the GI might be too much of a strain and damage something.

Should I go with the pinball life spike 2 separate power supply?

Thanks!

You should be just fine, installing all the mods mentioned. Just follow each one's installation instructions. There are a number of folks running all the ones you have mentioned, and more,without issues.