their parts dept is...not quick. however, if you've waited more than a month, i'd follow up for an ETA.

if node boards are the production bottleneck as some expect, why would any node boards make their way to the parts dept for a game thats already sold, when it could go into a new $8000 machine??

I’ve had my premium since may and I really enjoy this pin.
However I have a small issue that became quite noticeable when the « Monster Zero » and « Terror of Mechagodzilla » modes were introduced. Whenever the building is in the 1st floor position (i.e. fully up) and the ball is ejected from the VUK, it stays stuck between the fourth floor building guide and the right edge of the load ramp behind the building (see the pictures from 3 different angles with and without the ball).
As I said, each time either mini wizard mode starts the ball stays stuck there until the ball search lowers the building. It looks like the gap between the ball guide and the edge of the ramp is too narrow.
Has anyone experienced this? Is there an adjustement I can make to resolve this?

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Perhaps, but you'd think they would say so. The limited communication I've received hasn't mentioned any delays or parts shortages.

Mine has never worked and I don't even try for it anymore. The bail above the upper left flipper isn't wide enough and the ball passes thru the slot without recording it.

Hello everyone I got to play some Gdz prem today on location while I continue to wait for mine. I set a new PB just a tick under 700 million felt great but it said I qualified monster zero but I couldn't figure out how to start it??? Also got that oxygen destroyer for the first time that was fun choking on too...pun intended..lol! Such a cool game!

You have to land a clean shot through the center building to start it when it's lit. It won't be open if you have a Kaiju battle, or possibly another mode going on.

Yes I figured I shot at the building when in doubt but I probably drained while frantically looking for the insert or like you said I could've had something else running but I'll get it next time with this knowledge I appreciate it!

You qualify it by getting the super in GZ mb. You still need to get to the level 4 power up and collect. it at the scoop. Did you select “light monster zero” for your level 4 power up? If not, then that is why you didn’t see anything on the playfield.

Ah OK I'm not even sure I got to level 4 last I remember was level 3. I may have been in a multiball and looked at the screen to read I qualified it. So issentually then I bet all I did was get a super in Gz mb and got all giddy..haha

I’m having trouble figuring out how that ball is getting stuck, but you can adjust the exact height of the building in each of its positions. So, perhaps play with that a bit in settings and see if it helps.

I have tried moving the first floor position up and down as much as possible in the service menu but with no positive effect.
If you look at the picture below, the gap between the ball guide on the fourth floor (part #535-2576-00 in the manual) and the edge of the back ramp (part #511-5808-00) is about 2,5cm (slightly less than an inch) which is less than the diameter of the ball. It does look like either the ball guide is too much to the right or the ramp is too much to the left. I’d be curious to see what that area looks like on a working pin and what that gap measures.
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Can someone remind me how to start terror? I've had it lit, and can't remember how to light it and activate. Thx

Mine does this as well. I’ll be diving into solving this next week.

Shoot through the building when no other modes that affect the building are active.

Is it possible the building is not square to the playfield? Does the building have any adjustment or does it just fit into the game? I have not looked at mine. But maybe I will to help.

1) Adjust leg levelers so the pitch is a minimum of 6.5 degrees
2) Adjust Building so the bottom floor entrance is level with the playfield. Follow instructions in the manual.
3) If both 1 & 2 are adjusted correctly, adjust ramp height.

Just had my first billion point game. I’m finally feeling like I’m getting into the groove of this game, getting better at the shots and understanding the scoring strategies more. Great fun!

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Sick! 283M is about as good as i can do right now.

Lounge I was able to fix the issue. Chances are the same steps might help you fix yours.

This pitch of the playfield is fine. It turns out as though the first floor was level with the playfield, the building was however ever so slightly leaning on the right (barely noticeable). Looking at the manual on page #66 shows two bolts under the playfield that can be adjusted to correct the building angle. Unscrewing the one corresponding to the bottom left corner of the building made it lean slightly more to the left and forward which in turn had the effect to widen the gap between the fourth floor ball guide and the back ramp. Now the ball can pass through the building when coming from the back ramp.

Nice fix!

Well done!
Step one building adjustment is to level with playfield right & left using adjustment nuts under playfield while keeping close to level with playfield surface as possible. Step two use building stepper bias adjustment to fine tune up & down position so ball rolls both into and out of building smoothly.

I printed an image, cut out with scissors and painted black. Can anyone cut a plastic gz image to better match the skyline? Happy to pay

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As fate would have it, I'm working on something that just might work for you. I have a friend that does commercial grade customization and printing. We will be trying black vinyl attached to a clear piece of acetate that can simply be sandwiched between the diffuser and the speaker foam. The design we will be doing is a Godzilla in a similar pose as you have pictured, although a little smaller for left speaker and a King Ghidorah silhouette facing Godzilla for the right. I'll keep you in the loop if they end up working the way I hope they do. Should be simple and inexpensive to reproduce.

I did similar (printed in black and black sharpie on the rear) just on a much smaller scale.

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I installed 1956PINHEAD aluminum flippers and bushings in my Godzilla Premium late last weekend and getting some play on them today. Really liking the setup and think they look great as well! Nice, solid feeling and seem to be a little more powerful than regular plastic flippers.

Here's a couple minutes of play showing the Precision Flip flippers and bushings in action.

7.0° playfield pitch, cleaned and waxed, each flipper power set to 5 LESS than default.

DIY Flipper Coil Fans

Mecha Godzilla Multiball

This is exactly what happened to my game as well. I hope they fix what they changed in the last update.

Hello, in the battle against titanosaurus after the maser shoot, there is " shot the captive ball" where is the captive ball? Its the magna grab?
thanks

Yes.

Please let me know when done

Looks much better than mine,

Sweet - thanks for posting this!

Looks awesome!!!!
Both kind of have that "hazy" look and the pics would suggest the building/skyline and GDZ look similar in that haziness....I for one really like that effect, seems more elusive. I vote to leave it be, but wouldn't blame you getting a plastic, but it looks pretty dope as is.

Cheap, simple and effective... my favorite kind of mod!

Red frosted 10 SMD LED strip from comet placed under the arch, really helps add to the dramatic GI light changing effect on Godzilla!

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Bumping this post up! Did you ever get your trim powder coated? Trying to figure out a color as well. The LE's silver and the silver vein others have done looks great, but I tend to prefer colors myself. Considering different shades of blue.

Anyone can tell me how wide the back box is on the pro? Or are all the models the same width of back box? Trying to figure out space for possibly picking up a Pro locally but I have to make sure I can fit it where I think it would live first. Just got a Halloween recently and was surprised that is was a good 2" wider than alot of my older machines.

Pro premium or LE , all are the same size
H: 75 1/2 ", W: 27 ", D: 55"
Weight: 250lbs

27", excellent, thank you!

the info am giving is the official on the stern site, am not at home to double check it.

Trying to adjust the building stepper motor upper limit, but when I put the building test into “adjust” mode instead of “move” mode, my flipper buttons don’t do anything (contrary to expectation from the key post on this issue).

The reason to adjust it is my building seems to stop rising before it hits the upper switch (I think). The building stops going up, but (as far as I can diagnose it), because the upper switch doesn’t get triggered, the motor keeps going indefinitely. So basically whenever I have playfield power on, my building motor is grinding away to try to lift the building higher but without moving the building. No good!

This issue just started. I fortunately had no problems for approximately two months / many hundred games. Then this all of a sudden.

Weirdly, even though the building isn’t hitting the upper switch, the building’s “floor” (the metal surface that’s supposed to be flush with the playfield for the ball to roll over, between the rubber pads, to get to the u-turn for the right side of the magnet) is going higher than the playfield.

When I have the playfield open/up fully for under-playfield service, I can trigger the building’s upper switch with my finger, which gets the building motor to lower the building and the motor to stop. So I suspect that the switch isn’t bad. Plus I can see that the building hasn’t gone high enough to contact the switch, and I can get my finger in there to close the switch.

I hope I explained all of this in a way that someone who can help can understand? But maybe the main question is why my flipper buttons don’t adjust the building in adjust mode. The coin door service buttons don’t do it either.

Should I be trying the #98 bias adjustment instead? If so, which direction should I adjust the bias?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

I guess the other question I would have, is Pro still a solid enough and fun game? The elements of the Prem are too good and important for the game or is it strong enough to stick with a pro unit? The price jump is a lot and just paid big for another machine so kinda need to cut back slightly.

The pro is better than the overwhelming majority of pinball machines ever made.

+100 to this take.

I think the Godzilla pro is better than any other flipper ever made pro or premium or LE .
I have a premium, but now that i already saw the building going down lot's of times, i honestly would not miss if there was not building moving, and there is an amazing mod for the building for the PRO version.
I don't regret having a premium instead of a pro, but now after one month of having a premium, i would be ok having a pro.

This is the answer that should be given whenever this question is asked.

Most people are not asking "is the pro worth getting" but 'hey I know Godzilla is the highest rated pinball out there. Should I get pro or premium"..

Yes the pro is great..but if you can spring for the premium, I think I've only seen like 1 person ever say the was better, and never a premium owner regret their decision..

Hey guys, I have a problem that seems like a trough problem, but it always looks good whenever I test it. Should the oxygen destroyer ever start when a ball is in play? It keeps starting up and throwing another ball into play. Of course this sucks big time when it forces you to drain both balls and then the game is over. Seems like a malfunction to me.

Thanks,
Wade

Yes. Most Stern Pro are the same fun as premium/LE. Some pros are even better because of flow. Just missing some eye-catcher like Dino eats balls on JP etc...

On godzilla the moving building changes game layout. It's Elwins first pin I think you have to go premium/le and the pro is too much downgraded. Godzilla pro is a very good pin anyway, but...

I’d skip Godzilla entirely if you haven’t already bought one. I own one and I think it’s seriously overrated. I’ve played several GZ now, and they all have the same issues of rattly launches, SDTM drains after perfectly placed shots, magnet only does what it should about 30% of the time, etc. I spent some time on a friend’s JP the other day and was reminded how much better that game is, there’s no comparison.

Wade

Anyone with a Premium or LE on location care to chime in with the reliability of the building and MechaGodzilla mechs after thousands and thousands of plays?