I don't have the mod (I have seen it installed closeup in friend's pin), but based upon my install there will not be any clearance issues whatsoever with Mezel tower.

Some of the photos you see here are from deceptive angles. There is actually a very large gap between tower and T-Rex. This is the Stern tower, but the Mezel tower doesn't take up very much extra space wise on the backside.
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In general, I would say that Lior's T-Rex doesn't extend out any further than the OEM T-Rex, or if it does it's a few mm at most. I didn't actually measure, but here is a top down photo of the two side by side (models were not perfectly aligned as that wasn't my intent at the time).
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Just posted (had to create an Instagram account to do it).

I think he may be talking about the fence post.

Question was about "Mezel tower", but I'll speak to the fence posts. Again, while I don't have the Mezel fence posts, I do have a similar mod I made myself (see photos in my last post above). When the T-Rex swings fully to the left (it's right) it does hit the post and moves it maybe 2-3mm, but there is plenty of flex built into the post/mount/plastic that it doesn't negatively impact anything. Again, this is only when it swings to the extreme, which is not every time. Also, it doesn not make contact with the fence post on the right (it's left). You can see the clearances/contact in my video clip . . .
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Boom, got a text my baby is here 2 days early...WOOHHOO. Way to over deliver.....tytytyty

Lookin Good.

My stock *and* the new t-rex head has always contacted the left post when thrashing, stock fence posts stern *or* with mezel mods (taped around the stock plastic -- other option is to remove the stock plastic but that seemed like a pain in the ass at the time). Always been this way in either scenario for my LE. I will say mine never hits the right side either and I am not aware of anyone else's whose does. That to me would be a concern. I've had the mezel mod posts installed for well over 1.5 years of owning the machine and nothing has broken (yet! . So while I don't like it, since I'm assuming over time that's stressing out the post assembly, not much can be done about that AFAIK.

I streamed the new T-Rex yesterday. No issues whatsoever.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1065494374

Ron...

Number 27 (Tyrant the T-Rex) has arrived in Canada!
Great install video... Will place her in her pen in the next few days....

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30 here

Thank you for the love! The reward for me is hearing how my work has made those who bought this incredible machine happier when playing. But I digress, this is about Lior's amazing mod, not mine.

Taking video at the angles I did was incredibly difficult. Thank you for recognizing that! I had to use an emulator for my camera, long USB'd to my laptop so I could even see what I was recording and control it externally. For recording the backbox, I used a small stepping stool placed in the back to prop the camera into just the right position.

I enjoyed watching this until 20:25 where you said in regards to someone's question about the install video:

"The music though was intolerable! UGH! I had to mute it."

Intolerable?! It's a carefully crafted instrumental that leverages multiple assets from the JP movie (and my guess is you haven't even listened to the song it's from). You're entitled to your opinion, and if you didn't like it that's fine but that didn't even answer the question. You probably should have kept that opinion to yourself. Am I being oversensitive because it's my art? Likely, but that truly rubbed me the wrong way given the 100's of hours it took to make this so people like you could install the mod correctly. I feel that answer/comment was uncalled for and very disrespectful.

He didn't like the music. Get over it.

If I'm not mistaken you can mute videos if you don't like the accompanying audio, just sayin'.

Anyone have #26 to trade, lol?

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Great idea.....I need 005. if you don't care Mr. 005 I will give you #030 and a steak...lol.

Great video!! Music was fine to me.....

She looks fantastic….
I cut my spacers down to 5/8” as the thrashing test was getting caught on the left.
But now she’s perfect. Going to fire up my first game…

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#58 all installed (Which worked perfectly since it my year of birth!!) Had to open the lower jaw screw holes up a little but no biggie...

And definingly need to home the boy before you play it... lol Looks awesome!!

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Never knew the differences with the green t-rex that shipped with early LE owners like myself vs. the brown they later created. Most noticeable changes (besides the entire color of course) are that the old one has white eyes, the new has yellow/orange and the old has no gums coloring but the new does. Undoubtedly, Lior's trumps them both a million times over, but figured I'd share this comparison photo of the stock heads.

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#15 installed and ready. She sure looks amazing. Sorry for the crappy picture but I already had put the glass back on and played a game , she's still catching the ball and thrashing around lol.

timlah79 great instructions the only thing I had to do different that I didn't notice in your video was I had to remove the e-clip and washer on both sides of the metal rod that holds the jaw otherwise I couldn't get the post to go through all the way the washer was hitting the new body. All is good and after spending 20 minutes trying to find the dropped e-clip I found it

I would say it took about an hour to install taking my time all the way. FWIW I really liked the music on the video

Thanks to all involved in this great mod

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I got mine installed today , i didn’t see a card with my # but it wasn’t too bad to install and looks great!

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Had the same problem today with the rod.... put the washer in before you install the rod... slipped right in..just have to hold it...

I see what you're saying with the rod vs. body. What you can do is loosen the two body screws temporarily. This will allow you to slightly slide the head back and forth to give you a better angle on the rod and the e-clip. Then re-position the body screws and tighten. Also LOL about the tiny e-clip. My game room where I was doing all of this has shaggy black carpet. I think I spent about 30 min during one loss of the clip sifting through the shag to find it. Only after losing it multiple times did I realize, duh the living room has flat, beige carpet. Do this part there!

Thank you for the kind words about the video and instrumental! Here's the full song with lyrics if anyone wants to listen.
Jurassick Dark: https://soundcloud.com/tim-stiles/jurassick-dark-master-v3-w-cuts-by-qreepz

Hey Tim - is the shape/size of the lower jaw (particularly the back of the jaw) any different between the 2 variants? I have the green version and have noticed (along with others on the JP thread) that the back of the jaw comes into contact with the ramp when T-Rex opens her mouth which results in her head moving slightly left. I'm just wondering whether Stern slightly modified the shape in going to the new version.

What happened to that green Rex?! How did it get so scuffed up?

Going to post this here as well as the Prem/LE thread...

Ok some odd behavior post TRex upgrade install...

Vertical and horitonztl tests look fine.

During a couple of games I have had the "Feed Trex" signal...but TRex is all the way to the right..... if I shoot the ramp and I get Multiball etc. And I have feed him successfully the ball a couple of times...

Also noticed him open jaws a few times while all the way to the right and contact the ramp....???? Did I mess something up...?

Forgot to say thanks to timlah79 for the install video.
Was perfect and easy to follow.
You once again helped make this game better!
(if only you could make me PLAY better....)

Thanks again.

J-Freeze If you mean the scuff on the right side of the jaw, also pictured below, that's because my green one has to graze the ramp in that area before it can settle to the ramp. If you mean the orange-ish lines on the main head piece, that's literally the stock art/paint, not scuffs. If you meant a different scuff, it's probably because I've taken it on and off so many times. Also I've had it for almost 2 years now so I'm sure there's general wear and tear.

Manny65 As I mentioned above my stock green t-rex has always done the same thing when it comes to contacting the ramp. This is somewhat "normal" AFAIK. Good call about jaw mold differences. I just removed the new jaw and took a couple photos. Difficult to see, but yes you are right. In fact the jaw molds are slightly different. The new brown one is definitely wider at least when it comes to its inner cut out. I haven't broken out a mini ruler yet and checked the screw holes in both the mold and metal (I'm not taking my new one off again to measure it's older, metal jaw) but this could be the reason why some people are having difficulty attaching the new mod's jaw. I'd like to think that the holes in both the mold and the metal have stayed in the same place but I'm not too sure. I believe Lior's was modeled after the newer brown mold but he can speak to that.
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I’m sorry to ask this- can someone send me the link or show me which #post that Tim’s install video is on.
I suck at finding stuff buried on pinside.
Much appreciated !!

It’s not accessible by the general public. The only folks who have access to it are the buyers.

Liorex looks fantastic and works great!

The install wasn't bad, but I had the same problems with the installation as others (1. jaw holes misaligned, 2. jaw holes not countersunk deeply enough to expose any screw threads, and 3. the ¾" plastic spacers needed to be reduced to ⅝"), so thanks to everyone who had already figured out those solutions for us!

I'm baffled at how Tim got some of those camera angles, so huge kudos for the install video!

Also Kudos to Stern for good design on things like connectors and modularity - this could have been way harder!

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Awesome. Just so that I can set my expectation, if I ordered a couple of weeks ago from Little Shop of Games, those will go to them in August?

Thanks,

Are there customization options? Would be so nice with some blood and small eyelid correction like:
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liorillusion huh? Why the downvote?

Sorry, but your t-rex doenst look smart / bad-ass to me and just asking if customizing is possible.

Well, downvote this post if i’m right

Ah, mistake, no problem. But your last sentence is nonsense. Only downvotes in an sales advertisement about LE prices. Also have some keyposts aswell.

True! We all love pinball and mods are the finishing touch! Keep up the great work and we speak again.

You could easily had some blood with a paint brush....?

https://www.amazon.com/Vallejo-Fresh-Blood-Special-Effect/dp/B00QD77WPU/ref=sr_1_47

Yes, thought of this. But the eyes needs to be changed in my opinion and this would be an impossible job for me because i dont have the tools nor material to accomplish this and would be happy to pay extra to get it my way

Personally, I think it looks great "as is", but I do understand that some may desire customizations. The only thing I would remind everyone of is that you will be viewing the T-Rex for the most part head-on and from more than 3 ft / 1 m away so granular details will be lost visually from the player's perspective. Doesn't mean you still may not want certain details, but be aware you may be paying for something that in the end is barely noticeable, if at all depending upon how small the change is.

Very cool!! I read somewhere there may be a raptor upgrade in works..?

Did somebody say "free"?