Read his posts. The T-Rex is not available yet, only the paddock signs.

How big are these?

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Just PM'd you (Texas, USA). I was on the fence like Timmy, but you shocked me off of it.
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BTW, since you're including an extra set of T-Rex teeth, can I just walk around in public with them in my mouth?

Me just simple caveman. Me want dinosaur. Me not know follow instructions.
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Does this mean I get my $40 deposit back after I win later today?

Oh, I now remember that "non refundable" disclaimer. Oh well, I'll still plan on winning anyway.

Looks like he’s still getting my money.

This is what we are all waiting for!

Are you sure those GnR owners can't wait a little longer? I'm sure they would be more than happy to let the T-Rex cut in line.

Sorry to be the cause of your detailed post, as I was just trying to give you a hard time. You’ve been completely clear about your production schedule, and I know the challenges you’ve been facing. My comment was just my lighthearted way to let you know how much us JP owners are looking forward to your T-Rex mod.

Well, If I knew that's all it took to get to the front of the line, I would have been sucking up to you this whole time (possibly would have even sent a few gifts).

I'm your friend too, and I have my JP Prem all ready to cage a new T-Rex.

Looking forward to seeing the process.

My T-Rex is ready for her makeover!

The evil twin is coming to visit soon.

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Can you start from the back of the alphabet, so I can be first?

Shake n' bake, brotha!

Yet for some reason I keep rolling around on the pavement in just my underwear, but that's for another topic.

I knew I should have kept my mouth closed.

Even comes with a certificate that's suitable for framing.

What are you going to name her?

Should be Leona since "all the animals in Jurassic Park are female".

Well, mine will be named “Sarx” since she’s the ultimate meat eater (classical Greek word meaning “flesh”)

Been keeping up here in US. I know political discussion is prohibited here on Pinside, so I will refrain and pray for your safety and a swift end to this conflict.

Next time you might just have to open the door to the T-Rex cage and let them sort things out.

Let me know if Tim’s Video is subpar, and I’ll take up his slack. Seriously, assuming he knows how to speak English, Tim will do an excellent job.

BTW, you do realize this isn’t a music video, right Tim?

Slacker!

Good luck caging mine and getting her sedated for the long boat ride across the Atlantic. Her habitat is fully stocked with live goat meat and ready to go!

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There is actually more clearance that what the photo presents, but I'll make whatever adjustments are necessary.

Me | T-T-Rex?
Lior | Mm-hm.
Me | You said you've got a T-Rex?
Lior | Yes.
Me | Say again?
Lior | Actually, we have a herd of them!

T-rex doesn't want to be fed. She wants to hunt!

All I can say on the topic is this is Lior's business. Among his other work he uses his skills and talents to produce first class pinball mods, which we all greatly appreciate. On the business side, he has a studio to pay for, a payroll, operations costs, taxes, etc., while also still making a reasonable profit. While his mods are typically at the higher end, this seems understandable to me given the time involved in designing and producing these quality hand-made pieces.

On the other hand I don't believe beelzeboob meant anything derogatory, but as he has stated probably didn't say things in the best way. While I won't speak for him, I would say that we are all excited to be the recipients of the fruits of your labor and for the time, effort, execution, and I'm sure stress of your T-Rex mod you do deserve to take a little time to relax and enjoy your accomplishment.

Please post pics! Would love to see everyone's install as they happen.

Hey Lior, do you provide tracking/shipping notifications, or should we just know that when we pay the T-Rex was shipped? If the latter, about how long does it usually take to arrive to US addresses?

Awesome. Thanks for filling in, and thanks for the detailed update.

Did you read that Tim? The entire burden of pleasing the world's T-Rex buyers is on your shoulders now (no pressure)!

Not my responsibility, but I PM'd each of these with a link to your post. I would hate for someone who reserved a T-Rex to miss out accidentally.

Not exactly sure of the intent of your statement, but if it had to do with the price of the mod I went through the same argument in my head. After communicating with a few others in the hobby and thinking through it, I went all-in and haven't regretted my decision once.

- Lior mods are hand made, well developed, high quality works of art
- These are truly limited edition mods and will never again be manufactured by Lior, and of course any attempt at reproduction will be seen as just that
- Lior's mods have an established history of maintaining and even increasing in value
- There will always be a demand for these, especially as more and more JP pins are produced but the T-Rex supply is fixed
- Once all are spoken for I have zero doubt there will always be some JP owner willing who regrets missing the boat and will be willing and able to purchase one available on the secondary market at any time for the next several years
- And most importantly, you may end up absolutely loving the pin and Lior's T-Rex mod, will be proud to have it and show it off to every pinball guest, and won't let it go until your survivors decide to liquidate your collection.

On the other hand, it's not a $2,200 24K gold plated Indiana Jones topper.

Just received my text . . . eta is 6/25

Might be rated R, but only because of the bloody scene where the T-Rex decapitates and eats the goat.

Obviously if you are a buyer of the T-Rex you will be able to view the video and use it however you wish. On the other hand, while I don't speak for Lior, my assumption is that he does not want to assume any risk or liability (or even just complaints) from those that might utilize the video for other purposes when they do something wrong or damaging to their pins.

Additionally, many mod producers obfuscate their written/video instructions so that others don't use them to backwards engineer their products and sell them as competing items. Ultimately, resources will leak and get into the hands of those that truly desire them. However, why should the creators make it easy for them to do so?

Thanks, but my wife may disagree with you.

On second thought, she sort of agrees with you as she thinks I'm a smart-@$$ guy.

Looking forward to see all of these installs. Looks like mine is a day or two away still.

She looks ferocious!

Received notice that mine in on the truck for delivery tonight. I plan on watching the video first, but when the time comes for install I'm wearing a blindfold and turning out the lights.

#55 Sarx has arrived!

The unboxing . . .
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All of the included swag . . .
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The ferocious beauty . . .
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Now I'm off to release Sarx into her habitat.

Thought I would offer a note about the spacers. I completed the installation and everything seemed great when I manually tested side-to-side movement, so I left the original white spacers in (mine are the longer version). Turned the pin on, and then heard gears grinding. Wasn't sure why since T-Rex had clearance in my manual testing then I realized it was when the head would raise and then swing side to side that it was hitting the plastic. I had some shorter black spacers in my stash, so I installed those, retested, and everything worked perfectly with plenty of clearance in all positions now.
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Next, I thought I would show a comparison of Lior's T-Rex directly next to Stern's T-Rex. There is so much more depth, texture, and detail on Lior's version. I also like that it has more of a brown tint than green.
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My install went well with zero glitches along the way other than having to change out the spacers. Kudo's to timlah79 for an excellent instructional video with easy to follow directions, great camera work, and overall nice production (not to mention I really appreciated the manicured finger nails).

She looks absolutely amazing! Thank you, Lior for your beautiful work! I was even able to install and fully operate without having to relocate or remove my trees and goat as there is plenty of clearance all the way around.

It's a jungle out there . . .
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Poetry in motion . . .
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Watch the video ahead of time then give yourself about 30 minutes for the install and you’ll be golden.

No apologies necessary. The video clearly outlined the possibility, and I watched it in full before attempting the install. I didn't want to change the spacers out if I didn't have to which I why I completed the install and tested everything before swapping them.

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).

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

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.

Did somebody say "free"?

I'm sure you are aware that the screw position/layout on the raptor pin in the Pro is different than the Prem/LE? It can be accounted for in a single mod, but just need to take into account when designing.