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Stern Lightning club: Welcome to Valhalla

By Jappie

8 years ago


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#95 3 years ago

Okay, so I’ve joined the club.

Every insert is raised and/or loose. And as you can tell from the pics, it’s been sitting in a warehouse for 30+ years. It’s filthy, but seems to be complete.

So my question is: Is this game worth putting all the work into? I’m sure I’ll get biased answered from this crowd

I’ve got a bunch of other project lined up, and am trying to gauge where it will fit in the queue.

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#98 3 years ago
Quoted from Jappie:

Definitely worth it, if you ask me. It's a cool game to play. Fast and furious, like the name suggests. Cool sounds and a nice set of rules with some interesting Classic Stern twists.
With things like multilevel, multiball and speech, it's one of the most elaborate offerings of the company. A game that has not (yet) been discovered by the solid state afficionados.
Mine had the same problem with the inserts. I took them out, flattened them and secured them back in. After that, clearcoated the playfield. Quite a job, but very doable. The game came out beautiful and played amazingly because of it.
Apart from the filth and the insert problem, your game looks to be in very nice shape. I'd say go for it.
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Thanks for the feedback. It seems like a pretty decent games once you understand the rules, but I've never actually played it, so the input helps.

I do have the ability to fix the pf inserts and clearcoat. I'm just trying to decide if it's worth taking on, or passing to someone that can get to it quicker.

#99 3 years ago
Quoted from TractorDoc:

Is your game worth fixing? My opinion based on your pictures is yes -- your playfield looks complete, artwork looks good, and even the large blue triangle inserts do not look overly cupped (but that can be difficult to see in pics alone). Lightning can feel like you are playing two smaller games at times and random lower shots on the playfield can feel clunky -- but if you take the time to target the ramp/drop target shots it can be very rewarding.
Not seen as commonly as Flight 2000 or Meteor, so its a nice Classic Stern to have as a future project. If you are still working on your Quicksilver conversion I might take on something different as your next project to mix things up a bit. . . unless you think jumping from one Classic Stern to another will help you work thru it easier.

Thank you. Yeah, no doubt that it can be fixed. Just lots of time to invest. The blue inserts do have a decent amount of warp, but should be fixable.

QS is completed. But I already have 4 projects lined up before I could get to this--currently working on the KISS you can see in the background. And I have a Big Game in the same shape as Lightning. Which would you do first? Big Game or Lightning? It'll be three years until I can get to it though...

#101 3 years ago
Quoted from TractorDoc:

That is an easy one. Sell me the Big Game, then you can start the Lightning.

Trade you for the Nine Ball

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#117 2 years ago

I was going through the packet inside my Lightning, and found two interesting items pertaining to the game.

The game card (warranty card?) that came with the machine:
SEI Game Card - Lightning.pdfSEI Game Card - Lightning.pdf

And an early edition manual. The game had test game reports in it too, so it must have been an early one before the manual was released.
Lightning Early Manual.pdfLightning Early Manual.pdf

Note: Click on the image (pdf) to see all the pages of it.

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#129 2 years ago
Quoted from SMP14:

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Wow, that looks amazing. You did a great job, and fast too!

Keep up the good work.

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