Looks like a transport or storage issue. You should not have to fix it. I would be disappointed if that happened to us. There is nothing wrong with the cabinets. The metal back boxes make them a little lighter which I think is better.

You will love GB. Awesome game.

We received our ASLE last week. The centre stiffening rib and front left top corner of the cabinet were not glued together. We took some photos, sent them to our disto and Stern, so Stern have fact for future decisions. We glued the cabinet, took us 10 minutes. No biggie. Thank you to Pinside as we would never have noticed it.

From what I can, tell the people doing most of the moaning (Whaaaah!) have no intention of buying a NIB Stern and are just trolling. Any issues we have ever had Stern and our distro have always resolved. Stern all the way for us!

PF is absolutely superb. Wait until you get your GBLE playfield replacement playfield. Just as good. We got ours around one month ago and are extremely happy with it.

As always, Stern and our distro has always looked after us. Great job Stern!

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All good! The correct way to get this stuff resolved is through the distro then manufacturer, not a public forum. We are fussy and we know it.

The only thought process that people go through before buying a pinball machine are finances and value for money. Everything after that is justifying the purchase choice. Simple and easy.

We have been gluing the cabinets on our new machines since 2014. Our machines travel a long way to get to Aus.

Be thankful for this forum. You have found the issue early. You can drop a little wood glue in to stop it from going any further. We have experienced this issue since late 2014. Do your best not to get too hyped by the negativity in some of the threads on this forum. Plenty of Trolls and "shit stirrers". I believe the issue is created from not enough or no glue in the joints. For us it is no big issue.