Has anyone installed a pf protector on their game? I was wondering if there would be any glare or reflections issues with the UV artwork if having the UV Light Kit installed.

Kind of wondering : has anyone taken a look at the pico projector provided, and if it could be upgraded to a better version ? I'm sure Stern used an off the shelf product

Mechanical integration might be a problem though

manual says it's this projector PROJECTOR, NANNING WINTOP INT'L TRDNG, MODEL S6000

I haven't been able to buy one but I would love to pick up a spare that isn't part of a $700 assembly from Stern

possibly this? https://www.tradewheel.com/p/portable-audio-video-cd-player-video-280622/

kinda wish there were some callouts like the sneak in bonus on CFTBL when things like going backwards through Burn it Back or falling into the pops from the left orbit shot happen

I heard no more Premiums just Pros if they do another run. Do yourself a favor and find a used premium. That’s you’re best bet.

Wow, it sounds like the premium/LE should hold their value with no more coming.

Is there any indicator you have a combo active on this game?

Damn, I can both never keep track and when I'm confident I have hit the 5-way I often don't get it leading me to believe I've lost it somehow along the way. Would love them to sneak some sort of visual in the next update apart from the quick LCD popup that I usually fail to see

I play one on location with the playfield protector. It has no issues with the uv or reflections.

If anyone is thinking of selling their LE to make room for GZ, send me a PM. I’m looking to join the club!

True. Same problem for the danger alert. Animation is the same for the first and the second warning. It would be great to see one demodog for the first, two for the second…

Do all of elwins games have combo indicators? I know Maiden does for sure. I may have just for the first time witnessed it on Jurassic Park last night but have not played enough to confirm (might be the helicopter flasher?).

Just completed Send It Back for the first time, what a blast! And I still don't know what I'm supposed to do to complete Operation Mirkwood!! I seem to hit the orange arrows at the ramps, but there's no sign of any progress... how do you complete this mode?

Thanks... the lack of indication of how many shots are left to make left me wondering if just hitting the ramps was the thing to do... I'll be counting next time so at least I know where I am

Most of the modes have the red bar in the upper right side of the main screen to see your progress filling the bar.

Demogorgon Screen in constant motion?
Had a really great game (for me) recently and found myself immersed in a 6-ball multiball. In the heat of the moment I noticed that the Demogorgon Screen was in constant motion - up down up down... until whatever mode I was in ended and the screen returned to normal operation.
I'm hoping that this was game intentional and not a software glitch?

Happy Halloween from my indiana basement to yours...

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Pretty sure it was run will the 4th demogorgon mode

Run Will!: Multiball mode similar to trap em. Phase one, shot the demo during the hurry up to lock in the jackpot value. Phase two, all the drops are lit for jackpots. Collect those to light the Demo for a SJP hurry up. Trick is, the ramp will lower and raise every second or two. Complete the SJP to start the jackpot phase again to work towards another SJP hurry up.

Awesome!

Yup, not a glitch.

Happy Halloween from Billy Hargrove, Tybee Island, GA.

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i have my machine by the front door and i usually turn it on during baseball games to play during pitching changes and such and it was pretty gratifying that so many kids trick or treating last night a) knew what it was and b) thought it was cool

didn't want to be the creepy dude inviting them in to play, though, so they had to observe from afar

NOT THE PRECIOUS!!!!

hell, we're hosting thanksgiving and considering the way my relatives liked to beat on F-14 playing 4 player games for three hours straight i might have to put STh on coins

...i know it's stupid and i love that my wife is playing the game because she LOATHED F-14, but i wish she'd...try more? it kind of sucks to see twenty games worth of wear a day put on a brand new game because someone just smashes the ball as hard as they can every time they get a chance. that's why i could never be an operator, ever. still, much rather she play it than not. that's why i bought it!

working on it. i don't generally buy 11 thousand dollar toys so this is new to me

it's hard not to take the glass off every time i see a fleck of dust on a ramp lol

surprised you don't have a phobia of shattering the glass all over the table taking it off that much

oh i do! haha

i'm just gonna do what Stern recommends. clean and wax every 500 plays, replace balls when i see visible wear and que sera, que sera.

same (I still have no idea how or why my distro let it go for the price they did) topper, shooter, UV kit, cliffys, new balls, renting the truck to move it from Long Beach etc. put it at around 11k total. we had to bump up our insurance coverage at the house lol

oh also forgot $40 for an Ooze Canister for the buddy that hooked up the deal to add to his TMNT

is this ghosting?

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Looks like it a little bit. I wouldn't worry about it.

i notice it on at least half the inserts, but i wouldn't have even known to look for it if not for this thread

Hey guys!

First off, I have already emailed Stern support, and am waiting for a response. (Just wanted to say that before all the replies come haha)

So at Chicago Pinball Expo I purchased a topper for our Stranger Things Pro. Yesterday I spent the evening installing it, but for some reason it does not want to work properly... The LEDs come on, but they aren't animating in any specific or correct pattern (see attached image). When I go into the node board diagnostics, it says that node board 12 (topper) is either “not initialized” or “not responding”.

Is this something I could be doing wrong? I double checked all of the connections both in the back box, and inside the topper.

Curious if anybody else has ran into this issue before. This is my first topper install.

Thanks so much for your help!!!

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I had some trouble with mine as well. Reseating the connections on the node board inside the topper fixed mine. Perhaps temporarily substituting a different CAT cable between the topper node and CPU board? There is nothing else inside the topper but a single strip of 72 RGB LEDs which plug into the node board. Your power cable seems fine as the LEDs are lit. Not much else to do. Would be interested in knowing your final fix.

My pin came with some replacement target decals (good thing), but they all have holes in the middle which is not true to the original target decals. The holes kind of make sense for the stand-up targets which have rivets in the middle, but make no sense for the drop targets.

Where are you guys getting your replacement decals, preferably with no holes in the middle?

I'm reluctant to buy the $100 LSOG kit when I only need a handful of decals for the drops and stand-ups.

Thanks

I would highly recommend buying the kit. You’ll thank me down the road especially if you play it a ton. Sound investment.

I know the LE on route near me has many missing target decals due to so many plays.

Anybody have the Stern "sold separately" side armor on their machine?

I just installed mine the other day! Picked it up at chicago pinball expo. Looks pretty nice