Thanks to all for the help. After many rounds and decided to sell my Avengers premium and buy both, I will buy tmnt pro and gotg pro. I'm waiting to be able to find a Jurassic Park... but if between now and the end of December when the machines arrive I can't find it, then I'll buy these two titles.

For us TMNT has moved to the not to be sold or traded status. You would guess Godzilla gets more plays from family and friends but audits don’t lie, TMNT is our most played.

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I have both and both are fun. TMNT is a little harder to combo on but is exhilarating when you do. Guardians is easier to combo on but requires a lot more to advance.

I would consider guardians a simple middle of the road not too hard not too difficult but fun to shoot and great theme.

I would consider turtles a tougher shooter great theme and good rules set.

I don’t think you can go wrong either way. Normally I would tell you turtles but since you already have a tougher game I would go with guardians.

In the end I sold AIQ and I'm going to buy tmnt and gotg...better 2 than 1...hahaha

Update. (fixed no)

On the Ramp for Turtle Power Multiball the plunger is not stopping the ball. Figured it was the coil or sleeve. I put in a new sleeve and it still is not catching the ball. BTW the test for the coil works and so do the switches, the coil comes out but too slow to catch it anymore. So I thought it must be the coil but today after completing that change it works the same. Stumped, anyone????

Is there such a thing as a switch that works slow?

Building 2 has entered the chat. One just felt lonely so a little more work was required. All done now and this is the final product.

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Omg now it’s better, so really really how can we get our hands on one???

!!!!nice!!!

I would like one

I want one to

I'm not normally into adding toys (outside of the neca krang mod), but that building mod is very cool. Excellent work!

I would definitely like one too!

It looks great! Does it cover more of the sightline on the right orbit? I see it replaces a couple boring plastics and a flasher, is it much higher and/or wider than than the flasher original was?

My TMNT Pro is an airball machine. It mostly happens when I brick my shots on the left ramp (which I do almost every attempt) and hit the dimension x targets. Does anybody else have issues with the balls flying in the air from the dimension x targets?

What I've done so far...

1) Turned down the power on my left and right flippers to 200.
2) Put 4 (2 on each side) anti airball wedges under the dimension x targets (https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1377-pinball-haven/05733-anti-airball-target-bracket-wedge)

The game already has a lot of dimples on it, probably from all the air the balls that I'm getting. I'm new to pinball so any advice would be helpful.

I'm dealing with this too. I've replaced the target brackets with the ones from swinks . And it has made airballs less common, but after much abuse by being struck by a heavy metal ball, the bracket eventually gets bent back closer to 90 degrees.

The bracket angle can be adjusted with a vice and several whacks with a hammer. Ultimately it's a recurring issue requiring a bit of trial and error to get it to a point where the airballs are minimized... somewhere between a 5 and 7 degree bend seems to work best. But then the abuse (because I'm ALWAYS bricking that ramp shot) makes it bend back and the airballs get worse again.

So I can't say they're gone after I tweak the target, but they do get better for a couple months and then I have to get out the hammer again. Make sure you use something like a protractor to measure the angle of the bracket so you know you've not gone too far with the hammer.

tldr: get the swinks bracket. https://www.shapeways.com/product/GRBNG4DQK/stern-target-bracket-5deg2mm

edit: Seems like the wedges you're using should in theory work just like the angled swinks bracket, but I wonder if a 3D printed piece of plastic would also flex and compress a bit when hit and ultimately not be as effective as a stiff metal bracket?

I have played around with lowering the right side flipper's strength, which helped a little, but this made the game less fun because it made it impossible to backhand the right ramp. And since it didn't eliminate the airballs off that one dimension x target (the one on the right), I cranked it back up.

edit 2; Thinking out loud here, but I wonder if a thick rubber or dense foam face on the target might dampen the hit and prevent airballs by absorbing some of the impact? Clearly the little foam pad directly behind the target ain't cutting it.

Sweet, thanks for the discount.

Thanks for the link! I might pick one of these up and try it out on the right side dimension x target first. I think maybe the added height of the target from the swinks, combined with the plastic wedges that I already have, could make the airballs less common. Are the swinks made of metal? It says 3D printed and I don't know much about 3D printing, but I thought 3D printing was only possible with plastic.

Also, I too was thinking about if maybe a different rubber or padding might help dampen the kickback force from the target and help with less airballs. If you come up with anything, please let me know!

Over Thanksgiving TMNT and Mando were a huge hit with the 2v2 and 2v1. What a perfect party game. So glad I own both games, wish all Sterns had this. So amazing!

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Where did you get the City Sewer Topper?

Sorry for late reply. Covid. Mine just reset the machine. Luckily nothing blown.

It obstructs nothing from my point of view. Well maybe just the spot where the shooter lane drops off and transitions to the orbit. It obstructs nothing critical with game play.

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Does anybody know where I can find the mod to turn the turtle van to face straight at the front inside of it being at the side?

You don’t need anything at all. Remove the plastic it mounted to and turn it and remount.

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Cool, thanks for the info! Do you like it better facing forward?

I did for a while but went back to side view.

I have seen few people talk about the metal target brackets - yes metal 3d printing exists - basically metal dust bound together with a laser. I did experiements with ghostbusters targets either side of the ramp as well and the 2mm target lift helps as I believe the lifting the rivet aids in keeping the ball down.

A couple of people have purchased these over the last few days. Please hold off until Cyber Monday to save a few dollars if you want to save a few dollars.

If you are tempted to get the bracket there is a sale at Shapeways on Cyber Monday US time.

https://www.shapeways.com/product/GRBNG4DQK/stern-target-bracket-5deg2mm?optionId=63971960&li=marketplace
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For the love of god, how do I get informed when another shipment comes in???

Has anyone seen where a new flash to a class 10 SD fixed any slowness issues?

Thanks for the call out I should have given more details. The code (Linux) seems to be delayed during most items in the game. My issue is the rear lock for the Turtle Power multiball, it’s so delayed it does not catch the ball. Also the animations and call outs are delayed. Stern said to try a new SD. My question is have other seen this.

I got some high quality super fast cards coming in today. I will share back with the group what I find. Thanks for the reply!

The top is a plastic shield that you can get during Halloween, but you have to be fast, not many are made. There are two, one 12" and one 24" in the picture I have the larger one.

Hope you're feeling better! Just replaced my power distro board and adjusted the shaker so it's not touching the contacts anymore. Everything is fully functioning now, thanks for the tip!

Just an FYI, Great American Pinball has TMNT pros and maybe premiums in stock right now.- I’ve been up there a couple of times playing it and debating on joining the club.

This game is definitely growing on me. It was pretty hard at first but after you start to get a feel for it, it's pretty fun.

Exactly. Everyone should own one!

Sure you already know, this is the last run!

I love mine it’s tough but so much fun and really beautiful artwork. It kicks my butt most of the time but also makes me want more.

I don't think I've ever just played 1 game on it. Usually takes me like 3-4 before I gain my composure to actually complete anything.

But damn is it fun. I'd like to think it's making me a better pinball player. But i have my doubts.

Oh man that Channel 6 building is beautiful! If you decide to do a group buy then count me in! WOW!

Fresh into the club with a brand new turts prem for the barcade. Have an issue I’m hoping someone has seen. Game continually launches balls. That’s it. Just keeps launching them. Any ideas?

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Omg, me too. Just got mine new TMNT set up and it keeps shooting balls and won’t stop. Can’t play a game, it just keeps shooting and shooting and shooting. Someone please help.

It's trying to load the van. Check if the diverter behind the van isn't stuck in the up position, which would just allow balls to pass by.

Correct.

On the prem’s it’s the van pre-load that causes that. In the Pros c\I’ve seen where the switch on ball fire is not going to an active state.

Hello, is it a known issue that on rare time, the ball(s) become stuck on the left side (training)? The post stay stuck in up position and even when we wait for ball search, the post never go down. The only solution is to cancel the game and restart a new one.
To me, it looks like a code issue as all the switches are working properly. I just find that it's pretty sad that this post isn't part of the ball search process.
It's not my machine but my friend's one so I didn't investigate much more yet.

Thanks for your input!

I will have a batch of them done soon.