Some behind the scenes photos of TMNT LE production at the Stern Factory. Enjoy.

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TMNT LE #84 has arrived safely in North Texas! To be a nice guy, I lent it to my local struggling barcade in the hopes they get some additional traffic. Support small business!!!!

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Type 13 speaker light kit from Speaker Light Kits on TMNT LE #84. Easy 15 minute install. Dozens of different lighting modes, endless customization features, remote control. A low-cost and highly visible modification for your machine for less than $100. Highly recommended.

 http://speakerlightkits.com/Type-13.html

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I played my game first, out of the box for about an hour. My game had no shipping damage, no issues, and played flawlessly.

I then left it at a public location.

I’m not sure how many plays the game has gotten, or if I’ve taken any damage etc on the machine. I guess we will see. I’m picking up the game today and will run audits on it and then take to another local arcade for a week long stint.

I’ll say this.

If there does end up being a bonafide, game wide physical tech issue Stern has been known to issue service bulletins or even send out revision parts to dealers on occasion as needed.

It’s also well known that many Stern team members quietly read this site. Just in case any of you forgot for some reason.

If you have an issue with your machine please let your dealer know, or call tech support at 1-800-KICKERS.

There is not a member on pinside who is a bigger fan of this game than I am. I was extremely pleased (sincerely) at my personal experience playing the game.

Picked up LE #84 from public location 1 tonight. 130 plays in 3 days.

The playfield is is super shape, the game still looks basically flawless with the exception of some super minor playfield indentions you can only see under a fluorescent reflection.

My diverter HAS been making contact with the rear ramp wall, though I would have never looked for this or known if not for this thread. I documented in photos, and sent to engineering directly as well as a few other photo and video examples I’ve seen.

If the fix really is as simple as a nut adjustment i’m sure a service bulletin will be issued. I’ll be making that adjustment myself tomorrow.

The damage taken to the rear ramp in 130 plays is superficial (scuffs) and in a non visible place on the game. All the same, I’m sure it’s something they never designed to happen.

As for the game, I’ve left it in a new location at a brand new arcade in Rowlett Texas that just opened on 6/12. They were trying to open on 1/1/20 and had been delayed until March. And then, well. You know. Now they are struggling to have consistent business, and bills are coming in big.

My hope is that my TMNT LE can help them pay the bills, so I’ve loaned it to them instead of bringing it home to join my collection.

Hope it helps.

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TMNT 84 Checking In.

Confirmed 587 plays in the last 9 days.

Several thousand balls have been around the game at this point.

I’m pleased with the condition of the playfield after heavy play volume. Though the OCD in me wants my collectible to be pristine, no divots or indentions are visible to the naked eye from the position of the player. Extremely mild clear coat divots are visible from certain angles when reflecting lights.

My rear ramp has taken hundreds of diverter hits while on location, it’s scraped up, but the potion that is scraped is under the cover and does not affect gameplay, so I’m OK with it for now. I’ll order another ramp if I lose sleep over it.

I pulled the game back home to get wiped down and cleaned, I’m going to paint the van door neon orange (it bothers me that the door is not orange) and adjust the diverter nut. After cleaning and waxing, I’ll put the game back out on location a while at some different places to get it some more plays.

Funny, my BKSOR LE and GOTG LE both have less than 200 plays, as I unboxed then here at the house and they have never left. I’m a busy guy, haha. TMNT has more plays than both combined in less than 10 days.

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Orange Party Wagon Door Mod

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