Way to go, awesome game.

I just got a TFTC too on Sunday! My first pin. Love it so far, I'm sure you will too

Gratz to both you guys with the TFTC machines! Put up a pic or two when you get a chance...maybe what you paid if it does not bother you to share that info I mean. That is one great pin!

Game Room Guys are awesome!

Grats on both Acampero and videobrain on getting their TFTC. An awesome pin for sure. Is your TFTC already LED'd out Acampero? I'm dying to see pics of one fully LED'd out.

TFTC is easily one of the best "lower" pins out there. Bar-none, it is one of the best BFYB machines out there. Can't wait to see it! If you need any help taking things apart on it, let me know! I have some experience with it (playfield area mainly).

Congrats I really enjoyed that game and will probably buy it again someday.

I had gameroom guys send me some custom arcade marquees about a year ago, Acampero. Even though they had sold out of a particular one, they went the extra mile to find me some new ones.

Cant wait to see pics of your Tales from the Crypt. Very good game. Maybe once people start to rediscover it, the price will unfortunately inflate. Its already hard as hell to find one to boot. Get one while you can I guess.

I'm in the UK, I paid £950 for my machine, but that was including delivery and setup. Wouldn't have liked to try getting it in my house on my own!

Here's the only pic of mine I have to hand at the moment. No LEDs yet, still trying to decide whether I should make the switch or not.

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I know the feeling, I bought a demo man and it's still in plastic

Game Room Guys seem to have a great reputation.
Hurry up with the remodelling and let us know when you're set up.

At $2800, that's a mid-level pin. Much pricier than games like WPT, RS, etc.

I am looking for my first pin and this is the one I want. All I need to do is find one in Arizona anyone that can help I would truly appreciate. Is it good liek I remember playing from back in high school?

I have been playing it pretty heavily this week and am not regretting purchasing it one bit. The layout is great, the rules seem like they will keep me occupied for a long time to come and the graphics and sound are really entertaining. The shaker suits the game really well too. I can see why some people would hate the sound fx and art, but you can't please everyone. I personally love both.

I bet you can't wait Acampero. Hope everything goes well for you.

I am also a big fan of the show and the books. I even dug out the DVD this week with the episode on where Cryptkeeper is playing the machine at the start! Here it is on youtube

DMD turned off when he's "playing" it. Wonder why.

yes thanks for the info. I just want to play it again to make sure.

I own the DVD's too and rememebr watching them on HBO but don't recall the Crypt playing the game. Wow have to check it out.

Oh no, that's a shame to hear! I can take some pics for you, but not until tomorrow I'm afraid. Put a picture up if you can so I know exactly what you need to see.

I'd contact Gameroom guys and let them know about it! I bet they send you a new motor or used replacement. This sucks as you been waiting to play only to find out it's not a 100%. $2800 then shipping costs which i'am sure pushes this pin over 3k. I hope it works out in your favor Acampero!

There's not much to the assembly itself. The armature fits in a groove if I remember correctly, and I believe there is a small plastic piece (or rubber) that creates a snug fit. It's pretty obvious when you look at it. (not visible from your photos - it's on the other side of the metal bracket)

You should be able to move the motor shaft by hand. Mine was siezed up. If the shaft turns freely, check to see if you are getting voltage to the motor.

I have the machine open now, but it's pretty hard to get a decent photo of the inside of the part. Mine looks slightly different to yours on top, looks like a cover is missing on yours or something. The insides are pretty simple though.

On my machine with working gravestone, I cannot move any of the pieces by hand. Either that or I'm not trying hard enough, but scared to do damage.

Here are a few photos - if they're not good enough then let me know and I'll try again, but all I have on hand is an iphone for pictures, and it's very hard to get a good angle on that piece..

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This is all from memory, as I'm at work and it's been over a year since I've had any reason to get inside my TFTC.

But I think I ended up using a shooter tip rubber or something similar. Just pop it on the end and it snugs things up nicely. (edit - actually think I just put a small round post rubber over it and it fit perfectly)

Not gonna make a difference if the motor is shot, but I'd still do it when you fix it up. Good luck.

The arm should clearly move an inch or two when you engage the motor, as long as the arm is attached to the motor shaft. You are really dealing with basically a 3 piece assembly - the motor, the arm (which locks into the tombstone) and the tombstone itself. So there isn't much there to be missing.

If it's just sitting there kind of "grinding", I'd assume the motor is siezed up.

I think it took me about 15 minutes to pull and replace the motor. I'd remove the motor from the assembly, then run the tombstone test. It will give you errors because the switches aren't being made, but you should be able to look at the shaft on the motor and see if it is turning.

If it turns freely, you may be missing something or it's binding up somewhere. But if it just sits there "trying to move" - time for a new motor.

Here you go, Acamp! Hope it helps - just took these now!

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I ain't afraid - I dont think . I'm studying for an exam right now. Can it wait until Thursday ?

Sounds like you are doing great in sorting this out and if Game Room Guys does the right thing that would be great! For us Pinsiders...can you do a small favor for us??? Get a flashlight and look inside the lower cabinet. I mean really look carefully for that small bushing and everything /anything else...please, pretty please If this story goes the way of the merchant saying, "It must have rattled off during shipping" it would be sad if not true. From what I remember reading, you paid top dollar for this pin. Little things are one thing but missing parts on a main game feature??? I bought a couple pins from a merchant called Barry and several forum folks were in a frenzy when I was missing a backglass lock and trim piece. All game functions were fine though Anyway, back to you...try to find evidence that this tombstone (mechanics) came apart after they shipped it Would help us all out down the road knowing if we should avoid a merchant like that!!!

Thanks and peace and best luck to you and the friendly folks here trying to help!

Do you still need pictures? Just let me know!

Newpinowner...hook him up ok? I am in Alabama on a bus trip and if I asked my wife to do it I think she would get confused (not her fault, I am the mechanic. Anyway, I think...think...my Tommy mirror uses the same mechanics? Again, I think. I just got to my hotel and logged in here...pretty tired...Charlotte NC connect flights were a mess. Anway, I think I remember TFTC and Tommy using the same stuff...just can't remember where I read it. Need to search (query) this tonight before bed. If true, I would be more than happy to snap any photo you need when I get back to Michigan on Sunday.

Peace and hang in there bud! All machines have quirks...you will be so happy once sorted out. Even new machines need to be sorted out. My bud bought a nib ac/dc premium...he had a cannon motor go out, no biggie...received a new one in a day and never even had to send the bad part back to Stern. Now he has a PF blemish/flaw (nickel size black spot). He is waiting for Stern to ship a fully populated PF to him to swap out himself

Sooooo...hang in there...you will be fine You will impress many visitors with that game! Hmmmm, you already know that though

He'll get hooked up soon. Had some issues while working on XF tonight that took longer than I expected. A 10 minute job became a 2 hour job real fast.

Pinballdad you're right, Tommy seems to use the same mechanism too. See here - http://bayareaamusements.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=BAA&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=GS-TMY500-5742-01

I couldn't find any dismantled pics of the Tommy mirror either though unfortunately.

Any luck fixing it yet Acampero?