Just bought this gem about a month ago. Pimped up the outside with brass and installed a few mods, also getting some cliffys soon (Gimli is in need especially!). I will add more later, but does anyone know where to find the Arwen plastic in the US for less than $50? I have the non-Arwen version, but it’s cracked because there was no diverter on the Path of the Dead to direct to the lane (I installed one now). I’d like to replace with Arwen.

One other thing, my Path of the dead is slightly tilted. Any good ideas on how to resolve? There isn’t a lot of room to prop the outside half up, which is what needs to happen. Wax did help quite a bit, though the game REALLY flies now lol.

They were who I was referencing for the $50, but I just checked and it’s down to $35. Count me in now!

Considering one of their side decals now...

All I know is when Gimli yells “SUPERRR JACKPOT” and orgasm laughs you’ve beaten RoTK and I think Two Towers. Fellowship is a real PiTA.

I need to read the rules, too. Only had it a few weeks. Just waxed it, too, talk about a lot going on!

I think you two have different issues. He can’t get the ball through easily, which is common enough without the magnet. You are getting yours through, but it’s not registering? I’ve never heard of that problem personally.

EDIT - LOL I just got totally lost in here and reaponded to a 4-year old post. Saving for posterity.

Dang, great price for everything there, especially the pinsound.

GLWS!

Just added one of these a couple weeks ago, here it is! Got the Color DMD LED for this one, but need the Pinsound. Seems they are sold out for now?

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So I’ve had this about a month and am starting to figure it all out. Just caught on today that the flippers control ring mode, which is neat.

Two things I have not figured out: What controls the length of the multiball sessions? Some of them last until 2 or 3 balls land in the trough and others go for 5+ minutes and what seems like 100 balls. Is it the number of rings collected prior to starting the multiball session?

Second: What triggers There and Back Again? A successful DTR and then a ring shot?

Thanks!

Appreciate it.

I wonder if my multiball settings aren’t on factory or something. It seems much more random. I’ve noticed the “add a ball,” but figured that added a fourth, not that it kept me going for minutes on end cycling through ball after ball.

You mean the plastic squareish thing that hangs over the Shire? I will have an extra soon, if so. I bought a modded one today.

Damn! Definitely would have been in on one. I will keep my eyes open.

Sounds like the weight of one ball isn’t activating the trigger. Try bending it down a bit?

SWEEEEEET

Kinda random, but I started looking around for some figures and came across this. Perfect fit imo. Sorry random Urukhai guarding Mordor...

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Good luck figuring out which LOTR are faded, given the huge variance in color schemes! I guess if it’s bright blue you know it isn’t lol...

Nice, you got the sword and original mace. I saw one of just Sauron on Ebay for $20 that is missing those pieces and snatched it up. There’s another on Amazon that has the weapons, but it came in a set for $50, and I didn’t want the others. I do like yours a bit better, though.

Speaking of Isildur, here’s the set that has the Sauron I put in. I saw just Sauron on Ebay for $20 and snatched it instead. The set is $50, there is only one available.

One other note, I cut a portion of the base off the figure so that nothing hangs over. It was easy.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009KO8D/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_aGm9AbACF17ZJ

Sauron is also in the epilogue of Fellowship, so I had no qualms putting him in.

Anyone use a trough light? It so, what color? Green looks good, just not sure if it’s overdoing the color, given the PoTD mod.

Gold is a great idea, and I’m a fan of LerMods. Thank you much, just placed an order!

For those who have the Gandalf staff mod, I’m curious as to whether you wire it to a permanent bulb or a flasher? Obviously a matter of preference, but curious about how others feel.

Also, lazy question, but can I set the Isengard popper to a lower level in the menu? The balls smash the shit out of my side panel, so I’ve put in some ugly fix for now. If I can’t change the settings, I’ll buy some of the putty over at pinbits. It’s black and will blend right in.

It snaps right in. I was afraid to use some muscle at first, too, but I gathered the courage and it fits perfectly. Just avoid getting the snaked wiring on staff caught.

Just got a pinsound and installed it. Any recommendations for sound files beyond the one on the Pinsound forums? Also, as this is my first Pinsound, do I have to keep the USB permanently inserted in the board, or does it download the audio onto ram somewhere on the board? I find the instructions to be a bit lacking, though it’s quite possible I am missing them being somewhere.

Thanks all!

Edit - I see TheWool made one with positive reviews. Any others?

Awesome, I will be tracking!

Also tracking this...

Got the Pinsound set up! For some reason, I can’t get other sound files to work, but the one I loaded from Pinsound works great and is a HUGE improvement! Must have for any lotr owner, given sound is the one not-minor issue with this pin imo.

Also got the Mt. Doom mod...love it!

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I actually tried the other one first. I’ll PM TheWool to see if he’s had others say the same.

Great, thanks for the info. Glad I’m not crazy. Using headphones helps a bit, it never gets too soft that way.

If you do end up releasing something to help alleviate the issue, please let us know!

BTW, my issue with Wool’s is that Pinsound is simply not recognizing it on my USB, even when there are no other soundtracks on the USB. Not sure why, I’ve sent him a PM.

SWEET, thanks for that!

Just to confirm, I assume by “NO,” you mean “0,” correct? It’s a 0-10 scale.

Played a 70 minute game last night, and completed everything but Two Towers and RoTK multiball. Had 6 gifts, but obviously that jumps to 7 with the multiball completions. I need to figure out better methods for the two latter multiball.

TTT doesn’t constantly replenish the balls for me like FoTR. Maybe I’m missing something. I need to re-read the rules.

Forgot to answer this! It was a bit tight, but my ratchet ser has a thing extender that makes it easy. Whole install took maybe ten minutes.

Well, that is certainly interesting. It happens to me, but only during Fellowship. What’s the fix?

Edit - Looks like replacements can be had for $30. I will tinker with them then replace if need be.

Thanks!

Hey guys, I think my opto boards are busted lol:

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There’s definitely something off for me, more seriously. Sometimes the “Shoot Again” light flashes for a minute during multiball, sometimes not really at all. Sometimes balls kick back out even when it isn’t flashing. I dunno. I took them out and cleaned to no avail, I will replace next.

If that’s not it, any ideas?

I got to Valinor and the balls kept popping back up so I played Valinor for 15 minutes lol.

Then I played again right after and everything functioned normally. I dunno...

So what do I do with this file? I downloaded the .rar file directly on to my USB (not in any folders) and my Pinsound doesn't recognize it at all. I have the one from the Pinsound website already loaded and working, not sure if that impacts anything. Do I need to do something else with the file in order for it to be recognized? I can't remember for certain, but I think I actually downloaded the Wool file BEFORE I used the one from the Pinsound website and had the same issue, so I don't think it's a matter of just having the other file on the USB. It's just not recognizing it for some reason. Do I need to change the file format to something other than .rar?

Also, on a different topic, does anyone use the Pinduino with LoTR? I'm basically done with all my modding but the LED stuff, which I'm just learning up on now. I know it's expensive, but I really love the look of the PinballBulbs LED stuff and I'm going to buy an LED OCD, but wanted to check in to see if people have opinions on the Pinduino, whether it works fine with other LED kits, or whether it's good/bad on its own. I suppose it's a matter of preference, but I have no perspective whatsoever, so anything is appreciated as always!

Removing the Gandalf plastics doesn’t take long at all, maybe 3-5 minutes. Recommend just doing that.

I mean you can probably leave Gandalf himself on, but remove the plastics around him enough to reach the switch. I’m not sure how Gandalf is attached.

Figured out The Wool Pinsound file issue I was having. Just needed to unzip the .rar file. Not sure if I prefer it to the OST file from Pinsound, but there are definitely at least parts I do. Tough call.

I've spent about a month with the glass off adding mods and upgrades, there are just so many things to learn. The only thing I have left are LEDs now. I bought an LED OCD (hopefully it comes with instructions), only thing left is to figure out which LED set to use and then take the damned machine apart to get them installed. Almost there...

Got some new opto boards in and the multiball issue is fixed! Bad news is no more billion point games, good news is it functions properly now. Thanks for the help, guys!

Nice! With my LED OCD floating and Pinsound board mounted, I can barely put my speaker backboard into place!

I finally got around to “going for it” with an LED overhaul. It was a risky move, but I love it. It’s the PinballBulbs kit with a few tweaks. I used green for the ORC because that’s the color of orcs!

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I’m finally basically done modding the machine. Only thing I want is the Palantir mod and maybe speaker LEDs. Taken days worth of my time modding - love the results, but glad to be done!

Hold up, you know you can put the original soundtrack for LoTR pinball on a Pinsound, right? Same thing, just much better quality sound.

Here’s the download link:
http://pinsound-community.org/forum/index.php?/files/file/206-lord_of_the_rings_original/

I currently have 3 lotr tracks on my Pinsound: The original, the Pinsound mix, and The Wool’s mix. I like them all, hard time deciding. You can switch between them easily, especially if you have the mounted headphone set.

You turn the volume down to zero a few times and then you’ll hear a chime, which indicates the mix is switched. If you have the headphone jack, just twist the knob back and forth a few times. If not, use the buttons in the coin slot to move the volume up and down to zero a few times. You might be able to do it with the volume knob on the Pinsound board itself, too, but that is obviously less convenient.

The volume issues? I don’t believe so, though last I read he was close, I think?

Is that a legit pinball topper, or just something you made into one? I love it either way.

Hey all,

Been away a while with a new kid and all that stuff. Has anyone heard of any new Pinsound LoTR files in the past few months? I have three installed, but am always looking to add more.

Thanks!

Which one? There are I think four of them now. The “official” Pinsound one is here:

http://pinsound-community.org/forum/index.php?/files/file/216-lotr_ost/

Here is another:

http://pinsound-community.org/forum/index.php?/files/file/206-lord_of_the_rings_original/

Hawkeye also has his above, and there’s one other from a member here, as I recall. I am trying Hawkeye’s tomorrow, but for now use whichever one starts with the arrow sound effect on launch. I THINK that is the Pinside one I am forgetting, but I might be wrong. It’s not the official one linked above, it’s one of the othet two. MIGHT be the second link. Either way, just download them all and load them on the USB - switching back and forth is simple, especially if you buy Pinsounds headphone jack and can set the volume externally.

Pinsound on this machine is a game-changer, especially with new speakers. It goes from the game’s biggest weakness to a spledor of magnificence.