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The Lord of the Rings LOTR Journey begins here members club

By skywalker

9 years ago


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Post #1907 Service bulletin noting lock down bar change Posted by Jarbyjibbo (6 years ago)

Post #4404 The Valinor Strategy Video Posted by CLEllison (4 years ago)

Post #5383 LOTR documentation for silicone rings and LEDs Posted by Daditude (4 years ago)

Post #9244 TECH:PLAYFIELD Opto Driver replacement board warning Posted by PinMonk (1 year ago)


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#867 7 years ago

Looks like I will be joining the LOTR club this next week. Randy (beelzeboob) sold me his LOTR this past week (great guy, by the way). The one thing it does not have is LED's. I am an LED type of guy, so I would really appreciate any advice on LED packages for LOTR, or comments on whether I should customize it with my own LED bulb choices. I have custom LED'd my TZ and STTNG in the past, and have been very happy with what I design, but there may be LOTR LED packages that have it just right. I don't generally play in the dark, for what that is worth.

I have to admit to being pretty excited (along with my family). I have never played LOTR (none local and the one at HoF was out when I was in Vegas), but it clearly a favorite around here. Keefer is my favorite programmer, so I know I will like the style.

Stepped out of my Hobbit order to get it. I played Hobbit at a friends and it just didn't click for me, although I am sure it will be a fun game eventually.

#870 7 years ago
Quoted from Maken:

LOTR looks better with incandescents imo due to the theme and artwork.

I see Randy "approved of this message", so I will give incandescents a try first. His LOTR sounds amazing, and I don't want to wreck the look. I just hate changing bulbs and love intense colors.

#873 7 years ago
Quoted from beelzeboob:

Look...here's my take on this: I loveloveLOVE LEDs in pinball machines. I have them in every machine except LOTR. I put them in there and it looked like unicorn puke. Then I ordered a whole huge bag of the retro LED bulbs from Cointaker - I think I spent over $100 on all the bulbs I got. I put them in and I hated them. They were too yellow.
In my IJ, I have warm whites in all the inserts, but the GI and backbox is done with incandescents. It adds a nice warm glow and fits the retro feel. So, too, with LOTR. It's middle earth, not Funhouse, and it should have a dark feel with some warmth to it. There are LEDs in the POTD mod, and inside Balrog (because that's a bitch to change out...now you never have to worry about it!). And I think I have a green one under the Legolas ramp by the POTD to light that corner up green. That's it.
It's your machine now, and you can do what you like, of course. This was what I came up with after a lot of experimentation.
Every machine is different!

I think the hobbits should have been pink and blue anyway in the movie. Aren't they just variations of the munchkins in WOZ. Perhaps they would have destroyed the ring faster if they had Glinda instead of that ole wimpy Gandalf.

Thanks for the comments. I will heed your advice ... at least as far as you know.

#874 7 years ago

Anyone have a line on some cheap pink and blue non-ghosting LEDs. Its for this other pinball machine I have.

#876 7 years ago

Naw, I sold that one already. Don't you remember, you were the high bidder on eBay and then flaked out on me and made me sell it to this 10 year old in Iowa

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#950 7 years ago

New owner question ... When you collect Aragorn, or Gimli, or any of the other characters, it is shown on the DMD and they make some sort of statement (e.g. "You have my axe.) I have not seen Boromir though or heard him. Is something wrong, or is he not included? I collect all of the characters for Fellowship, but he just seems to show up unannounced.

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