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Ecw0930 Hang in there. Keep at it. You can do all things with the power of the forum to help you through it. You're not alone. You can do this!

Hang in there. Some games take more tweaking and dialing in than others. I’m surprised you’ve had good luck with IMDN PREM, that game is notorious for issues with the switch mechs. Deadpool was an ongoing ordeal of tweaking for me. Many games can be and GNR has been no exception, I spent the first couple of months tweaking and dialing in shots with it.

Thank you for that. Seriously. You're right. I haven't truly even dialed it in yet. And I've never had such a new game before so yeah.... Makes sense. I just don't want to be redoing things (the record spinner) weekly. It's not like it's on route.

But, patience will be key here. Need a little paaaatience... (See what I did there) Thanks for the reminder.

Also, there was a weird "ball saved" and auto plunge going on on imdn for 2 games. At the time I thought it was the orb so I spread the leaf a little. It worked. Hasn't happened since. But.... I don't think that's why. . Other than that the game has been flawless and an absolute blast to rock on. My son is 10 and has really gotten to know the game. The mummy, zombie, planes, soldiers, war theme is what really gets him. He likes rock music. And he loves the ease of playing it. It really is a great game. And beautiful.

Sadly it has to go to the arcade tomorrow morning. . But I'm buddies with the owner soooo....

Preciate it guys!

I do really enjoy the tinkering on and improving the machine.

But I don't want it be FIXING things all the time.

How does one make the record not wobble like a teetor-totter?

The white nut was very loose again. Retightened. But, to me, there is too much wobble.

Ideas?

I just joined the club today with a LE. Happy to be here. Now I need to find out what the cool mods are!

If the record is wobbling the shaft has likely come loose from the top.

Try pressing down on the center of the record firmly with your finger while rotating the shaft below to tighten it up. I had to pierce the record label and use a screwdriver to really get that thing screwed down.

-- …… … … lol and indeed Ecw

Your the king of emojis Rolls

Great job , good to know no need for super glue .
As atg said , smart move using the board as a template .

I hear you. It seems I have to adjust the scoop hood every so often to keep it firing at the middle of the left flipper. Also feel like I’m constantly adjusting the left and right ball guides at the orbits so the ball doesn’t come around and hit the slings.

The latest tweak I’m trying to figure out is the ball coming off the plunge has all of a sudden started hitting the top of the right slingshot. It bounces fine over to the left flipper but only 50% of the time does it travel past the right sling down to my right flipper. I haven’t played with pitch or moved the machine so something needs tweaking, just haven’t figured it out yet. Gnr has been pretty needy.

All of these are issues on mine as well. I adjust the left orbit slightly lastnight (bent the metal a wee bit) but have not played it yet to see how it is.

The right orbit seems to be fine and land right down on the flipper.

The plunge is very iffy. It's a crapshoot. Never sdtm, but usually not a ball you can do something with initially. Wish it was more.... Consistent.

Ok cool. I will try that bc the wobble is too much for my liking.

I read you can order new stickers too from jjp. Id like all of them actually hahaha. Mine is the spaghetti incident and that one sucks hahahah

Trying to find details on scoop adjustment to stop sdtm.

Any advice? Thanks

Does anyone have advice on "must-have" mods?

Thought it would be a key post .
Think I read the upper playfield had to come off to adjust?

Pinwoofer seems to be the big one. All the crazy expensive Lior stuff. Pinstadiums. Adding CE lighting to your LE.

I would love if someone did skeleton Slash and Duff figures that matched bony Axl but that’s probably wishful thinking. Oh and maybe something for the lockbar button in the “somewhat less than Lior” price range lol.

There are 2 screws behind the scoop hood… they’re under the plastic and the metal piece under the lock, and yeah you’ll absolutely need to remove the upper PF to access them.

Mezel mods Full lighting for the translite is a nice upgrade.

Thanks

You know looking at it now, you might be able to work a Phillips screwdriver down there. Be careful of the edge of the upper PF tho.

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Amazing show last night in Fargo!

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Aside from what's mentioned in the bulletproofing your NIB in the key posts with the washers..

Two...

Pinwoofer
Pinmonks Tbreeze fans.

After that it's just customizing.

So tell us...(or me)
Did you order direct or from a distributor?
What was your order date?
Which number pin did you get?
What was the born on build date on the back?

Congrats!

I did this and although subtle it had a nice impact. Even my kids noticed the fully lit translight and then asked why it was not always like that from day one. I went with the warm LEDs.

I had this Slash made by a local artist. Not the skull face but added some skulls at the base to try and match Axl.

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Waited 10 months for my machine and 2 years for the concert. Amazingly, the game arrived Tuesday just in time for the Wednesday concert. Still a great live show that exceeded expectations!

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I have over 20 games, most of them Sterns, and two routed. I also have multiple 1990s Bally Williams games as well. My two cents - Stern pros are the most robust and hold up the best in a routed location. They are more simple and built to take a beating. However, for my home collection I prefer premiums. My Batman 66 has close to 6000 plays on it and still works great. I have had Bally Williams games on route and they are good but not as robust as the stern pros.

As far as jjp, the games are amazing and beautiful and I am always in awe of anyone that would route one of them. Fortunately, people do and I get to enjoy them before I decide to buy them. That was the case with gnr. I would recommend reading the forums where you can really get a lot of information and then digest what you want and use what you want. For example, with gnr, the playfield issues are real, but it depends how far you want to go to fix it. There are also a lot of really cool mods out there as well. The game is awesome and you will definitely enjoy it. GNR was not on my radar at all until I got to see one and play one. Now I am a happy owner.

I would also mention that any game requires tweaking. I guess it depends on how OCD you are but most of us are. I have an Avengers Infinity quest that was basically a nightmare out of the box but now that it is adjusted it is a great game.

So, whatever you get, plan on tweaking it and modding it however you want and really enjoying it. Someday you will probably part with it but that is okay. Cheers!

Most awesome. Congrats!!

Thanks for the mention. That’s actually ours, people confuse us with them all the time. They are one of our resellers.

https://lermods.com/shop/ols/products/guns-n-roses-pinball-full-translight-kit

For those wondering…and I ordered direct from JJP.

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That’s crazy. They’ll never get to multiple games a year unless they release a stinker, or are able to speed up the builds.

Help Please if you have playfield problems

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/help-needed-from-jjp-owners-with-playfield-damage#post-6439232

They supposedly have a small line in addition to the main one. If they can grow that into a full line and double their output to ~100/wk, that will help a lot. Of course this is assuming full parts availability, which is by no means a given in the COVID era.

Nut driver will work better than a Phillips to loosen and retighten the screws to adjust the scoop. I did not need to remove the upper playfield

Ive been wanting exactly something like this! And put it in exactly that location on my SE.

Can I get one?

If you don't have a CE:

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I'd go with any other option that doesn't support JJP.

I don't really do cosmetic mods, just gameplay/reliability mods for the most part.
This game does have a few must-haves IMO:

1. The "invisiwall" mod to fix left plastic drains (which PinMonk is getting ready to sell; I made one from wall corner protector)
2. The plastic skirt addon cybevenom came up with to stop the stucky ball at the pops. Come see me and I'll give you one.
3. The fan kit by PinMonk which dramatically improves the flipper performance
4. Cliffy for the scoop, replacing the stock protector.

And stuff to keep on hand for a rainy day:

- Cliffy CF rings in case anything starts to chip
- EMAX ES2054 servos so you can repair the spotlights, if they crap out

Thanks ,I was confused about that.

Magnetized nut driver!

Good to hear. Thanks!!

Hey man this an owners thread there are a hundred threads right now on Pinside to bash JJP!

Hey man, i'm an owner.

The question was asked and i gave my answer, it's not about bashing anyone, it's about not supporting a company that doesn't look after their customers.

1744 finally made it into the house last night! Picked it up along with Mando Premium. It was a 9 hour drive round trip, but I still could not wait to set them up last night.

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Nice trio. I like Deadpool better than Avengers, but haven't played the Mandalorian.

Thanks! I went back and forth on DP vs AIQ and I just have more fun with AIQ, and I like the "Battle Royale" mode when I have friends over... to each their own.

Sure, i've only played a couple games, but it seemed like every time i hit the ball somewhere it went up a ramp, not that that's a bad thing.

I'm looking forward to adding those JJP art blades to my LE as soon as they arive!

FWIW (for anyone interested in avoiding JJP products): I just listed the brand new (unopened) GnR art blades, I purchased from Tilt Graphics and previously intended to install, on the Pinside market at a discount.

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/119178
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Update: SOLD