If we're going that route, I'll take Steve 'n' Seagulls cover of Paradise City.

And also November Rain:

These covers are probably dirt cheap to get. Might be fun to have them hidden around the game as easter eggs.

Don't be tempted, do it. I'm on the fence on the topper, so any input helps. Also, is pinmonk working on an enhancement? Thought I read that,,,

Yes. I'm working on an enhancement for the marquee header. It will not involve servos or concert-like rigging or cost $2000, though.

Behind the scoop on the left beside the spinner. Not the happiest moment.

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When will you announce it, or what it’ll be

Hopefully have a video of one soon. I intended to finish the wiring of the prototype this weekend (I initially only did half as a proof of concept), but I've been hung up getting these kits for the Special Launch Edition Tibetan Breeze kits done. Hopefully I can get the wiring done this week and it works as I expect when I put the whole thing together. Initial test on the half I did was promising...

But even once I show it, it will probably be months before I have something to ship because I believe I'll be making circuit boards for this as the hand wiring is not really durable for general public installation and that circuit board process takes more time, even for small ones.

Get some clear nail polish on that, stat.

Wife was ready for her first game, 2 hours later she said best game ever and no one else can play her game except me. LOL.

This games a winner!

same here John, as I mentioned before, my wife played 5 hours straight when we got our game.
She just play our Guns ‘N Roses now, and when she invites her girlfriends they just play GNR
That’s a funny thing to be honest … the same loyalty for this Pinball with many wives

I know a four year old girl who says GnR is her favourite. Which is pretty cool because Mario Brothers comes in second.

Thoughts about two part epoxy (adding pigment)?

Seems like overkill for that. You're just trying to stop it from getting worse and nail polish is easy to work with and transparent. Epoxy seems like way to much for such a simple demand.

Worried about the strength of the fix over time. While on the playfield list 1) want the fix to last 2) dont want a problem with clean up on a failed attempt 3) nobody has gotten a playfield yet (off the list) thats has posted…

Got a TNA and AIQ with problems too. Just gonna do the batch at once.

Something I did right after coming home from the Expo and playing the GnR's on display:

Crawled under my machine and lowered the pitch of the back legs and got the center of the playfield centered on 6.5, (then recalibrated the bubble level for my OCD to just touch the 2nd line, LOL)

I played the AXL Freeplay area CE and the Slash CE as well as a couple LE's for comparison at the JJP booth at the Expo and they both shot slightly smoother and crisper than mine

I had my playfield at about 6.5 near the flippers...now with the angle at 6.5 near the center of the playfield...the flipper angle area goes down to 6.3 but the game shoots like butter ...Wow, completely different game with just a subtle change...areas I was getting a little rattle and clunk are gone...

Even took all of my tweaked coil settings to default.

I always live by the rule of thinking horses and not zebras when solving an issue and this was no difference.

Interesting! Do you not find it a bit floaty?

Yeah mine is right at 6.5 leveled and orbits working perfect. Now I just need to get time to play it

Loose coil stop the culprit. Only one screw installed from the looks of it, or one of them came loose in transit. Thanks for your help!

I may do a wet check next time. This pin just may deliver more than expected. LOL

Yeh, that’s an overlooked “danger” spot there behind the scoop. Having stripped my game bare before playing a game, that was literally the only spot that showed very slight pooling - without a game! Evened it out, Mylar, silicone and it’s perfect now. But with the beating that scoop cops, it’s little wonder it’s pooling and starting to separate there.

Unfortunately The ball guide is harder to protect. PinMonk ‘s idea is likely the go.

I've asked before but still don't know the answer... Where is special? (once you've earned the patch?) I have it set to award an extra ball on my machine.

Thanks!!

Right outlane from what i remember. It doesn't have a text label, but it's like a bird or something.
If you want to really get an extra ball, you'd have to drain there during multiball.

I wasn't even making sense by the end of it last night .
The shifty part of my brain convinced me I was saving almost $1000 but when I woke up today and reality kicked in , I worked out it was closer to $400
There should be an app on your phone which will see when you've had too many beers and stop you from posting crap and buying stuff

No actually the game plays I think now even better as the balls don't rocket back down towards the drain.. and it gives me time to get the better balance of the game going versus everything piling up on all the flippers... multiple things at once timing a shot to go up until the power chord while you're waiting for the ball to go around the orbit and hit with the right flipper to do another orbit or possibly backup that left ramp... constantly planning combos in the little bit of extra time now is much appreciated versus everything rocketing back towards me like a Stern set up... Different feel yes but I think for this game it makes it better

I’ll give it a go! Did you raise front legs at all to achieve 6.3 at the flippers? My current angle seems pretty uniform from mid to bottom.

No front legs are all the way down to the adjuster nuts, back are about 4 -5 threads showing - YMMV on the back legs depending on your position in your room/level area...I'm using a digital torpedo level to give me tenths readout as well

Awesome!

Reminded me I have some GnR related wall art that I was lucky enough to to get for my mancave, but have decided it doesn’t fit the vibe and left it unhanged. This was designed by the artist and Slash - the original went to Slash but this is a rare AP print with COA etc. Would rather it go to a pinhead. If interested PM me.

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Disney princesses! My 5 year old would love this.
Well, it may be inappropriate lol.

Thought was to plug the hole temporarily (silicone), epoxy a fix & pull the silicone plug.
The nail polish sounds like a monthly fix. With cleanup. Last thing i want to do…is fix this more than once a year.

Clear nail polish is a time-tested fix. I've personally used it since the 1990s and literally never had to do it more than once in non-ball wear areas. Granted, we're in the Mirco era of crappy playfields, so there's always new discoveries, but where you're pointing out I don't think it's more than a one and done. You're just trying to arrest the damage so it doesn't spread.

Man love the tour poster art. Where did you get it come?

I’ve used clear Polyurethane on some pins as it has a flex to it and lasts. Just make sure it’s out of gameplay as the ball will track on it

The external speakers were connected with a Y-splitter at the audio connection to the topper amplifier. For the show I just used a single 1/8" cable to the external speakers. This matched one of the inputs to the external speakers. So the external speakers were just mono. With a slightly different Y-splitter and a second 1/8" cable the external speakers could be setup for stereo.

Interesting. Hard to believe they don’t have an RCA out on the main audio board like pinsound has. That surprises me.

Excuse the quality, but convince me. Is there a better callout in pinball?

I ordered one of these as well. How did you attach it? Any pics?

I’m not denying your assertion, but doesn’t Melissa tell me to quit pounding my pud and play on occasion? Maybe I just like it when ladies are rude to me.

Ya that's good too. I'm still in honeymoon phase

Honeymoon phase will last forever on this one.
Truly is incredible !

Come on Rolls-Royce this was a warm up run. You better put some scores up cuz this weekend I’m gonna put the pedal down boi!

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Now that I have it setup correctly, I’m happy with the JJP topper. It looks pretty nice now that the whole thing lights up. Yes it is basic, but also nice that it is only $200. Instructions could be better, but I had no issues wiring it up. The pic with the wire across the steel plate wasn’t from me. I simply took the light blue wire out of the guide clamp and fed it up the left side nice and neat. Looking forward to pinmonks mod for it as this topper could use a little added wow factor. But so far so good for only $200.
Now I just need to adjust the song scoop somehow - I’m getting a lot of SDTM releases. Best score so far is 6.6m - loving this game!!!

John-Floyd look at my post #16779 for SDTM cure

Adding one thick washer (or two thinner ones stacked) under each screw on the left side of the scoop underneath the playfield takes care of this problem completely by angling the eject angle itself slightly to the left. Works great.

And talking score, tonight I lost a 40 million encore jackpot from You Could Be Mine into an encore of Estranged. Literally almost at the end and blew it.

I got the posters on ETSY

https://www.etsy.com/shop/GudrunBergShop?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1030362576

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By the way how do you feel now that finally you opened and been playing your GNR?

Thanks for posting! We should make this a key post simple can find it. These are great!

This is the best / easiest fix. Ejects hit the left flipper every time.

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy all u GnfR 'ballers..... are you sitting down?
Got a sweet note this morning from Jen.....