Did Bond machines have a goodie bag?

If they did Rush buyers really got screwed.

We all got the charlie Brown Bag

Rush owners didn't get screwed. Bond owners got screwed with that code. We should feel fortunate!

Fair

Thank you for this. I printed them in gold and remixed the Time Machine lamp covers a bit.

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Even Better!
I think the scoop bulbs still deserve the $12 dice. My favorite mod.
https://a.co/d/1zxBsrE

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Anyone else experiencing flipper fade? I am. Looks like fans are in my near future. I'm not sure how you billionaires are managing? I don't recall much conversation about it here... Is it just me?

How many plays? Most likely bad coil stops. No fade here, been over a billion a handful of times, 700+ total plays. Replaced at 400 I think

Probably getting close to 400. 300 easy .
I just got some coil stops. Time to use them.
Thx

As mentioned, coil stop replacements are a must. Search the topic flipper fade in this thread, PinMonk has a great write up from his findings.

Yeah, do the coil stops after a few hundred games.

Fade from overheating is slightly noticeable in a long play session, but only slightly. Really just on the upper ramp. The rest of the shots aren't steep enough to have any problems; Rush doesn't exactly have AIQ's wall of cliffs.

That turned out awesome! I need to pick up some gold filament now.

Yes, once…….save your weapon for when you need it.

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If you haven't seen this video segment by IEPinball, it's worth a watch. Just under 60 seconds of magic By Karl DeAngelo to complete the achievement. The running reaction in chat (including Ray Davidson's) was great.

I have added the Rush flipper protectors to my store. They are ready to ship. $60 for the set plus $10 shipping to the US. Thanks.

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1448-pin-music-plus/07851-rush-flippers-button-protectors-

I have the fans from Pinmonk. They seem to work great. Used to see problems after about 45 min of play. Esp. In fly by night mb.

Btw, someone posted about the gold dust leprechaun that visited their machine. I had the same under my left flipper. The coil stop has a gold colored rivet that was slowly being ground down making the metal that fits into the coil loose. I only replaced that one, but have backups for the other 2. My machine has over 1600 plays and I think that one was still serviceable. Should i really change the other two before I see gold shavings?

The damaged one below. Note that when I push the stop, the gold rivet can stick out a tiny bit now.

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Replace em all, cheap and easy to do.i have a ready supply on hand, I know how all stern stops will end up

Yes, replace them all. If one failed, the others in the same machine are from the same batch and will too.

What’s the latest on expression lighting kits? Does anyone know?

Thanks.

I believe there was a goodie bag....it just cost $500
and yes....I would gladly forgo the goodie bag for decent code upon release.

Thought I had noticed some weird lighting flickering issue on mine that I just picked up this past weekend. It was a show game July 2022 build with about 600 plays but I’ve only put about 20 to 30 games on it, tops. Saw this post and checked my machine while I was under the playfield checking the other over crimped wire issue on the motor. Those wires to the motor were not damaged. But sure enough I did find one wire under the flipper assembly that the had rubbed away the wire insulation and the stranded wire was exposed. Wrapped it with electrical tape and put a couple layers of electrical tape over the wires to protect them from the metal flipper housing better.

Magicman
Thanks for the post!

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I have a feeling Rush is about to go up in value. People are finding out just how great of a game it is and dealers are running low on inventory. With no scheduled production of the game this year and more than likely a topper release, I think it is going to be a great year for us fans of the game!

Can anyone explain to me in 2nd grade terms what the “percentage shots add to scoring” does in the modes? Does it increase the scoring X% to that particular mode?

Probably correct there. This game reminds me of Cirqus Voltaire. A different theme that is not for everybody, but is truly unique with amazing gameplay.

Naw, they are just starting to think like a real business. Cut costs and grow profit. The more profitable the business, the more pinball machines built. I hate to say it, but we should be happy they are trimming the fat.

That’s how I understand it. So say you had working man lit and shots are base 1 million per. If you had a 20% boost when you start the mode those shots are all now 1.2million per.

Then you have the rainbow shots that are 2x for whatever single shot they are on, unless you have multiple rainbow albums places then I think they go 3x for 2 rainbows and 4x for 3 rainbows placed.

Mostly just some Pros left in stock at a few dealers.

If you are a seller then ya, you could make a little bit possibly. I won't ever sell mine so it doesn't matter.

I was at Tilt amusements on Saturday and he had 3 premiums and 1 pro, Show games. But, I think he may be down to just one pro and 1 premium left. He might have NIB pro’s still.

It increases the base value of each lit shot you hit in the mode, in the simplest terms.

watch this:

Stole your gold filament idea. Does look way better.

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I think I'd paint the tips of the bulb covers gold with a paint pen to tie it all together. If they could be a little more pronounced and flat on top, even better.
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I agree. I can’t believe I slept so long on this game. I wasn’t a big Rush fan before this game and the game really didn’t interest me until I played it. Great layout. I love how the modes are integrated. The music really works for pinball, and the call outs are great.

Same here. And it's my favorite band. I think I had to come to grips with owning more than 1 pinball machine. Once I played it one good long session on location, I knew had to own it. On a side note, I was wondering who did all the sounds. They're awesome and needs a nod to RayDay to tell them they did a great job.

agreed!, To make the gold Time Machine bases, i just enlarged your standard lamp covers and chopped them down a bit. I already made a couple sets for friends.

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Can we be friends?

I took a chance and got a January '22 first run Pro without ever playing the game. Feel lucky that it turned out so good. I was always sold on the theme but the game is crazy fun too!

Another question….when the concert footage is shown during gameplay on the LCD screen…there is a lag with Geddy’s lips and the music coming from the speakers. Is this normal or is there a setting I can adjust in the menu? TIA

Unfortunately, it's normal.

Depending the song(s) in question, it’s live performance video with studio version audio. It’s not going to match, two completely different timings. Whether it be in pinball, or another use, you can be 99.9% sure, that it won’t match up.

That’s what I thought….not a big deal…thanks for the help

PinWoofer Dan, did you guys figure out what was causing this? Just curious, so that there’s info for future, in case someone comes across it again.

"Danger Will Robinson" (dating myself for sure) - once you decide to go beyond 1 they multiply, FAST!
You start out moving furniture, then changing rooms, next possibly taking over the garage or eventually, moving to a larger house!
Great hobby and really fun - Enjoy!

Lol. Great series. Still have all seasons on DVD.
As for expansion, I've got a handle on that. Just ask her.
It was a tall order for #1 and she was blindsided a bit. It was really pushing the limits for a #2 and I even questioned my own sanity. Luckily I have a pool table in a game room over the garage to hide #1 in and I managed to make #2 fit and she knows Rush my favorite band. The main house is off limits. Even thinking about a 3rd is masochism, speaking it into the universe is suicide. I did joke about it once about a month ago, my mistake. Still stings.

You definitely find yourself looking at furniture etc. wondering if you really need it

The funny thing is, Rush Pinball made me more of a listener of the band. I really only knew one song before I bought the pin and now I can say that I like Rush in general. I would not say I am a fan but I do appreciate their music.

Pool table? Without that, there's room for several more pins...

I knew that was coming. That would be a homicide. I just mentioned jokingly spinning the table around 90 degrees to accommodate 5 pins (which would cause cue to hit the wall or pins on many shots) and that didn't go well. It's bad enough that there are two specific but rare low corner shots that do hit each pin now...
9ball is something we play a lot regularly and my wife and I BOTH enjoy doing together. She doesn't care a bit about pinball. Can't touch this!

Tom Sawyer, I'd assume. (Which I have no idea how it became Rush's signature song. It doesn't have anywhere near the energy of everything else from the band. I guess it's the main riff which is just weird enough to be interesting and fits in a radio-friendly format unlike the prog-rock epics.)

That reminds me of this detail I just noticed. When the mystery award is cycling through the possibilities, there's a little musical "bip" note each time the text changes. Those notes are the main riff of Tom Sawyer, as quarter notes instead of the goofy time signature. I just noticed as I happened to get the mystery right as that riff was playing.