Thats what I heard too. I'm kinda expecting mine around the first of November, at least before the Thanksgiving holiday. I recall that was when my STLE was shipped to my house, so I'm guessing Stern kinda follows the same schedule.

These are well made. The rules has small print, but who reads the rule sheet anyway! LOL

I printed mine, but they are just a tad smaller than the regular ones. May have to print them just a little bit bigger.

Requesting some help from a fellow pinsider. I gave up on my BG ramp. The shot is so clunky and really is starting to take away the fun of the game. I adjusted the ramp so much my BG light mod that I added doesn't even work now. I know someone made a mod that smooths out the ramp shot now, but I can't find it anywhere (along with the price).

Can someone help so I can fall in love with this pin again? You can pinside email me if you would like.

Thanks in advance!

Thanks Paul and Lermods. Going to give it a shot (pun intended)

I was getting frustrated with my BG ramp. It was so clunky and really took the pleasure of playing the pin. I swear, I almost sold my LE because of it, but I loved the show and the theme so much.

I reached out here on Pinside and asked for a solution and eventually I was contacted by pinsider T7 about his ramp fix. I was really ready to try anything, so I bought one from him.

It came in the mail in a plain envelope. Opened it up and got a piece of metal ramp with a separate piece of foam backing. At first I thought there was no way this was going to work, but for giggles I went ahead and put them on (very easy installation). Fired the pin up and specifically aimed for that cursed left ramp.

Well shut my mouth........IT WORKS! I mean it went from a clunky shot to a buttery smooth shot in an instant. I couldn't believe it. T7, you're a genius!! If anyone is having the same problem as me, then contact him and get this fix.

I told T7 I would sing his name from the mountains if it worked, but I figure the climb would be too hard on my knees so I decided to post it on Pinside instead. Thanks again!

I just received my pro as well, years after I sold my LE. What can I say, I missed blasting zombies as well.

I’m wanting to know the same question and was wanting to put the Todd McFarlane BG figure under the ramps as well. I do recall someone did that to their pro pin, but I can’t seem to locate the pic. I saw they have a BG flash drive on eBay as well, but 45 bucks. Yikes!

Congrats on your new purchase.

What mods did you order for it?

I ordered the train track mods (RR tracks and crossing sign combo) from Cointakers, but as soon as I placed the order and cash was accepted, they sent me an email the next day it was on back order. I wonder why they just didn’t say “Out of Stock” on their web site instead?

Anyways, just a heads up. Shaker is pretty awesome in this game.

Definitely get the color dmd/lcd. Kinda pricey, but it adds an extra dimension to the game. Plus it really makes the great animations “pop” even better.

I had the LE at one point and I just recently bought a Pro because I really missed the fun shots, the dmd animations and the rules of the pin. Here are my thoughts, but I may be in the minority.

The bicycle girl ramp on my LE never worked right. Granted, I was one of the very early buyers and they may have fixed the issue, but initially I had a real difficult time hitting that left ramp. On mine, the ramp would slam down and it caused (2) small scratches on the playfield. I know Borg fixed the issue when he made The Munsters and the Spot shot, because now it's designed better and is buttery smooth and fun as hell to hit that shot. I bought a flap fix for the ramp later on and it did seem to help with the problem though.

The fish tank in the back right corner of the pin is really cool, but you can get a mod to make it look just as good. As one pinsider said, there's TWD season 3 or 4 collectors edition that has the heads in the fish tank and I just put it back there and it looks really good.

The crossbow and the drop target in front of the Woodbury shot wasn't really missed (at least not for me) and in both versions I dare say the Woodbury shot is my favorite shot in the game. Again, my crossbow sometimes wouldn't load the ball right, so maybe my decision would have changed if the crossbow and the Bicycle girl ramp was worked out. On the pro, you can still play the crossbow shot without the moving crossbow on the Premium/LE version. Now, you have to hit the shots using the flippers and not the crossbow mechanism. I don't even miss the magnet in front of the well walker to be honest with you.

With all that being said, the one thing I really missed from the premium/LE version is the GI lighting and I'm not much on lighting effects. When you get the "Beware the Horde" mini-wizard mode, the GI lights start pulsating red and the sound of a heavy heart beat helps intensify the effect. I haven't hit that mode yet on my pro, but I know I going to really miss the lighting effects on that shot and the last thing I thought before I sold my LE was how much I'm going to miss the feeling of getting that mode. I'm no pinball wizard so I haven't hit very many of these modes, but I can't think of any other one that beats this one. The walker bomb on the Premium/LE is really cool, but it's not a game changer.

That being said, I really like my Pro and was worth the purchase for me. I'm in the middle of putting some cool mods on it as well, so good luck on your decision. IF you're able to play the premium before purchasing and those (2) shots I was telling you about seem to work fine, then go with the premium if money is no object. But you won't miss out much on getting the pro version.

It was a small metal flap that a Pinsider made back in the early days of TWD release. Wasn’t much and, if I recall right, it just was attached to the bottom of the ramp and it was stuck on there by some type of adhesive. It did make the ramp shot a little bit better, but the flap did extend out and cover some of the playfield art. However, I can’t recall who made it and even if he is on Pinside anymore. It didn’t cost much though.

I added Mylar around the bottom of the ramp where the ramp would slam down, but not until after I noticed the small scratches on the playfield.

I agree totally on this post. If I had to do anything, I really miss the light show you get when you get to Beware The Horde mode on the Premium/LE versions. The red GI lights would flash and pulsate like a heartbeat while setting up the mode.

The bicycle girl ramp is super smooth on the pro, while the LE version I had was super clunky (even after some fixes). If Borg would have designed that ramp like he did on The Munsters' Spot Ramp, then that would have been a game changer.

Still, I had to get a pro version back mostly because of the theme, code, and DMD animations. Some of the best Stern has ever done.

I'm curious if you get a response because I feel the same way. I had a LE at one time and sold it, eventually buying a maxed out Pro which I love. I think it shoots better than an LE and the only thing I miss on the Premium/LE is the lightshow for the Horde mode.

Nope, they all fit perfectly. You're going to love that translite once you get it on the pin. Remember the walking dead first started out in the comics and later in the show, so it's going to fit the theme perfectly. When I sold my TWD pro, I ended up keeping the translite because it looks so cool and is very well made.