Bought from pinballs.com. I think they held their November stock till after the new year to better justify the price. was 300 over current MSRP pricing...considering not sure if/when they'll make more and its close to what I'd pay NIB anyway later, its fine

Anyone have a good source for the clear lower right in/outlane plastic. Mine broke in two places and Bondic will only last so long. This plastic is surprisingly flimsy for all the holes it has drilled in it and for as much abuse as it takes.

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That part should be metal...

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Awhile ago someone was selling colored plastic protectors that replaced the metal with plastic so the protectors got more light to them. If you bought your machine used, the previous owner probably replaced the metal ones with the ones you have.

Take a look in the cabinet, maybe the originals are hiding in there?

Why do so many people prefer the pro vs the premium on this title? I never played a premium.

Do they? Premium/LE seems to rate higher.

Own a pro but have decent time in on a premium too. Love both.

Aesthetically the premium has obvious upgrades, but gameplay wise the pro feels complete. Different? yes. Downgrade? No. Which one you prefer feels like an actual choice rather than a compromise.

The premium is a bit more cerebral. The mummy/sarc/tomb differences give you a bit more to think about, but also a lot more time to think about it while the mechs do their thing.

The pro feels a little more fast and loose, but not out of control or random. The altered shots are satisfying and in all the right places in the flow.

Usually a pro feels like they have an obvious hole in the gameplay even if you haven't played or even seen a premium. The flow or combos get interrupted somewhere and whether a tough shot ends in a dead end or just a moment where there's nothing to do but wait for the ball to find it's way somewhere interesting it feels like the game shouting "COMBO BREAKER!"

What he said. DP pro feels like that on the left orbit (pro).
Own DP premium and have played the pro.
I buy the game that plays better not the one that has needless toys.
Flow for the win, always.
I own Imdn pro

Yeah it is not a question of money, just more on gameplay. Seems like the Iron Maiden Pro is complete.

I feel the same way on Maiden left ramp. It's nice to have three lock shots instead of two, mixes things up. Also nice to have variety in the center shot, easy if the ramp is up, more difficult if not. To each their own... I definitely prefer prem for Maiden.

Thanks, that's exactly what I did and had forgotten about it. Now I see why the originals were metal...and thanks mbwalker--I did find the originals in my coin box. The clears do let in more light and might be worth replacing after they break in a few years, if anyone has a source please PM me.

So I searched the posts and didn't find what I'm looking for so I will ask. Does anyone have an issue with the upper left flipper being a wet noodle at times? Seems worse when it's coming down to the flipper and I try to hit to an upper lane, it just seems to gently kit the ball.

sounds like some sort of mechanical binding.

I changed coil stop and sleeve and still happens at times. The flipper moved freely in the coil before and after parts replacement.

just to cross the obvious off, have you check the coil power in the settings?
If it is sound mechanically, then power would be the next question... this is a weird one, one of those head scratchers.

If it's only "at times" you may have a partially broken solder joint that's intermittent. Check the flipper coil lugs for issues. If that's good, check the cab switch for good contact, although the weak flipper from cab switch thing was mostly a product of dirty WPC optos (or cruddy HV switches in the past).

This mod looks intriguing. Can someone post the link? I’m not finding it. The modding never ends on Maiden, this game is awesome.

It’s this thread.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/woz-witch-red-smoke-mod/page/114#post-6786202

So if you connect the Stern IC reader and update the code to the new 1.10 version it is suppose to add the Can I Play With Madness mode. How is that mode qualified and is it cool? I guess the premium and LE models already had this mode so that’s a plus to getting the IC for the pro.

I’m not sure (or positive either way) but I think the update is all that is needed for the can I play with madness mode. I don’t think you have to add the IC hardware.

Third tomb treasure. I have a premium and while it was unique and fun for a while, I eventually disabled it. I think it's more fun to try cashing in the +15M power jackpot with lots of multipliers.

You need the IC hardware to sign in and activate the mode. From readme:

- Can I Play With Madness - mode has now been added to the game if you are connected to Stern IC

For those with a pro, curious how Madness mode handles the timed up-the-middle lock the Premium does... did they just get rid of that aspect?

That’s a BS move..sorry

You need the IC hardware to sign in and activate the mode. From readme:
- Can I Play With Madness - mode has now been added to the game if you are connected to Stern IC

Iv’e had my IMDN Pro since August 2019.
Build date June 12 2019. Chipping/pooling,
same shit everybody has dealt with. Reached out to my distro in November 2019
Received new unpopulated playfield January
2020.Reason i did not join this club sooner was the POS autolauncher. I did new coil,
shims, etc. It would work for a month or so
before i had to fuck with it again. Not sure what i did on the last adjustment other then listen to Pantera really loud but it has been working for 3 months without a hiccup.Could give a shit about Ironmaiden the band. Their music was and is meh to my ears. Even with the theme being what it is i fucking love this machine.

Anybody have the issue on the tomb diverter where it only opens half way or is constantly moving up and down after qualifying the sarcophagus lock? I lent my game to a friend and it started doing this on him.

Anyone tried to add some kind of Bluetooth adapter so you could use wireless headphones? I got kind of spoiled with doing this on my GnR which had Bluetooth from the factory.

This Lior's apron came with my machine, but I will not be installing it. Anybody know what they sold for?

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I don’t think it was ever produced beyond a prototype.

Unrelated to previous post but for future reference.
I picked up this trick while restoring and maintaining a collection of handplanes(woodworking) I had.

If you want your metal guides or ramps or any mild steel to have that brand new look, literally 3 passes on a 3m pad will restore the look.
Takes 5 seconds if you are slow.

My ramp now after 800 plays.

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What is the metal playfield protector under the Pharaoh? Is this something that Stern just recently put on the games?

It helps the playfield from being damaged by the ball drop. Earlier runs had mylar but that would pull up. Even the metal tends to eventually curl but that can be repaired.

Can someone please share pictures of this protector under the Pharoah?

That looks great! Was the bottom of your metal ramp that touches the playfield all dinged up from the ball? Was just curious because mine is.

And if it was, it looks like what you did took all that out.

Thanks.

Thanks,
the bottom of the ramp looks a bit shinier than the rest, if I continue sanding with the pad it will be 'erased' but it is a fool's errand because in 10 games the marks will come back. I made it look a hair better and left it alone, I also do not want to change the angle of it just in case, less is more sort of speak.

I would also recommend servicing the mylar under the ramp, very easy to remove and install a fresh one dont forget to wax you pf before! cheers

Thanks pal!

What Iron Maiden Pro runs did this start happening?
Is Stern going to make more in 2023?

Ive had mylar on the bottom of the ramp since I purchased it .I thought it was on all of them but must have been installed by the guy who originally owned it .No dings .

He is referring to the edge of the ramp ans not the PF. All Pf must have mylar there, otherwise the edge of the ramp will dig in a little, I just removed the factory one 0.003” of an inch thick, no issues underneath.
Installed 0.004” mylar just for good measure.

Yeah it’s on the actual ramp .Like the bottom inch folded around to a inch up the back .

I peeled it back like new under it .

to each their own, I would rather not have the mylar there...

I can only attest to my machine which was September 2021 however I just received my new metal protector from Stern today and it included instructions on how to install the metal protector. The date of the document was April 18, 2019 so I'm just going to guess that the 2020 runs had this installed.

As for 2023...I'm just not sure. By then they will have likely developed 3 more machines which means they'll have built ~15 machines since Maiden. I have a feeling the ones out there are the last of them but I really don't know.

Fixed, it was lower limit switch not registering so just a tweak on the switch arm and good to go.

Since the stern topper is unobtanium, what are you guys going with? I’m really digging the tilt topper.

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Not a big topper guy, but devil horns seemed like a nice add since you’re battling the devil.

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Where do you buy these in Canada? Is $35 for a 20 pack reasonable or is Amazon charging too much?

FYI We are not currently taking new orders for the Iron Maiden topper. We are catching up on orders now for that unit. Producing new Eddie casts in March so check back in April if you’re interested. Thanks

Joined the club
I never had an interest in the theme. But after playing it on location it became my wife’s favorite pin to play.
So thanks to a fellow pinsider, was able to get it home.
Changing the speakers over so far . Music has grown on me

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