Mine was moving fine until the right leg got stuck under the acrylic right hand raptor pen. I just had to free it and it worked fine again. Only played about six games today on Jurassic Park and Elvira and I had to take the glass off three times for stuck balls ugh.

It is needed for the Raptor tower clearance on the left side, the original one won't fit correctly with the mod

I'm an old fart, don't feel like it but 47 next week ...

Bringing my daughter to the show so no partying for me lol

That piece was included in the Raptor tower mod not the pit

If you overlay them, there is a slight amount of clearance on the Mezel acrylic for the left side of the mod which goes all the way to the playfield unlike the original

My raptor tail was rubbing on the metal plate to the right. 30 seconds with a heat gun and a little pressure curls the tail a little tighter so now the tail does not rub.

I’ll snap a pic when I get home if you’re interested.

Mine is doing that too, will be addressed today!

Yes sorry guys misunderstood thought that was the OEM Stern part. Yes that new piece allows the Mezel Mod raptor tower to fit all the way down. If you use the old acrylic it doesn’t fit.

You maybe, I’m 51 and a spring chicken.....

Seriously I joined Pinside one year ago, since then I’ve figured out that about 80 percent of the pinball owners and people on here are just about 50. Seems that is about the age you get enough play money to throw away on these toys that none of us need but all of us crave. And they built into this hobby the addictive mystery poison that makes us just have to keep getting more once you get that first one. I had no idea what I was signing up for when I joined the club but I am just loving the ride baby! I’ll worry about my son’s inheritance after I get that one last machine....... . No matter what, he’s getting lots of beautiful pins.

Joined the party last night and it’s phenomenal! Picked it up last night with my dad and it plays great out of the box! I was most impressed with the way the game sounds.

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Thanks! That actually is a bit of the issue.....Heat gun ready! Much appreciated!

Any hints on how to tighten the post by the upper right flipper without taking the flipper mech off from underneath?

I've also found that removing the washer in the raptor leg and playing with the degrees of tightness on the screw eliminates the raptor from getting stuck in the faceplant position...seems the washer actually did more harm than good

Also, tightening the weighted washer weight too much allows the screw to just clip the acrylic protector..

Letting a little slack and the looseness of the washer weights, actually helps to bring the raptor make to standing position rather than a tight cylinder

Mine was loose from the get go... Tightened it once and it has not loosened since
I used a flat wrench to hold the nut in place...I had one left over from over the years...looks like a cheap thing you get from an ikea assembly but it works
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Tighten it weekly.

Ha! There's always one more mod

I really wish there was a little computer terminal mod near the control panel...maybe even a real screen like in Batman..I would throw good money at that

seen a few of you with a surround on the lockdown bar - where did you get that from?

Raise playfield, turn phillips-head screw on top of the post while preventing the under-playfield nut from turning with a flat-head screwdriver. Takes 30 seconds and once tight, doesn't easily come loose.

Have they addressed the loose upper flipper post in the newer models? I'm debating picking up a premium in the next couple of weeks, but wanted to wait for that and the pf issues to be resolved.

Mine was loose when I got it as well as some other posts but once the lock nut was tightened and 500 plays later, it's all still tight...

I just think they are rushing a little on the line to get them out and some of the QC needs to be brought up a little but it's been nothing serious on my Premium

Cool beans! That sounds ok. It seems like the playfield issues have been resolved too (at least, I don't see people reporting new issues in any of the threads), so I'll probably end up pulling the trigger in a week or two. Just have to decide if I want to sell something first .

Nice!

very good! Wish I could play an instrument

I definitely love the new clips. Delt did a great job. Looking forward to final product, hopefully he can get all the fake Samuel Jackson quotes replaced with the real deal. That will be wicked cool.

So I didn’t see an answer to my flipper question yet, I already did a search on here but most of the info is about rebuilding flippers. I just need to change the angle of my upper flipper on my JP so it doesn’t cause so many bricked shots. Has anyone done this yet on JP. Is it easy? What I can find it’s one nut but not sure the actual process. I searched before asking! Thanks.

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It's easy, but if you've never adjusted a flipper before you might think it's more involved. You just need an Allen wrench to loosen the nut, adjust the flipper and tighten the nut. The trick is making sure you still gap the flipper properly...try not to move the flipper vertically (to maintain the current gap...assuming it is correct). Google is your friend

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/how-do-adjust-the-flipper-position

Came to the same exact conclusion on mine. With the factory installes washer, the nub could swivel past it's slot and bind. Removed the washer on the inner side and my raptor always returns after pouncing now.

We are working on it. I have isolated hundreds of clips now from multiple sources (mainly the original movie, of course). I also have a few other things in the works. Takes time. Spending nearly an hour per clip to get really good first-rate audio.

Got some new Titan rubbers!!!! Love these

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Gratuitous Premium Pin Porn

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Having issues with my T-Rex not grabbing the ball. It regret more than half of the attempts, so it's really affecting gameplay.

Anyone else have to fix this? Any suggestions?

So last week, I had to adjust the shaker because of how violently it jackhammers the game. While I was there I find a screw and two washers at the bottom of the cabinet. Wouldn't have minded so much to find them there but I know for a fact they weren't there last week when I had to lift the PF to tighten the upper flipper post.

Just played a game tonight, and for the 3rd time since I've had the game, an errant washer came out of hiding and flew onto the playfield during a game. None of them ever looked like they were used, so someone probably just dropped them during manufacture.

Added ModFather trees, Pteranodon, and goat.

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Anyone know what the round thing on the T-Rex tongue is? A sensor or a light? Or the magnet? I was experimenting with the bias settings and noticed it. Just curious about what it is.

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