Congrats!

Congrats on getting your WOZ! Nice thoughts on the game too. Just think the game is already this good and we still have two wizard modes coming.

Can't wait to get my game this week as well!

Congratulations!!! I'm getting mine tomorrow, and I'm going crazy with excitement about it. It sounds like they are really moving them now.

Congrats...

It looks like I still have about 2 months before I'll be able to enjoy mine.

Boy, this wait is tough.

Congrats!! Glad you and your family are enjoying it!

Awesome Scary!

Excellent. One thing I don't see commented on much (it's usually build quality, lcd sreen, cool modes, etc.) is that the playfield shoots around very nicely. Lots of stuff to shoot at with every shot, real variety in targets (ramp, side spinner, curved rainbow standups, drop target/vuk, thru-the-pops orbit, tight witch target, side wizard saucer, behind-the-upper-flipper collect shot, rollover buttons, etc.) plus the mini-playfields. SO much more than 2-3 ramps, a couple of orbits and a toy or 2....

And I'm surprised at how many shots can be backhanded, like the witch, rainbow standups, crystal ball spinner, HOADC collect, ramp, winkie drop target, etc.

Yeah, this game hits a new high-water level in pinball, imo.

Congrats! Are we going to see a Youtube video review soon?

I'm happy to drive down from lafayette to help test it,out with you.

Get the app called YouTube capture it's awesome

Great post! Fun to read. And congratulations!

I can't wait to get mine. Same boat as you, a 2 1/2 year wait. Almost bought into the negativity train and considered selling. Glad I didn't!

Congrats,

I backed out of my order, had too many other pins in progress. But I am super glad that it sounds like it will be a big hit. Hopefully a modern day TZ.

I never understood why any of the JJP vs Stern vs B/W debate became so heated in the first place. I mean the best outcome is for more great pinball machines to be sold by several different manufacturers.

yay Larry finally! Congrats and glad you love it. What a rollercoaster ride but you are now on high! Good things come to those that wait

Congrats on your new arrival! The longer you have it the more you will love it.

Great positive post. Thumbs up!

Congrats, and welcome to the land of.......the machine freakin smokes, I have a hard time going to my other ones anymore....truly an awesome game!!!

Congratulations!

I backed out a year ago on a presale 6500 LE order. Doohhhh!

I played it at IAAPA show. The stereo sound with headphone jack is awesome. And on the diagnostic menu is amazing on the LCD. Cabinet is super nice.

I heard its a heavy sob.

Congrats! Though I simply bought my LE for a premium price and had it delivered in a week (and so did not go through the wait but did pay $8700) I am in line for a Hobbit LE so I get to do some waiting this time around. I think this pin is very well thought out. The witch kicks my butt. I'd have to say this is the hardest pin in my collection which is something I was not anticipating.

It will be interesting to see how the code continues to develop. Even that s a fun aspect of this pin...every few weeks or so we get more to do.

I'm also really interested to see when Jack announces his next pin after Hobbit.

Anyhow, I ramble and stray from your main topic. Again, congrats and enjoy the heck out of it!

Congrats!

I also am not having to wait long as I bought mine 2nd hand about 2 months ago, I am not in line for the hobbit (just doesnt do it theme wise for me)but also looking forward to JJP's 3rd pin, thank you again volunteerpin for the WOZ advice.

Congrats Larry! Glad you are happy with the game! I can't wait to play her!

Yeah.... cringe worthy statement here. WOZ is a beautiful pin and has many advantages over recent STERN pins but neither flippers nor Backhanded shots are one of them. Not bashing WOZ because I own it and enjoy it but gotta be honest, Stern flippers and back handed shots are their specialty and JJP flippers don't have quite the snap that STERN provides. Sorry, just being honest.

For those that bought a WOZ directly from JJP how long after the game was shipped did the shipping company contact you? My game shipped out yesterday, I paid for shipping online but the carrier has yet to contact me.

Connect the iPad to your PC and copy the MOV file to your hard drive (it will appear as a camera/drive in My Computer). You may need iTunes installed for Windows to see it. Or if you want to go simpler download the free Wifi Photo Transfer app (yellow icon with a picture and waves above it) and transfer it to your PC over Wifi. It will be slower this way though. Either way once you save it just send it straight to YouTube, it will work. No need to edit. Also, after uploading if the camera is a bit shaky I would suggest enabling stabilization under the video edit options.

Williams flippers don't have the snap that Stern flippers do? *scratches head* Um, sorry, but no. Just turn the coil strength up on WOZ if you want powerful flippers. Of course you may break some plastics doing that.

They both have snap, but Data East/Sega/Stern flippers just don't feel "right" to me. Is clunky the word?

A number of Sterns do not have a Hold winding in their flipper coil. They're using electronics to reduce the power to the coil when it reaches the end of stroke while a B/W switches over to the hold winding. It often makes a bit of a buzz when holding a Stern flipper up. I prefer the W/B design because you can adjust it for maximum stroke, tweaking the EOS switch out to almost the every end gives you quite a strong flip.

Agreed I love the flipper snap on WOZ I actually had to turn mine down! And sorry but IMHO Stern flippers have never held a candle to Williams flippers!

The tracking number should be on the shipping invoice, easy to track, should only take a few days where you are at......the moment you see its arrived call the terminal and set up a delivery time so they don't waste a day! GL and congrats

For me it's the buzz. I can't STAND the buzz. Flip... BUZZZZ.. Flip... BUZZZZ

What is this, 1970?

Not kidding..

Every stern I have owned does this to some degree. Its considered normal when I asked about it but that doesn't make it any less annoying. I could actually hear it over the game music.

Why does it buzz? PWM on the flipper coil?

Honestly I don't know Just the way the coils are made?

I think you're right on it being PWM. They're using a power triac to provide lower voltage to a single winding coil.

The shipping companies typically will not contact you until the game arrives at the final terminal. They also will not typically set up a delivery until it actually arrives at the terminal regardless of whether you contact them or not. Then, when it arrives at the terminal, they usually take a day or two to call you to set up delivery. As Ice said above, if you follow the tracking info, you can call them as soon as it arrives at the terminal and set up the earliest possible delivery.

Ah! So switching the 50v line to provide ~9v DC?

Agreed on a counts. My feelings exactly after playing this pin for the first time this week end - There was one LE and one regular Woz side-by-side during our pin festival: what an experience!
Congrats, it was worth the wait.

Yes, they use approximately a 1:10 duty cycle to keep the flippers up.

I'm almost certain that flippers ship from the factory at around or less than 50% of available power. If this is an actual concern, I'd say you have plenty of room to find a sweet spot you'd like.

Cringe worthy? My statement was that I *can* make a lot of backhand shots on WOZ. And they have to be accurate. I do prefer the 'feel' of B/W and WOZ flippers to the harsher 'snap' of Stern flippers (although my LOTR and WPT flippers feel a bit mellower compared to flippers on more recent Sterns--a design change?). I don't like it when shots are "too easy" because the flippers are overpowering, so you can easily snap backhanded ramps all day. A backhand ramp shot should require precise timing and aim, imo.

On WOZ, if you want more 'snap' you can dial up the power, as someone mentioned above. I dialed mine down a bit (22 to 18)--I can still make all the shots easily, but ramp shots need to be pretty accurate. Adds to the challenge and skill needed.

I may just have to take you up on that kind offer...my girlfriend and I actually traveled up to grand rapids about an hour and a half past our lake house to play WoZ last weekend and just when walking in and watching someone else finish a game the ball somehow got launched and stuck on top of the shooter rod casing.....unfortunately no one working at the location that night had keys and the game was powered down. She was actually excited to play a game for once and it wasn't working. Again congrats.

I've found that flipper buzz is generally caused by the coil stop. Sometimes it can be stopped simply by loosening the screws and readjusting slightly.

WOZ flippers are fine and play just like the Williams flippers but the one advantage Stern has over everyone else is their flippers especially when making contact with the ball high up on the bat where backhands occur. Repeatedly backhanding the left ramp on AC/DC is easy with the Stern flippers and similar shots on WPC games are much harder to make with Williams flippers. Its not a question of power, (maybe quickness) it is hard to explain. I did turn up my right flipper coil power slightly and kept the left default. Its ok that Stern has the best flippers, kinda like Fords have the best rear ends.

Whew....I suspect DanaSpicer might have something to say about the rear ends......( used to be a semi auto geek)....I would say Sterns flippers are different, but not better....I have and play them both......

Personally I prefer the JJP and B/W flippers. Easy is not always better. I don't enjoy the "feel" of stern flippers. When I go back to WOZ or older b/w games, I feel like I've just put on my most comfortable shoes. They just feel right. So for me I don't think the Sterns are "better".
Your car analogy is close however. Some people like Fords some people like Chevys.
We can agree to like different things. That's ok too.

well put.......