The bottom blade of the glove is metal. It is the blade that is used as the flipper. The other blades are plastic (pure cosmetics). The plastic blades that have nothing to do with gameplay are the blades that break.

I'm picking up some of this: http://www.jbweld.com/product/j-b-plasticweld-putty/

Maybe even coat the fangs and repaint before anything happens?

OP says broken after 200 plays. Sounds like lots of people won't have to worry about it
I've got a feeling my fangs will be history after the first weekend of obsessive gameplay.

When I get my MOPLE I'm gonna make sure I brush my snake's teeth twice per day and floss daily.

Would be interested to see what stern comes back with? No reply yet?

Can I have the tooth please? I wanna make it into a cool necklace.

Exactly ,, I want to know if Stern is gonna Correct the Problem and send replacement Cobra Heads or on the 2nd Run in July redesign the Teeth to be Rubber ..

Stick the tooth under your pillow. Maybe in the morning you will find some money. If you are lucky it will be enough to buy a new plastic snake head. Repeat as necessary. Problem solved.

I think what many are forgetting here is that Stern hasn't designed many toys lately. They've been using off the shelf, Happy meal-like, toys seemingly forever. Two of the toys in my Shrek still had batteries when I got the game NIB. Both still work today (when the game is unplugged) and are relatively spotless. People have been complaining about off the shelf toys being used on Stern's for years. It's one the haters biggest arguments. Now, they've finally made some really cool toys. But rather than celebrate Sparky, many choose instead to dwell on a broken fang or two. Very disappointing.

I didn't read all the posts, but I only see two confirmed broken fangs in this thread. Is that correct? The MET at PAGG likely got more than 400 plays over the 3 days it was there. It was played nonstop all 3 days. No broken fang. Clearly this isn't as bad as Mick on a stick, the Sandman plastic or the first AC/DC lightning bolts. All three of those broke much more early and often than these fangs. Relax folks.

I know a third broken fang (same one as the OP). It is on the game on the left at Enchanted Castle. My guess is that this game has well over 1,000 plays.

seems like an easy fix...drill a tiny hole in both pieces, insert a metal dowel, super glue back together.

Do you suppose a root canal should be done before reinserting the tooth? You could end up with quite a pissed off snake!

At least a little nova-caine.

Its called a partial. Maybe Tomg_Wi can naswer is a DDS. hehehe. Lego horns is best option.

That's why the drill is used!

Sooooooo..............Yes then. I think this problem is solved! I'm gonna go play some snake free pinball now. Woot Woot!

Try calling their support number and ask for Patrick.

IMHO and experience, they do much better with phone than with email.

Hope my insurance covers...

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Just make sure to sleep with one eye open...gripping your pillow tight.

You must've hit the snake tooth pretty hard. That's disappointing!

I wonder what the snake would look like with rubber post rings around his fangs...

Like most kids did in the 7th grade.

My buddy and I played the Metallica at Enchanted Castle in Chicago. The one on the left had a broken tooth, but that didn't keep us from having a BLAST and running $30 through it over 2 days!

That game is the shizzle - and I don't care if the snake winds up gumming the ball!

Metallica LE snakes don't have fangs. They are basically filed down. You can see the white, but no fang protrudes.

Confirmed,no fangs on the LEs or premiums ..

I could not disagree with you more. No free pass here if your going to design toys for machines this costly and you've been in the pin making business for decades you owe it to customers to get it right. I like the fact that they are trying to design unique toys but its crucial to get it right.

If a pinheads dropping 4500 plus on a new pin a prominent toy should not break within the first week. And if your claiming it is not a wide spread issue then why have they changed the design for the LE and Premiums? Sterns been doing this long enough to know better then to design the snake in that manner. To say it shouldn't be disappointing to those putting hard earned money on the table is a bit curious to me. To each their own I though as always.

I didn't claim it's not a wide spread issue. I asked if there was any other than the two mentioned in this thread. The outrage seems a little disproportionate to the actual problem.

Making custom toys? I'm having a hard time thinking of any custom toys they've used lately prior to MET. And after thinking about it, I'm not even sure the snake head is a custom made toy. It would make a lot more sense if they did get the snake head cheap from a supplier.

Again, I didn't say it shouldn't be disappointing. What I found disappointing was the outrage from so many non-owners over a minor cosmetic issue. 1 broken fang, 177 posts. Talk about overkill.

Lol okay whatever dude they've been at it a long time this was kind of a rookie mistake. When owners that spend thousands on a pin simply say it shouldn't happen it's overkill And they did custom toys on X-Men as well which had issues of their own so not their first go at it. I'm glad Stern is fixing the issue on future releases thanks to customers voicing their concerns. I can save everyone the back and forth once your done just go back up to this post and read my next sentence. I still disagree with you.
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If your snake mech is having issues, that's a legit concern. It's under warranty and should be fixed. Do you have a call or email in for that? A broken fang however is not worth losing sleep over IMO. Cut the other fang off and be done with it.

This thread has too many posts. All for a measly toof.
Anyway, it was good reading so
fangs for the memories.

Seems like you insist on disagreeing with me. Have we ever met?

I let you have the last word on the last one btw.

Don't rule this out. I played one on location today that was rejecting shots from the drop targets badly when it was new. Today, a couple of weeks later, they were fine. The op did some tweaking, but I think more plays definitely helped.

That sounds like the best plan. FWIW, on the three I've played on location, the snake heads have all worked properly. Can't say how exactly they worked as I didn't look close. With new parts, I like your chances of getting it working properly.

Errbody says a broken tooth is no big deal but try to put one of these bitches up for sale here and it will be the first thing people harp on "the Snake's tooth is broken! That's a $1000 off right there!!! Let's not even get into the sphinchter wear"

You are right I edited the post as that comment was inappropriate. We disagree and past frustrations with some games right out of the box on my own and friends NIB pins is the reason I got a bit defensive. However, there was no need to get personal about it and I apologize for that. I don't think we've met and if we did we did not associate the face to a screen name.

+1 for using errrrbody & having a Twin Peaks garmonbozia avatar

Awesome!

What was your solution? It might me good to know once I get my machine...

I'm curious why they didn't mold it out of a stiff but flexible plastic, like they did with the figurines on Spider-man (which were also 100% custom made for Stern - notice all the sticky-out bits on Doc Oc, and they're never broken).

Truth

Anyone have a close photo of the LE snake? I also read that owners couldn't figure out how to remove the snake head at all. Anyone have any luck with this?

Agree with drilling a small hole in both pieces, except use a small expansion spring that will flex when hit. Install with a bit of that hot glue from the craft stores; If the spring breaks from too many flexes over time, then put the hair dryer to the old glue, pull out the broken spring and replace with a new one.

You know: Like the springs used to mount hood emblems to cars such as Jags and Buicks.

The LE I played yesterday had a toothless snake out of the box. Looks like the headache free route for them to go.

Im hoping to be able to at least paint the area where the fangs were cut off white to appear like fangs.

Has anyone ever felt a pinball? Has anyone ever watched a pinball get whapped by a flipper? I'm surprised more crap don't break more often with the weight of a pinball flying around plastic stuff. How many Freddy Nightmares have more then 1 blade on the hand after 40 games?????