I'm liking the updates from Stern. I hope all goes well with the timeline as I have a deposit down on Star Wars Prem. We are looking to move back to CO maybe I'll get lucky and be back intime to pick it up instead of the stress of shipping.

Mando is one of my goto games. It is a fantastic shooting pin, that I did not really get into until after a few hundred plays. Now can’t get enough of it. One of Brian Eddie’s best after learning to backhand shots, its a dream shooter, with exciting code. Such a sleeper hit, just like ST was for Eddie.

Did not expect another JP premium run this year! Wow!

And when it hits the line again, you’ll be Aces High!

Any guesses on how much of the backlog has been cleared?

I still think it will all be gone by end of year (which is why they are wiping out LZ, GOTG, SW and EHOH(?) )
Except GZ of course. I wonder if there will still be outstanding orders for that when it gets canceled in a couple years. Guess it all boils down to 4+ releases a year or not starting next year. 5 releases (with Kapow) and there won't be time on the line to make that many more GZ (or any other catalog game for that matter).

Yeah, they seem to clear out the backlog for everything they've run in 2022, besides Godzilla. Mando, Rush, AIQ are pretty readily available, Deadpool is only a bit scarcer, and Jurassic is getting there presently. Pretty sure they'll do the same with Led Zep, GOTG, SW, and probably Jurassic. It's only GZ that's the big outlier with demand they haven't been able to fill when they try.

Saw DP pros and DP premiums at SFGE this weekend. Admittedly I didn’t check the manufacture date, but Marco usually gets their games fresh off the line. I hope Stern does a final run of EHOH and IMDN this year before archiving them. Strong demand.

The distance between GZ / IMDN / JP / AIQ on my list of best games to play, share and own is three hairs.

I have asked several distributors an both said ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
So I am on a list and hope that 2023 brings a last call for IMDN…2022 is one of those Waisted Years for Iron Maiden.

I ordered mine sept 22nd and just got word that mine is being built this month.

Is it true that JP Premiums are back on the line?

According to Stern's Instagram yes.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgCfrPlDCM_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

FINGERS CROSSED they start pumping our GZ starting today!!!!

Regarding JP Premiums on-the-line, my distributor went to great lengths to explain to me (a few minutes ago) why I'd NOT be getting one of these machines. (Sadly, as I sit #2 in queue now, up from previous #8 in queue). Stated that he had already received his allotment of JP Premiums from earlier May build, and that other distributors received none. So, the follow-up builds are for those distributors that did not receive any of their allotment #'s previously.

Anyone getting calls for either GZ model this week?

I am in on a SW Prem... I went to SFGE this past weekend in Atlanta and I couldn't stop playing the game. I know it gets a lot of hate but dang it was addictive for me. Anyone else excited for August?

I'm in on a SW premium also. Hopefully my distro gets their full allotment.

Nothing yet, hoping to hear about my Pro any day now

Hoping to hear on my premium, but not sure where I am in the line.

Thank you for sharing this update. It's very helpful to get this kind of information on this thread, especially when I can't get it (or any info, really) from my distributor.

Finally paid in full for my day 1 cointaker Godzilla premium a few days ago.

What date was that even? Not super thrilled about my December 6th (7th?) order.

Hoping to hear that parts for Guardians came in earlier than expected and they run them in August instead of September! Had the whole day with not much going on today so I rearranged everything so I will finally have all my pins in one row in the gameroom. I’m a little early but at least now I am ready!

I’m on the list for a GOTG, what news did you hear?

Just an FYI because it's pretty-rare these days, but Karl DeAngelo is competing in the Match Play (various times, Thurs-Sat, Playoffs on Sat) and Pro Pinball (Sun 4-10pm) tournaments at Yegpin that starts tomorrow.

He's also doing the tournament software, so I'm not sure if competing will have his full attention, but I hope so!

When I have a streaming link, I'll post it. It may be on iepinball twitch , but not sure.

Nothing new, just that when I first ordered a little over a month ago they were going to be made in August or September along with Led Zeppelin. Shortly after the list here showed them doing LZ in August and GOTG in September. This list hasn’t been set in stone as they have pivoted based on parts availability before so just being hopeful now that I am ready. It’s also really easy for me to be home for a delivery in August but almost impossible to be in September because of work. My first NIB pin was 2 years ago in September as well and my wife had to take delivery and sign for it as I couldn’t be home.

Wish you the best, I’m in on Star Wars Premium and GOTG so maybe I’ll have a real exciting August

Back to back NIB pins to unbox, that would be awesome. Enjoy!

I was worried it would be my last chance on these titles so I had to go for it.

I’ve wanted a Guardians ever since it came out but when I was finally ready for a NIB Jurassic Park had come out and being one of my favorite movies of all time and an Elwin I had to go that route. Now that I was ready for a NIB again I was thinking of waiting for Jaws to come out but when I heard GOTG was ending it’s run I put a deposit on one immediately. I’m out of room at 7 games so I’ll probably sell my Striker Xtreme if/when Jaws comes out.

I ordered sept 22nd. Getting mine on this next run.

That makes perfect sense. I had one on order since 2021 and was supposed to receive one in last shipment. The dealer didn’t receive any, so he’s thinking it would be this run. I got so tired of Stern jerking him off and him jerking me around that I finally cancelled. Three times I was told to pay balance as games were coming in. Three times he never received my game and he refunded the balance. Stern’s business practices make them King of the Circle Jerk. In the meantime I bought one in Marketplace and couldn’t be happier.

"What was on the line" update. If anyone has unboxed a game recently and has a build date not shown, Please feel free to fill in. Last "confirmed" build was a Rush a month ago.

May 4 - Rush Pro (build date)
May 13 - DP Prem (build date)
May 18 - DP Prem (build date)
May 20 - JP Prem (build date)
May 24 - JP Prem (build date)
May 28 - GZ Prem (build date)
May 30 - JP Prem(build date)
May 31- GZ Prem (build date)
June 1 - GZ Prem (build date)
June 8 - JP Prem (build date)
June 17 - Mando Pro (via Stern)
June 17 - GZ Prem (build date)
June 18 - GZ Prem (build date)
June 24 - Rush Prem (via Stern)
June 24 - Rush Pro (build date)
July 1 - Rush Pro (via Stern)
July 8 - JP Pro (via Stern)
July 15 - JP Prem (via Stern)
July 22 - GZ Prem (via Stern)

July 14 - JP Prem (build date)

All of those GZ shown in the vid are 1 coin slot for export.

Still a good sign.

I saw someone post a rumor on the Elvira thread that production has possibly been pushed to January, and the latest schedule on this thread was posted over 2 weeks ago.

Any rumors or confirmations of this production delay?

Thanks.

I don’t think anyone on an Elvira list realistically expects to get an Elvira, but we stay there…just in case

I talked to my distributor yesterday. He said productions of Elvira was moved from November to December. I put down a deposit in Jan. and it sounded like I just barley made the list of how many he excepted to receive in the next run.

I wonder when they will be told their allocations for that run?

My distro had alluded that he would know in July sometime. Seems like a pretty big lead time to know what you're going to be getting.

Do we know if Godzilla Premiums are going to be on the line this upcoming week?

From Sterns post they were on the line last week. Pros this week maybe

When did you get in line?

That really has no relevance based on different delivery times for different distributors (unless you are buying from the same one)

I emailed a distro right after Memorial Day after playing GZ premium at Galloping Ghosts about a GZ Premium and he said he may have some in the July run and was putting people on a list. I asked to get on the list and he said okay.

Around July 9th he emailed me saying that he has a spot for me in the July run and that they could be arriving as soon as within a week. I put $1k down on it and haven't heard back since then so I am assuming he will have one for me with the current GZ Premium run that's supposed to happen this week.

It shows how broken the current system is.

Start of January with delivery hopefully in August if it wasn't for the extra run I probably wouldn't have made it.

My distributor said I’m probably not in this run but maybe. I ordered in Feb. About 30 some ahead of me.

I ordered GZ November 10. I was told not this time.

I want to be optimistic and think this can’t be the last run of the year of the most popular game, but dang.