I verified my DP Premium got pushed out to August of 22. I ordered it at the beginning of June 21. That's more than a year wait, and I expect it will probably slide more, perhaps into never being made. Especially if more Covid shutdowns and such happen further affecting supply chains and labor forces. I mean, who can really predict deliveries on anything anymore?

Sorry, it's apparently true per my distributor. I ordered mine in June. Sucks.

Yeah, my distributor said that too.

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Sounds like no, if Smoothbor19's got new right side Cabinet and Head decals being sent. I'd want to send it back, but the way things are going at Stern with delays and such, I wonder when you'd get it returned? Maybe that went into Smoothbore's thinking.

I laughed out loud at this, but... you're probably not wrong.

Stern's gonna Stern.

I dislike commenting on this in Stern pinball production thread so please forgive me everyone, but Scott Danesi did playfield design on both TNA and R&M. The reason I purchased R&M sight unseen was that I was a fan of TNA and I trusted Danesi with the design of R&M. In full disclosure, I did tweak the playfield layout of R&M in terms of ball guides (like many did), but the fundamental playfield design of R&M was unique and solid IMO, and I enjoy it to this day (maybe I even love it). I look forward to see what Danesi does next in terms of game design.

Yeah, I thought that would be in production for 3 years, similar to other Stern pins, but nope, I guess not.

I'd also think that if they planned on vaulting a game originally made with a DMD, it would require being moved to the Spike 2 system with an LCD screen (reprogramming of all the visual assets) and Insider Connected. I'd like to see several DMD era games vaulted, and even early Spike games with DMDs like KISS, but I'm thinking they're never going to release another game with a DMD. Maybe I'm wrong.

Agreed. It's only been 11 months for me so far. I knew making pinball was hard, but apparently now buying pinball is hard too.

Yeah, you'll want to inquire with the JJP folks about that one.

I've had an order in for 11 months, so I'm really hoping that I get one from this current run. I was told I would, but after almost a year, I'm in the "I'll believe it when I see it" mode. I also have so many accessories for this thing (topper, special side rails, katana handle, plastic protectors, etc.), that it would suck if I didn't get one to put all this to use. I normally don't buy stuff like toppers and special side rails, but while I was waiting for so long, it just kind of happened.

Seriously? What did they do, run out of cheap disco mirror balls? I've been waiting since June 3rd of last year. This attempted purchase is impossible.

I'm feeling you, same thing happened with my DP Premium, ordered exactly a year ago. I didn't make the cut of the latest run, and I've got armor, Cliffies, plastic protectors, a katana handle, and a topper, all just sitting in a dusty pile in my game room. Sucks.

Sometimes it's good to be lucky. Congrats!

I would just like to see Stern make more Stranger Things as that might be the only way any of us current owners can get spare parts for the machine, but alas, even getting spare parts when a machine is currently in production is not guaranteed nowadays.

Someone showed a prospective 2023 calendar a short time ago that showed DP being ran in December 2023, lol. A year from now. I hope that's incorrect, and they squeeze some in sooner.

Yeah, that's for real. If I finally get mine that I've had on order since June 3rd, 2021, that will be like a 2.5 year wait. A quarter of a decade. I'm hanging in here now just for sport.

Thanks, but I'm hanging in there. The price probably went up $2,500 or more. I haven't thought much about it. I'm not really lacking for pinball and have been quite busy in life, so the time has just been rolling by almost as fast as Stern price increases.

I've had Stranger Things parts on order for probably 7-8 months. I might never get them. It's like Stern just orders enough parts to satisfy their production (with no plans for spares) and then says "F it", which is basically saying "F you" to all of us.

Sweet! Maybe they'll even level that spinning disc to the playfield. Maybe not.

I ordered June 3rd 2021. It's been 2 years. It's comical at this point.

No, so I got that going for me. I'm just hanging in here purely for sport at this point.

I think it's at least the second time. They did it with the 40th Anniversary Elvira's House of Horrors too, although that was even more costly at 20 grandish plus.