Got mine a few weeks ago. Haven’t put a lot of table time on it yet but the few games I have, it played really fast and furious. They are some nice shots but lots of air balls from the RPM targets, even after I adjusted flipper strength. I guess in need to lower the machine a bit.

One thing I’m not really feeling is all the plastic parts on the playfield. On one hand I get it, the cars and tracks we played with as kids were plastic and they definitely give you the nostalgic feeling.....but being how fast the table plays how many of these parts are going to hold up over time. When I look at the playfield I just don’t see quality. Thankfully none of this detracts from the fun factor of the machine but I don’t see myself keeping it in the collection for the long haul.

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Yes I don’t envision it staying in the collection for 10+ years like some of my other pins will. Not due to lack of fun but at this point “perceived” lack of quality, I just don’t see it aging well. Who knows maybe some future mods might change my opinion.

I’m concerned with the plastic left return ramp specifically. I’ve had a few air balls strike the ramp hard enough to potentially crack/chip the plastic, to the point where I stopped the game to check for damage. Plastic ramps don’t tend to age well in my experience.

It’s a very fun table no doubt about that, gets my adrenaline going every game. To be fair I haven’t had lots of time on the machine but just about every game has produced (usually) multiple air balls. I might just need more time to adjust the table to prevent some of these instances from occurring. My distributor set up the table meticulously when it was delivered so I assumed some air balls were just par for the course. He recommended I keep the cars zip tied for that very reason and let me know it was a lively table. I’m also getting air balls from the kicker to the right of the rpm targets. Again I do really enjoy a fast playing table but you can see my concern if air balls are a common occurrence and there is that much plastic out there on the playfield. I’d much rather prefer metal ramps but obviously it was not a deal breaker and like you say anything can break at anytime, just the nature of pinball machines.

My distributor is bringing me a Houdini machine next week so I’ll have him address my table issues along with the problems I’m having with one of the speakers. I’m confident it will all get sorted out. I do appreciate the competitive price point on these machines but I also wouldn’t mind paying more for higher quality materials either......just my .02

I’m getting air balls after hitting the RPM targets and off the flippers (usually left one) on the return from the RPM targets. Also getting air balls from return flip after hitting the kicker and occasionally the kicker will toss an air ball strait back at me. Thanks for the recommendation. I will have to try to the foam out if I can’t get the issue sorted.