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The "Today I received" Thread
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I got my shooter rod last week, what a ****ing con - its **** poor.
How many negative forum points do I get for disparagingly comparing something to the shooter rod?
[I mean, honestly, if you can’t find something nice to say…]
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@Neil McRae is right on these, for $179, it doesn’t light up, the paint work is OK, but not to the standard of previous shooter rods.
It could do with clear coating.
It could do with clear coating.
Okay. I‘m due to pick one up from you, and I didn’t think it was a very nice thing to say to someone who’s just posted about receiving something new (or if anyone else is waiting for one) - that’s all.
I think it’s OK, and you are welcome to take a look at it before you part with any cash.
But, as brutal as Neil can be
he is right on these.
It should pulse or something.
Looking forward to the $$$ on the topper
But, as brutal as Neil can be
he is right on these. It should pulse or something.
Looking forward to the $$$ on the topper
Mind you.. at least it wasn’t €250 like EACH of the repro tube dancers!
I‘ve had a look on the Pinside mods thread and, to be honest, although there are loads of gorgeous Godzilla mods, the only alternative shooter rod I’ve seen so far is a flying saucer, which I found pretty ugly.I think it’s OK, and you are welcome to take a look at it before you part with any cash.
But, as brutal as Neil can be
It should pulse or something.
Looking forward to the $$$ on the topper
The motha egg looks to have a good size and shape, and I quite like the idea. I could imagine sticking a chunky Godzilla onto the shooter rod, but I doubt it would be comfortable to make the skill shot.
Aaaannnnddddd…
@Dave Bishop spare shooter rod.
Maybe I have low standards, but I really like it.
It’s quite heavy and substantial, but not so big that I’ll worry about my toddler knocking himself out on it.
Most pinball mods I’ve purchased seem overpriced - with the exception of Col’s lovely plastic protectors and laser-cut designs. I guess it’s, in part, due to low-production runs.
@Dave Bishop spare shooter rod.
Maybe I have low standards, but I really like it.
It’s quite heavy and substantial, but not so big that I’ll worry about my toddler knocking himself out on it.
Most pinball mods I’ve purchased seem overpriced - with the exception of Col’s lovely plastic protectors and laser-cut designs. I guess it’s, in part, due to low-production runs.
Stern cashing in on high cost, low production. Oh well suppose it's Easter its fits the season at least.
Well, I would say that it was just Stern's attitude of "you've paid a tonne for a pin already, so you won't notice us fleecing you for a few hundred extra quid" [sic 
], but non-Stern mods are often pretty expensive, as well, for what you get.
So, not just Stern...
The only cheap stuff is odd spare parts for old B/W, from what I can see. And rubbers...
], but non-Stern mods are often pretty expensive, as well, for what you get.So, not just Stern...
The only cheap stuff is odd spare parts for old B/W, from what I can see. And rubbers...
Glad I didn’t buy the Godzilla shooter rod as I was on the fence about it thank Neil for making my mind up
I was in the exact same thinking as you it doesn’t look very good for the price
I was in the exact same thinking as you it doesn’t look very good for the price
Thanks to @Colywobbles for the speaker lights,
And at the same time installing the lights speaker lights I installed an led in my deadpool head and attached it on as a topper,
And at the same time installing the lights speaker lights I installed an led in my deadpool head and attached it on as a topper,
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Spare Centaur brain
Received an LVDS to HDMI board from Geekworm (Thanks @Neil McRae for the pointer).
Nothing so unusual in that, except for the route it took.
According to the tracking its route was:
ShaTian - China
Lancashire - UK
Conneticut - USA
Heathrow - UK
Washington - USA
Wolverhampton - UK
Manchester - UK
Walsall - UK
A distance of roughly 19,737 miles!
All for $3.99 postage
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Cheers, only got the HDMI cable yesterday (thought I had one, but turns out it was a USB extender cable), will take a look at yours over the weekend to check I know what I'm doing?Did you get it working? I can show you it plugged in on Friday at some quiet time
Nice I need to hit Keeeeeef up for a set of those badgers for my Corvette
Well done, great fun machine.The pinball gods were kind today.
£850 for a Flintstones can’t be bad
Massive thanks once again to @Colywobbles received lots of plastic goodies for Alien and Gb just fitted all the Alien plastics in green along with green and purple rubbers, its hard to get a decent pic, but looks great in the flesh! Think its fully complete now
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After very casually looking for a Firepower for around 3 years I got one last week.
When I went to see the machine it was obvious that it had a few small electronic issues. The top right eject hole was firing multiple times on boot and there was some funky stuff happening in game with sounds and ghost scoring. Some computer controlled lights were out on the back box and it wasn't saving settings.
This is my first System 6 game so it took me a little time to get used to the menu system but I've had it home for a little over a week now and all of these issues have been ironed out.
‘Not saving settings' was as suspected just a dead CR2430 battery on the Rottendog MPU. The top right eject that was firing at boot and the other funky goings on was just down to a coin switch that was stuck closed and the cpu controlled lights in the back box not working was just a wire that had become disconnected so it was soldered back in place.
The machine has LED's in the GI above the playfield and incandescent under inserts and in the back box. I will make sure to swap out the incandescent bulbs in the back box for LED's (That is a given to protect that artwork)
I haven't yet decided whether to go LED on the inserts or not. I do like having brighter inserts but feel you do loose that nice swooping motion you get in attract mode that you get with incandescent.
Overall a nice honest Firepower. Chuffed.
When I went to see the machine it was obvious that it had a few small electronic issues. The top right eject hole was firing multiple times on boot and there was some funky stuff happening in game with sounds and ghost scoring. Some computer controlled lights were out on the back box and it wasn't saving settings.
This is my first System 6 game so it took me a little time to get used to the menu system but I've had it home for a little over a week now and all of these issues have been ironed out.
‘Not saving settings' was as suspected just a dead CR2430 battery on the Rottendog MPU. The top right eject that was firing at boot and the other funky goings on was just down to a coin switch that was stuck closed and the cpu controlled lights in the back box not working was just a wire that had become disconnected so it was soldered back in place.
The machine has LED's in the GI above the playfield and incandescent under inserts and in the back box. I will make sure to swap out the incandescent bulbs in the back box for LED's (That is a given to protect that artwork)
I haven't yet decided whether to go LED on the inserts or not. I do like having brighter inserts but feel you do loose that nice swooping motion you get in attract mode that you get with incandescent.
Overall a nice honest Firepower. Chuffed.
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I think I'd have wanted a bit more to take it away.The pinball gods were kind today.
£850 for a Flintstones can’t be bad
