Quoted from jonnyqtrek:

Did you folks see the new Pin Vision animated speaker grill product coming from Pin Sound?
It looks pretty amazing... Going to give it a try this summer, and move my flaming lights to JDJP and see which one I like more...

Quoted from jonnyqtrek:

Did you folks see the new Pin Vision animated speaker grill product coming from Pin Sound?
It looks pretty amazing... Going to give it a try this summer, and move my flaming lights to JDJP and see which one I like more...

Quoted from Trojanlaw:

My topper journey. When TEP announced that they were going to come out with a new topper for Godzilla, I was one of the first people to sign up. When I was waiting to buy my Godzilla premium, I just happened to see the topper they had made that showed up at Jack bar and was very quick to purchase one of the limited they actually made. Shortly after I purchased the topper, it looked like I was no longer gonna be getting the Godzilla so I sold it. About a month later my Godzilla arrived and I was very sad I had sold the topper.
When I saw the initial concept of this topper, I was not very enthused. The first version made it look like a couple of small cities were sitting on top of a UFO. With that in mind, although I had signed up for one I went ahead and bought the official Stern topper, which I thought actually looked pretty good. The fact that it came with an exclusive, timed game mode put it over the top for me. As a result, I gave up my spot in the first round of the TEP topper.
Then TEP made some further modifications before they actually shipped the topper and made it look much better. They also started releasing videos that show how incredibly interactive this topper is. I tried not to second-guess my purchase of the official topper, but then, as I saw what they were developing for this thing, I could no longer resist. I made the commitment to remove the node board from the official topper so that I can still have the time mode and ordered my TEP topper.
I cannot be more thrilled that I made the change. Photographs do not do this or justice. The light shows have to be seen in person to be appreciated. The best lighting effects on the official topper actually took place after your ball was done and the Godzilla atomic breath would have different lights that would coordinate with the score sounds. Atomic breath would also turn red when you triggered the destruction jackpot. Other than that, the topper didn’t really interact with the game otherwise. When I put the official topper on the machine initially, my wife asked, “why did you put a big piece of white poop on top of your pinball machine?” I had a hard time looking at the same way after that.
The TEP topper interacts with multiple aspects of the game and also assists you as a player if you want to double check where you are in progress. On top of that it’s gorgeous to look at and compliments the machine incredibly well. When you add in the fact this is just the beginning and they have some other additions coming to the topper in the near future, the decision about which to I wanted to go with became a no-brainer.
To top it all off(no pun intended) Rob is one of the best people in this hobby to interact with. He is nothing but available and supportive at all times.
Don’t hesitate to purchase this topper. You won’t be sorry.
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Quoted from Busaturbo:

I have been of the fence with the TEP topper but with your comments and the new Conqueror Edition becoming available I think it is the way to go. I also enjoy the King of the Monsters Time Attack mode from Sterns topper. I wanted to ask if you only needed the stern topper node board or any other boards to keep the mode? or did you just only need the power and LAN cable to the node board? Thank you for all your input...

Quoted from CapeCodPin:

Anybody with @Stumblor's excellent Noodle Building mod? I'd like to set the lighting effects so that the building doesn't stay dark when the stock buildings on the back wall light up from left to right at the start or at the end of a game. I haven't a clue if that's possible. I don't suppose there's a tutorial anywhere? I'm dense when I read the manual.

Quoted from CapeCodPin:

Anybody with @Stumblor's excellent Noodle Building mod? I'd like to set the lighting effects so that the building doesn't stay dark when the stock buildings on the back wall light up from left to right at the start, or at the end of a game. I haven't a clue if that's possible. I don't suppose there's a tutorial anywhere? I'm dense when I read the manual.

Quoted from Tophervette:

Post 5174 a few pages back has a good picture of the right building of Stumblor's light up. As part of the instructions, You remove the stock flasher bulb as it is blocked by the computer board in the back of the sign. A GI bulb is tapped under the PF so that lights are affected by the GI Node board of the game. In addition, the 3 dragon noodle sign and the right hand 3 phases sign constantly are making different colors.

Quoted from CapeCodPin:

Thanks. I have it installed correctly and it looks beautiful when cycling through it's colors. I was hoping it would integrate a bit more though and be consistent with the way the other stock buildings light up in sequence (left to right) during certain parts of the game. Right now, when the sequence gets to the Noodle Building, the building is dark. Doesn't look quite right to have the other building all lit and this one isn't. Not really a big deal in the scheme of things. I've got the entire set on order as they are among the best mods in Pinball.

Quoted from CapeCodPin:

Thanks. I have it installed correctly and it looks beautiful when cycling through it's colors. I was hoping it would integrate a bit more though and be consistent with the way the other stock buildings light up in sequence (left to right) during certain parts of the game. Right now, when the sequence gets to the Noodle Building, the building is dark. Doesn't look quite right to have the other building all lit and this one isn't. Not really a big deal in the scheme of things. I've got the entire set on order as they are among the best mods in Pinball.

Quoted from Tophervette:

I assume you moved the green jumper over to GI when you installed. It was in the instructions and I had to get my glasses to find it on the board in the corner. It does put the other metal sticker buildings to shame. I am on order for them as well. Though I will have to add another power adapter board as I only have 1 slot left and 2 buildings to go.

Quoted from Tophervette:

I assume you moved the green jumper over to GI when you installed. It was in the instructions and I had to get my glasses to find it on the board in the corner. It does put the other metal sticker buildings to shame. I am on order for them as well. Though I will have to add another power adapter board as I only have 1 slot left and 2 buildings to go.

Quoted from EspoPinball:

Interested in buying a stumblor UFO mod kit if anyone has one.

Quoted from CapeCodPin:

Why not order one from the source??
https://stumblorpinball.com/products/gzlol

Quoted from EspoPinball:

I have been on waitlist for 5 months

Quoted from EspoPinball:

I have been on waitlist for 5 months

Quoted from stumblor:

Really sorry for the delay, I know its not ideal, but we plan on doing a 100pcs UFO run in a few weeks time. Really appreciate your (and everyones) patience.

Quoted from coasterguy:

Will all of your mods always have long wait times?

Quoted from stumblor:

We're scaling this year, looking for a bigger workshop and more people to help with assembly, but that's all got to be done in a considered way so it doesn't become unmanageable or have a negative impact on quality. The truth is, I'm the bottleneck at the moment, so need to sort that out first, but I'm working on it.

Quoted from stumblor:

We're scaling this year, looking for a bigger workshop and more people to help with assembly, but that's all got to be done in a considered way so it doesn't become unmanageable or have a negative impact on quality. The truth is, I'm the bottleneck at the moment, so need to sort that out first, but I'm working on it.

Quoted from stumblor:

We're scaling this year, looking for a bigger workshop and more people to help with assembly, but that's all got to be done in a considered way so it doesn't become unmanageable or have a negative impact on quality. The truth is, I'm the bottleneck at the moment, so need to sort that out first, but I'm working on it.

Quoted from TheBananaPeel69:

the quality of product and innovation you have is exemplary.
matched with a seemingly infinite number of mods you could do (the backlog of games you could add something to plus all this new stuff), means you could manage your way to quite the operation.
imagine if you were able to do some cliffy metal bending too, all with an operation that could fulfill orders way quicker than the competition…
im rootin for ya!

Quoted from TheBananaPeel69:

the quality of product and innovation you have is exemplary.
matched with a seemingly infinite number of mods you could do (the backlog of games you could add something to plus all this new stuff), means you could manage your way to quite the operation.
imagine if you were able to do some cliffy metal bending too, all with an operation that could fulfill orders way quicker than the competition…
im rootin for ya!

Quoted from stumblor:

Really sorry for the delay, I know its not ideal, but we plan on doing a 100pcs UFO run in a few weeks time. Really appreciate your (and everyones) patience.

Quoted from stumblor:

Really appreciate you saying that. It's an incredible privilege to be in the position where scaling issues are even a thing, so I want to ensure we get it right so we can keep building, having fun, and enjoying this mad hobby for as long as possible.

Quoted from jonnyqtrek:

I dunno, I kind of like that more people get the opportunity to own one. If there's no practical reason to limit, it seems like artificially limiting production to increase value is the kind of the thing that pinball manufacturers get criticized for...
... Unless I'm not reading the situation correctly...

Quoted from stumblor:

When it came to the Tokyo neon, I was getting asked so often about it that it became difficult keeping up with the emails just letting people know it wasn't happening anymore. Once again though, it's now reaching a point where our stock is about in line with the list, signups are flattening and it feels like it will naturally come to an end at some point in the next few months.
I've found it's actually good to have multiple mods on the go since when the inevitable happens and we run out of a critical part because we've got the inventory wrong, we can quickly retool, shift onto something else and keep the line moving.
Of course I don't want to shut things down before they're ready - when you have a hit you want to get as many out there as possible. You've got to remember that for every hit, there's plenty that aren't. Or worse, ones that seem great until everyone gets the game, decides they don't like it and moves onto the next shiny thing because there's lots of options in a crowded market. We're getting better at hedging those risks these days, but that wasnt always the case. My storage sheds are full of broken promises! Haha

Quoted from triplemercman:

There will be several more runs of Godzilla and with each additional run, there will be interest from new owners. You run a business that has made top notch mods. Do not limit production runs, if there is a buyer, then please use that opportunity to fulfill that person’s want and profit from it. That’s business. I’m fortunate to have added a couple of your mods to my GZ premium and love them. The real candy here is thinking I missed out on a mod and then by surprise, it becomes available again. Timing and money sometimes is not always available on a potential-buyer’s end, so when the stars do align the sell will occur. Thanks for rerunning mods and forget about making some collector butt hurt because it should have been a limited run of a certain number. These are mods, not a LE pinball machine. Keep up the great work Stumblor. I wish you and your business well.

Quoted from triplemercman:

There will be several more runs of Godzilla and with each additional run, there will be interest from new owners. You run a business that has made top notch mods. Do not limit production runs, if there is a buyer, then please use that opportunity to fulfill that person’s want and profit from it. That’s business. I’m fortunate to have added a couple of your mods to my GZ premium and love them. The real candy here is thinking I missed out on a mod and then by surprise, it becomes available again. Timing and money sometimes is not always available on a potential-buyer’s end, so when the stars do align the sell will occur. Thanks for rerunning mods and forget about making some collector butt hurt because it should have been a limited run of a certain number. These are mods, not a LE pinball machine. Keep up the great work Stumblor. I wish you and your business well.

Quoted from AUKraut:

Agree 100%! I'm one of those that triplemercman talks about, timing was never right to buy a GZ until last week when I picked up a nice one owner HUO Premium with no mods. I'm now on everyone of the Stumblor waiting lists to get every one that will be available.
I have a similar experience with the LOTR Palantir Mod that I started making in 2018. Over the years I've sold over 400 of them, and every time I think the market is gone I sell another one. Mind you not at the rate as the first 6 months, but still 1-2 every 30 days.

Quoted from itshowtime:

Try putting a 5 volt motor in his head
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Quoted from EspoPinball:

Just added voodoo glass and OMG this stuff is nuts! It literally looks like there is nothing there. It’s insane just added one to Elvira also.

Quoted from Bohdi:

Who sells it again?