18 Aug 2010

Funny and accurate LOTR review. Great read.

Spotted this link pinballreviews.com LOTR link.
"Worm" has a great review and you can tell he has played the game lots and knows it well.

17 Aug 2010

Shire VUK Problems

Left VUK went flaky again.  That switch was last changed for a new one at the end of March, so it lasted less than 6 months!  Take into account that I have been away in the USA on business in May for 3 weeks and then on holiday all of July.  The switch gets hammered in gameplay, but should last longer than a few months.  The old style Williams VUK design (or the use of optos on upkickers) seems to work for years.

Discovered during testing with a ball resting in the fork of the switch, that a slight pressure at the back of the switch blade would trigger a closure.  So I took two needle nose pliers and put a slight bend upwards on the blade about 1/4 of the way along the switch body.  This fixed the problem, for now.  Doubtful that it will stay fixed once it goes out of adjustment.  Bummer.

16 Aug 2010

AOME Figures for Sale

Published a new tab showing new original LOTR AOME figures for sale in the UK.
Willing to post elsewhere for actual postage costs.