Is this the Best Lord of the Rings Pinball Machine?

Color DMD
www.colordmd.com
Pinsound
www.pinsound.org
Titan Rubbers
www.titanpinball.com
Palantir Mod
mezelmods.com/products/lord-of-the-rings-pinball-palantir-crystal-sphere?_pos=1&_psq=%20palantir&_ss=e&_v=1.0&variant=39257034424417
Stickers and Figures
marcospecialties.com
Cliffy Protectors
www.passionforpinball.com/lotr.htm
Mirror Blades
www.pinballdecals.com/MirrorBladesPage.html
Gold Leg Bolts
www.amazon.com/Game-Room-Guys-Brass-Pinball/dp/B00ZRTOJDS
Gold Pinballs
cointaker.com/products/gold-pinball1

[@FloydMaxwell]

You have created, without a doubt, the best LotR pinball machine in the world. Thank you for sharing!

[@pinrex47]

Thanks!

[@danpotter3435]

wow, that signature is an amazing touch

[@jlarsson1978]

This video encompasses why I love pinball

[@evanloegering526]

This machine is incredible to play. From the sounds to the feel its amazing.

[@lifewater989]

Looks like an awesome machine! I totally agree on Pinsound. It’s literally a game changer. I have several of them and it’s hard to play a pin without it. Data East pins always had the worst sound and they became new games with pinsound.

[@adamk.mademewatchthis8622]

Really enjoyed watching all the cool mods you did. BONUS on the Sean Astin and Elijah Wood autograph! Nicely edited! Thanks so much for a truly informative video, your mods and fixes are fun to watch too. Love a problem solver.

[@jesseandrews9026]

Amazing work !! Nice & clean. Not over done 👍🙌

[@JasminGagnon]

🤩 A real piece of art, well done.

[@Stefop]

Fantastic work man, what a dream pin to have!

[@dgsully1]

Great video and tasteful Modding 👌 I have just purchased a LOTR machine in Oz and found your video really inspiring. I sent you a message in Pinside re the reworked sound files and hope it is ok 🤞😊

[@DJDonkeytron]

One of my favorite pins... This would look great perhaps next to a Theatre of Magic with your same care.

[@biochemscott]

Amazing machine! If you’re ever interested in selling please reach out. Not looking to flip it or anything. This has always been my favorite pin and kept me sane while finishing my PhD :) Would love to have one of my own these days.

[@TknWhyBoy]

I love lord of the rings and pinball. I’m also too poor to afford those table at $12,000!

[@wave877]

great work looks epic

[@brentwinters3737]

Gorgeous table! The best I've seen. Any chance of sharing those laborious sound edits you made?

[@mikey2890]

Robert is excellent! Easy transaction

[@One-Eyed-Willys-Rich-Stuff]

Absolutely beautiful

[@daviddieffenderfer]

That’s awesome!

[@LumpsPinball]

Great work, amazing machine.. she's a real beaut

[@Utubereefer]

Impressive!

[@ajconstantine3593]

Wow. As someone who was finally able to buy a mint, HUO TSPP w only 300 plays, this was a huge inspiration. You share my feelings and passion for taking your favorite pin to its zenith. My problem is only that I haven’t yet found MY dream pin to take to this level. But when I DO (god willing), I’m doing everything possible to match this one. The gold blades & balls really put it over. 👌 (I’m waitin for MY Cliffys to show up for my TSPP). Also, Mezel’s CS (Kristin) is THEE BEST! So glad you had great CS throughout. 👉Big Q: I made a huge mistake buying a speaker kit from another outfit. This “Pinsound” you speak of … can you tell me if it’d be worth buying and using on a Simpsons machine? The bad kit I bought … the “super woofer” killed ALL the sound in my machine and I had to literally disconnect it! Still trying to settle this! Thank you if you’re able to answer! 🙏

[@pinrex47]

I believe the Simpsons Pinball Party is another Whitestar game like LOTR. In that case I would 100% recommend Pinsound.

[@davidcrane2909]

Awesome.

[@-Gramps]

Nice video of (IMHO) the funnest pin ever developed! I, too, am a new owner of a LOTR pin - still has the original rubbers & posts. Your color suggestions are very helpful. Can you tell me where you got the Lollipop rails & the mirror blades? I just re dived the PinSound system & need to install that. Would love to obtain a copy of your edited sound track. I am -Gramps on Pinside. Take care!

[@pinrex47]

I got the mirror blades from pinballdecals.com and the lollipop armor kit from pinballlife.com I'd be happy to share my edited sound files. Just send me a link to a dropbox to my pinside messenger.

[@piernicolamele6307]

Yes!

[@lander77477]

What about having shiny gold rails all around the machine? I've seen photos of that and its something out of a dream

[@pinrex47]

They look beautiful but they are a fingerprint magnet.

[@lander77477]

@@pinrex47 yeah but some microfiber cloths will take care of that really fast, then the thing looks like a treasure

[@alejandroalartiz9451]

A remake by Stern is coming soon.

[@denniskaszynski9288]

Did you post the Pinsound audio files on the Pinsound website? If not, can you share your modified audio files? Thanks!

[@pinrex47]

Yes, just PM me on Pinside.

[@jasonc2784]

Maybe you could submit your adjusted sound files back to pinsound?

[@wizzack75]

exquisite

[@richallison8471]

Hopefully getting my LOTR this week. This is a great, tastefully modded pin. Thanks for the ideas! Also, how's the JP....I went to hell and back deciding between LOTR and JP, did I choose wisely?

[@pinrex47]

JP is a fun game but it can be brutal sometimes. It’s definitely not a “casual” game. It’ll test your skills and make you a better player, but it’s quite the workout. If I had to describe LOTR in one word it would be “balanced.” It’s fun and challenging but it won’t make you rage quit like JP.

[@richallison8471]

@@pinrex47 The LOTR I went to see was a dog and waaaaay overpriced. I have found a HUO JP fully loaded that I pick up next week. It'll keep me going while I hunt down a reasonable LOTR for a project.

[@pinrex47]

@@richallison8471 Let me know how you like JP. I love mine, but it's always a workout. The farthest I've gotten is Museum Mayhem.

[@happygilmore5591]

Wow..amazing! I am sure a lot of people of already told you this but if you ever want to sell this game..hit me up!!! PLEASE

[@Johnny-Five]

Did you upload your edited version of the sound so others can enjoy it?

[@pinrex47]

Yes. I can share it if people PM me on Pinside.

[@heppo6]

Amazing how cheaply made the modern Sterns are, when you compare it to this. Even Keiths new game Jaws (He is the biggest star in pinball, so you would think that they let him put in a little extra), is so filled with nothing in comparison. This is a beautiful pin packed to the brim. I hope to own this machine one day. Please Stern: Make a Vault Edition of LOTR......!

[@stevendesmond2685]

Any chance to share the price you paid? I just started looking for one.

[@pinrex47]

I paid $8,500 which is a steal considering the number of plays. Most go for around $10k. I wouldn't pay more than $10.5k for one. Wait till the "pindemic" is over. The prices will drop again.

[@stevendesmond2685]

@@pinrex47 thanks

[@TheKommercial]

Where do we get your reworked sound file?

[@pinrex47]

If there was a way to drop it into a drop box account I'm sure it would be possible to transfer it.

[@JoaoAlves-wv5ud]

@@pinrex47 I would love also to get those sound files reworked. Thanks!

[@pinrex47]

@@JoaoAlves-wv5ud Send me a link to a dropbox and I'll gladly send it to you. You can look me up on Pinside at PinRex47

[@bas6350]

Wich pinsound package do you use?

[@pinrex47]

I used the Woolmix

[@bas6350]

Is it possible to sent me your adjusted soundfile?

[@davo-ju6er]

no

[@TheKommercial]

Your custom diverter makes you lose souls if you don't land in the shire.

[@pinrex47]

I didn't know that!

[@777Eagleed]

What do you mean? My game came with the diverter also. So if as a example I get 250+250 souls and the diverter drops it in the the metal run not the shire, what happens? Any suggestions on how to protect the game and get full credits as designed originally by the maker of the pinball machine? Thsnk you for anyone's help on this!

[@TheKommercial]

If you don't fall in the Shire you don't get the extra souls. It's in the game code. And mystery award is disabled when POTD starts so that the Shire gives you souls instead of the mystery. Falling into the shire from POTD gives you 300 souls, plus 50 extra each time you visit the POTD after. It takes 3000 souls to start ROTK mode......

[@pinrex47]

I ended up taking off the diverter but I kept the plastic protector I made on top of the the Arwen plastic.

[@reginaosmos]

Скучно 😢

[@davo-ju6er]

meh ..

[@classiccutswithsean9966]

amazing!

[@wbkwbkgmailcom]

Wow awesome machine - and I fuly agree the LotR pinball is one of my favorites as well - theme so well done. Your machine just looks outstanding - great work. One thing you could add is path of the dead mod. I've just added one to my machine. I've did a little programming/hardware project with an Arduino to read the Orthanc Opto switch and have very nice LED-light effects in the figures - just looks great. If you are interested I sould share this with you.

[@exploreshare7925]

are your sidemirrorblades also totally scratched?

[@pinrex47]

Nope. If I have to lift the playfield I first put on my art blade protectors. I have the ones from Nitro Pinball.

[@adamstar7516]

Amazing machine, do you have a Facebook or insta link/page?

[@pinrex47]

I have a Pinside account

[@nickburse]

$wagzilla 🦖