Stern announces new KISS pinball

[swinks]

The AC/DC LE's as well as the Star Trek LE had the detailed armour and those pins were cheaper than the KISS pin so the KISS LE should come out with the detailed armour at the very least fitted as standard and agree the topper at at least half price as a purk for the LE purchasers.

I also agree with Nino and have said it before - that Stern are seeing lost income on mods so hiring some of them for some of them to make & supply them and pushing the rest out. What they are doing is cool but armour and topper are way over the top price wise.

[andypinboy]

How much was TWD LE nib?

[Strangeways]

How much was TWD LE nib?

Was the same as KISS LE. There was no price increase with KISS.

[pinoffski]

i think it was $11250

[andypinboy]

Ok, thanks. Stern probably did think about a price increase with Kiss (given the huge fan base plus the improved pf quality) & instead moved it onto the extras. If this is what happened (& who knows except Stern & Kiss) then it would make me feel better about the mod situation.

[Strangeways]

Ok, thanks. Stern probably did think about a price increase with Kiss (given the huge fan base plus the improved pf quality) & instead moved it onto the extras. If this is what happened (& who knows except Stern & Kiss) then it would make me feel better about the mod situation.

I think that initially, the issue will subside and pinball / KISS fans will just get on with playing the machine. No one is holding a gun to our heads telling us we have to buy anything extra above what we already have. I have it on good authority that Gary Stern wanted this license a long time ago, and I'm just happy the end result is such a really cool game. It happened - so I'm grateful.

It would be fact that KISS would want a larger chunk on the license agreement, but this was not part of the small price increase (it there was one).

[pinoffski]

Ok, thanks. Stern probably did think about a price increase with Kiss (given the huge fan base plus the improved pf quality) & instead moved it onto the extras. If this is what happened (& who knows except Stern & Kiss) then it would make me feel better about the mod situation.

The price that i posted previous is today's the buy now price ..
but I recall it was around $10k ish at the time of the first orders..

[Caveoftreasures]

The Kiss Pro got a one hundred dollar increase to $7950 instead of all the other current Pro pricing at $7850.
I hope everyone is happy with their KISS machine purchases. That's the main thing.

[GORGAR 1]

Mirrored LE backglass



And video
https://www.facebook.com/sternpinball/videos/10153342144369244/

[GORGAR 1]

[Ferrone]

Gee,  you don't want those playfields to fall on their faces!!!!

[MartyJ]

I did see on Sterns FB a post with their "licensed" plunger handles.  I guess that's the warning shot to anyone doing mods with a likeness or with trademarks attached.

[GORGAR 1]

The Coast to coast podcast touched on the KISS license very interesting.

[swinks]

I did see on Sterns FB a post with their "licensed" plunger handles.  I guess that's the warning shot to anyone doing mods with a likeness or with trademarks attached.

 

[andypinboy]

Gee,  you don't want those playfields to fall on their faces!!!!

Yeah, they aren't too far off vertical - cripes. Hopefully if one falls it'll be saved by the size of Gene's head.