Squid Industries Krake Raken V3
The V3 Kraken in stock config is NOT very similar to the live balance. This can be fixed with the pictured Zippy inserts, but overall the V3 Kraken is much closer to the V2.5 trainer balance than anything else. It is still a good product and a great flipper, but it's disappointing that we STILL need to purchase additional third-party accessories to achieve the live Kraken balance. I wish I hadn't sold my Hourglass yet so I could prove this, but the V3 Kraken without any inserts weighs 4.21oz. My old Hourglass Kraken weighed 4.32oz, which is notably more. And AFAIK, the live Krakens weigh ~4.33oz while V2.5 Kraken trainers weigh ~4.19oz. So just going off of weights alone, the V3 is clearly much closer to the V2.5. Zippy's product page for his inserts also confirms this, pegging the V2.5 and V3 trainers at within ~0.02oz (or ~0.5g) of each other. Also, I haven't disassembled my Kraken yet to double-check this, but I am fairly certain handle weight was virtually unchang