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    Default Recent CL purchase turned out to be a massive disappointment.

    Picked up a vintage Ginza machine this past weekend.

    The seller had three machines listed so I went out to his place on Sunday with a friend.

    Once was a Nishijin, one was a Sankyo, and the last was a Ginza.

    I looked them all over and tried to decide which one I wanted (okay, I wanted all three, but I've still got my last nishijin waiting for me to get un-lazy and build a cabinet for it).

    I didn't want another nishijin. I've done three of them now and wanted to branch out a bit. The Sankyo was pretty cool, but I didn't really care for the center feature. Then I started to really dig on the Ginza. The play field looked decent, all the plastics are dirty but show promise and the wood was actually in decent shape.

    So I make a deal. I take the Ginza and my friend took the other two.

    I finally got around to poking at it tonight. Took a paper towel to it and the plastics are bright and like new. Same goes for the play field (maybe not "like-new" but no appreciable water damage and the colors look really great). Pulled the rear covers to check everything. Everything looks pretty good. It had two ball-jams. One was just under the pay-out reservoir and was due to a corroded old .22 cartridge. The other was the front feed chute which was just a wayward dime.

    After that, I noticed the little plastic arm that controls the ball feed to the shooter was on the wrong side of the shooter arm... and that was it.

    It works fine. There's nothing to fix on it!!

    Here I was, thinking this guy was honest enough to sell me what I assumed was a rusted hunk of junk that would provide me hours of joy in stripping down and tinkering. Nope. Damn thing works like a top. It even has every piece of rear plastic (including the little ball-chute cover)!

    I swear... what is the world coming to?

    My only consolation is that I still get to (hopefully) fix the two that my friend bought.

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    Default Re: Recent CL purchase turned out to be a massive disappointment.

    Your disappointed because it works
    you can still strip it and clean every part with a q-tip
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    Default Re: Recent CL purchase turned out to be a massive disappointment.

    I just really like fixing them.

    This machine is really neat though. When you win in the center feature, the winning ball resets the two center tulips, and one of the side ones (which side depends on which of the three partitions of the center feature the ball goes through.)

    Even though I didn't really get to fix anything, I'm going to still enjoy playing it. Plus, I suppose the nails could use a polish if I get antsy. heh

    Here's some pictures:

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    And I think I'm missing one access cover on the back. There's a round hole on the middle-right that looks like it was covered at one point.

    I dunno. Compared to some of the full restos you guys have done, this one might seem dingy, but I'm not sure I could make it look any better than it already is.

    Oh! I do get to rework the lights, so there's a fun little project.

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    Nice find. Can you post a closeup of the center. Looks like a dude with a schock collar on which seems too funny.

    100 machines and counting...

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    Default Re: Recent CL purchase turned out to be a massive disappointment.

    everyone gets some.. Im proud to be the first to give you your first
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    ...committed people can change the world. ............. /.................Please, Please stand in front of them
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    Default Re: Recent CL purchase turned out to be a massive disappointment.

    I think it's a little vaquero who slipped on a banana peel? haha

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    (And yes, his feet go up and down hehe)


    Also, apparently these aren't tulips. They're Poppies!

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    And I have no idea what "Ultora" means"

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    Default Re: Recent CL purchase turned out to be a massive disappointment.

    Quote Originally Posted by Corrupt_rev View Post

    And I have no idea what "Ultora" means"

    100_2637.jpg

    'Ultora' is on a lot of pachinkos, including on my Sanyo Comet II

    I have always assumed it to just be a Japanese interpretation of 'Ultra'

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    Default Re: Recent CL purchase turned out to be a massive disappointment.

    Well if is makes you feel any better, a Pachinko machine is never really "done". Have fun polishing all those little nails. And then of course you can always start adding copious amounts on extra LED lights. Dont forget to build a cabinet for it too.

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